New Hampshire HB 224: repealing the provision for nonresident student hunting and fishing licenses.
Status: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 15 (as of 2017-02-15)
State: New Hampshire · Session: 2017 · Bill: HB 224
Bill Text
HB 224-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 6Mar2025... 0288h 2025 SESSION 25-0213 06/05 HOUSE BILL 224-FN AN ACT relative to rebates to ratepayers from the renewable energy fund. SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 16; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires moneys paid into the renewable energy fund to be rebated to ratepayers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 6Mar2025... 0288h 25-0213 06/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to rebates to ratepayers from the renewable energy fund. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard; Renewable Energy Fund. Amend RSA 362-F:10, I to read as follows: I. There is hereby established a renewable energy fund. This nonlapsing special fund shall be continually appropriated to the department of energy to be expended in accordance with this section; provided that at the start of the period in which there is no adopted state operating budget, the department of energy shall in a timely manner seek the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court to continue using moneys from the renewable energy fund to support renewable energy rebate and grant programs in order to ensure there are no interruptions to the programs. The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited therein as provided by law. Income received on investments made by the state treasurer shall also be credited to the fund. All payments to be made under this section shall be deposited in the fund. Any remaining moneys paid into the fund under paragraph II of this section[, excluding class II moneys, shall be used by the department of energy to support thermal and electrical renewable energy initiatives and offshore wind initiatives, including the office of offshore wind industry development and energy innovation. Class II moneys shall primarily be used to support solar energy technologies in New Hampshire. All initiatives supported out of these funds shall be subject to audit by the department of energy as deemed necessary] that are in excess of administration costs, funding for the office of offshore wind industry development and energy innovation, and incentive payments, shall be rebated to all retail electric ratepayers in the state on a per-kilowatt-hour basis, in a timely manner to be determined by the commission. All fund moneys including those from class II may be used to administer this chapter, but all new employee positions shall be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court. No new employees shall be hired by the department of energy due to the inclusion of useful thermal energy in class I production. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. LBA 25-0213 Amended 8/11/25 HB 224-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0288h) AN ACT relative to rebates to ratepayers from the renewable energy fund. FISCAL IMPACT: Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue Indeterminable decrease of $1.5m to $6.3m (General Fund) Indeterminable decrease of $1.5m to $6.3m (General Fund) Indeterminable decrease of $2.5m to $7.3m (Renewable Energy Fund) Indeterminable decrease of $2.5m to $7.3m (Renewable Energy Fund) Revenue Fund(s) General Fund and Renewable Energy Fund Expenditures* Decrease of less than $100,000 (Various Agency Funds including the General Fund) Decrease of less than $100,000 (Various Agency Funds including the General Fund) Decrease of less than $100,000 (Various Agency Funds including the General Fund) Decrease of less than $100,000 (Various Agency Funds including the General Fund Indeterminable increase (Renewable Energy Fund) Indeterminable increase (Renewable Energy Fund) Funding Source(s) Various Agency Funds, General Fund, and Renewable Energy Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures Decrease of less than $100,000 Decrease of less than $100,000 Decrease of less than $100,000 Decrease of less than $100,000 Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures Decrease of less than $100,000 Decrease of less than $100,000 Decrease of less than
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