New Hampshire HB 1751: relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.

Bill Text

HB 1751-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2928

 06/09

HOUSE BILL 1751-FN

AN ACT relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

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ANALYSIS

 This bill establishes a 5 percent public safety surcharge on paid parking at state park facilities and creates a dedicated fund to distribute collected revenues quarterly to host municipalities for public safety services related to park visitation.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2928

 06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Sections; Public Safety Parking Surcharge Fund. Amend RSA 216-A by inserting after section 3-p the following new sections: 

 216-A:3-q Public Safety Parking Surcharge.

 I. In addition to any parking fees established under RSA 216-A:3-g, the department of natural and cultural resources shall assess a public safety surcharge of 5 percent on all paid parking transactions at state park facilities.

 II. The surcharge shall be collected through existing department of natural and cultural resources parking infrastructure, including kiosks, mobile applications, and other authorized systems.

 III. All surcharge revenues shall be deposited in the public safety parking surcharge fund established under RSA 216-A:3-r.

 IV. No new criminal penalties shall be created under this section. Enforcement and remittance shall be administered through existing department of natural and cultural resources parking systems and administrative rules. The department shall ensure public transparency and operational consistency by implementing signage at affected facilities, conducting periodic audits of surcharge collections, and publishing an annual report summarizing revenues and distributions under RSA 216-A:3-r.

 216-A:3-r Public Safety Parking Surcharge Fund Established. 

 I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate and distinct account to be known as the public safety parking surcharge fund. The account shall be continuing and nonlapsing.

 II. The treasurer shall deposit in the public safety parking surcharge fund actual revenues received from the public safety parking surcharge assessed under RSA 216-A:3-j. Any federal moneys that become available for this purpose, and all donations and gifts, shall also be deposited into this account.

 III. Funds in the public safety parking surcharge fund are hereby continually appropriated to, and may be expended by, the state treasurer for distribution on a quarterly basis to the municipality hosting each state park facility, in proportion to the surcharge revenues generated at that facility.

 IV. Funds distributed under this section shall be used by the recipient municipality solely for public safety purposes attributable to state park visitation, including police, fire, and emergency medical services.

 2 New Subparagraph; New Funding. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (410) the following new subparagraph: 

 (411) Moneys deposited in the public safety parking surcharge fund as established in RSA 216-A:3-r. 

 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

 LBA

 26-2928

 Revised 1/5/26

HB 1751-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

 Estimated State Impact

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

 Revenue

$0

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

 Indeterminable Decrease 

$0 to $100,000 (State Park Fund)

Indeterminable Decrease 

$0 to $100,000 (State Park Fund)

Indeterminable Decrease 

$0 to $100,000 (State Park Fund)

 Revenue Fund(s)

Public Safety Parking Surcharge Fund and State Park Fund

 Expenditures*

$0

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

$150,000 to $200,000 (Surcharge)

 $5,000 to $50,000

 (State Park Fund)

$5,000 to $50,000

 (State Park Fund)

$5,000 to $50,000

 (State Park Fund)

 Funding Source(s)

Public Safety Parking Surcharge Fund and State Park 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

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Local Revenue

$0

$150,000 to $200,00