CHAPTER 290

HB 1088-FN-A - FINAL VERSION

04/09/2026   1268s

4Jun2026... 2153EBA

2026 SESSION

26-2535

08/05

HOUSE BILL 1088-FN-A

AN ACT transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.

SPONSORS: Rep. Donnelly, Rock. 25

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

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ANALYSIS

This bill transfers funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.

This bill is a request of the department of environmental services.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/09/2026   1268s

4Jun2026... 2153EBA 26-2535

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.

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

290:1  New Subparagraph; Water Well Board Fund.  Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (410) the following new subparagraph:

(411)  Moneys deposited in the water well board fund as established in RSA 482-B:4-a.

290:2  New Section; Water Well Board Fund.  Amend RSA 482-B by inserting after section 4 the following new section:

482-B:4-a  Water Well Board Fund.  The New Hampshire water well board fund is established as a special fund in the state treasury.  The fund shall be revolving, continually appropriated and nonlapsing.  All fees, fines and civil penalties collected as provided in this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury immediately upon collection and credited to the water well board fund.  The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in accordance with RSA 6:8.  Any earnings on fund moneys shall be added to the fund.  The water well board fund shall be used to fund water well board duties as outlined in this chapter.

290:3  Fees; New Hampshire Water Well Board.  Amend RSA 482-B:14 to read as follows:

482-B:14  Fees.

Fees received under this chapter shall be paid over to the state treasurer and deposited in the [general fund] water well board fund established in RSA 482-B:4-a.

290:4  Enforcement and Penalties; New Hampshire Water Well Board.  Amend RSA 482-B:16, VI to read as follows:

VI.  All moneys collected under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and deposited into the [general fund as unrestricted revenue] water well board fund established in RSA 482-B:4-a.

290:5  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

Approved: July 10, 2026

Effective Date: January 01, 2027