CHAPTER 328
SB 153 -FN-A - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 153 -FN-A
AN ACT requiring that a percentage of profits derived by the liquor commission be placed into and continually appropriated to a special fund for alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gordon, Dist 2; Sen. Francoeur, Dist 14; Rep. Eaton, Graf 1; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 3
This bill requires that a percentage of the profits derived by the liquor commission be placed into and continually appropriated to a special fund for alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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99-0879
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT requiring that a percentage of profits derived by the liquor commission be placed into and continually appropriated to a special fund for alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
328:1 New Subparagraph; State Treasurer and State Accounts; Application of Receipts; General Revenue Exceptions; Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I by inserting after subparagraph (aaaa) the following new subparagraph:
(bbbb) Moneys deposited in the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund established
in RSA 176-A:1.
328:2 Alcoholic Beverages; The Liquor Commission; Funds; Exception Added. Amend RSA 176:16 to read as follows:
176:16 Funds.
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, all gross revenue derived by the commission from the sale of liquor, or from license fees, shall be deposited into the general funds of the state. The expenses of administration and all other expenditures provided for in this title shall be paid by the state treasurer on warrants of the governor with the advice and consent of council. II. Fifty percent of the amount by which the current year gross profits exceed fiscal year 2001 actual gross profit, but not more than 5 percent of the current year gross profits derived by the commission from the sale of liquor and other revenues, shall be deposited into the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund established by RSA 176-A:1.
328:3 New Chapter; Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 176 the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 176-A
ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FUND
176-A:1 Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund.
I. There is hereby established an alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to fund alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
II. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the purposes of funding alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the fund as provided by law. Interest earned on moneys deposited in the fund shall be deposited into the fund.
III. Moneys shall be disbursed from the fund upon the authorization of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment established pursuant to RSA 12-J:1. At least ½ of the money disbursed from the fund shall be used primarily for alcohol education and abuse prevention activities.
328:4 New Paragraph; Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment; Duties. Amend RSA 12-J:3 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Authorize the disbursement of moneys from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund, pursuant to RSA 176-A:1, III.
328:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Pt. II of New Hampshire Constitution, without signature of Governor, July 12, 2000)
(Effective Date: July 1, 2001)
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99-0879
Amended 4/13/00
SB 153 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring that a percentage of profits derived by the liquor commission be placed into and continually appropriated to a special fund for alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Liquor Commission indicates that this bill, as amended by the House, will decrease state general fund revenue and increase state restricted revenue and expenditures by $990,000 in FY 2002, $1,995,000 in FY 2003, and $3,030,000 in FY 2004. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Commission states that this bill establishes the Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Fund. This bill proposes to take 50% of the difference in gross profit of the current fiscal year beginning FY 2002 and each year thereafter over that of the gross profit in FY 2001; limited to 5% of the current year's gross profit. This difference will be credited to the newly established fund and not the general fund. FY 2001 gross profit is estimated at $82.1 million and it is assumed that this amount will increase annually by 2.4%.