HB 282-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED
1999 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 282-FN-A
AN ACT relative to bomb dogs and making an appropriation therefor.
SPONSORS: Rep. Leone, Sull 2; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 14; Rep. Flint, Sull 4; Rep. Stone, Rock 7; Rep. Langone, Rock 13; Sen. Disnard, Dist 8; Sen. J. King, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill makes an appropriation to the department of safety to acquire and train 2 bomb dogs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
99-0066
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine
AN ACT relative to bomb dogs and making an appropriation therefor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statement of Intent. The general court finds that the New Hampshire state police canine unit has 15 working dogs, none of which are bomb dogs. The general court recognizes that to protect public safety, specially trained bomb dogs are essential to a canine unit. Therefore, the general court hereby makes an appropriation to acquire and train 2 bomb dogs.
2 Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated $30,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the department of safety for the acquisition and training of 2 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) trained bomb detection canines. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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99-0066
12/14/98
HB 282-FN-A - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to bomb dogs and making an appropriation therefor.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety indicates this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by $30,000 in FY 2000. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county and local revenue.
This bill appropriates $30,000 from the general fund in FY 2000 to the Department of Safety.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department has assumed the cost of acquisition and training of a bomb dog to be $15,000. There will be ongoing costs associated with maintaining the dogs, however the cost should be minimal.