CHAPTER 295

HB 1471 - FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1471

AN ACT relative to the department of employment security's power to approve building projects.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cloutier, Sull 8; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Burling, Sull 1; Rep. DeChane, Straf 6; Rep. Calawa, Hills 17; Sen. Disnard, Dist 8; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of employment security to receive the approval of the capital budget overview committee when entering into purchase or lease purchase agreements exceeding $50,000 for acquisition, construction, renovation or improvement.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

AN ACT relative to the department of employment security's power to approve building projects.

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

295:1 Capital Expenditures; Purchase or Lease Purchase Agreements. Amend RSA 282-A:112, IV to read as follows:

IV. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the commissioner is authorized, [notwithstanding any other provision of law] except as provided in paragraph V, with the approval of the governor and council, to enter into purchase or lease purchase agreements.

295:2 New Paragraph; Capital Expenditures; Consent Required. Amend RSA 282-A:112 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the consent of the capital budget overview committee, established in RSA 17-J, shall be required for all total project agreements exceeding $50,000 for:

(a) Acquisition of land or existing buildings;

(b) New construction;

(c) An addition to an existing facility; or

(d) An improvement or repair to a facility which exceeds routine maintenance.

295:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 21, 2000)

(Effective Date: August 20, 2000)