HB 1197-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1197-FN
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill requires the commissioner to provide notice to New Hampshire citizens of the invasive species act, and requires the commissioner to provide abatement of invasive species which are unknowingly harbored.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2104
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to providing notice of invasive species to New Hampshire citizens.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Notice and Amnesty. Amend RSA 430 by inserting after section 55 the following new section:
430:55-a Notice and Amnesty. The commissioner shall annually provide every household in New Hampshire a complete list of invasive species and the fines and penalties for harboring such species. The commissioner shall provide remedies to private landowners or tenants to abate such harbored invasive species, if any, in a manner that ensures public safety without penalizing parties who unknowingly violated the provisions of this subdivision.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
LBAO
01-2104
9/10/01
HB 1197-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to providing notice of invasive species to New Hampshire citizens.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Agriculture has determined this bill will increase state expenditures by $108,025 in FY 2003 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county and local revenues.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department has assumed there are 474,606 households in New Hampshire based on the 2000 census. For purposes of this fiscal note the Department has rounded to 475,000 households. The invasive species list is estimated to be 20 pages. Printing will be done using 11"x17" sheets, letter fold, two sides, comprising a 4 page newsletter. The Department estimates annual cost for printing to be $31,050, postage at $68,875, mailing to be $7,600 and trucking and handling to be $500, for a total cost of $108,025.