CHAPTER 61
HB 1254 - FINAL VERSION
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2002 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 1254
AN ACT relative to the budget preparation procedures of municipalities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sova, Graf 11; Rep. Scanlan, Graf 11; Rep. Alger, Graf 9
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill provides that the budget prepared by the governing body of a municipality shall become the proposed budget if the budget committee fails to provide a new proposed budget.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to the budget preparation procedures of municipalities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
61:1 New Paragraph; Budget Preparation. Amend RSA 32:5 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. If the budget committee fails to deliver a budget prepared in accordance with this section, the governing body shall post its proposed budget with a notarized statement indicating that the budget is being posted pursuant to this paragraph in lieu of the budget committee's proposed budget. This alternative budget shall then be the basis for the application of the provisions of this chapter.
61:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: April 26, 2002)
(Effective Date: June 25, 2002)