HB 1452-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2002 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1452-FN
AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire homeland defense service ribbon.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Sullivan, Hills 39; Rep. Norelli, Rock 31; Rep. Albert, Straf 17; Rep. Heon, Straf 14; Rep. Weyler, Rock 18; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Prescott, Dist 19; Sen. O'Neil, Dist 18; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Sen. Hollingworth, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill authorizes the adjutant general to award a New Hampshire homeland defense service ribbon to national guard members called to active duty in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-2455
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire homeland defense service ribbon.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Homeland Defense Service Ribbon. The adjutant general shall create a service ribbon to be awarded to members of the New Hampshire national guard called to active duty in response to the events of September 11, 2001. The service ribbon shall be awarded to any guard member who was called to federal or state active service between September 11, 2001 and a date to be determined by the adjutant general. Eligible service shall include homeland security duties, such as airport security at the Manchester, Pease, and Lebanon airports, as well as duties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The adjutant general shall adopt regulations relative to the award of the homeland defense service ribbon, including the time period for eligibility and the selection process. Such regulations shall be exempt from RSA 541-A.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
02-2455
1/29/02
HB 1452-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire homeland defense service ribbon.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of the Adjutant General has determined this bill will increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2002 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Office states the estimated cost for a single service ribbon is 40 cents and $12.00 each for a medal set. The Office is unable to determine how many military members might be eligible for this decoration since the definition of Homeland Defense is unclear, and it is difficult to determine what contingencies might arise, and the total number of New Hampshire National Guard activation and support. As a result, the Office is unable to determine the fiscal impact of this bill.