SB35: relative to the transfer of certain real property of the youth development center in Manchester for a charter school for children with autism.

SB 35-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

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05/04

SENATE BILL 35-FN

AN ACT relative to the transfer of certain real property of the youth development center in Manchester for a charter school for children with autism.

SPONSORS: Sen. Martel, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Capital Budget

ANALYSIS

This bill directs the department of health and human services to transfer 10 acres of the youth development center’s campus in Manchester to Hope for Autism for the purpose of establishing a charter school for children with autism.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT relative to the transfer of certain real property of the youth development center in Manchester for a charter school for children with autism.

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

1 Transfer of Youth Development Center Land to Hope for Autism. The department of health and human services shall transfer 10 acres of the youth development center in Manchester to Hope for Autism for the purpose of establishing a charter school for children with autism. If at any time the property is no longer used for such purpose, the department of health and human services shall have the right of first refusal to reacquire it. If the parties are unable to agree on the terms of the transfer by January 1, 2006, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall notify the chairperson of the senate committee responsible for health and human services matters of the impasse at that time.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

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Revised 2/22/05

SB 35 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the transfer of certain real property of the youth development center in Manchester for a charter school for children with autism.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill will increase state revenue and expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2005 and each year thereafter. The Department of Administrative Services states this bill will have an indeterminable impact on local expenditures in FY 2006 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or county expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

The Department of Health and Human Services assumed the transfer of 10 acres of land at the Governor John H. Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly the youth development center, in Manchester to New Hampshire Hope for Autism, would generate an indeterminable amount of revenue to the state. The Department is not able to estimate the amount of revenue, as the terms of the transfer are not known. The Department cannot estimate the costs associated with survey engineering and approval of the transfer.

The Department of Administrative Services assumed the land would be transferred in FY 2006 at no cost to New Hampshire Hope for Autism and would not directly affect state revenue or expenditures. The Department estimated this bill will decrease the total net worth of the state by $1,1012,500 based on an estimated value provided by a realtor. The value of the 10-acre parcel was estimated based on its value if developed into 20-25 lots that would each sell for approximately $45,000. The Department also stated that any additional development of the land would impact local services and have a fiscal impact on the City of Manchester.