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SB256: relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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CHAPTER 131

SB 256 – FINAL VERSION

03/21/12 1165s

2012 SESSION

12-2945

09/05

SENATE BILL 256

AN ACT relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires that certain public utilities commission contracts with consultants be approved by the governor and council.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/21/12 1165s

12-2945

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants.

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

131:1 New Paragraph; Public Utilities Commission Contracts With Consultants. Amend RSA 365:37 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. For investigations or proceedings involving the acquisition, merger, transfer, sale, or lease of the works or system of a public utility, the commission shall not enter into a contract with experts, accountants, or other assistants in an amount greater than $250,000, including any contract extension, without the approval of the governor and council. For all other investigations or proceedings, the commission shall not enter into a contract with experts, accountants, or other assistants in an amount greater than $100,000, including any contract extension, without the approval of governor and council.

131:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 5, 2012

Effective Date: June 5, 2012