HB119: making appropriations to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program.

HB 119-FN-A-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED

2017 SESSION

17-0022

08/04

HOUSE BILL 119-FN-A-LOCAL

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program.

SPONSORS: Rep. Buco, Carr. 2; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Twombly, Hills. 34; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills. 30; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 35; Rep. Leishman, Hills. 24; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill makes appropriations to the department of environmental services for funding specific water and wastewater projects.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0022

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program.

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

1 Department of Environmental Services; Appropriation. The sum of $2,228,692 is hereby appropriated to the department of environmental services for the biennium ending June 30, 2019 for the purpose of funding the eligible and completed drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program in section 2 of this act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2 Projects with Warrant Article Before December 31, 2008 but Without SAG Application Before July 1, 2013.

FY 2018 FY 2019

Portsmouth D02011.0502 Lincoln Area Sewer Separation

- Contract 3B $95,449 $95,450

Portsmouth D2011.1101 Cass Street Area Sewer Improvements $52,995 $52,995

Portsmouth 106-12 Rye Line Pump Station $21,907 $21,907

Nashua D2004-0906 Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation $14,983 $14,983

Durham D2010-0213 West End Sewer Improvements $4,712 $4,712

Berlin D02011-0705 Inflow and Infiltration Reduction,

Phase 1, Contract 2 $31,077 $31,077

Portsmouth D2013-D102 Lincoln Area Sewer Separation - Contract 83C $67,057 $67,057

Conway Village

Fire District 237-04 Sewerage Improvements Program Phase II $247,655 $247,655

Lebanon 092-04 & 092-06 WWTF & Energy Evaluation Improvements,

Phase II $195,235 $195,235

Berlin 111-05 & 111-06 Wastewater Treatment Facility

Phase 2 Upgrade $234,828 $234,828

Nashua D2012-0202 WWTF Grit System and Dewatering Upgrade $85,206 $85,206

Nashua D2012-060S Aeration and Secondary Clarifier Upgrade $63,242 $63,241

Total Projects with Warrant Article Before December 31, 2008

But Without SAG Application Before July 1, 2013 $1,114,346 $1,114,346

Total Appropriation for the biennium ending June 30, 2019 $2,228,692

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

LBAO 17-0022

11/8/16

HB 119-FN-A-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE

as introduced

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2018

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

Appropriation

$2,228,692

$0

$0

$0

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Expenditures

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

$0

$0

Funding Source:

[ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ]

LOCAL:

Revenue

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

$0

$0

Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

METHODOLOGY:

This bill appropriates $2,228,692 of general funds to the Department of Environmental Services for the biennium ending June 30, 2019 for the purpose of funding twelve eligible and completed drinking water and wastewater projects under the state aid grant program. The Department of Environmental Services states the dollar amounts included in this bill for each project are unverified estimates and may not be an accurate reflection of amounts owed to the named entities. The actual payback periods, annual payments, and interest rates will vary with each application. The Department also indicates that while the bill appropriates funds for two years, state aid grant expenditures for the projects will be twenty years or more.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Environmental Services