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SB528: relative to dam registration fees and relative to permit fees for constructing or reconstructing a dam.
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SB 528-FN-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/01/2018 0268s
03/15/2018 1073s
2018 SESSION
18-2831
08/06
SENATE BILL 528-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to dam registration fees and relative to permit fees for constructing or reconstructing a dam.
ANALYSIS
This bill increases the annual registration fee for dams.
This bill is a request of the department of environmental services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/01/2018 0268s
03/15/2018 1073s 18-2831
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to dam registration fees and relative to permit fees for constructing or reconstructing a dam.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Dams; Annual Registration Fee. Amend RSA 482:8-a to read as follows:
482:8-a Annual Registration Fee. Annual registration fees for dams shall be payable to the department on January 1 of each calendar year. Yearly dam registration fees shall be based on classification as follows: Low hazard potential = [$400] $500; Significant hazard potential = [$750] $1,000; High hazard potential = [$1,500] $2,000. If the hazard classification designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a dam differs from the classification designated by the department, the annual dam registration fees shall be based on the classification designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission except that a dam which is classified as a non-menace dam by the department shall be exempt from the annual dam registration fee for as long as the dam is classified by the department as a non-menace dam. Revenues from this annual registration are to be collected by the department and deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the inspection of dams.
2 Dams; Reconstruction Permits. Amend RSA 482:9, II to read as follows:
II. The filing of the statement required by paragraph I or an application required by RSA 482:5 shall be accompanied by a fee for each statement or application filed. The fee shall be deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the permitting of dams. The fee shall be as follows:
(a) Non-hazard potential dam [$2,000] $2,500
(b) Low hazard potential dam [$3,000] $3,500
(c) Significant hazard potential dam [$4,000] $5,000
(d) High hazard potential dam [$4,000] $6,000
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
LBAO
18-2831
Amended 3/19/18
SB 528-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-1073s)
AN ACT relative to dam registration fees and relative to permit fees for constructing or reconstructing a dam.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE:
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022
Appropriation
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue
$0
$166,600
$166,600
$166,600
Expenditures
$0
$46,400
$46,400
$46,400
Funding Source:
[ X ] General [ ] Education [ X ] Highway [ X ] Other -
COUNTY:
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
LOCAL:
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Expenditures
$0
$53,900
$53,900
$53,900
METHODOLOGY:
This bill increases the annual registration fees for dams and increases the application fee for permits to construct or reconstruct a dam. The Department of Environmental Services provided the following information on dam registrations and the impact of increasing the annual fees.
Category of
Hazard Classification
Total
Owner
Low
Significant
High
Local
104
66
41
211
State
84
32
52
168
Private
313
56
30
399
Total Dams
501
154
123
778
Current Rate
$400
$750
$1,500
Proposed Rate
$500
$1,000
$2,000
Rate Increase
$100
$250
$500
Revenue Increase
$50,100
$38,500
$61,500
$150,100
The Department also provided the following information on construction and reconstruction permits for the past five years from 2012 through 2016.
Category of
Number of Permits by Hazard Class
Total
Dam Owner
Non-Menace
Low
Significant
High
Permits
Local
1
7
5
9
22
State
1
3
3
4
11
Private
13
15
1
0
29
TOTAL
15
25
9
13
62
Annual Average number and distribution of permits based on the 5-year information above and impact of the proposed fee increases.
Category of
Number of Permits by Hazard Class*
Total
Dam Owner
Non-Menace
Low
Significant
High
Permits
Local
1
2
1
2
6
State
1
1
1
1
4
Private
3
3
1
1
8
Average Annual # Permits
5
6
3
4
18
Current Rate
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$4,000
Proposed Rate
$2,500
$3,500
$5,000
$6,000
Rate Increase
$500
$500
$1,000
$2,000
Average Annual Increase
$2,500
$3,000
$3,000
$8,000
$16,500
*The number of permits are rounded in some cases.
Based on the information above, the Department calculated the average increase in annual revenue would be $166,600. State agencies owning dams include: Environmental Services, Transportation, Natural and Cultural Resources and the Veterans Home. Estimated annual expenditures for those agencies combined would increase by $42,400 due to the registration fee increases and $4,000 for construction and reconstruction fee increases. Based on historical registrations and permit for locally-owned dams, the Department estimated local expenditures would increase by $47,400 for registrations and $6,500 for reconstruction permits.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services