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HB534: relative to certain major state projects.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2019 HB534
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Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
Senate Finance
Hearing
06/17/2019 at 01:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Public finance

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CHAPTER 292

HB 534-FN - FINAL VERSION

04/11/2019 1315s

05/15/2019 1755s

27Jun2019... 2529-CofC

2019 SESSION

19-0337

05/06

HOUSE BILL 534-FN

AN ACT relative to certain major state projects.

SPONSORS: Rep. Graham, Hills. 7; Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill exempts certain agency projects of not more than $500,000 from the department of administrative services competitive bidding requirement. The current statute exempts such projects if the estimated total cost is not more than $250,000. The bill also permits the commissioner of administrative services to grant the exemption to other agencies under certain circumstances.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/11/2019 1315s

05/15/2019 1755s

27Jun2019... 2529-CofC 19-0337

05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to certain major state projects.

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

292:1 Major Projects; Exclusion from Competitive Bidding Requirement. Amend RSA 21-I:80, I(b) to read as follows:

(b) Projects for the department of fish and game, the adjutant general's department, and the department of natural and cultural resources, whose estimated total cost is not more than [$250,000] $500,000. The commissioner may grant other agencies an exclusion for specific projects whose estimated cost is not more than $500,000 if he or she concludes to do so is in the best interests of the state. Such projects may be done on a force account basis, by contracts awarded through competitive bidding, by short term rental of construction equipment, or by any combination of these methods. These departments are authorized to rent construction equipment for periods not exceeding 6 months at rates the departments deem competitive through the use of quotes or bids.

292:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 29, 2019

Effective Date: September 27, 2019