Governor and Executive Council Agenda item PDF - 2026-03-04 - agenda 47

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2026-03-04

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47

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Department Of Natural And Cultural Resources

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Governor and Executive Council meeting - 2026-03-04

State of New Hampshire

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF FORESTS & LANDS

172 Pembroke Road Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Phone: 603-271-2214 Fax: 603-271-6488

TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964

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2026

January 28, 2026

The Honorable Ken Weyler, Chairman

Fiscal Committee of the General Court and

Her Excellency, Governor Kelly A. Ayotte

and the Honorable Executive Council

State House

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

REQUESTED ACTION

Pursuant to RSA 9:16-c, I, authorize the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR),

Division of Forests and Lands, Natural Heritage Bureau to transfer funds in the in the amount of

$8,000 for the purpose of funding post-retirement benefit costs and establish a new appropriation

class, effective upon Fiscal Committee and Governor and Council approval through June 30, 2026.

100% Federal Funds.

Funds are to be budgeted as follows:

03-035-035-351010-21040000- NATURAL HERITAGE - FEDERAL

Class-Account-

RG

Description

FY26 Current

Adjusted

Authorized

Requested

Action

Revised FY26

Adjusted

Authorized

000-404713-16 Federal Funds 538,390 538,390

Total Revenue 538,390 0 538,390

020-500200 Current Expenses 5,058 5,058

029-500290 Intra-Agency Transfer 248,992 248,992

030-500311 Equipment New Replacement 6,211 6,211

039-500190 Telecommunications 1,580 1,580

040-501587 Indirect Costs 51,100 51,100

041-500801 Audit Fund Set Aside 312 312

042-500620 Additional Fringe Benefits 0 8,600 8,600

050-500109 Personal Service Temo Posit 48,308 48,308

057-500531 Books Periodicals Subscrip 775 775

059-500117 Temp Full Time 74,474 74,474

060-500601 Benefits 43,335 43,335

070-500705 In State Travel Reimburseme 5,843 5,843

080-500710 Out Of State Travel Reimb 12,088 12,088

103-502674 Contracts For OP Service 39,927 (8,600) 31,327

211-501530 Catastrophic Casualty Ins 387 387

Total Expenses 538,390 0 538,390

EXPLANATION

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNOR), Division of Forests and Lands, Natural

Heritage Bureau is requesting a transfer of available funding to establish a new class appropriation in

order to meet obligation to pay for post-retirement benefit costs for as assessed for a non-general funded

account.

This class was not originally budgeted as the position that is now in this account was originally budgeted

in the NHB operations account but was moved to the federally funded account as a result of changes

necessitated by the transfer of personnel to the Department of Environmental Services by NHB to

support the consolidated permitting initiative as passed into law per Chapter 141, laws of 2025 Section

141:6.

For this reason, a new fund appropriation for class 42 is needed to support post-retirement cost for a FT

Temp position.

The funds are being requested for the following purposes:

Class 042 - Additional Fringe benefits - New appropriation needed to pay for FT Temp staff post-

retirement cost assessment.

Class 103 - Contracts for Ops Services - Reduced appropriations due to less anticipated operational

contract activities.

The following information is provided in accordance with the Budget Officer's instructional

memorandum dated April 17,1985.

1) Does the transfer involve continuing programs or one-time projects? This transfer makes

available post-retirement appropriations to support costs assessed for current staff conducting ongoing

programs.

2) is this transfer required to maintain existing program level or will it increase the program level?

This transfer is not required to maintain or increase existing program levels.

3) Cite any requirements which make this program mandatory. This program is administered under

the authority of RSA 217 A Native Plant Protection.

4) identify the source of the funds on all accounts listed on this transfer. This source of funding for

this account is 100% Federal Funds^ia Grant award as authorized to accept under RSA 217-A:6, III

5) Will there be any effect on revenue if this transfer is approved or disapproved? There will be no

effect on revenue as a result of this transfer.

6) Are funds expected to lapse if this transfer is not approved? No. Funds will be carried forward as

authorized under RSA 9:16-c,ll

7) Are personnel services involved? If yes, answer the following: No personnel services are involved

with this transfer.

a. Number of positions budgeted in each account. N/A

b. Number of positions filled in each account. N/A

c. Reason for vacant positions. N/A

d. Have any positions been transferred previously in these accounts? N/A

e. Will any positions be transferred as a result of this request? N/A

Funding for this requested action is 100% Federal Funds.

In the event that federal funds are no longer available, general funds will not be requested to support this

program.

Respectfully submitted.

Sarah L. Stewart

Commissioner