Governor and Executive Council Agenda item PDF - 2026-05-20 - agenda 009

Meeting Date

2026-05-20

Attachment Kind Label

Agenda item PDF

Attachment Relation

primary_meeting_attachment

Agenda Numbers

009

Agency Names

Department Of Transportation

Parent Meeting Title

Governor and Executive Council meeting - 2026-05-20

John O. Morton Building · 7 Hazen Drive · P.O. Box 483 · Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0483

Telephone: (603) 271-3734 · Fax: (603) 271-3914 · TDD: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 · dot.nh.gov

The State of New Hampshire

Department of Transportation

David Rodrigue, P.E.

Commissioner

Michelle L. Winters

Deputy Commissioner

The Honorable Ken Weyler, Chairman Division of Finance

Fiscal Committee of the General Court April 30, 2026

Her Excellency, Governor Kelly A. Ayotte

and the Honorable Council

State House

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

REQUESTED ACTION

Pursuant to RSA 228:12, authorize the Department of Transportation to transfer $1,289,167 from the Highway

Surplus Account to fund fuel purchases effective upon Fiscal Committee and Governor and Council approval through

June 30, 2026.

Funds are to be budgeted as follows:

From: 04-096-096-960015-363615 Highway Surplus Account $1,289,167

04-096-096-960515-3198

Fuel Distribution

Current Budget

FY2026

Requested

Change

Revised Budget

FY2026

Source of Funds

Revenue:

009 405962 Agency Income $3,891,041 $0 $3,891,041

000 000015 Highway Funds 4,788,235 1,289,167 6,077,402

Total $8,679,276 $1,289,167 $9,968,443

Expenses:

010 500100 Personal Services Perm Class $421,237 $0 $421,237

017 500147 FT Employees Special Payments 8,040 0 8,040

018 500106 Overtime 15,179 0 15,179

019 500105 Holiday Pay 500 0 500

020 500200 Current Expense 7,588,081 1,289,167 8,877,248

022 500257 Rents-Leases Other than State 4,500 0 4,500

023 500291 Heat Electricity Water 10,000 0 10,000

024 500225 Maint Other than Build-Grn 5,000 0 5,000

030 500305 Equipment New Replacement 6,500 0 6,500

038 500177 Technology-Software 150,100 0 150,100

039 500190 Telecommunications 9,200 0 9,200

046 500464 Consultants 20,000 0 20,000

047 500240 Own Forces Maint Bldgs & Grnds 48,200 0 48,200

048 500226 Contractual Maint Bldgs & Grnds 68,905 0 68,905

04-096-096-960515-3198

Fuel Distribution

Current Budget

FY2026

Requested

Change

Revised Budget

FY2026

050 500109 Personal Service Temp 50,100 0 50,100

057 500533 Books Periodicals Subscript 11,000 0 11,000

060 500601 Benefits 253,702 0 253,702

066 500555 Employee Training 4,000 0 4,000

070 500702 In-State Travel Reimbursement 1,200 0 1,200

080 500713 Out of State Travel Reimb 3,200 0 3,200

103 502664 Contracts for Op Services 632 0 632

Total $8,679,276 $1,289,167 $9,968,443

EXPLANATION

The Department requests authorization to transfer from the Highway Surplus Account, the amount of

$1,289,167 for the purpose of purchasing fuel. Fuel price fluctuations and volatility in the current market have

resulted in increased costs for both unleaded and diesel fuels.

Fuel Distribution (3198) 44.8% Agency Income, 55.2% Highway Funds

Class 020 Increase Current Expenses $ 1,289,167. Due to the volatility in the market, additional funds are

needed to cover higher costs for fuel through the end of FY 2026 in support of the Department’s

operations.

The table below shows the average prices for Unleaded and Diesel fuels for the previous seven months:

Fuel

Type

Oct

2025

Nov

2025

Dec

2025

Jan

2026

Feb

2026

Mar

2026

Apr

2026

Unleaded $1.9316 $2.0479 $1.7950 $1.7978 $1.9199 $2.6060 $3.0182

Diesel $2.4058 $2.6268 $2.7547 $2.8214 $3.1973 $4.1225 $4.1572

Your approval of this resolution is respectfully requested.

Sincerely,

David M. Rodrigue, P.E.

Commissioner

Attachment

State of New Hampshire

Surplus Statement - Highway Fund 4/30/2026

Fiscal Years 2023-2026

(expressed in millions) Actual Actual Actual Budget

Per ACFR Per ACFR Per ACFR C of C(1)

FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026

147.8$ 148.4$ 123.9$ 110.3$

Additions:

Unrestricted Revenue

Gasoline Tax 126.8 128.5 127.2 127.7

Motor Vehicle Fees (actual includes Plea by Mail / Real ID) 126.7 137.3 141.7 131.7

Other 2.0 0.9 0.8 0.2

Less: Cost of Collection, net of lapse-DOS (28.1) (31.3) (33.0) (36.1)

Other Credits (FY23 $10M; FY26 $9.0M)(2) 10.0 - - 9.0

Total Additions 237.4 235.4 236.7 232.5

Deductions:

Appropriations Net of Estimated Revenues-DOT (227.0) (244.3) (250.5) (255.4)

(37.0) (39.9) (41.5) (47.4)

Appropriations Net of Estimated Revenue SUBTOTAL (264.0) (284.2) (292.0) (302.8)

Additional Appropriations:

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Winter Maintenance RSA 228:12 - January 2026 (9.7) (6.6) (5.7) (3.8)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Winter Maintenance RSA 228:12 - February 2026 (9.4)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Winter Maintenance RSA 228:12 - March 2026 (5.9)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Block Grant Shortfall RSA 235:23, I - - - (1.3)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Workers' Compensation RSA 21-I:24, II - - - (0.1)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Fuel Distribution RSA 228:12 - April 2026 (3) (1.3)

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Winter Maintenance Retention Bonus (4.3) (4.2) (3.5) -

Transfer from Highway Surplus - Purchase of Leased Backhoes - (4.8) - -

Transfer from Highway Surplus - CBA: Increased Winter and new Non-Winter Stipends - (1.3) (5.6) -

Subtotal Additional Appropriations (14.0) (16.9) (14.8) (21.8)

Less Lapse:

Lapse-DOT (4)

44.7 40.9 53.1 35.0

Lapse-DOS/Other (4)

1.7 4.4 9.0 4.0

Subtotal Lapse 46.4 45.3 62.1 39.0

Other (Debits) (5.2) (4.1) (5.6) (1.5)

Total Deductions (236.8) (259.9) (250.3) (287.1)

Current Year Activity 0.6 (24.5) (13.6) (54.6)

Total Fund Balance, June 30 (Budgetary) 148.4 123.9 110.3 55.7

GAAP and Other Adjustments(2)

(35.0) (37.7) (47.2) (20.0)

Undesignated Fund Balance, June 30 (GAAP) 113.4 86.2 63.1 35.7

Notes

(1) FY26 numbers from Committee of Conference 6/19/25

(2)

(3) Assuming approval of current transfer request

(4) Split of FY26 Lapse from Governor's Executive Budget Summary p. 28

Undesignated Fund Balance, July 1 (Budgetary)

Appropriations Net of Estimated Revenues-DOS/Other

FY26 includes Motor Vehicle Fee Increase (HB2) $10.5M; Passenger MV Inspection Repeal (HB2 / HB649) $(1.6)M; Expedited Driveway Permit Revenue (HB2)

$0.1M