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RSA 363-A:3 · Certification of Assessment

Title: XXXIV: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter: 363-A · EXPENSES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AGAINST CERTAIN UTILITIES
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363-A:3 Certification of Assessment. – It shall be the duty of the department of energy to calculate the amount to be assessed against each such public utility and each other entity subject to assessment in accordance with RSA 363-A:1 and RSA 363-A:2. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the department of energy shall estimate the total expenses for the fiscal year, and then, based on such estimate, shall calculate the amount to be assessed quarterly on September 15, November 15, February 15, and April 15 of that fiscal year. For entities with assessments less than $10,000, the department may bill those entities the entire amount on September 15 of that fiscal year. The department of energy shall then make a list showing the amount assessed September 15, November 15, February 15, and April 15 of that fiscal year to each of the several public utilities and other entities assessed under the provisions hereof, and, together with a statement of the full name and mailing address of each such public utility and other assessed entity, shall certify the same. Each public utility and entity subject to assessment under RSA 363-A:1 and RSA 363-A:2 and registered with the department on July 1 of the new fiscal year shall be liable for their entire amount assessed for that fiscal year. After the close of each fiscal year, the department of energy shall ascertain the actual total expenses in accordance with RSA 363-A:1 and RSA 363-A:2, and then shall adjust the assessment for the first or only payment of the new fiscal year for each such public utility or other assessed entity for any underpayment or overpayment by each such public utility or other assessed entity for the prior fiscal year. Source. 1955, 203:1, par. 3. 1971, 557:62. 1995, 29:1. 1997, 208:14, eff. July 1, 1997. 2014, 136:3, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 79:120, eff. July 1, 2023. 2025, 294:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025.

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Source. 1955, 203:1, par. 3. 1971, 557:62. 1995, 29:1. 1997, 208:14, eff. July 1, 1997. 2014, 136:3, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 79:120, eff. July 1, 2023. 2025, 294:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025.

Source history

1955, 203:1, par. 3
1971, 557:62
1995, 29:1
1997, 208:14, eff. July 1, 1997
2014, 136:3, eff. July 1, 2014
2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021
2023, 79:120, eff. July 1, 2023
2025, 294:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025

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2026 HB1738 reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1738-FN reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1743 reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1743-FN reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1775 reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1775-FN reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB221 reference
129,000 in FY 2028, and $135,000 in FY 2029. The bill does not provide authorization or funding for this position. Any such position would be funded through the Department’s assessment on utilities pursuant to RSA 363-A and recovered from ratepayers. The Department states modifications to long-term energy contract provisions will have minimal fiscal impact and can be managed with existing staff. Lastly, the Department states
2026 HB221-FN reference
(State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A, General Fund, Highway Fund, and Various Agency Funds Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to
2026 SB597 amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In
2026 SB597-FN amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In