Bill Text: NH SB528 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to dam registration fees and relative to permit fees for constructing or reconstructing a dam.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-09-12 - Executive Session: 10/03/2018 10:30 am Legislative Office Building305 [SB528 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB528-Amended.html
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
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills. 30; Rep. Spang, Straf. 6
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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
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.
18-2831
Amended 3/19/18
SB 528-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-1073s)
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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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 - | |||
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COUNTY: |
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
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LOCAL: |
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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 |
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Proposed Rate | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
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Rate Increase | $100 | $250 | $500 |
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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 |
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Proposed Rate | $2,500 | $3,500 | $5,000 | $6,000 |
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Rate Increase | $500 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
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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
