The bill requires municipalities and school district governing bodies to publicly disclose the amount of state funds received by posting the information on their official websites or in two public places if no website exists. This must be done within 30 days of receiving the funds and the information must remain posted for at least 90 days. Additionally, the bill modifies vehicle inspection requirements, allowing new vehicles to be inspected in the second year after purchase instead of annually. It also raises the age exemption for vehicle title requirements from vehicles manufactured before 2000 to vehicles that are 20 or more years old.
The bill amends existing laws by adding a new section for the disclosure of state funding (RSA 32:5-d), revising vehicle inspection intervals (RSA 266:1, II, II-a, IV, and new paragraph IV-a), and updating the certificate of title exemption for older vehicles (RSA 261:3, I(k)). The fiscal note attached to the bill indicates that there will be an impact on state and local revenues and expenditures, but does not provide specific figures. The changes to vehicle inspection requirements are expected to decrease state revenue by reducing the number of inspection stickers sold, affecting the highway fund, general fund, and motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. The Department of Safety will incur costs for system updates and training due to the title requirement changes, estimated at $24,000, which will be absorbed within its current budget. The bill's sections 2-5 will take effect on January 1, 2025, while the rest will take effect 60 days after passage. The bill does not specify any insertions or deletions to the current law.
Statutes affected: As Amended by the House: 266:1, 261:3