This bill appropriates $28,870,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The funds are designated for the development of regional drinking water infrastructure as part of Phase 2 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project. This initiative aims to enhance water supply by over 2 million gallons per day to various towns affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination and increasing water demands. The infrastructure improvements will encompass necessary ancillary projects, including booster pumping stations, pressure reducing stations, water storage tanks, and water mains, along with associated design, land acquisition, and construction permits. The bill specifies that the appropriated funds shall be nonlapsing, allowing them to remain available for use beyond the fiscal year.

Additionally, the bill states that it will take effect on July 1, 2025. There are no deletions or modifications to existing legal language noted in the text, as the bill primarily introduces new appropriations and provisions related to the funding of the water infrastructure project. The fiscal impact indicates that while there will be no revenue generated from this bill, expenditures will occur in FY 2026, with local revenues and expenditures expected to increase by an indeterminable amount based on the timing of fund disbursement and project expenses.