HB 1-A - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-1083
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1-A
AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for
fiscal years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. L. Ober, Hills. 37; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep.
Umberger, Carr. 2
COMMITTEE: Finance
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 1-A - AS INTRODUCED
21-1083
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal
years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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1 1.08 Budget Footnotes; General. For any state department, as defined in RSA 9:1, the following
2 general budget footnotes that contain class codes shall apply to all specified class codes in section
3 1.01 through 1.07 unless specifically exempted.
4 A. Not Used.
5 B. Not Used.
6 C. Revenue in excess of the estimate may be expended with prior approval of the fiscal
7 committee and the approval of the governor and council.
8 D. The funds in this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose.
9 E. The appropriation budgeted in class 040-indirect costs are for general overhead state charges
10 and such sums shall be transferred by the agency to the general fund of the state consistent with
11 federal requirements.
12 F. This appropriation shall not lapse until June 30, 2023.
13 G. The funds in this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
14 and shall not lapse until June 30, 2023.
15 H. Not used.
16 I. In the event that estimated revenue in revenue class 001-transfers for other agencies, 002-
17 transfers from department of transportation, 003-revolving funds, 004-agency income, 005-private
18 local funds, 006-agency income, 007-agency income, 008-agency income, 009-agency income is less
19 than budgeted, the total appropriation shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall in either
20 actual or projected budgeted revenue. The agency head shall notify the bureau of accounting
21 services forthwith, in writing, as to precisely which line item appropriation and in what specific
22 amounts reductions are to be made in order to fully compensate for the total revenue deficits. For
23 the biennium ending June 30, 2023, account number 02-46-46-4620-5731 within the department of
24 corrections shall be exempt from these provisions. The provisions of this footnote do not apply to
25 federal funds covered by RSA 124:14.
26 J. This appropriation, to be administered by the commissioner, is for the necessary equipment
27 needs of the department and shall be expended at the commissioner's discretion.
28 2 General Fund and Total Appropriation Limits. The amounts included in section 1 for the New
29 Hampshire college and university system accounts, under estimated source of funds from general
30 funds, shall be the total appropriation from general funds for such accounting units that may be
31 expended for the purpose of section 1 of this act. Any funds received by said systems from other
32 than general funds are hereby appropriated for the use of the systems and may be expended by said
33 systems whether or not this will result in an appropriation and expenditure by the system in excess
34 of the total appropriation therefor.
35 3 Assignment of Office Space. If, during the biennium ending June 30, 2023, because of
36 program reductions, consolidations, or any other reason, office space becomes available in the health
37 and human services complex, the Hayes building, or any other state building, except office space
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1 under the control of the legislature pursuant to RSA 14:14-b, the commissioner of administrative
2 services shall, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, and with the
3 approval of the governor and council, require that any agency renting private space be required to
4 occupy such available space in said building or buildings forthwith. Such funds as have been
5 allocated or committed by any agency affected by this section for outside rental shall be transferred
6 by the director of the division of accounting services to the bureau of general services, activity
7 number 01-14-14-141510 for maintenance of applicable state buildings.
8 4 Lottery Commission; Authority Granted. For the biennium ending June 30, 2023, in order to
9 provide sufficient funding to the lottery commission to carryout lottery games that will provide funds
10 for the distribution in accordance with RSA 284:21-j, the commission shall apply to the fiscal
11 committee of the general court for approval of any new games, the expansion of any existing lottery
12 games, or for the purchase of any tickets for new or continuing games. Additionally, no expenditures
13 for consultants shall be made without prior approval by the fiscal committee. If approved, the
14 commission may then apply to the governor and council to transfer funds from the sweepstakes
15 revenue special account. The total of such transfers shall not exceed $6,000,000 for the biennium
16 ending June 30, 2023.
17 5 Department of Corrections; Appropriation. The appropriation in class 018-overtime and class
18 024-maintenance, other than building and grounds, shall not lapse until June 30, 2023. The
19 appropriations in classes 047 and 048 for the maintenance of buildings and grounds shall not be
20 transferred or expended for any other purpose and shall not lapse in the first year of the operating
21 budget, except that appropriations for maintenance of buildings and grounds may be transferred as
22 follows: (1) appropriations in class 047-own forces maintenance-buildings and grounds may be
23 transferred to class 048-contractual maintenance-buildings and grounds appropriations; (2)
24 appropriations in class 048-contractual maintenance-buildings and grounds may be transferred to
25 class 047-own forces maintenance-buildings and grounds appropriations.
26 6 Liquor Commission; Proceeds From Sale of Land. All proceeds from the sale of any land
27 owned by the liquor commission for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a
28 turnpike service plaza for motorists at the existing northbound and southbound state liquor and
29 wine outlets in the town of Hampton on Interstate route 95 shall be deposited into the liquor
30 commission fund pursuant to RSA 176:16 and shall be used exclusively to retire existing debt.
31 7 Positions Abolished.
32 I. The following positions are hereby abolished effective at the close of business on June 30,
33 2021:
34 Department of Health and Human Services
35 05-095-095-950010-5676 12702
36 Department of Energy
37 02-052-052-520010-1888 14358
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1 II. The following position is hereby abolished effective at the close of business on June 30,
2 2022:
3 Department of Energy
4 02-52-052-521010-1891 9U505
5 III. The following position is hereby abolished effective at the close of business on June 30,
6 2023:
7 Department of Energy
8 02-52-052-521010-1891 9U141
9 8 Department of Health and Human Services; Division of Child Support Services; Payments to
10 the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appropriation in account 05-95-42-427010-7934, class
11 085, includes funds for payment to the administrative office of the courts in accordance with the
12 cooperative agreement between the division of child support services and the administrative office of
13 the courts. The division of child support services and the administrative office of the courts shall,
14 prior to payment of such funds, enter into a cooperative agreement specifying in detail the services
15 to be performed by the administrative office of the courts and the estimated costs of such services.
16 Any change or modification in the services to be performed shall likewise be agreed to in writing and
17 specify the change and the adjustment to the costs. Funds appropriated for these purposes shall be
18 paid only after demonstration by the administrative office of the courts that it consistently transmits
19 court orders to the division of child support services in accordance with the cooperative agreement.
20 9 Estimates of Unrestricted Revenue.
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22 GENERAL FUND FY 2022 FY 2023
23 BUSINESS PROFITS TAX $452,850,000 $480,810,000
24 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE TAX 43,130,000 24,080,000
25 SUBTOTAL BUSINESS TAXES 495,980,000 504,890,000
26 MEALS AND ROOMS TAX 315,360,000 334,350,000
27 TOBACCO TAX 138,710,000 134,570,000
28 TRANSFER FROM LIQUOR 136,680,000 136,250,000
29 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS TAX 138,100,000 134,600,000
30 INSURANCE 127,000,000 133,300,000
31 COMMUNICATIONS TAX 38,800,000 38,800,000
32 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX 122,390,000 113,720,000
33 COURT FINES & FEES 11,900,000 12,600,000
34 SECURITIES REVENUE 43,000,000 43,000,000
35 BEER TAX 13,100,000 13,100,000
36 OTHER REVENUES 68,100,000 70,100,000
37 SUBTOTAL 1,649,120,000 1,669,280,000
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1 MEDICAID RECOVERIES 2,700,000 2,500,000
2 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 1,651,820,000 1,671,780,000
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4 EDUCATION FUND FY 2022 FY 2023
5 BUSINESS PROFITS TAX 109,560,000 116,320,000
6 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE TAX 215,650,000 240,050,000
7 SUBTOTAL BUSINESS TAXES 325,210,000 356,370,000
8 MEALS AND ROOMS TAX 9,750,000 10,320,000
9 TOBACCO TAX 108,990,000 105,730,000
10 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX 61,100,000 56,780,000
11 TRANSFER FROM LOTTERY 125,000,000 127,500,000
12 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 38,197,000 36,302,000
13 UTILITY PROPERTY TAX 42,300,000 42,300,000
14 STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX 363,100,000 363,100,000
15 TOTAL EDUCATION FUND 1,073,647,000 1,098,402,000
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17 HIGHWAY FUND FY 2022 FY 2023
18 GASOLINE ROAD TOLL 123,740,000 124,970,000
19 MOTOR VEHICLE FEES 128,390,000 129,400,000
20 MISCELLANEOUS (HWY FUND REV) 80,000 80,000
21 TRANSFER LAPSE FROM BRIDGE
22 PROJECTS FROM GENERAL FUND 8,100,000
23 TOTAL HIGHWAY FUND 260,310,000 254,450,000
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25 FISH AND GAME FUND FY 2022 FY 2023
26 FISH AND GAME LICENSES 9,800,000 9,800,000
27 FINES AND MISCELLANEOUS 3,530,000 3,530,000
28 TOTAL FISH AND GAME FUND 13,330,000 13,330,000
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30 10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.