SB 138-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0924
08/10
SENATE BILL 138-FN-A
AN ACT making an appropriation to PFAS remediation fund grants.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson,
Dist 14; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12;
Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Finance
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the department of environmental services to fund PFAS fund
grants.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 SB 138-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED
23-0924
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT making an appropriation to PFAS remediation fund grants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Department of Environmental Services; Appropriation; PFAS Remediation Loan Fund. The
2 sums of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
3 June 30, 2024 are hereby appropriated to the PFAS remediation loan fund established under RSA
4 485-H:10 to fund grants and reimbursements in accordance with RSA 485-H:11. The governor is
5 authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
6 appropriated.
7 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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23-0924
1/11/23
SB 138-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT making an appropriation to PFAS remediation fund grants.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE: FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Appropriation $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Expenditures $0 $3,000,000 $5,000,000 $2,000,000
Funding Source: [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other
COUNTY:
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Revenue $0
Increase Increase Increase
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Expenditures $0
Increase Increase Increase
LOCAL:
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Revenue $0
Increase Increase Increase
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Expenditures $0
Increase Increase Increase
METHODOLOGY:
This bill makes an appropriation to the Department of Environmental Services to fund PFAS
fund grants. The Department of Environmental Services indicates this bill would increase the
amount of grant funding available under the Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
Remediation Grant and Loan Fund (PFAS RLF) established under RAS 485-H. The purpose of
the program is to administer grants and reimbursements to entities that meet the eligibility
criteria for PFAS drinking water remediation. The appropriation would allow for the
continuation of the PFAS RLF work, and the impact to current operations would be limited to
the additional work required to administer these funds, consistent with existing practices. The
Department assumes it would conduct the authorized activities using existing staff.
The Department assumes that it will award a substantial amount of this appropriation to
municipal and county governments, to address needed drinking water remediation. Municipal
governments would likely receive the majority of the funds, with county governments potentially
receiving a small portion. The Department assumes the demand for the funds would be complete
 and prompt. Once the grants are awarded, the Department anticipates the funds would be
expended in FY 2024, FY 2025, and FY 2026.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services