CHAPTER 138
SB 389-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
2012 SESSION
06/03
SENATE BILL 389-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to sewer commission costs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16; Rep. DiPentima, Rock 16; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 16
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill clarifies costs for which sewer commissions are responsible.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-3009
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to sewer commission costs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
138:1 Sewer Funds. Amend RSA 149-I:10, II to read as follows:
II. Except when a capital reserve fund is established pursuant to paragraph III, all sewer funds shall be held in the custody of the municipal treasurer. Estimates of anticipated sewer rental revenues and anticipated expenditures from the sewer fund shall be submitted to the governing body as set forth in RSA 32:6 if applicable, and shall be included as part of the municipal budget submitted to the local legislative body for approval. If the municipality has a properly-established board of sewer commissioners, then notwithstanding RSA 41:29 or RSA 48:16, the treasurer shall pay out amounts from the sewer fund only upon order of the board of sewer commissioners. Expenditures shall be within amounts appropriated by the local legislative body. The sewer commission shall also remit to the municipality those costs incurred by the municipality in support of sewer operations, including but not limited to financial audit, facility insurance, treasurer compensation, and office support.
138:2 Sewer Commissions; Compensation. Amend RSA 149-I:21 to read as follows:
149-I:21 Compensation. The compensation of such sewer commissioners and the sewer commission’s responsible portion of the municipal treasurer’s compensation shall be fixed in towns by the selectmen, and in village districts by the commissioners of the district.
138:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 5, 2012
Effective Date: August 4, 2012