Bill Text: NH HB534 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to certain major state projects.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-30 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/29/2019; Chapter 292; Eff: 09/27/2019 [HB534 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB534-Amended.html
HB 534-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
04/11/2019 1315s
05/15/2019 1755s
2019 SESSION
19-0337
05/06
HOUSE BILL 534-FN
AN ACT relative to certain major state projects.
SPONSORS: Rep. Graham, Hills. 7; Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that projects of not more than $500,000 for the department of fish and game, the adjutant general, and the department of natural and cultural resources are exempt from the department of administrative services competitive bidding requirement. The current statute exempts such projects if the estimated total cost is not more than $250,000.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/11/2019 1315s
05/15/2019 1755s 19-0337
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to certain major state projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Major Projects; Exclusion from Competitive Bidding Requirement. Amend RSA 21-I:80, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) Projects for the department of fish and game, the adjutant general's department, and the department of natural and cultural resources, whose estimated total cost is not more than [$250,000] $500,000. Such projects may be done on a force account basis, by contracts awarded through competitive bidding, by short term rental of construction equipment, or by any combination of these methods. These departments are authorized to rent construction equipment for periods not exceeding 6 months at rates the departments deem competitive through the use of quotes or bids.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
19-0337
Amended 4/24/19
HB 534-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2019-1315s)
AN ACT relative to certain major state projects.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill would raise the threshold, from $250,000 to $500,000, for projects that are exempt from the competitive bid requirement of the Department of Administrative Services, Division of Public Works (DPW). The following departments are affected and would realize reduced expenditures: Fish and Game, Adjutant General, Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Services New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff Home, and Natural and Cultural Resources. Projects that cannot be accepted by the DPW are also exempted.
DAS indicates DPW derives approximately thirty percent of its total funding from fees charged to these agencies and would therefore lose that funding source. This funding loss would impact the ability of the DPW to perform its role in enforcing Statewide building standards and codes, designing new building or building improvements, and monitoring the construction of these building improvements to ensure Statewide standards are adhered to during the construction phase. DPW would require additional general funds to replace the lost funding stream and maintain staff and functions at current levels. There is currently no provision to replace these funds in the DAS budget with general funds.
In FY 2018, the total project value for these named agencies was $8,610,566. DPW fees are approximately 6 percent of this value, or $516,634 ($8,610,566 x .06 = $516,634). DPW total funding from fees in FY 2018 was $957,358. The loss of agency income to DAS will be reflected in the other impacted agency budgets as a reduced expense.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Administrative Services
