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No. 13 April 11, 2019 HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court State of Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 41 Concord, N.H. Thursday, April 11, 2019 No. 13X HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 12 (Cont’d) Thursday, April 4, 2019 Rep. Ley moved that the House adjourn. Motion adopted. HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 13 Thursday, April 11, 2019 The House assembled at 10:00 a.m., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by House Chaplain, Reverend Kate Atkinson, Rector of St. Paul’s Church in Concord. O God, as new life breaks forth from winter-chilled earth, we pray that You would breathe new life into our souls and bodies. Renew our strength for the work You have called us to do, help us to be careful stewards of our resources, as gardeners care for the ground they till and the plants they raise. Like gardeners, we tend seeds sown with hope and expectation; whether or not we ourselves placed them in the soil, we are called to nurture them as they develop and grow. Give us grace to recognize and celebrate the efforts of those who have gone before us, to be respectful of their vision even as we move forward with ideas of our own. Keep us mindful of the variety and richness that surrounds us, of the beauty of our environment and its people, and our responsibility to care for them. May we be gracious and loving stewards of all the gifts we receive from You. Amen. Representative Michael Cahill, member from Newmarket, led the Pledge of Allegiance. The National Anthem was sung by the member from Canaan, Representative Timothy Josephson. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Reps. Gidge, Gunski and O’Connor, the day, illness. Reps. Buchanan, Leishman, Mackie, Pickering, Piemonte, Marjorie Smith, Somero, Swinburne, Trento and Verville, the day, important business. Rep. Belanger, the day, illness in the family. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Fourth-grade students from Alton Central School, guests of Rep. Howard. Fourth-grade students from Pierce Elementary School, and Francestown Elementary School, guests of the Hillsborough Districts 4 and 38 Del- egations. Fourth-grade students from The Lempster School, guests of Reps. Aron and Steven Smith. REGULAR CALENDAR HB 25-A, making appropriations for capital improvements. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Rep. John Cloutier for Public Works and Highways. This bill is New Hampshire’s two-year capital budget, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. The capital budget provides bonded funding for statewide capital improvements; including construction, repairs, and investments in state-owned buildings, state facilities and parks. Such improvements aim to maintain and strengthen our state’s non-highway transportation, build- ing, and technological infrastructure. The capital budget, as recommended by the committee, appropriates approximately $124 million in general fund bonding, which is about $1 million less than the previous capital budget approved in 2017. It is about $4 million more than the budget recommended by the Governor and the additions include funding for public transit bus and facility matching funds, repairs to state-owned active railroad lines and bridges, matching funds to other railroads, Rye Harbor dredging, rebuilding the access road 2 11 APRIL 2019 HOUSE RECORD at Berlin’s Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, and fully funding the state share of the completion of the Rochester Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center. This decision to appropriate $124 million was made after careful deliberation and analysis of information regarding the state’s ratio of debt service to unrestricted general fund revenue from the state treasurer, based on RSA 6-C, which outlines our bonding parameters. Working with the state treasurer, the committee determined that the increase of $4 million of bonding over what was recommended by the Governor would only affect our debt service ratio by 0.1% in fiscal year 2022 and thereafter, and not at all before that. Weighing the needs of the state and the opportuni- ties presented by the additional bonding against this small rise in the debt ratio, the committee decided to recommend the capital budget of $124 million. This investment of $124 million in general fund bonds would result in the leveraging of approximately $152 million in federal funds, $6.9 million in local education funds, as well as $1.8 million in private funds for various selected projects. Examples of such leveraging include $55 million in federal funds to be used by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) as part of the state’s match to help several local communities upgrade their Clean as well as Drinking Water Systems, with DES only having to kick in approximately $9.9 million in general funds. Another example is an appropriation of $756,250 in general fund bonds to the Pease Development Authority that will leverage about $7.9 million in federal aid for the dredging of both Hampton and Rye Harbors. Finally, approximately $4.4 million in general fund bonding will leverage the same amount of federal funds to help the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) upgrade its Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System. Le- veraging of federal and other funds aside, more specific parts of the capital budget include improvements to our state parks and cultural resources. For example, a total of $7,145,000 is appropriated to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) for roofing and repairs to various park buildings, expansion of the Mount Washington sewage treatment plant, upgrades to park bathrooms, restoration of historic sites, as well engineering monies for a new archaeology lab and climate-controlled storage area at the State Library. More specifically, a total of $740,000 is appropriated to DNCR for improvement of the existing boat ramp and increased parking at Newbury’s Sunapee State Beach. This boat ramp will improve public boat access to Lake Sunapee. Support for facilities and equipment required by the state’s secondary and post-secondary educational institutions are also part of the capital budget’s many appropriations. These appropriations in- clude $6,475,500 for the Community College System to do critical maintenance, safety, and master plans at all 12 of its campuses around New Hampshire. Additionally, a maximum of $10 million is appropriated to the University System for renovations at UNH’s Spaulding Hall in Durham. But an additional maximum of $32 million is promised to the University System in the next two capital budgets for renovations at Plym- outh State University’s Hyde Hall and Keene State College’s Elliot Student Center. Also, $4 million under the Department of Education has been allocated to finish the state’s share of renovations to Rochester’s CTE Center. This is on top of the state’s share of $12 million allocated to Rochester for the CTE renovations ap- propriated in the previous capital budget. Finally, $14,450,000 has been designated for the state’s share of renovations at Hudson’s CTE Center. Another committee priority was funding projects that will either save our state money in the operating budget long-term or help generate more revenue. One example includes a $1.2 million appropriation to DHHS for enhancement of the Glencliff Home’s electrical system. The current electrical system is powered by diesel fuel and uses 280 gallons of diesel per day to run the system. With the system enhancement, such diesel fuel use could be cut by 100 gallons per day. Another project that will pro- vide long-term operating budget savings is the $4.5 million appropriation to the Department of Corrections for renovations to the kitchen at the NH State Prison for Men in Concord. These renovations will result in the installation of new ovens, freezers, and coolers which are more energy-efficient than the present kitchen’s appliances. Additionally, a total appropriation of $23,345,000 has been recommended to the Department of Administrative Services for upgrades at various state buildings-several of which involve the installation of new heating boilers and electrical systems, which will also be more energy-efficient. Finally, as for generat- ing more state revenue, a total of $2 million was appropriated to the Liquor Commission for new computer software, which will allow the stores to more safely and efficiently process credit and debit card sales. As for non-highway transportation needs, $77,662,527 - all but $4,123,555 of it in federal funds-- was appropriated to the Department of Transportation for repairs and improvements to New Hampshire’s 12 municipal air- ports under the supervision of the Federal Aviation Administration. This $4,123,555 is another example of our how general fund dollars leverage federal dollars. Additionally, a total of $1.984 million in general funds were appropriated for repairs to state-owned rail lines and rail bridges. $1.8 million were appropriated to two private short-haul rail companies, the Coos County Rail Line and the Strafford & Carroll County Rail Line, for improvements; provided that they put up at least another $1.8 million in matching money for the same improvements. Such projects are important to maintain these short-haul lines, which allow freight to be car- ried over them, instead of loading freight onto heavy trucks that further damage our deteriorating roads and bridges. Finally, $907,460 in general funds was designated for use by our state’s seven local transit agencies to help them purchase buses for their public transportation services upon which more and more of our citizens are coming to rely. In summary, this capital budget, as unanimously recommended by the committee, helps New Hampshire maintain and enhance its infrastructure.
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