Title I, The State and Its Government

I. For the purpose of reducing disposal costs and to conserve and protect natural resources, it shall be the policy of each state agency to: (a) Minimize the amount of solid and hazardous waste that it generates. (b) Recycle any generated waste materials for which markets are rea…

I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer the payment and procurement card fund, which shall be a revolving fund administered by the department of administrative services. The department of administrative services may make expenditures of up to $100,000 …

In this chapter, "smart growth" means the control of haphazard and unplanned development and the use of land which results over time, in the inflation of the amount of land used per unit of human development, and of the degree of dispersal between such land areas. "Smart growth" …

The budget shall consist of 3 parts, the nature and contents of which shall be as follows: I. Part I shall consist of the governor's budget message, which shall set forth: (a) The governor's program for meeting all the expenditure needs of the government for each of the years of …

Prior to the adoption of the 6-year capital budget, the requests for appropriation of funds shall be as follows: I. All departments seeking funds for capital expenditures shall submit their requests to the commissioner of administrative services no later than the May 1 before the…

In the first year of each biennium the legislature shall review the 6-year capital budget and update the extended projects, and may approve new projects over the next 6 years. The general court intends that once a capital budget project has been approved it shall be funded throug…

I. In preparing the state development plan, the office of planning and development shall consult with the chief executive officers of the various departments and agencies of state government with responsibilities which are relevant to economic development. II. The office may also…

All state agencies shall give due consideration to the state's policy on smart growth under RSA 9-B:2 when providing advice or expending state or federal funds, for their own use or as pass-through grants, for public works, transportation, or major capital improvement projects, a…

The department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, shall consult with the office of the state treasurer before entering into contracts for credit card services intended to facilitate the process by which the state conducts and pays for its pu…

I. On or before October 1 prior to each biennial legislative session, all departments of the state shall transmit to the commissioner of administrative services, on forms to be furnished by the commissioner, an efficiency expenditure request for each fiscal year of the following …

To encourage cost savings and energy conservation, the public utilities commission shall, subject to its ratemaking authority under RSA 378, develop a rate for part-night or midnight service for unmetered street or area lighting. Such a rate shall be revenue neutral with respect …

The supreme court, in consultation with the judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54, shall prepare the judicial branch budget for review and processing by the legislature according to the same time schedule for budgetary review and analy…

Each executive department, with the necessary assistance of the chief information officer, shall prepare an information technology plan and submit it to the information technology council. The portion of each plan which addresses the upcoming biennium shall define the capital and…

I. On or before October 1 prior to each biennial legislative session, all departments of the state, except the department of transportation, and the judicial branch requesting appropriations from the highway fund shall transmit to the commissioner of administrative services, on b…

For the university system of New Hampshire and community college system of New Hampshire, the state operating budget shall include only general fund appropriations. The chancellor of the university system and the chancellor of the community college system shall provide detailed b…

The governor shall review actions taken by state agencies relative to the provisions of RSA 9-B:4 to ensure compliance with this chapter. The governor shall establish procedures for review no later than December 1, 2000.

I. On or before October 1 next prior to each biennial legislative session, the commissioner of administrative services shall prepare an estimate of the total income of the state for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium, in which the several items of income shall be listed and…

The department of transportation shall: I. Review and update its criteria for roadway lighting to ensure that its current standards and procedures conform to commonly accepted best practices. II. Explore how energy and maintenance costs can be reduced by replacing existing lumina…

The department of environmental services shall assist state agencies, as time and resources permit, to identify waste reduction and recycling opportunities. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the preparation of waste minimization and recycling guidelines and of…

By October 1 of 2001, and every 4 years thereafter, the council on resources and development, established in RSA 162-C, shall report to the general court and the governor on the following: I. Progress by state agencies in complying with the expenditure requirements under RSA 9-B:…

Upon the receipt of the efficiency expenditure requests called for by RSA 9:4 and the preparation of the estimates of income called for by RSA 9:5, and not later than November 1 next succeeding, the commissioner of administrative services shall cause to be prepared a tentative bu…

There is established in the office of the state treasurer a nonlapsing fund to be known as the state recycling fund to be administered by the director of the division, which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. All moneys in the state recycling fund shall be …

I. All sales revenues for materials recycled by state agencies shall be forwarded quarterly to the state treasurer for deposit into the state recycling fund established in RSA 9-C:6. Any revenues derived from collections made by the Tobey School shall be used first to reimburse t…

Upon the receipt by the governor of the tentative budget provided for by RSA 9:6, the governor shall make provision for public hearings thereon not later than the ensuing month of December, at which the governor may require the attendance of the heads and other officers of all de…

The division shall fulfill its responsibility as the state's procurement agency in a manner consistent with and in advancement of the policy principles of RSA 9-C:3. This shall be reflected, in part, in the division's procurement specifications and the information required from v…

Following his inauguration, the governor shall proceed to the formulation of the budget provided for by RSA 9:2 and 3. In doing so he shall give such weight to the estimates of income as prepared by the commissioner of administrative services and to the estimates of expenditure r…

I. All budgets provided for by this subdivision shall be in accounting unit format consistent with the chart of accounts of the state integrated financial accounting system. For expository purposes, the budget may be presented as a summarized 3 class line document consisting of p…

The general court shall not adopt an operating budget for any fund, or any other legislation which provides for appropriations, which exceed the state's total estimated revenues from existing, increased, or new taxes, fees, operating income and other sources. If the estimated rev…

I. Uncoated printing and writing paper purchased by or for state agencies shall contain not less than 30 percent recycled material and coated printing paper purchased by or for state agencies shall contain not less than 10 percent recycled material. II. If compliance with this se…

The governor shall transmit to the legislature supplemental estimates for such appropriations as in his judgment may be necessary on account of laws enacted after the transmission of the budget, or as he deems otherwise in the public interest. He shall accompany such estimates wi…

Pursuant to part II, article 6-a of the New Hampshire constitution, any costs associated with the collection and administration of highway funds by the department of safety shall be deducted by the department before such funds are credited to the highway fund. On or before Januar…

In each biennium, highway fund appropriations, including costs of collections of the department of safety, shall be subject to the following limitations: I. Department of transportation: Not less than 73 percent of anticipated total gross road toll and motor vehicle fees and fine…

All departments of the executive branch and the judicial branch that receive highway fund transfers for any purpose shall file a report with the commissioner of administrative services on or before January 1 of each year for the preceding fiscal year. The format of the report sha…

I. Each of the following state agencies shall provide 10-year cost projections for the identified service or program: (a) The department of administrative services: state retiree health insurance, and in conjunction with the department of revenue administration, state revenues. (…

On or before February 1 of each budget year, prior to the transmission of the budget to the legislature under RSA 9:2, the legislative budget assistant shall provide to the house and senate finance committees, a report with the 10-year current services cost projections described …

As used in this chapter: I. "Clean air" means the standards set by the department of health and human services, in consultation with department of labor. II. "Office space" means an area within a building occupied for 4 or more hours each workday by one or more state employees wh…

The ultimate executive authority over the New Hampshire hospital, formerly the state hospital; the New Hampshire youth development center, formerly the industrial school; and the Glencliff home, formerly the state sanatorium, including all real and personal estate used in connect…

I. In this section, "lakes region facility" means all land, easements, buildings, structures, and appurtenances owned or controlled by the state of New Hampshire in the city of Laconia formerly known as the Laconia State School. II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the…

I. The administrator of the division of plant and property, department of administrative services, or any other state agency authorized to build, acquire, or lease building space, shall require that the following facilities meet clean air standards before they may be used as offi…

I. The commissioner of the department of administrative services may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Content and format of any forms necessary under RSA 10-B:2, I. (b) Manner of acquiring certification from the department of health and human services. (c) [Repealed…

I. This chapter shall not apply to the university system of New Hampshire. II. The governor and council, upon recommendation by the administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services or other state agency authorized to build, acquire,…

Upon request of the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the governor and council may buy, sell, or exchange institutional lands for any of the institutions named in RSA 10:1 over which the requester has jurisdiction and, at the request of any of the above…

All trust funds left to and accepted by the state shall be kept separate from any other funds and shall be administered by the board of trustees or other governing body having control of the activities to be benefited by the trust in accordance with the terms of the instrument cr…

The trust funds for the benefit of the New Hampshire state hospital created by Catherine Fiske and Jacob Kimball shall be administered by the board of trustees of the New Hampshire state hospital. The Teachers Institute Trust Fund for the benefit of education shall be administere…

The provisions of any act relating to any of the trust funds for the benefit of the state hospital created by Catherine Fiske and by Jacob Kimball, and the Teachers Institute Trust Fund for the promotion of education, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are…

The agencies designated to administer the Catherine Fiske Legacy for the benefit of the state hospital, the Jacob Kimball Legacy for the benefit of the state hospital, and the Teachers Institute Trust Fund for the promotion of education shall keep appropriate bookkeeping records,…