HB 1301 — increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

HB 1301-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED SESSIONBY 26-2871THE 08/05 HOUSE BILL12Feb2026... 1301-FN AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

0181h SESSION 26-2871 08/05 HOUSE BILL 1301-FN AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

HB 1301-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED 26-2871BY 08/05THE STATEHOUSE OF12Feb2026... NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

0181h 26-2871 08/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

An annual mooring fee of $50[$50] $75 for each mooring in a congregate mooring fieldfield, $75 for each mooring in a public mooring field, and [$25] $50 for each mooring not in a congregate or public mooring field shall be charged for each decal renewed or replaced pursuant to this subdivisionsubdivision. which shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a and $25 shall be deposited into the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund established under RSA 485-A:61.

[which] $50 of the annual fee for each mooring in a public or congregate mooring field shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a, and $25 shall be deposited into the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund established under RSA 485-A:61.

$25 of the annual fee for each mooring not in a public or congregate mooring field shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a and $25 shall be deposited into the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund established under RSA 485-A:61.

LBA 26-2871 11/17/2502/13/2026 HB 1301-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT # 2026-0181h) AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 $68,750$111,250 to $68,750$111,250 to $68,750$111,250 to Revenue $0 $80,000$122,500 $80,000$122,500 $80,000$122,500 Revenue Fund(s) CyanobacteriaCyanobacterial Mitigation Loan and Grant Fund $68,750$111,250 to $68,750$111,250 to $68,750$111,250 to Expenditures* $0 $80,000$122,500 $80,000$122,500 $80,000$122,500 Funding Source(s) CyanobacteriaCyanobacterial Mitigation Loan and Grant Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures $0 $0 $0 $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable Local Revenue $0 IncreaseIndeterminable Increaser Increase Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable Increase Increase Increase METHODOLOGY:

This bill increases thecertain annual mooring feefees forunder mooringsRSA not270:62 locatedfor ininland awaterbodies congregate mooring field from $25 to $50 and directs $25 of each feeapplicable collectedannual mooring fee to the Cyanobacteriacyanobacteria Mitigationmitigation Loanloan and Grantgrant Fundfund established under RSA 485-A:61.

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TheseIn revenuestotal, wouldthere beare usedan forestimated competitive4,450 grants or loans to municipalities4,900 andmoorings. nonprofit lake or watershed associations for projects that mitigate or prevent cyanobacteria blooms.

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IfThe appliedsame moreamount broadly,is expected to be expended annually from the fiscaldedicated impactfund couldfor becyanobacteria higher.mitigation projects.

The Department notes that cyanobacteria mitigation projects typically cost between $250,000 and $500,000 per project.

Of the initial $1,000,000 General Fund appropriation provided in 2023 to establish the fund, approximately $250,000 remains, although a current application for $200,000 is pending.

After FY 2026, the Department anticipates that only revenues generated by this bill, estimated at up to $122,500 per year, will be available to support mitigation projects.

Funding is expected to be awarded competitively to municipalities or nonprofit lake and watershed associations.