I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every department as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:1 is hereby authorized to transfer funds within and among all accounting units within said department, provided that any transfer of $100,000 or more shall require prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council, and provided that no funds may be transferred in violation of the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:17-a, 9:17-b, 9:17-c, or 9:17-d or in violation of any restrictions otherwise provided by law. The restrictions included in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:17-a, 9:17-b, 9:17-c, or 9:17-d shall not apply if a transfer is necessary to satisfy a federal maintenance of effort requirement to ensure the receipt of federal funds.
II. Subject to the limitations in paragraph III and approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council, the transfers authorized in this section may include the establishment of new accounting units and expenditure class codes as necessary and appropriate to respond to changes in federal or state laws, regulations, or programs and otherwise as necessary for the efficient management of the department; provided that if a transfer does not include new accounting units or expenditure class codes, only transfers of $100,000 or more shall require prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 9:16-a

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II-a. Unless specifically permitted by an operating budget section or footnote, the following transfer restrictions shall apply to all departments:
(a) The appropriation budgeted in class 023-heat-electricity-water shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, except that agencies may transfer between class 023 appropriations as necessary.
(b) The appropriations in classes 047 and 048 for the maintenance of buildings and grounds shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and shall not lapse in the first year of the operating budget, except that appropriations for maintenance of buildings and grounds may be transferred as follows:
(1) Appropriations in class 047-own forces maintenance-buildings and grounds may be transferred to other class 047 appropriations or to class 048-contractual maintenance- buildings and grounds appropriations.
(2) Appropriation in 048-contractual maintenance-buildings and grounds may be transferred to other class 048-contractual maintenance-buildings and grounds appropriations or to class 047 appropriations.
(c) The appropriations budgeted in class 027-transfers to DoIT, class 028-transfers to general services, class 040-indirect costs, class 041-audit funds set aside, class 042-additional fringe benefits, class 049-transfers, class 061-unemployment compensation, class 062-workers compensation, class 064-retiree pension benefit-health insurance, class 210-bond insurance, and class 211-property and casualty insurance, shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, except that agencies may transfer any portion of funds in class 027 transfers to OIT not related to IT shared services upon consultation with and approval from the CIO.
(d) The following account units within the department of natural and cultural resources shall be exempt from the transfer restrictions in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c): 03-35-35-351510-3701, 03-35-35-351510-3745, 03-35-35-351510-3720, 03-35-35-351510-7300, 03-35-35-351510-3414, 03-35-35-351510-3556, 03-35-35-351510-3558, 03-35-35-351510-3484, 03-35-35-351510-3486, 03-35-35-351510-3488, 03-35-35-351510-3562, 03-35-35-351510-3415, 03-35-35-351510-3746, 03-35-35-351510-3777, 03-35-35-351510-3717, 03-35-35-351510-3703, and 03-35-35-351510-4016.
(e) The following classes shall not lapse in the first year of the operating budget: class 028-transfers to general services, class 040-indirect costs, class 041-audit funds set aside, class 042-additional fringe benefits, class 061-unemployment compensation, class 062-workers compensation, class 064-retiree pension benefit-health insurance, class-210 bond insurance, and class-211 property casualty insurance.
III. The $100,000 threshold under paragraphs I-II shall be applied at the accounting unit level on a cumulative basis within the fiscal year. Once the threshold has been reached, the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council shall be required for subsequent transfers within the fiscal year.
IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor is hereby authorized to transfer funds within and among all accounting units within the governor’s office, provided that any transfer of $75,000 or more shall require prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, and provided that no funds may be transferred in violation of the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:17-a, 9:17-b, or 9:17-c or in violation of any restrictions otherwise provided by law or to or from any account. The $75,000 threshold shall be applied at the accounting unit level on a cumulative basis within the fiscal year. Once the threshold has been reached, the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court shall be required for subsequent transfers within the fiscal year.