§ 12-A:10-f — State Historic Sites Fund Established

I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the state historic sites fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. Such fund shall be the depository of all fees, rentals, revenue from operations and retail sales, net profit from concession operations, donations, gifts, and grants received from the bureau of historic sites pursuant to RSA 12-A:10-e. All moneys in such fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the bureau of historic sites for the purposes set forth in RSA 12-A:10-e, including the principal and interest on any bonds which may be issued in the name of the state for the purpose of capital improvements to the state historic sites properties under the administration of the department of natural and cultural resources.
II. The bureau may institute a promotional program to solicit and receive any gifts, grants, or donations pursuant to its duties under RSA 12-A:10-e, and to deposit such gifts, grants, or donations in the state historic sites fund.
III. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 21-I:17-a, I, the director of the division of parks and recreation may make purchases using field purchase orders for expenditures of up to $2,000 for the bureau of historic sites operations and facilities using field purchase orders.
IV. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources may transfer funds between and among the appropriations for the operation of the bureau of historic sites. The commissioner shall report annually 60 days after the close of each fiscal year to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council all transfers accomplished under the provisions of this section. RSA 9:17-a and RSA 9:17-c shall not apply to this section.

Legislative History

2009, 242:2. 2010, 374:5. 2012, 247:5, eff. Aug. 17, 2012. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.