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fatlazyless · 06-28-2009, 07:49 PM

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that the house bill from January was voted no either in committee or by the whole house, and the increase which just was passed by the senate creates a different money stream. HB 205 was originated by the Marine Patrol director, but it was voted no in the House of Representatives. A different bill, HB2, which increased registration fees including cars, boats, plus the new 9% campground tent tax, the increase in the lodging & meals tax from 8% to 9%, the new 10% gambling tax and other tax increases such as the tax on LLC businesses will be going into the general fund and not specifically to any one state service.

Basically, it is your boating fee pouring down the state's slushy money river, over the dam, and into the big pool of spending below.......kerspla$h!

If the empty seats in the state house could talk, they'd be saying "sorry NH, never enuf money.....needum bigger fund...ayuh!" Here a tax, there a tax, everywhere a tax tax....welcome to NH!
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Just checked the NH legislature's website, and HB 205, a bill pertaining specifically to the Marine Patrol funding and invasive weed control funding was 'held in committee' by the House Ways & Means committee on January 15, 2009.

06-28-2009, 07:49 PM	#19
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,527 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that the house bill from January was voted no either in committee or by the whole house, and the increase which just was passed by the senate creates a different money stream. HB 205 was originated by the Marine Patrol director, but it was voted no in the House of Representatives. A different bill, HB2, which increased registration fees including cars, boats, plus the new 9% campground tent tax, the increase in the lodging & meals tax from 8% to 9%, the new 10% gambling tax and other tax increases such as the tax on LLC businesses will be going into the general fund and not specifically to any one state service. Basically, it is your boating fee pouring down the state's slushy money river, over the dam, and into the big pool of spending below.......kerspla$h! If the empty seats in the state house could talk, they'd be saying "sorry NH, never enuf money.....needum bigger fund...ayuh!" Here a tax, there a tax, everywhere a tax tax....welcome to NH! ...... Just checked the NH legislature's website, and HB 205, a bill pertaining specifically to the Marine Patrol funding and invasive weed control funding was 'held in committee' by the House Ways & Means committee on January 15, 2009. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 06-29-2009 at 06:23 AM.