Capital Budget Overview Committee, New Hampshire State Legislature
The Capital Budget Overview Committee is a standing joint committee of the New Hampshire General Court.
Per state statute, the chairs of the House Public Works and Highways Committee and the Senate Capital Budget Committee serve on the Capital Budget Committee. The Speaker of the House appoints three additional House members, all of whom must serve on the Public Works and Highways Committee, and the President of the Senate appoints three additional members of the Senate. The committee elects its own officers. When voting, the joint committee members of each chamber vote as a block as a single House and Senate vote, respectively.[1]
See sources: NH Rev Stat § 17-J
Function
According to Section 17-J:4 of the state statutes:
“ | The capital budget overview committee shall review the status of capital budget projects both during and between legislative sessions. Each state agency with capital budget projects shall report to the department of administrative services, in the format the department of administrative services prescribes, for the quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30. The department of administrative services shall combine these reports and present the summarized report to the capital budget overview committee for review quarterly on the first of November, February, May, and August. The department of administrative services, division of public works design and construction shall, within 90 days of the approval of funding for any capital budget project, submit a timeline or schedule for such project to the capital budget overview committee for review.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
Capital Budget Overview Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "NH Rev Stat § 17-J," accessed March 12, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "NH Rev Stat § 17-J:4," accessed March 12, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.