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SB662 • 2026

making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Howard Pearl (r), Daniel Innis (R), Scott Bryer (R), Tim McGough (R), Ruth Ward (R), James Guzofski (R), Kevin Avard (R), Mark McConkey (R), Paul Tudor (R), David Watters (D), David Rochefort (R)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

What This Bill Does

  • making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  2. 2026-03-05 S

    Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  3. 2026-03-05 S

    Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  4. 2026-02-19 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2026, Vote 8-0; SC 8

  5. 2026-02-05 S

    Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 5

  6. 2026-02-04 S

    Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Finance; SJ 3

Official Summary Text

making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

Current Bill Text

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SB 662-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-3267
04/08

SENATE BILL
662-FN-A

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Rep. Bryer, Rock. 1; Rep. Guzofski, Rock. 1; Rep. Tudor, Rock. 1

COMMITTEE: Finance

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ANALYSIS

This bill makes an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3267
04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Appropriation; Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. There is hereby appropriated to the department of natural and cultural resources the sum of $1,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, which shall be nonlapsing until June 30, 2029, for the purpose of making renovations and repairs to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

LBA
26-3267
1/21/26

SB 662-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated State Impact

FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
FY 2029

Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0

Revenue Fund(s)
None

Expenditures*
$0
$1,000,000

Funding Source(s)
General Fund

Appropriations*
$0
$1,000,000
$0
$0

Funding Source(s)
General Fund

*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, nonlapsing until June 30, 2029, for the purpose of renovations and repairs to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None