establishing a commission to study if New Hampshire may implement an R-PACER program.
What changed between versions
The body was renamed from a 'multi-agency task force' to an 'R-Pacer Commission' and moved from RSA 162-A (flood resilience chapter) to RSA 53-F (C-PACER chapter), aligning it with the existing commercial PACER program it is meant to study.
The commission's membership expanded from four agency heads to seven members: two House members appointed by the Speaker, one Senate member appointed by the President of the Senate, and the same four agency heads (business finance authority, housing finance authority, business and economic affairs, community development finance authority).
The entire 'Purpose' section (Section 1) containing climate change justification - citing Dartmouth College rainfall projections and NOAA sea-level rise data - was deleted from the amended version.
The report deadline changed from an unspecified June date to October 15, 2026, and a self-executing repeal of the commission was added on that same date, making it a temporary body with a hard sunset.
The deadline for holding the first meeting was shortened from 45 days to 30 days after the effective date.
Leadership changed: the original task force was chaired by the business finance authority executive director; the amended commission elects its own chairperson from among members, and the first meeting is called by the first-named House member rather than automatically occurring.
A quorum requirement of four members was added, and legislative members are now entitled to mileage at the legislative rate when attending commission duties.
