NH SB541

Appropriates $16,500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Services for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027

Funds Phase 2 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project to increase water supply by over 2 million gallons per day to towns affected by PFAS contamination and growing water demands

Covers infrastructure including booster pumping stations, pressure reducing stations, water storage tanks, water mains, and associated design, land acquisition, and construction permits

Prohibits current public utility ratepayers from being adversely affected by direct or indirect costs of bringing drinking water to communities receiving new services through this appropriation

Effective date is July 1, 2026, and the appropriated sum is nonlapsing