NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



UPDATE 



the Greenhouse Taxation Bill as of 3/6/98 



Bob Rimol 



House Bill 170 passed in the 

 House in January and is now in 

 the Senate Ways and Means Com- 

 mittee, but we are now at a piv- 

 otal point in the legislative pro- 

 cess. Although the consensus is 

 that the bill is acceptable in its 

 present form, there is content we 

 would like to have amended so 

 that the bill has more merit in the 

 horticulture industry. These con- 

 cerns were submitted to the 

 House, but were not addressed 

 because of time constraints. 



Presently, through letters, phone 

 calls, and personal visits, we're 

 working with the seven members 

 of the Senate Ways and Means 

 Committee to educate them and 



explain our concerns. We are also 

 hoping to simplify some of the 

 bill's content. 



Along with the NHPGA, this bill 

 is also being supported by the 

 Farm Bureau and the New Hamp- 

 shire Vegetable Growers' Associa- 

 tion. HB 170 also has commissioner 

 Steve Taylor's endorsement. 



The bill in its present form 

 does not reflect two specific 

 changes we would like to see ad- 

 dressed, but it isn't prudent at 

 this time to pursue these changes. 

 The first issue is that the bill in 

 its present form does not include 

 the exemption of greenhouses 

 used for retail sales. The second, 

 although of minor importance to 



the greenhouse industry, is that 

 the bill does not include the ex- 

 emption of greenhouse taxation 

 for all agricultural products (i.e., 

 calf barns). Our strategy is to get 

 the bill passed in its present form 

 or with the amendments and then, 

 in a future legislative session, 

 amend the bill again to include 

 exemption for retail greenhouses. 



Now that our industry is ap- 

 proaching its busiest time of the 

 year, it will become increasingly 

 difficult for us to spend time and 

 energy on this bill. However, it's 

 vital that you get involved when it 

 comes down to "crunch time," that 

 is, when the Senate Ways and 

 Means Committee completes its 

 review and the bill is ready for 

 the final vote. At that point — 

 which will be soon (unfortunately, 

 we don't know exactly when), we 



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