New Hampshire Revised Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:18 (2026)
Lapsed Appropriations
✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
NH-GCgc.nh.gov
JustiaChapter on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
9:18 Lapsed Appropriations. –
I. Except for capital appropriations under paragraph I-a or as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of special appropriations shall lapse when the object for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 2 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations.
I-a. All unexpended portions of appropriations made by the 6-year capital budget shall lapse when the project for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 6 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations
II. Except as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of general appropriations for which a legally enforceable obligation has not been incurred during the fiscal year for which they were appropriated shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year.
I. Except for capital appropriations under paragraph I-a or as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of special appropriations shall lapse when the object for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 2 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations.
I-a. All unexpended portions of appropriations made by the 6-year capital budget shall lapse when the project for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 6 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations
II. Except as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of general appropriations for which a legally enforceable obligation has not been incurred during the fiscal year for which they were appropriated shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year.
Source. 1913, 66:1. 1925, 169:1. PL 15:34. 1927, 9:1. 1929, 97:1. RL 22:29. RSA 9:18. 1967, 77:1. 1971, 424:1. 1973, 493:6. 1982, 38:12. 2004, 138:3, 4, eff. May 24, 2004.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1968–2011 · leading case: New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 161 N.H. 378 (N.H. 2011).
New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 161 N.H. 378 (N.H. 2011). “See RSA 9:18 (Supp. 2010) (pertaining to lapsed appropriations).”
Chase Home for Child. v. New Hampshire Div. for Child., Youth & Families, 34 A.3d 1195 (N.H. 2011). “According to the court, DHHS’s lapse of funds was improper because RSA 9:18 states that there “shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of .”
New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 13 A.3d 145 (N.H. 2011). “See RSA 9:18 (Supp.2010) (pertaining to lapsed appropriations).”
Opinion of the Justices, 241 A.2d 213 (N.H. 1968). “1 is in the affirmative, do the provisions oí RSA 9:18 ( supp) require the payment of such aid from fiscal 1969 Emergency Fund appropriations, or may payment be made from 1968 Emergency Fund appropriations? 3.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.