Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

The municipality may create a department or designate an existing department or office or agency or municipal housing and redevelopment authority, or form a corporation under RSA 292, to administer development districts. The district administrator may, subject to such rules and l…

I. The legislative body of the municipality may, in the same manner as the chapter is adopted pursuant to RSA 162-K:1, create an advisory board for each development district that ensures fair representation of business and community interests. The board shall consist of such numb…

Unless they desire otherwise, provision shall be made for relocation of all persons who would be displaced by a proposed development district prior to displacement in accordance with the provisions of RSA 162-K:6. Prior to undertaking any relocation of displaced persons, the muni…

Municipalities may enter into an agreement under RSA 53-A to jointly establish a municipal development district that may include land within the several municipalities using the procedures in this chapter. Tax revenues and expenditures may be allocated as provided in the agreemen…

In this chapter: I. "Budget submission date" has the meaning set forth under RSA 273-A:1, III. II. "Development district" means a specific area within the corporate limits of any municipality which has been so designated and separately numbered by the legislative body of said mun…

A municipality which adopts this chapter shall thereafter be authorized to establish one or more development districts. For each such district, the municipality shall establish a development program and a tax increment financing plan. A municipality that has not previously adopte…

Prior to adopting this chapter or designating any development district, a hearing on the subject shall be conducted in the municipality. The hearing shall be conducted by the governing body. The hearing shall be held at least 15 days prior to the date on which action on the propo…

Upon a finding that such action will serve public purposes, the legislative body of the municipality may create, within its jurisdiction, development districts. The area of a district may be enlarged following the date of designation of the district. Municipalities establishing d…

A municipality which has adopted this chapter and which intends to establish a development district shall, in addition to establishing the district, establish a development program under this section and a tax increment financing plan under RSA 162-K:9 and 10. I. The development …

A municipality may accept grants or other financial assistance from the government of the United States, the state of New Hampshire or any other entity to do studies and to construct and operate the public improvements authorized by this chapter.

The municipality may authorize, issue and sell general obligation bonds, which shall mature within 30 years from the date of issue, to finance the acquisition and betterment of real and personal property needed to carry out the development program within the development district …

The municipality shall adopt a tax increment financing plan for any development district established under this chapter. The plan shall allocate use of tax increments for retirement of bonds and notes, operation, maintenance and improvements in the district and for general munici…