Title I, The State and Its Government

The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may acquire on behalf of the state, either by purchase or otherwise, as hereinafter provided, any real estate within the state which he may deem necessary for any military purpose, for public parks, public buildings, or fo…

The governor and council may anticipate by not more than 90 days, and fill any vacancy to occur in any office during their term of office which they have power to fill.

The governor and council, for the purposes aforesaid, are empowered to take and appropriate any such real estate for the use of the state in accordance with RSA 498-A; provided, however, that 60 days before a taking in the city of Concord or the Concord region, the governor shall…

If the state proposes to acquire any municipal land, under the provisions of RSA 4:29, 4:30, 233, 236, or of any other applicable section of RSA, for highway or other purposes, and such land had been used by said municipality for conservation or recreation, it shall first comply …

If the state, under the provisions of RSA 230 or any other statute, converts state property acquired or developed with federal assistance under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, to other than public outdoor recreation uses, the state may acquire, by co…

Any such takings and appropriations shall be prosecuted or defended on the part of the state by the attorney general under the advice of the governor and council.

The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, is authorized to draw his warrant upon any money in the treasury available for military purposes or not otherwise appropriated, in payment for real estate acquired for military purposes under the provisions of this chapter…

All real estate acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall be held by the state for the purposes for which it was acquired, until otherwise ordered by the legislature.

The area in the city of Concord bounded by Pleasant, Fruit, Clinton, and South Spring streets, excluding any privately owned land and buildings, and also excluding the 2 stand-alone parcels known presently as city of Concord tax map 37, block 6, lots 17 and 19 together with the b…

Any lease of land, buildings, or space to be used by any state agency, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, III, and which exceeds a term of 5 years, including all options, shall be reviewed and approved by the long range capital planning and utilization committee established in RSA 17-M pr…

Except as provided in RSA 204-D, RSA 162-Y, and RSA 228:31-b, disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds, or both, or with turnpike funds shall occur as follows: I. Upon recommendation of the commissioner of the department of transportation to dispose o…

Beginning January 1, 2010 the following shall apply to new leases: I. Portions of real estate owned by the state that are on the shores of public waters, as defined by RSA 271:20, and managed by a state agency, except for the lands managed by the bureau of rail and transit in the…

I. On or before July 1, 2013, and biennially thereafter, each state agency, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, III, shall make a report identifying all real property owned by the agency. For each parcel of land owned by the agency, the report shall include any reversionary provisions or o…

Notwithstanding RSA 4:39-c, the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds, or both, or with turnpike funds shall occur as follows: I. The commissioner of the department of transportation may recommend the bulk disposal of real estate purchased wit…

I. Any renewal of a lease for land, buildings, or space between a political subdivision and the state shall be renewed at a fair market rate, unless otherwise agreed upon by the lessor. Additional expenses, including but not limited to utilities and custodial services, shall be n…

In cases where the terms of office of the members of any permanent state board, commission or committee do not expire in successive years, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council may in making any appointment or filling any vacancy to such office, appoint any per…

Disposal of state owned real estate shall occur as follows: I. Except as provided in RSA 4:39-c, RSA 162-Y, RSA 228:31-b, and RSA 204-D, upon recommendation of the head of any state department having jurisdiction over the same, all requests for the disposal or leasing of state-ow…

The governor and council, upon petition and upon recommendation of the department of environmental services, and after consultation with the fish and game commission and such other state agencies as may be involved, may, for such consideration as they deem just, convey sand and g…

Every petition for such sand or gravel shall be referred to the department of environmental services. The department, after due notice to abutters and others as deemed necessary and upon investigation, shall make its recommendations to the governor and council. If the department …

The grant of the governor and council shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing, executed by the governor and council and attested by the secretary of state and recorded in the county where the property is located.

Any payment received by the state as determined by the governor and council under the provisions of RSA 4:40-a for sand or gravel taken from the bed of a great pond or of any navigable river shall be paid over to the state treasurer and shall be available for general revenue of t…

Whoever removes sand and gravel from the bed of any navigable water or great pond in violation of any provisions of RSA 4:40-a, RSA 4:40-b, and RSA 4:40-c, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

The members of the governor's council shall be paid a salary as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.

I. No state park, bridge, mountain, road, river, or body of water under the control of the state, shall be renamed without legislative approval. II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, if real estate is acquired by the state by gift or by purchase, and one of the requi…

Prior to making any judicial appointment with the governor under the provisions of the constitution, the executive council shall hold a public hearing to allow any member of the public who so desires to offer testimony on the prospective judicial appointee. Notice of the hearing …

I. The governor shall have the power to declare a state of emergency, as defined in RSA 21- P:35, VIII, by executive order if the governor finds that a natural, technological, or man-made disaster of major proportions is imminent or has occurred within this state, and that the sa…

I. Whenever a state of emergency is declared or invoked and the taking of real or personal property is required, the governor with the advice and consent of the executive council may, by warrant specifying the particular real property and the personal property by specification of…

The governor shall have emergency management authority as defined in RSA 21-P:35, V, and pursuant to such authority may exercise emergency management powers including: I. The power to enter into mutual aid agreements with other states relative to emergency management issues. II. …

The office of the governor shall post all executive orders issued by the governor on the governor's website in what shall be known as the executive order registry. The office shall post the orders to the executive order registry within 72 hours of issuance by the governor. Upon t…

The office of the governor, beginning October 1, 2026, in consultation with the commissioner of administrative services, shall submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget status report regarding the general and education trust funds to the fiscal committee of the general co…

In case of the temporary inability, by reason of illness or otherwise, of the head of any state department to perform his duties, where the law does not designate or make other provision for the appointment of an officer to perform such duties, the governor, with the advice and c…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following shall be assigned for use by the secretary of state: rooms numbered 203 through 206, inclusive, on the second floor of the state house. The secretary of state may have access to the vault in room 104.

To the extent that the operation of the foregoing provision is limited by the availability of adequate office space, as determined by the governor and council, said provision shall take effect when such space becomes available, and the governor and council shall thereupon assign …

All officers and employees of the state shall, when sending written correspondence to any member of the general public, include in such correspondence the following: I. The name of the sender of said correspondence; II. The name of the sender's office, the room number of the offi…

I. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state gifts of personal property made to the state or for the benefit of its inhabitants, and to execute such instruments as are necessary to carry out the terms and conditions of gifts in trust of personal property for t…

I. The governor and council may, by executive order, authorize the department of natural and cultural resources to accept, for the state, gifts of personal property and money which are donated for use in connection with historic sites and the buildings or structures thereon, whic…

No portraits, busts, statues, or other memorial objects shall be placed in or on the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the general court as defined by RSA 14:14-b, III, state house annex, state library, Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pie…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the New Hampshire law enforcement community. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the southeast corner on the front grounds connected with the legislative office building. The gov…

I. A committee is established to oversee the law enforcement memorial. The committee shall approve any changes in the memorial, including the addition of names to the memorial. The committee, through the New Hampshire law enforcement community, shall privately raise all the money…

I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-b shall be as follows: (a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police. (b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Police Association. (c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Sheriffs' A…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the victims and families of the September 11 tragedy especially New Hampshire citizens who lost their lives, and to commemorate other victims of terrorism. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the September 11 m…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate New Hampshire public works employees who were killed while performing public works duties on behalf of a municipality, a county, or the state. The memorial shall be situated on a site to be determined by the committee established in RSA…

I. A committee is established to oversee the location, design, construction, and maintenance of a public works employee memorial and to privately raise and expend all the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance. The governor is authorized to accept for the committee,…

I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-j shall be as follows: (a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Public Works Association. (b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Road Agents Association. (c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Ass…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate law enforcement members of the division of state police who gave their lives in the performance of duty. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the grounds of or on state owned land ad…

I. A committee is established to select the design for a fallen state troopers' memorial, to oversee the construction of the memorial, to privately raise all of the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance, and to expend for those purposes the funds which are raised. …