Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

The council shall meet at least once every 3 months, but may meet more often as it shall determine. The chairman shall prepare and deliver an agenda to all members at least 7 days in advance of each meeting. The council shall provide a copy of the minutes from each meeting to the…

I. The management of the authority shall be vested in a board of 16 directors, who shall serve without compensation. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint 11 members of the board, who shall include a member who is an education official, a member who is a he…

I. The authority shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter and may: (a) Adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (b) Adopt an official seal. (c) Sue a…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the authority to operate an eligible facility itself or to conduct any business enterprise in connection with an eligible facility.

I. The authority may issue bonds pursuant to this section which shall be obligations of the authority and not general obligations of the state, except as provided in RSA 162-A:17. Such bonds may be issued from time to time consistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapt…

I. To be eligible for a tax credit under this chapter, a business entity shall: (a) Create or expand child care seats, either directly or through a third party, on or after January 1, 2027; (b) Submit a satisfactory child care creation tax credit application to the department of …

I. Municipalities may issue bonds to finance improvements within the district, to be repaid solely from assessments levied under this chapter. II. Assessments may be collected in annual installments over a period not to exceed 20 years. III. Assessments shall constitute a lien on…

The governmental unit shall have the following powers in addition to any other powers conferred upon it. I. To engage in projects and to acquire, lease as lessee, own, and dispose of business and industrial facilities within or without the municipality, and to enter into option c…

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…

I. The commissioner of the department of energy or a designee from within the department shall be the senior adviser to the governor with respect to the development and regulatory activities of the state government relating to the industrial and commercial uses of nuclear energy;…

I. The commissioner of business and economic affairs shall certify each application for an economic revitalization zone tax credit with each taxpayer. II. The commissioner, upon satisfaction of the requirements in RSA 162-N:3, shall issue a letter of certification containing such…

I. After acquiring state owned property through the procedure set forth in this chapter, the authority may develop such land and take any actions it deems necessary to further use or uses authorized by RSA 162-A:6, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, and XXIII. II. The authority may lease, se…

Subject to the powers of the business finance authority established under RSA 162-S:3, V to establish rules, requirements, and procedures, the authority shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. In addition to a…

I. The committee shall: (a) Evaluate and issue any certificate under this chapter for an energy facility. (b) Determine the terms and conditions of any certificate issued under this chapter. (c) Adjudicate enforcement matters. (d) Assist the public in understanding the requiremen…

The authority shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A and may adopt rules in accordance with its own procedures to facilitate, implement, and carry out the powers, duties, and purposes of the authority enumerated in this chapter and such other and additional powers and p…

I. The sale or lease of any business and industrial facility or any part thereof shall be on such terms and conditions as is deemed appropriate by the legislative body or the business and industrial development authority to which the power to make such findings has been delegated…

I. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint a public member and an alternate public member to serve on the committee. The public member and alternate shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire with expertise or experience in one or more of the following …

The financial and administrative operations of the authority shall be exempt from the rules of any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state except to the extent and in the manner provided in this chapter.

There is hereby established in the state treasury the community development fund for New Hampshire, which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the community development finance authori…

The authority's interest in the facility under a financing document may be that of owner, lessor, lessee, conditional or installment vendor, mortgagor, secured party or otherwise, but the authority need not have any ownership, possessory or security interest in the facility.

The council may employ staff needed to carry out its responsibilities.

I. If a vacancy shall occur by death, resignation, or otherwise of a director appointed by the governor, then the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall fill the same for the unexpired term. The governor and council may at any time remove a director appointed…

I. The authority shall provide technical assistance to community development corporations, other nonprofit organizations involved in community development, and employee and other types of cooperatives and to persons forming such organizations. Technical assistance includes, but i…

Development and construction of energy infrastructure within an energy infrastructure corridor are governed by this section. No person shall engage in development or construction of energy infrastructure within an energy infrastructure corridor, unless such person is in complianc…

I. Every lease or sublease entered into by a municipality as lessor or sublessor shall: (a) Provide for the payment of rent by the tenant at such times and in such amounts as are necessary in order to pay the principal and interest of all bonds issued to finance the project as th…

The aggregate of tax credits issued by the commissioner of economic and business affairs to all taxpayers claiming the credit shall not exceed $825,000 for any calendar year, except that any amount of the credit less than $825,000 that is not claimed in the calendar year may be i…

I. No person shall commence to construct any energy facility within the state unless it has obtained a certificate pursuant to this chapter. Such facilities shall be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the terms of the certificate. Such certificates are requir…

The business finance authority shall undertake to design the terms, conditions, and provisions of the regenerative manufacturing workforce development program authorized by this chapter. The authority shall deliver to the fiscal committee of the general court, the house ways and …

I. The authority shall not issue bonds unless the issuance thereof shall have first been authorized by a bond resolution approved by the authority. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be designated and captioned as bonds of the national finance authority. Bonds may be iss…

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…

I. Establishment of a district shall require the governing body of any city or town to enter into special assessment memorandums of understanding with 60 percent of properties' owners. II. Notice of the proposed district shall be mailed to each affected property owner and publish…

Whenever, in the opinion of the attorney general, any person is violating or is about to violate RSA 162-B:2, the attorney general may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the person from engaging or continuing to engage in the activity violative of this chapter …

Each issuer shall notify the office of investment and debt management and the authority from which it received an assignment of state ceiling of each issuance of bonds that required an allocation of state ceiling by filing a copy of the information reporting statement required by…

I. The board shall appoint an executive director, a senior credit officer, a chief financial officer, and other personnel determined by the board to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The executive director, the senior credit officer, and the chief financial …

The board shall develop a mechanism to open access to capital for New Hampshire community health centers. The mechanism may include prioritization within pools of funding, loans, state loan guarantees, and any other mechanisms to increase capital funding of the expansion for comm…

Any property owner subject to an assessment may appeal the apportionment of costs to the governing body within 30 days of notice, and thereafter to the superior court pursuant to RSA 677.

I. The general court recognizes that in order to maintain New Hampshire's distinctive quality of life, strong economic growth must be balanced with responsible conservation initiatives, and that the history of conservation in New Hampshire has been marked by cooperation among gov…

I. A trust indenture may contain a mortgage, pledge, or assignment of all or part of any interest or right which the governmental unit may have as the owner or lessor of a business and industrial facility. Any pledge or assignment of a right to receive money which is contained in…

For the purpose of determining the economic revitalization zone tax credit that the taxpayer is eligible to receive, the amount of the credit to be taken shall be the sum of the following: I. 4 percent of the salary for each new full-time job created in the calendar year with a w…

I. The sale of bonds under this section shall be conducted as provided in the resolution therefor or as directed by the person or persons to whom a delegation of authority has been made pursuant to RSA 162-S:5, II. II. A sale of bonds may be public or private, and bonds may be so…

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 …

Any member or officer of an issuer expressly designated from time to time for the purpose is authorized to make the certification required by section 149(e)(2)(F) of the code.

I. Every financing document shall: (a) Provide for payments by the user at such times and in such amounts as are necessary in order to pay the debt service on all bonds issued to finance the project as they become due; and (b) Obligate the user to pay all the costs and expenses o…

I. The department of transportation, right-of-way (ROW) appraisal bureau section, shall identify an initial estimate of the range of value for the use of state-owned land or assets within a designated energy infrastructure corridor and negotiate a value for such use with the deve…

On or before September 1 of each year, the authority shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state treasurer. The report shall set forth a compl…

As used in this chapter, I. The term "atomic energy" means all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation. I-a. The term "advanced nuclear reactor" means the same as defined in 42 U.S.C. section 16271(b)(1). II. The term "by-product materi…