Title I, The State and Its Government

There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the coastal resilience and cultural and historic reserve district fund in the department of natural and cultural resources. The fund shall be used for assessing historic resource vulnerability, for implementing adaptation meas…

There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the InvestNH fund. The fund shall be composed of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other moneys from any public or private source. The fund may be expended by the commissio…

There is established within the department the division of policy and programs, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of policy and programs. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities whic…

I. Upon the issuance of a permit under this chapter, the mining operator may engage in such mining operations as detailed in the permit during the term of the permit period subject to the following conditions. The operator shall: (a) Submit progress reports to the commissioner sh…

I. The authority assumes from the commission and shall perform the following duties: (a) Monitoring the proposed closing of Pease Air Force Base. (b) Conducting a comprehensive study of all issues related to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, and future use of Pease Air Forc…

I. (a) Any municipality or other authority which receives an application to construct a new tower or to complete a substantial modification to an existing tower or mount which will be visible from any other New Hampshire municipality within a 20-mile radius shall provide written …

I. There shall be a council of partner agencies to assist and advise the commissioner of business and economic affairs which shall consist of the following members: (a) The executive director of the business finance authority. (b) The chancellor of the community college system. (…

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the authority shall pay the department of administrative services its portion of indirect costs for centralized business services, as determined by the statewide indirect cost allocation plan for the au…

I. The division of policy and programs, with approval of the commissioner, and with assistance from an independent consultant and with input from the public and interested parties, shall prepare a 10-year energy strategy for the state. The division shall review the strategy and c…

I. There is established in the department of energy the office of energy innovation. The office shall be under the supervision of a classified director of the office of energy innovation, who shall serve under the supervision of the commissioner. The director shall provide admini…

The department shall establish a program to make grants and loans for the purpose of improving the ability to accelerate the approval of affordable workforce housing as defined in RSA 674:58, IV, and other types of housing determined by the department to be important for the econ…

I. The coastal resilience and cultural and historic reserve district commission is established. The members of the commission shall be as follows: (a) One representative of the Rockingham planning commission, selected by its director. (b) One representative of the Strafford regio…

I. The department shall develop a New Hampshire housing champion designation program for all qualifying municipalities. The New Hampshire housing champion designation program shall be voluntary. Each municipality shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to apply to the depa…

The department shall establish a grant program for municipalities to assist them in promoting increased housing production. Subject to availability of funding, the department shall make grants to any municipality for the purpose of consultation or implementation of revising their…

The department shall establish a program, known as the partners in housing program, for the purpose of building workforce housing. Properties identified on the list created pursuant to RSA 674:1, VII shall be given priority for program funding. Available funding may be made by th…

A municipality which has received designation as a housing champion shall be eligible, subject to the rulemaking in RSA 12-O:75, for the following benefits: I. Housing production municipal grant program. The department shall establish a grant program for municipalities that have …

There is hereby established in the state treasury the New Hampshire housing champion designation and grant program fund, for the purpose of funding the grant programs established in RSA 12-O:72 and RSA 12-O:73, and the compilation of municipally and county-owned property determin…

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this subdivision no later than July 1, 2024. During the rulemaking process, the department shall consult with relevant state agencies and entities that administer the programs and funds identifi…

The department shall establish a New Hampshire Housing Champion program advisory committee to review and make recommendations on initial rules proposed pursuant to RSA 12-O:75. Members of the program advisory committee shall serve without compensation, except that legislative mem…

I. The commissioner shall establish a fee for filing and obtaining both a prospecting permit and a mining permit. The fee, as determined by the commissioner, shall be adequate to cover the costs for acting upon the application but in no case shall the fees be less than $10 for a …

The council established in RSA 12-O:7 shall consult with and advise the commissioner of business and economic affairs with respect to the policy, programs, and operations of the department upon a continuing basis and for said purposes shall meet with the commissioner not less fre…

The authority shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including the power: I. To sue and be sued in all courts and to initiate or participate in actions and proceedings, whether judicial, administrative, arbit…

There is established within the department the division of enforcement, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of enforcement. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigne…

There is established within the department the division of regulatory support, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of regulatory support. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which …

I. The commissioner shall make recommendations to the governor and council pursuant to RSA 4:40 concerning leasing of state owned lands for mining activities. II. When approved by the governor and council, the commissioner shall issue prospecting permits to persons pursuant to ru…

In addition to the powers and duties specifically enumerated in RSA 12-G:7, RSA 12-G:8, and RSA 12-G:42, the authority shall have every power enumerated in the laws of the state granted to the authority, the division, the executive director, the division director, the port author…

The department is authorized to accept in the name of the state special grants of money or services from the federal or state governments or any of their agencies, and may accept gifts to carry on its activities.

The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council a director of economic development and a director of travel and tourism development, each of whom shall serve, subject to the provisions of RSA 4:1, for a term of 4 years from the date of appointment and …

I. There shall be a director of the division of forests and lands subject to the provisions of this chapter. The director's tenure and salary shall be as established in this chapter. II. In addition to the title of director, division of forests and lands, said director shall also…

I. There is established the Connecticut Lakes headwaters citizens committee. Committee membership shall be as follows and shall include a minimum of 7 members who are residents of any community in the Great North Woods region association, as established by the state in February 1…

I. There is established the Nash Stream forest citizens committee. Committee membership shall be as follows and shall include a minimum of 7 members who are residents of any community in the Great North Woods region: (a) One resident of the town of Stark, appointed by the selectm…

Any town, city or county which is or shall hereafter be unable to finance the ordinary needs of government, or to meet outstanding or maturing obligations to pay, owing to the inability to collect taxes already assessed, or the extraordinary demands made upon it for unemployment …

If, upon investigation, the governor and council shall determine that an emergency exists in such town, city or county, and that such town, city or county is unable to borrow money through the usual banking channels, upon reasonable conditions as regards payment of interest or ot…

Said notes or bonds, when issued, shall be legal obligations of said town, city or county and shall be executed and issued in the manner now provided by law for the execution and issuance of notes or bonds by such political subdivisions, but the governor and council shall act as …

All money realized from such emergency loans shall be deposited with the state treasurer or in such banks as the governor and council may determine, and shall be paid over to the disbursing officer of such town, city or county only on the order of the governor, in such amounts as…

If in the opinion of the governor and council it shall become necessary, they are hereby authorized, at any time before said loans are paid, to empower the fiscal agent appointed by the governor to countersign all warrants or orders for the payment of any money drawn upon any fun…

The governor and council, before such certificate is issued or the payment of such loans is guaranteed by the state, may impose such further restrictions, conditions and stipulations as will protect the state's interest and insure an orderly, economical and efficient conduct of t…

All expenses incident to the making of said loans or the compensation of any fiscal agent shall be paid from the proceeds of such loans on order of the governor.

In this chapter: I. "Conflict of interest" means the condition in which a legislator has a special interest in any matter which could directly or indirectly affect or influence the performance of the legislator's official activities. II. "Household member" means any person living…

If the office of chairman of a committee of either branch of the general court becomes vacant for any reason at any time after the adjournment of the biennial session and before the dissolution of the general court under the constitution, the presiding officer of the branch of th…

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that persons charged with carrying out the duties and activities of the legislative branch of state government do so in an atmosphere that supports the independent judgment of such persons and minimizes the opportunity for inappropriate in…

Any representative, senator, or officer of the house of representatives or senate who knowingly fails to file the form required under RSA 14-B:8 or who knowingly files a false statement on such form shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

The clerk of each senate, house, and joint committee shall properly classify, arrange, and file all papers laid before his committee, and preserve those which are not returned to the senate or house, and at the close of the session shall deposit them with the clerk of that branch…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

The clerks of each house at the close of each session shall properly classify, arrange, file and preserve all papers in their possession, except that all bills and joint resolutions having final action shall be deposited by them with the secretary of state, who shall preserve the…

The clerks may employ such stenographic and other clerical assistance as the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may deem necessary.