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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:13 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 13
7:13 Transfer of Attorneys From Other Departments.
Status: in_force

I. If an agency head, in consultation with the attorney general, deems it to be in the best interests of the agency or department to transfer an employee authorized to do legal work to the department of justice, the agency head and the attorney general shall make such a request to the governor. If the governor deems such action to be in the best interest of the state, he or she is hereby authorized to transfer the employee, and all unexpended appropriations and funds allocated for the payment of such employee's salary, from the department or agency of the state to the department of justice, provided that if the unexpended appropriations and funds of the transferring agency are restricted by law, then the employee shall continue to perform legal work exclusively for the transferring agency in compliance with the funding restrictions. Upon transfer from the agency to the department of justice, the position shall be converted to an unclassified position. The transferring agency shall be responsible for any termination payouts due to the employee. II. The attorney general shall be notified whenever an attorney position in an agency becomes vacant. The attorney general, in consultation with the agency head, shall evaluate whether the transfer of the vacant position to the department of justice would advance the provision of legal services to that agency. A transfer shall not be considered if the position is for a hearings examiner or an attorney who represents the state in child abuse and neglect proceedings, or requires specialized legal knowledge or experience in a subject matter unique to the agency. Upon request of the attorney general, the governor is authorized to transfer any vacant attorney position if the governor deems such transfer to be in the best interests of the state. If the agency head disagrees with the attorney general's request, he or she shall be afforded the opportunity to confer with the governor before a decision on the transfer request is made. When a transfer is made, all unexpended appropriations and funds allocated for the payment of the salary associated with such position shall be transferred from the agency to the department of justice, provided that if the unexpended appropriations and funds of the transferring agency are restricted by law, then any person filling the transferred position shall continue to perform legal work exclusively for the transferring agency in compliance with the funding restrictions. Upon transfer from the agency to the department of justice, the position shall be converted to an unclassified position.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-E:5 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-E / Section 5
53-E:5 Financial Responsibility.
Status: in_force

Retail electric customers who choose not to participate in an aggregation program adopted under RSA 53-E:7 shall not be responsible for, and no entity shall require them to pay, any costs associated with such program, through taxes or otherwise except for electric power supply or energy services consumed directly by the municipality or county, or incidental costs, which may include costs necessary to comply with the provisions of this chapter up to the time that the aggregation starts to produce revenue from participating customers, but shall not include any capitalized or operating costs of an aggregation program.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-G:1 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-G / Section 1
485-G:1 Commission Established.
Status: in_force

There is established a coastal marine natural resources and environment commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 188-E:14 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 188-E / Section 14
188-E:14 Pre-Engineering and Technology Curriculum
Status: in_force

I. The department of education shall facilitate the development and implementation of a pre-engineering and technology curriculum in the public schools for students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are interested in careers in engineering or allied engineering fields, and shall encourage school districts to implement age-appropriate instruction and projects involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. II. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to course content, curricular requirements, and general procedures for implementing the pre-engineering and technology curriculum. At a minimum, the curriculum shall include the following concepts: (a) Introduction to engineering design. (b) Principles of engineering. (c) Engineering design and development. III. In developing and implementing a pre-engineering and technology curriculum, the efforts of the department of education shall complement existing public and private actions, and shall include the pursuit of innovative public-private partnerships with businesses, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and other appropriate groups. Such partnerships shall at a minimum consist of a 50/50 match of public and private funds. Teachers teaching in the pre-engineering and technology curriculum, shall be certified to teach the course work as required in this curriculum. IV. The department of education, in coordination with the regional career and technical education centers, shall include in its biennial capital budget request, funding for the planning, construction, and renovation of equipment necessary for the operation of pre-engineering and technology curriculum in the public schools for students in kindergarten through grade 12. V. Public schools which implement the pre-engineering and technology curriculum shall be responsible for maintaining the program with funding requests made through the budgetary cycle. VI. The department of education shall develop a procedure for evaluating existing pre-engineering programs funded under this section and shall submit a report on the status of such programs to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate annually on December 1.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 371:16 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 371 / Section 16
371:16 Forfeiture for Nonuse.
Status: in_force

All acquisitions of water rights acquired under this chapter, which, within 5 years from the date of acquisition, have not become a used and useful part of the utility's property, shall be forfeited to the state unless otherwise ordered by the commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:159 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 159
231:159 Applicability of Subdivision.
Status: repealed

The provisions of this subdivision apply to all cities and towns now or hereafter incorporated, except such provisions thereof as may have been or are hereafter specifically amended or repealed in the act of incorporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-O:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-O / Section 2
125-O:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Affected sources" means existing fossil fuel burning steam electric power plant units in this state, specifically Merrimack Units 1 and 2 in Bow; Schiller Units 4, 5, and 6 in Portsmouth; and Newington Unit 1 in Newington, excluding any of these units that may be repowered. II. "Allowance" means a limited authorization to emit one ton of SO2, one ton of NOx, one pound of mercury, or one ton of CO2 during a specified year. III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of environmental services. IV. "Department" means the department of environmental services. V. "Discrete emission reduction" or "DER" means an emission reduction generated over a discrete period of time, and measured in weight (e.g., tons). VI. "Ozone transport region" means the ozone transport region as established by section 184(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. section 7511c. VII. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm or co-partnership, association, company, trust, corporation, department, bureau, agency, private or municipal corporation, or any political subdivision of the state, the United States or political subdivisions or agencies thereof, or any other entity recognized by law as subject to rights and duties. VIII. "Renewable energy" means energy derived from hydro, geothermal, wind, solar thermal, photovoltaic, biomass, methane waste, tidal, or other source approved by the department. IX. "Repowered unit" means an affected source that has installed qualifying repowering technology as defined by 40 C.F.R. part 72, or has replaced a unit by a new unit, provided the new replacement unit: (a) Is on the same or contiguous property as the replaced unit, regardless of owner; (b) Has a maximum power output rate equal to or greater than the maximum power output rate of the replaced unit; and (c) Is designed to control, or is equipped with best available technology to control, emissions of multiple pollutants simultaneously, and in conformity with the emissions rates and reductions used to establish RSA 125-O:3. IX-a. "Sustainable energy" means energy that supplies present energy needs without permanently depleting resources, while considering environmental impacts, and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy needs. X. "System benefits charge funds" or "SBC funds" means revenues collected by Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) (currently at a rate of 1.8 mills ($0.0018) per retail kilowatt-hour sold as set by the general court in 2001, 29:14) to fund energy efficiency and conservation and load management programs approved by the public utilities commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:21-2115 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 21-2115
564-F:21-2115 Automatic Cancellation upon Certain Mergers.
Status: in_force

Upon merging into a foundation, a foreign foundation's registration automatically is cancelled effective upon the filing of the certificate of merger.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:16 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 16
216-A:16 Cooperation with Other Agencies.
Status: in_force

The department of natural and cultural resources shall work in cooperation with other municipal, state and federal agencies, including private organizations, in order to carry out its duties. Such agencies and organizations shall assist the department to assure that all existing state owned or leased lands within the trail corridor are reviewed for use in the development of the New Hampshire Heritage Trail.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 536-A:16 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 536-A / Section 16
536-A:16 Delivery of Possession.
Status: in_force

When the levying officer has taken property as provided in this chapter, he shall keep it in a secure place and deliver it to the party preliminarily determined to be entitled thereto, upon receiving his fees for taking and his necessary expenses for keeping the same, after expiration of the time for filing of an undertaking for redelivery and for exception to the sureties upon any undertaking, unless the court shall by order stay such delivery.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:48 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 48
265:48 Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train or Other Maintenance of Way On-Track Equipment.
Status: in_force

I. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: (a) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other maintenance of way on-track equipment; (b) A crossing gate is lowered or a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other maintenance of way on-track equipment; (c) A railroad train or other maintenance of way on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1500 feet of the way crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train or other maintenance of way on-track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard; (d) An approaching railroad train or other maintenance of way on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing. II. He or she shall not drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 332-G:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 332-G / Section 2
332-G:2 Examination Fees.
Status: in_force

Boards or commissions which administer or require examinations as part of examination for licensure and which establish charges to examination applicants equivalent to 125 percent of the direct expense of the examination may expend funds for such examinations, related services, or supplies as needed, but not to exceed the direct expense of the examination.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:131 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 131
236:131 Information From Other Sources.
Status: in_force

Neither the state of New Hampshire nor its political subdivisions shall obtain from others, including private businesses and federal and state governments, any information that it is prohibited from obtaining under the provisions of RSA 236:130.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 248:10 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 248 / Section 10
248:10 Refusal to Provide Spurs.
Status: in_force

Whenever the department of transportation, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, shall find that application has been made to a railroad for a connection or spur as provided herein, and that the railroad has refused to provide the same upon reasonable terms, and that the applicant is entitled to have the same provided for him, the department of transportation shall make an order requiring the providing of such connection or spur and the maintenance and use of the same upon reasonable terms, which the department of transportation shall have the power to prescribe.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-C:6-a — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-C / Section 6-a
485-C:6-a Groundwater Management Zones.
Status: in_force

The department may designate groundwater management zones as a component of the remediation of contaminated groundwater. The department shall issue permits or other similar controls for such zones that establish a time period and process for the remediation of the groundwater.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:45 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 45
512:45 Penalty for Excessive Costs.
Status: in_force

If any person shall demand or receive from a defendant in connection with the settlement of any trustee suit any sum of money or other thing of value in excess of the provisions of RSA 512:44 he shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 502-A:16 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 502-A / Section 16
502-A:16 Venue in Civil Causes.
Status: in_force

Actions shall be returnable to the district court of the judicial district where either plaintiff or defendant resides; except that actions arising under RSA 540, relative to actions against tenants, may also be returnable in the judicial district in which the real property in question is located. For the purposes of this section, a partnership or a corporation shall be deemed to reside in any judicial district in which it maintains an office or place of business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 243:9 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 9
243:9 Petition to Court.
Status: in_force

The provisional corporation may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court for the county of Merrimack a petition for a decision of the question whether the public good requires the proposed railroad.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4-b — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 508 / Section 4-b
508:4-b Damages From Construction.
Status: in_force

I. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all actions to recover damages for injury to property, injury to the person, wrongful death or economic loss arising out of any deficiency in the creation of an improvement to real property, including without limitation the design, labor, materials, engineering, planning, surveying, construction, observation, supervision or inspection of that improvement, shall be brought within 8 years from the date of substantial completion of the improvement, and not thereafter. II. The term "substantial completion" means that construction is sufficiently complete so that an improvement may be utilized by its owner or lawful possessor for the purposes intended. In the case of a phased project with more than one substantial completion date, the 8-year period of limitations for actions involving systems designed to serve the entire project shall not begin until all phases of the project are substantially complete. III. If an improvement to real property is expressly warranted or guaranteed in writing for a period longer than 8 years, the period of limitation set out in paragraph I shall extend to equal the longer period of warranty or guarantee. IV. In all actions for negligence in design or construction described in paragraph I, the standard of care used to determine negligence shall be the standard of care applicable to the activity giving rise to the cause of action at the time the activity was performed, rather than a standard applicable to a later time. V. (a) The limitation set out in paragraph I shall not apply to actions involving fraudulent misrepresentations, or to actions involving the fraudulent concealment of material facts upon which a claim might be based. Such actions shall be brought within 8 years after the date on which all relevant facts are, or with due care ought to be, discovered by the person bringing the action. (b) The 8-year limitation period in paragraph I shall not apply to actions arising out of any deficiency in the design, labor, materials, planning, engineering, surveying, observation, supervision, inspection or construction of improvements which are for nuclear power generation, nuclear waste storage, or the long-term storage of hazardous materials. VI. Nothing in this section shall affect the liabilities of a person having actual possession or control of an improvement to real property as owner or lawful possessor thereof, and nothing contained in this section shall alter or amend the time within which an action in tort may be brought for damages arising out of negligence in the repair, maintenance or upkeep of an improvement to real property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 499:4-b — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 499 / Section 4-b
499:4-b Placement of Original Records.
Status: in_force

If the superior court so determines, original files, papers and records in cases finally disposed of may be sent to the records and archives center established under RSA 8-B.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 429:26 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 429 / Section 26
429:26 Hearings.
Status: in_force

When the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food learns of any violation of any of the provisions of this subdivision, he shall cause notice of such violations, together with the copy of his findings, to be given the person or persons concerned. Persons so notified shall be afforded a hearing under rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-H:4 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-H / Section 4
79-H:4 Appraisal of Qualifying Chartered Public School Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. The assessing officials in any municipality adopting the provisions of this chapter shall appraise qualifying chartered public school facility property at no more than 10 percent of its market value. II. No owner of land and buildings renting or leasing to a qualifying chartered public school facility shall be entitled to have the property appraised for any tax year under the provisions of this chapter unless the owner applies to the assessing officials on or before April 15 of said year, on a form approved and provided by the commissioner, to have the property so appraised. Such application shall include a verified copy of the rental or lease agreement containing terms and provisions identifying the specific real property exclusively used by the chartered public school for the purposes of RSA 194-B and payment terms under the rental or lease agreement which assign the tax exemption under this chapter to the benefit of the chartered public school. If any owner satisfies the assessing officials that it was prevented by accident, mistake, or misfortune from filing such application on or before April 15, the assessing officials may receive the application at a later date and appraise the property under this chapter; but no such application shall be received after the local tax rate has been approved by the commissioner for that year. III. The assessing officials shall notify the applicant on a form provided by the commissioner no later than July 1, or within 15 days if the application is filed after July 1, of their decision to classify or refuse to classify the property under the provisions of this chapter by delivery of such notification to the owner in person or by mailing such notification to the owner's last and usual place of abode. IV. A list of all qualifying chartered public school facilities assessed under this chapter and their owners in each town or city shall be filed by the respective assessing officials each year. Such list shall be part of the record and subject to inspection as provided in RSA 76:7. V. The commissioner shall include on the inventory blank, required under RSA 74:4, a question concerning whether any changes have been made in the use of a qualifying chartered public school facility. The question shall be written to enable the assessing officials to locate qualifying facilities which may require a change in assessment and to fit the context of the blank.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:141 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 141
282-A:141 Interest on Past-Due Contributions.
Status: in_force

Contributions unpaid on the date on which they are due and payable, as prescribed by the commissioner of the department of employment security in a rule, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month or part thereof until payment plus accrued interest is received by the commissioner. Interest collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid into the contingent fund provided in RSA 282-A:140.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-A:29 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-A / Section 29
162-A:29 Relation to Other Agencies.
Status: in_force

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.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 103:12 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 103 / Section 12
103:12 Retirement.
Status: in_force

Any permanent policeman who accepts the provisions of this chapter may retire from active service after serving as a permanent policeman for a period of 25 continuous years or after reaching the age of 65 regardless of his period of service as a permanent policeman. Any permanent policeman accepting the provisions hereof who shall be dismissed from service after having served as a permanent policeman for a period of 25 continuous years, or after reaching the age of 65 regardless of his period of service as a permanent policeman, shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter. Upon retirement a permanent policeman shall no longer be obligated to pay assessments to the retirement fund. The board may, if it deems proper, in a case of a break in a policeman's continuous service of not more than 3 years, construe as a period of continuous service of such policeman, by adding his service before the break to his service after the break.