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NH Rev Stat § 21-L:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:14 - Appeals Board; Composition; Compensation; Removal.

    21-L:14 Appeals Board;  Composition;  Compensation;  Removal. –||I. There is established an appeals board consisting of 3 members. One member shall be a registered professional engineer, one member shall be a person admitted to the practice of law in this state, and one member shall be a person skilled in the field of public works and construction who shall represent the general public. There shall be 2 alternate board members, who shall meet at least one of the qualification categories set forth for board members. Each board member and alternate board member shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council to a term of 3 years, provided that of the initial members appointed under this section one member shall be appointed to a term of one year, one member to a term of 2 years, and one member to a term of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled in a like manner for the unexpired term. The governor shall designate one member to serve as board chairman, and the board shall elect one member to serve as vice-chairman. In the event of illness or disqualification of a member as set forth in RSA 673:14, the chairman shall designate an alternate member to act in his place.||II. Members of the board shall each receive a per diem, set by the governor and council out of any available funds of the department, for each day devoted to the work of the board and shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses.||III. Members of the board shall be removed only as set forth in RSA 4:1.|||Source. 1985, 402:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:15 - Powers and Duties.

    21-L:15 Powers and Duties. –||I. The board shall hear and decide appeals from decisions of the commissioner relative to contract interpretation or other decisions affecting persons not employed by the department, municipalities, or private property, except condemnations of property for public uses, and the assessment of damages therefor. Decisions of division directors shall be appealed to the commissioner. Decisions of the commissioner may be appealed to the appeals board, except decisions relative to aeronautical matters, which may be appealed to the aviation users advisory board established under RSA 21-L:8, and decisions relative to common carriers by rail, which may be appealed to the railroad appeals board established under RSA 21-L:16.||II. Decisions by the appeals board under paragraph I shall be made within a reasonable time. An appeal to the board shall be a condition precedent to any appeal to any court.||III. The board shall hear and decide applications made under the provisions of RSA 155-E:2, IV(c).||IV. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for its appeals process under RSA 541-A.|||Source. 1985, 402:1. 1989, 363:17. 1995, 226:7. 2005, 291:15. 2006, 324:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2013, 227:3, eff. Sept. 13, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:16 - Railroad Appeals Board; Composition; Compensation; Removal; Powers and Duties.

    21-L:16 Railroad Appeals Board;  Composition;  Compensation;  Removal;  Powers and Duties. –||I. There is established a railroad appeals board of 3 members which shall hear all appeals of decisions of the commissioner relative to common carriers by rail. One member shall be a recognized expert on railroad matters, one member shall be admitted to the practice of law in this state, and one member shall be a person knowledgeable about railroad matters who shall represent the general public. There shall also be 2 alternate board members who shall be similarly qualified. Each board member and alternate board member shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council to a term of 3 years, except that of the initial appointments under this section one member shall be appointed to a term of one year, one member to a term of 2 years, and one member to a term of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled in a like manner for the unexpired term. The governor shall designate one member to serve as board chairman, and the board shall elect a member to serve as vice-chairman. In the event of illness or disqualification of a member as set forth in RSA 673:14, the chairman shall designate one of the alternate board members to act in the absent member's place.||II. Members shall be paid a per diem set by the governor and council out of any available department funds for each day devoted to the work of the board and shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and expenses.||III. Members of the board shall be removed only as provided in RSA 4:1.||IV. The board shall hear and decide appeals from any decision of the commissioner relating to any matters concerning common carriers by rail.||V. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for its appeals process under RSA 541-A.|||Source. 1985, 402:1. 1995, 226:8, eff. Aug. 13, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:17 - Administrative Support.

    21-L:17 Administrative Support. –||The commissioner shall provide all necessary and reasonable clerical support requested by the appeals board. At a minimum the commissioner shall:||I. Provide all necessary clerical and support personnel and services in order to:||(a) Prepare notices and other documents required under RSA 541-A as directed by the appeals board and distribute such notices and documents upon the approval of the appeals board;||(b) Schedule the conduct of all appeals board proceedings, with the approval of the appeals board, so as to insure timely and efficient conduct of such proceedings;||(c) Prepare and maintain the record, required by RSA 541-A, of all adjudicative proceedings conducted by the appeals board.||II. Provide comfortable and adequate space for the use of the appeals board in performing its official duties.||III. Prepare, maintain as a public record, and continuously update a document which shall summarize the findings and decisions of the appeals board.|||Source. 1985, 402:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:18 - Status as Rehearing.

    21-L:18 Status as Rehearing. –||An appeal under this subdivision shall be considered a rehearing for purposes of RSA 541 and any other provision of law requiring a rehearing in the department prior to taking an appeal to any court.|||Source. 1985, 402:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:19 - State Infrastructure Bank; Purpose.

[RSA 21-L:19 effective as provided in 2014, 290:4.]|    21-L:19 State Infrastructure Bank;  Purpose. –||The general court recognizes the importance of a sound transportation infrastructure system for public safety and the state's economic vitality. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to promote the surface transportation infrastructure system by providing a financial vehicle to enable state and local transportation projects to proceed.|||Source. 2014, 290:1, eff. as provided in 2014, 290:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:20 - State Infrastructure Bank.

[RSA 21-L:20 effective as provided in 2014, 290:4.]|    21-L:20 State Infrastructure Bank. –||I. There is hereby established a state infrastructure bank (SIB), in accordance with 23 U.S.C. section 610, to advance the surface transportation system by serving as a revolving loan program to finance eligible surface transportation projects within the state of New Hampshire, in order to advance projects at an accelerated rate with favorable repayment terms. The loan repayments shall create a stream of revenue that the SIB will use to support new projects geared towards surface transportation infrastructure that leverages economic development opportunities. The purpose of the SIB is to leverage state and federal funds, accelerate priority projects, and advance economic development and local transportation needs.||II. The SIB shall be used to encourage completion of public or private surface transportation projects that contribute to multi-modal and intermodal transportation with loans and other financial assistance for all or part of the cost of an eligible project relating to surface transportation.||III. The SIB shall be used to encourage private and local participation in financing toward eligible surface transportation projects.|||Source. 2014, 290:1, eff. as provided in 2014, 290:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:21 - State Infrastructure Bank Fund Established.

[RSA 21-L:21 effective as provided in 2014, 290:4.]|    21-L:21 State Infrastructure Bank Fund Established. –||There is hereby established the state infrastructure bank fund. The fund shall consist of federal and state funds, issuance of bonds for revenue, or other revenue received for the purposes of this subdivision. The fund shall be managed by the state treasurer, shall be nonlapsing, and shall be continually appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision.|||Source. 2014, 290:1, eff. as provided in 2014, 290:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-L:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-L - Department of Transportation|Section 21-L:22 - Administration.

[RSA 21-L:22 effective as provided in 2014, 290:4.]|    21-L:22 Administration. –||I. The SIB shall be administered by the department of transportation. The department is authorized to contract with a third party for administration of the SIB fund.||II. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall adopt rules establishing guidelines for the SIB to exercise its authority under this subdivision, including rules for eligibility, application, evaluation, and selection of projects to receive financial assistance, and such rules shall be exempt from the rulemaking process pursuant to RSA 541-A:21.|||Source. 2014, 290:1, eff. as provided in 2014, 290:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:1 - Findings; Intent.

    21-M:1 Findings;  Intent. –||The general court finds that, despite the highly skilled work performed and the excellent reputation attained by the office of the attorney general over the years, there is a need for more opportunities for career advancement within the office. It further finds an ever-increasing need for greater emphasis on newer fields of endeavor such as consumer protection and environmental protection, in addition to a steadily rising demand on the office in the areas of criminal justice and assistance to other state departments. Further, the general court finds the attorney general is in great need of assistance in the administration of the functions of the office by the establishment of intermediate levels of supervision.|||Source. 1985, 300:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:2 - Establishment; General Functions.

    21-M:2 Establishment;  General Functions. –||I. There is established the department of justice, an agency of the state, under the executive direction of the attorney general.||II. The department of justice, through its officials, shall have all the powers and duties enumerated by statute and implied from the common law and shall be responsible for the following general functions:||(a) Advising and representing the state and its executive branch agencies in all civil legal matters.||(b) Supervising and conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions.||(c) Enforcing the various consumer protection and antitrust laws of the state.||(d) Assisting and advising those agencies charged with protecting the environment and enforcing the environmental laws of the state.|||Source. 1985, 300:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:3-a - Authority to Organize and Assign Investigatory Resources.

    21-M:3-a Authority to Organize and Assign Investigatory Resources. –||Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the attorney general is authorized to organize and assign the criminal justice investigators, consumer protection investigators, financial analysts, investigatory paralegals, and such other investigators that the department of justice is authorized to employ in the manner that the attorney general deems most effective and efficient for fulfilling all the duties assigned to the department of justice. The attorney general may assign leadership or supervisory duties relative to any or all investigatory personnel to any unclassified investigator on a temporary or permanent basis.|||Source. 2007, 235:3, eff. Aug. 24, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:3-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:3-b - Law Enforcement Officers Assigned to the Attorney General.

    21-M:3-b Law Enforcement Officers Assigned to the Attorney General. –||The attorney general, as the chief law enforcement officer for the state, shall have authority to vest with statewide law enforcement authority any municipal or state law enforcement officer assigned by the employing authority to work under the guidance and direction of the attorney general for the purpose of conducting or assisting with criminal law investigations being conducted by the attorney general's office, including, but not limited to, service on the attorney general's drug task force. The grant of authority shall be valid only for the duration of the officer's assignment to the department of justice. Any law enforcement officer vested with statewide law enforcement authority pursuant to this section shall be a state official for the purposes of being entitled to defense and indemnification under RSA 99-D:2, in accordance with the terms of any written agreement between the attorney general and the employing authority and subject to any limitations set forth in such written agreement.|||Source. 2007, 235:3, eff. Aug. 24, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:4 - Compensation.

    21-M:4 Compensation. –||The annual salary of the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, the associate attorneys general, the senior assistant attorneys general, each assistant attorney general, each criminal justice investigator, and each consumer protection investigator shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1985, 300:1. 1986, 135:6, eff. May 27, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:5 - Duties of the Attorney General.

    21-M:5 Duties of the Attorney General. –||In addition to the powers, duties and functions otherwise vested by law, including RSA 7, in the attorney general, he shall:||I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the department of justice and be responsible to the governor, the general court, and the public for such administration.||II. Exercise all of the powers and duties vested in commissioners by RSA 21-G.||III. Have the authority to establish a unit within his office to provide for internal department administrative functions, which functions shall include:||(a) Accounting, purchasing, and budget control procedures;||(b) Personnel management;||(c) Property, contracts, and grants management;||(d) Data processing and statistical analysis as provided for by RSA 7:40;||(e) Assisting the attorney general with short and long range department level planning activities.||IV. Have the authority to adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to assure the continuation or granting of federal funds or other assistance not otherwise provided for by law.||V. Supervise the operations of the office of chief medical examiner established in RSA 611-B, which shall be part of the department of justice.||VI. Submit annually 60 days after the close of each fiscal year to the fiscal committee of the general court a report detailing each expenditure approved under RSA 7:12.|||Source. 1985, 300:1. 1992, 289:29. 2007, 324:10, eff. Sept. 14, 2007. 2012, 247:13, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:6 - Division of Public Protection.

    21-M:6 Division of Public Protection. –||I. There is established within the department a division of public protection. The division shall be supervised by a division director who shall be an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3.||II. The division shall include the following units:||(a) A bureau of criminal justice.||(b) A bureau of consumer protection and antitrust.||(c) A bureau of environmental protection.|||Source. 1985, 300:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:7 - Division of Legal Counsel.

    21-M:7 Division of Legal Counsel. –||I. There is established within the department a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3.||II. The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units:||(a) A bureau of civil law.||(b) A transportation and construction bureau.||(c) An office of the solicitor general.||III. The division shall also be responsible for administering the duties assigned to the attorney general regarding charitable trusts under RSA 7:19 through 32-a.|||Source. 1985, 300:1. 1987, 406:3, eff. July 25, 1987. 2018, 127:2, eff. July 29, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:8 - Criminal Justice Bureau.

    21-M:8 Criminal Justice Bureau. –||I. There is hereby established within the division of public protection a criminal justice bureau. The bureau shall be supervised by a senior assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who shall carry out the duties imposed by this section under the supervision of the attorney general and do such other work as the attorney general may assign. The attorney general shall appoint such other assistant attorneys general pursuant to the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and such additional investigative, clerical, stenographic, and other staff as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section within the limits of the appropriations made for the bureau.||II. The duties of the bureau shall include, but not be limited to, the following:||(a) Investigating and prosecuting major crimes as directed by the attorney general.||(b) [Repealed.]||(c) Investigating and prosecuting such other criminal matters as the attorney general shall determine.||(d) Investigating and prosecuting medicaid fraud as directed by the attorney general.||(e) Representing the state in all post-conviction insanity proceedings.||III. (a) To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise general supervision of criminal cases pending before the supreme and superior courts, the department of justice may hire a full-time attorney assigned to the bureau, who shall develop and implement a training program for regional, county, and state prosecutors. The topics including in the training shall include, but not be limited to, prosecutorial ethics, charging decisions, plea negotiations, and trial skills.||(b) There is established within the department of justice an unclassified full-time attorney position for the purpose of implementing and establishing a training program for regional, county, and state prosecutors as required in this paragraph. The salary for the full-time attorney position shall be established as provided for in RSA 94:1-a, I(c).||IV. (a) To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise general supervision of officer-involved use of deadly force investigations and to provide training to local law enforcement officers, the department of justice may hire an unclassified full-time investigator assigned the bureau, who shall work on officer-involved use of deadly force investigations.||(b) There is established within the department of justice an unclassified full-time investigator position for the purpose of working on officer-involved use of deadly force investigations as required in this paragraph. Notwithstanding RSA 14:14-c and RSA 94:1-d, the salary for the full-time investigator position shall be established as a labor grade BB pursuant to RSA 94:1-a, I(a).|||Source. 1985, 300:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2018, 127:3, eff. July 1, 2019; 127:5, eff. July 29, 2018. 2019, 346:168, eff. July 1, 2019; 346:389, eff. July 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-M:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:8-a - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

    21-M:8-a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. –||I. There is hereby established within the criminal justice bureau of the department of justice, a medicaid fraud control unit. The unit shall be supervised by an assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who shall carry out the duties imposed by this section under the supervision of the attorney general. The attorney general shall appoint such other assistant attorneys general pursuant to the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and such additional investigative, clerical, stenographic and other staff as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section within the limits of the appropriations made for the unit.||II. The duties of the unit shall include, but not be limited to, the investigation and prosecution of violations of all applicable state laws pertaining to fraud in the||(a) Administration of the medicaid program;||(b) Provision of medical assistance under the state medicaid program;||(c) Activities of providers of medical assistance under the state medicaid program.||The unit shall also review complaints alleging abuse or neglect of patients in any health care facilities receiving payments under the state medicaid program and may review complaints of the misappropriation of patients' private funds in such facilities.||III. The department of health and human services shall cooperate with the medicaid fraud control unit in conducting such investigations and prosecutions and shall provide such information for those purposes as may be requested by the attorney general or his authorized representative.|||Source. 1987, 207:1, eff. July 1, 1987.|