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NH Rev Stat § 227-M:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX-A - Forestry|Title 227-M - Community Heritage Investment Program|Section 227-M:14 - Public Trust.

    227-M:14 Public Trust. –||Resource assets acquired under this chapter through the use of the trust fund for the program shall be held in public trust and used and applied for the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the disposal of publicly-owned real estate, no deviation in the uses of any resource asset so acquired to uses or purposes not consistent with the purposes of this chapter shall be permitted. The sale, transfer, conveyance, or release of any resource asset from public trust is prohibited, except as provided in RSA 227-M:13.|||Source. 2000, 245:1, eff. June 8, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 227-M:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX-A - Forestry|Title 227-M - Community Heritage Investment Program|Section 227-M:15 - Public Access; Liability.

    227-M:15 Public Access;  Liability. –||Lands and interests in lands purchased with funds from this program by any eligible applicant shall be open in perpetuity for passive recreational purposes or shall be for the term of any farm viability term easement. Language to be used in easement interests secured through the program shall approximate the intent of the following:||I. There is hereby conveyed pedestrian access to, on, and across the property for hunting, fishing, and transitory passive recreational purposes, but not camping, by members of the public. A grantor may reserve the right to post against vehicles, motorized or otherwise and against access to active livestock fields, against access to agricultural cropland during planting and growing season, and against access to forest land during harvesting or establishment of plantations.||II. The authority shall have the discretion to limit or prohibit passive recreational use on a case-by-case basis, where this activity would be inconsistent with the purpose for protecting the property and/or when public safety would be at risk. Additionally, the authority may stipulate, as a condition of funding, on a case-by-case basis where appropriate, that certain lands or interests in lands be available for motorized recreational uses.||III. No person, or successor in title, who has granted or sold rights of public access by virtue of an easement, right-of-way, development right, or other means in accordance with the purposes of this chapter shall be liable to a user of that right of access for injuries suffered on that portion of the access unless those injuries are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of the grantor or successor in title.|||Source. 2000, 245:1. 2006, 39:2. 2008, 136:3, eff. Aug. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 227-M:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX-A - Forestry|Title 227-M - Community Heritage Investment Program|Section 227-M:16 - Recapture.

    227-M:16 Recapture. –||If property is sold, by a seller who has received funds under this program regarding such property, to a non-eligible applicant, the program trust fund's cash investment in the property shall be returned to the program trust fund by the property seller. This section shall not apply to a sale between eligible applicants.|||Source. 2000, 245:1, eff. June 8, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 227-M:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIX-A - Forestry|Title 227-M - Community Heritage Investment Program|Section 227-M:17 - Receipt of Grant Recorded in Registry of Deeds.

    227-M:17 Receipt of Grant Recorded in Registry of Deeds. –||Receipt of a grant award under this program and conditions of such award shall be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county in which the property is located.|||Source. 2000, 245:1, eff. June 8, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:1 - Definitions.

    228:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.||I-a. "Construction management" means a method of contracting where the state engages the services of a contractor to work with an architect or engineer. The contractor assumes risk for construction and is required to provide design phase consultation, including the evaluation of costs, schedules, implication of alternative designs, systems, and materials.||II. "Contract construction" means all construction performed in whole or in part by an independent contractor.||III. "Cost-plus contract" means one under which the payment for the work is the actual cost, plus either a fixed fee or a percentage of the cost as profit.||IV. "Department" means the department of transportation.||IV-a. "Design build" means a method of contracting where the state engages the professional services of a single entity designer/builder who is responsible for the provision of the design and construction of a project. The designer/builder can be either a single firm or a team of architect, engineer, and builder. The designer/builder contracts directly with all subcontractors and is responsible for the delivery of the completed project.||V. "Force account basis" means use of a work force directly on the state payroll, rather than an independent contractor.||VI. "Registered architect or professional engineer" means a person licensed in the state as an architect or engineer.||VII. "Project" means any construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance of any highway, bridge, building, plant, fixture, facility or other item directly related to transportation. The term shall not include construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance of buildings, plants, fixtures, or facilities formerly administered through the department of transportation, division of public works, or matters managed by the department of administrative services, division of public works design and construction.||VIII. [Repealed.]||IX. "Toll credits" means credits generated by previous state-funded construction, maintenance, or improvement of highways, bridges, or tunnels that may be used as a match for federal highway funds.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 1. RSA 228:1. 1981, 87:1; 558:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1), (b)(1). 2005, 55:1, 2, eff. May 23, 2005; 291:16, 27, II, eff. July 25, 2005. 2012, 73:1, eff. July 22, 2012. 2017, 156:119, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:2, 228:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:2, 228:3 - Repealed by 1985, 402:39, I.

    228:2, 228:3 Repealed by 1985, 402:39, I. –|
NH Rev Stat § 228:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:3-a - Repealed by 2005, 291:27, III, eff. July 25, 2005.

    228:3-a Repealed by 2005, 291:27, III, eff. July 25, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 228:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:4 - State Transportation Projects.

    228:4 State Transportation Projects. –||I. Each state transportation project shall be built under contracts awarded to the lowest responsible bidder through competitive bidding. The following are excluded from this competitive bidding requirement:||(a) Normal highway and bridge maintenance and improvements. This includes state aided town road and bridge projects.||(b) Projects executed under RSA 481 with approval of the governor and council.||(c) Statewide transportation improvement program projects with a cost not to exceed $25,000,000 may be developed and constructed utilizing the design build concept based on a request for proposal. Such projects may be developed and constructed provided that selection is based on an objective standard and measurable criteria for evaluation of the proposals.||(d) Statewide transportation improvement program projects with a cost in excess of $25,000,000 may be developed and constructed utilizing the design build concept based on a request for proposal provided that the department first demonstrates that using the design build concept for the project in question benefits the state more than using conventional contracting methods. The department shall hold a publicly noticed hearing to take comment on its proposal to use the design build concept for a particular project. Such notice shall be provided at least 14 days prior to the hearing date. The department shall allow for a 30-day public comment period following the publicly-noticed hearing before submitting its proposed use of the design build concept to the governor and executive council for formal approval. After the governor and council approve use of the design build concept for the project, the department may solicit bids from contractors. Any contract with the selected bidder shall be submitted to the governor and council for final approval. The commissioner shall report the results of any statewide transportation improvement program project using the design build concept to the capital budget overview committee within 90 days after the completion of the project.||II. State transportation projects shall not be awarded through cost-plus contracts.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 13. 1953, 253:1. RSA 228:4. 1957, 257:1. 1959, 58:1. 1961, 223:3. 1967, 121:1. 1971, 55:1. 1972, 60:44. 1975, 329:1. 1978, 49:18. 1979, 70:1-3; 214:1. 1981, 87:1; 558:2. 1982, 15:1, 2; 38:20. 1985, 400:3. 1986, 209:5, 6. 1988, 236:2, 3. 1989, 148:1. 1998, 171:2, 3. 2003, 70:1, 2. 2004, 257:43. 2005, 55:3, 4, eff. May 23, 2005; 291:17, eff. July 25, 2005. 2009, 135:1, 2, eff. June 29, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:4-a - Competitive Bidding.

    228:4-a Competitive Bidding. –||No project subject to the competitive bidding requirements of RSA 228:4 shall be awarded to any independent contractor except:||I. If the commissioner decides that the bid of the lowest bidder should be accepted, he or she shall prepare a contract of acceptance of the lowest bid within 60 days from the opening of bids. He or she shall execute the contract in the name of the state. After the contract is executed by the lowest bidder, the form of it approved by the attorney general, and the availability of funds approved by the commissioner of administrative services, he or she shall transmit the contract to the governor and council. Upon approval by the governor and council, it shall become a valid contract of the state.||II. The state reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to negotiate with the lowest responsible bidder.||III. If the commissioner decides that for just cause shown the lowest bid submitted should be rejected, he or she shall promptly transmit to the governor and council the recommendation for rejection including reasons. The governor and council shall review the recommendation and any other facts available to them, and make such determination as in their judgment shall be for the best interest of the state. They shall require a public hearing upon request of any bidder or on their own motion to fully establish such facts. Their determination shall be entered upon the records of the secretary of state.||IV. If not more than one bid is received on any state project advertised for contract construction, the commissioner may negotiate a contract for such construction upon terms which he or she may deem most advantageous to the state, subject to the approval of the governor and council. For projects built with federal aid, if any provision of this section is inconsistent with the requirements of applicable federal law and regulations, the latter shall control.|||Source. 1981, 558:3. 1985, 399:3. 2005, 291:18, eff. July 25, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:5 - Repealed by 2005, 291:27, IV, eff. July 25, 2005.

    228:5 Repealed by 2005, 291:27, IV, eff. July 25, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 228:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:5-a - Compliance With Contracts.

    228:5-a Compliance With Contracts. –||The performance of contracts for all state transportation projects shall be inspected to assure compliance with the plans and specifications. The department shall require inspection service by one of the following methods: (a) by the registered architect or professional engineer or his representative, (b) by qualified personnel of a professional construction inspection company, or (c) by personnel of the department of transportation.|||Source. 1981, 558:5. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1). 1998, 171:5. 2005, 291:19, eff. July 25, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:6 - General Powers and Duties.

    228:6 General Powers and Duties. –||The department is further authorized to:||I. Cooperate with the department of administrative services in long range capital planning to meet the needs of the state, as may be requested by the governor and council and subject to their approval.||II. Assist any using agency or institution of the state in the acquisition of lands for a public use, when requested.||III. Employ such technical consultants and other assistants as may be necessary, wherever required in the best interests of the state and consistent with the policy declared in section RSA 228:4.||IV. Upon request of the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, inspect and test, and advise the acceptance or rejection of, all materials and supplies purchased by the division of procurement and support services.||V. Accept, subject to the approval of the governor and council, donations of money, labor and materials to be expended or used upon class I, class II or class III highways at such points or places designated by the donor, provided that in the commissioner's opinion the project is practicable and in the public interest.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 15. RSA 228:6. 1955, 36:1. 1981, 87:1; 558:6. 1985, 399:3, II. 2005, 291:20, eff. July 25, 2005. 2014, 327:59, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:7 - Accountability for Highway Funds.

    228:7 Accountability for Highway Funds. –||All receipts, expenditures and accounts for the department of transportation as successor to the highway department of funds accruing to the department or from any other source, to be expended for highway purposes, shall be accounted for on a fiscal year basis, and shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 9. Said fiscal year shall conform to the general state practice.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 17. RSA 228:7. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1).|
NH Rev Stat § 228:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:8 - Bookkeeping Procedure.

    228:8 Bookkeeping Procedure. –||The commissioner shall maintain accounts which will reflect accurately expenditures and commitments of highway funds and other funds, and which will charge the respective using agencies or institutions only for expenditures and commitments made in their accounts for their respective projects.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 18. RSA 228:8. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:8-a - Federal Assistance Grant; Appropriation.

    228:8-a Federal Assistance Grant;  Appropriation. –||Any sum received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief Program or any other federal program providing emergency assistance to the department of transportation to reimburse costs incurred for emergency response, including but not limited to, equipment rental, snow plowing, sanding, salting, flood damage response, and personnel overtime during any emergency declared shall be collected by the appropriate agency and appropriated to the department of transportation.|||Source. 2017, 156:66, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:9 - Diversion of Funds.

    228:9 Diversion of Funds. –||Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize or permit directly or indirectly the diversion or expenditure of highway funds for any purpose prohibited by constitutional or legislative limitation of the state or of the United States.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 19. RSA 228:9. 1955, 186:4. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:10 - Outside Activity Restricted.

    228:10 Outside Activity Restricted. –||No member of the department shall act as agent or representative, or engage in private consulting work for, or involving, any contractor, architect, engineer, firm or individual engaged, or interested in the performance of state contracts or whose business includes the manufacture or furnishing of equipment, materials or supplies to the state. No member of the department shall, acting as a private individual, solicit or engage in consulting or other engineering work for political subdivisions of the state. Violation of this section shall be cause for dismissal or other disciplinary action, subject to such appeal as may be provided by law.|||Source. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 20. RSA 228:10. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:11 - Highway Surplus Account.

    228:11 Highway Surplus Account. –||I. At the close of each fiscal year, the following shall be transferred to the highway surplus account:||(a) All revenues in excess of budget estimates which are derived from registration fees, drivers' licenses, gasoline road tolls or any other special charges or taxes with respect to the operation of motor vehicles or the sale or consumption of motor vehicle fuels, including any balance of funds received from motor vehicle road tolls not otherwise required for the payment of interest and principal on any bonds or notes previously issued or issued at some future time.||(b) All revenues from the highway garage and other sources which are in excess of budget estimates, but not including any revenues from motor vehicle fines.||(c) All unencumbered balances of all appropriation accounts in the department of transportation, except those for construction and reconstruction of highways.||II. No moneys shall be expended from the highway surplus account, except as provided in RSA 228:12.|||Source. RSA 228:11. 1957, 289:7. 1967, 350:1. 1975, 505:24. 1981, 87:1. 1983, 383:15. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1).|
NH Rev Stat § 228:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:12 - Transfers from Highway Surplus Account.

    228:12 Transfers from Highway Surplus Account. –||If the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary for the proper functioning of the department of transportation, the department may request, with prior approval of the legislative fiscal committee, that the governor and council authorize the transfer of funds from the highway surplus account for highway purposes.|||Source. RSA 228:12. 1957, 289:7. 1975, 505:25. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1). 1988, 119:1, eff. June 18, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:12-a - Use of Toll Credits.

    228:12-a Use of Toll Credits. –||The department may use toll credits as a match for federal highway funds solely for the funding of highway and road projects, projects concerning the travel of motor vehicles on such highways and roads, and the completion of the project development phase of the project named Nashua-Manchester-Concord, project number 40818, in the 2019-2028 Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan. Any other use of toll credits shall require approval of the joint legislative capital budget overview committee, established in RSA 17-J:1, prior to moving the project forward for approval in the state 10-year transportation improvement program.|||Source. 2012, 73:2, eff. July 22, 2012. 2016, 324:19, eff. June 24, 2016. 2019, 289:2, eff. Sept. 18, 2019; 346:215, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:13 - Records to be Kept.

    228:13 Records to be Kept. –||Records shall be maintained in the department which will be sufficient to provide statements of revenue and expenditures for each of the following toll roads, the Blue Star memorial highway, the so-called Spaulding turnpike and the Central New Hampshire turnpike.|||Source. RSA 228:13. 1957, 259:7. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:14 - Authorization to Encumber Federal Aid.

    228:14 Authorization to Encumber Federal Aid. –||The department of transportation is hereby authorized to encumber a total amount not to exceed one year of the regular federal aid highway appropriations. This authorization shall be a continuing authorization and shall be utilized to encumber contracts under the direction of the commissioner.|||Source. RSA 228:14. 1972, 60:48. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1).|
NH Rev Stat § 228:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:15 - Accounts.

    228:15 Accounts. –||The department shall maintain the records of the projects involved under this authorization in the regular federal aid appropriation account already established.|||Source. RSA 228:15. 1972, 60:48. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:16 - to 228:19 Repealed by 1985, 402:39, I.

    228:16 to 228:19 Repealed by 1985, 402:39, I. –|
NH Rev Stat § 228:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:20 - Offices; Assistants.

    228:20 Offices;  Assistants. –||The commissioner shall be provided with suitable quarters for his office and that of the department and may employ such expert, clerical and other assistance as he may deem necessary to carry out the duties incumbent upon his office, subject to the regulations of the state employees' personnel commission as to compensation.|||Source. 1915, 103:3. 1921, 118:2. 1925, 178:1. 1925, 179:1. PL 83:6. 1929, 8:1. 1931, 51:1. RL 99:6. 1945, 188:1, part 10:6. 1950, 9:2. RSA 229:5. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|