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NH Rev Stat § 9-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-B - State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy|Section 9-B:6 - Report to the General Court and the Governor.

    9-B:6 Report to the General Court and the Governor. –||By October 1 of 2001, and every 4 years thereafter, the council on resources and development, established in RSA 162-C, shall report to the general court and the governor on the following:||I. Progress by state agencies in complying with the expenditure requirements under RSA 9-B:4.||II. Progress by the state agencies represented on the council in coordinating the activities to encourage smart growth.||III. Efforts made to encourage development in accordance with this chapter by regular review of state operating procedures, granting policies, and regulatory framework.||IV. Suggested policy changes or legislation that the council believes would strengthen the state's ability to achieve the smart growth goal of RSA 9-B:2.||V. An assessment of how state agencies are complying with the goals and objectives established in the statewide development plan, under RSA 9-A, and an identification of any suggested changes.|||Source. 2000, 292:6. 2002, 229:6, 7, eff. July 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:1 - Purpose.

    9-C:1 Purpose. –||State government has an obligation to put into practice, as part of its own operations, the interdependent principles of waste reduction, recycling, and recycled products purchase. State agencies shall strive to maximize the application of these principles in their normal operations. This chapter shall apply to all state agencies, as defined in RSA 9-C:2, V, whether or not they are required to make purchases through the division of procurement and support services in the department of administrative services.|||Source. 2008, 359:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008. 2014, 327:41, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:2 - Definitions.

    9-C:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. [Repealed.]||II. "Division" means the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services.||III. "Primary state agency" means the highest organizational unit of a given part of state government such as a department.||IV. "Recycled material" means a material or product that has served its intended end-use and is separated from the waste stream and recycled, and does not include those by-products and materials generated and commonly reused within the original manufacturing process.||V. "State agency" or "agency" means any board, department, bureau, office, commission, hospital, sanitarium, home, library, school, college, prison, or other institution, by whatever name, conducted or operated by the state of New Hampshire, and shall include the legislative branch of state government, but not the judicial branch.|||Source. 2008, 359:2. 2011, 231:12, V, eff. June 29, 2011. 2014, 327:42, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:3 - State Policy.

    9-C:3 State Policy. –||I. For the purpose of reducing disposal costs and to conserve and protect natural resources, it shall be the policy of each state agency to:||(a) Minimize the amount of solid and hazardous waste that it generates.||(b) Recycle any generated waste materials for which markets are readily available, with particular attention to waste materials that are not biodegradable.||(c) Purchase materials, supplies, and products that have the highest content of recycled materials and which are recyclable and non-toxic, to the extent feasible, acceptable, and appropriate.||II. [Repealed.]||III. All agency employees shall comply with this policy and participate in any initiatives within their respective agencies to implement the policy.|||Source. 2008, 359:2. 2011, 231:12, VI, eff. June 29, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:4 - Repealed by 2011, 231:2(7), eff. Dec. 31, 2011.

    9-C:4 Repealed by 2011, 231:2(7), eff. Dec. 31, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:5 - Department of Environmental Services Assistance.

    9-C:5 Department of Environmental Services Assistance. –||The department of environmental services shall assist state agencies, as time and resources permit, to identify waste reduction and recycling opportunities. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the preparation of waste minimization and recycling guidelines and office or site visits. The department shall also be available to the division for consultation relative to the division's duties under this chapter.|||Source. 2008, 359:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:6 - Fund Established.

    9-C:6 Fund Established. –||There is established in the office of the state treasurer a nonlapsing fund to be known as the state recycling fund to be administered by the director of the division, which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. All moneys in the state recycling fund shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner of administrative services for the purpose of paying division costs in administering this chapter, providing state agencies with needed equipment and supplies for recycling, or to offset any costs associated with providing recycled materials pickup service. The treasurer shall deposit all donations received under RSA 9-C:7, I in the state recycling fund.|||Source. 2008, 359:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:7 - Recycled Materials Revenue.

    9-C:7 Recycled Materials Revenue. –||I. All sales revenues for materials recycled by state agencies shall be forwarded quarterly to the state treasurer for deposit into the state recycling fund established in RSA 9-C:6. Any revenues derived from collections made by the Tobey School shall be used first to reimburse the school's cost of collecting and handling the materials. The division may accept gifts, grants, donations or other moneys for deposit into the fund to be used for the same purposes as other moneys in the fund.||II. Funds accruing to the liquor commission from the sale of corrugated boxes shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph I. The liquor commission shall report quarterly to the director of the division on the use of such funds in its recycling program. Excess funds generated by the recycling program of the liquor commission which are not used by June 30 of each year shall lapse to the fund under RSA 9-C:6.|||Source. 2008, 359:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:8 - Procurement.

    9-C:8 Procurement. –||The division shall fulfill its responsibility as the state's procurement agency in a manner consistent with and in advancement of the policy principles of RSA 9-C:3. This shall be reflected, in part, in the division's procurement specifications and the information required from vendors and bidders. The division shall keep all state agencies that make purchases through it informed of the requirements of this chapter and shall work with such agencies in furtherance of such requirements. The division shall put in place the necessary contracts to facilitate the purchase of those materials, supplies, and products identified by the division when they are of a type normally procured through the division, as well as other materials, supplies, and products containing recycled materials for which there is a demand. The division shall also arrange for the pickup of recycled materials, where feasible, at those state agencies that purchase through the division.|||Source. 2008, 359:2. 2011, 231:16, eff. June 29, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:9 - Recycled Paper.

    9-C:9 Recycled Paper. –||I. Uncoated printing and writing paper purchased by or for state agencies shall contain not less than 30 percent recycled material and coated printing paper purchased by or for state agencies shall contain not less than 10 percent recycled material.||II. If compliance with this section is not possible by following current industry standards for any item or items, then such items may be exempted from the requirements of this section, provided:||(a) For items purchased through the division, the division makes a written finding that current industry standards require the exemption; or||(b) For items not purchased through the division, the purchasing agency makes a written finding, as part of its certification filing under RSA 9-C:10, I(b), that current industry standards require the exemption.|||Source. 2008, 359:2, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-C - State Government Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Recycled Products Purchase|Section 9-C:10 - Repealed by 2015, 259:31, V, eff. July 1, 2015.

    9-C:10 Repealed by 2015, 259:31, V, eff. July 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 9-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-D - State Credit Card Contracts|Section 9-D:1 - Fees and Assessments in State Credit Card Contracts.

    9-D:1 Fees and Assessments in State Credit Card Contracts. –||Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, fees, charges, assessments, penalties, and other costs incurred by the state in accordance with contracts entered into by the department of administrative services for credit card services under RSA 21-I:11, II(f) may be paid by the state from revenue to be received under these contracts.|||Source. 2009, 162:2, eff. Sept. 6, 2009. 2014, 327:44, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-D:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-D - State Credit Card Contracts|Section 9-D:2 - Card Rebates.

    9-D:2 Card Rebates. –||I. Rebates received from contracts for credit card services entered into by the division of procurement and support services under RSA 21-I shall be applied in the following manner:||(a) Amounts which are paid to the state as rebates for its purchases shall be deposited in the payment and procurement card fund established in RSA 9-D:3.||(b) Amounts which represent the added rebate benefit attributable to the consolidation of calculations under contracts allowing for the independent participation of the legislative or judicial branches, or the independent participation of non-state entities under RSA 21-I:17, I-a(a) shall be paid by the card issuer directly to the branches or non-state entities which independently participated in the purchases.||II. Contracts for credit card services entered into by the division of procurement and support services under RSA 21-I shall contain such provisions as are necessary to apply rebates, if any, in the manner specified under paragraph I. Application of rebates in the foregoing manner shall not be required in the case of cards:||(a) Intended only for the procurement of fuel;||(b) Entered into by the division of procurement and support services which relate to a specific seller of goods or services;||(c) Obtained by the division under contracts specifically providing for another method of handling or applying rebates; or||(d) Entered into prior to the effective date of this section.|||Source. 2015, 253:4, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2016, 127:1, eff. May 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-D:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-D - State Credit Card Contracts|Section 9-D:4 - Limitations on Procurement of Credit Card Contracts.

    9-D:4 Limitations on Procurement of Credit Card Contracts. –||The department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, shall consult with the office of the state treasurer before entering into contracts for credit card services intended to facilitate the process by which the state conducts and pays for its purchases or transactions. Agencies shall not independently enter into single agency service contracts for credit card services to pay for purchases or transactions, including but not limited to purchases for commodities or services intended solely for use of a single agency, without the approval of the office of the state treasurer and the department of administrative services. If approved to use credit card services secured by or through the division of procurement and support services, an agency shall not use other cards unless authorized to do so by the division or granted a waiver under RSA 21-I:17-c.|||Source. 2015, 253:4, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-E - Outdoor Lighting Efficiency|Section 9-E:1 - Definitions.

    9-E:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Fixture" means the assembly that holds a lamp and may include an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirror, and a refractor or lens.||II. "Fully shielded luminaire" means a luminaire that allows no direct light emissions above a horizontal plane through the luminaire's lowest light-emitting part.||III. "Glare" means direct light emitting from a luminaire that is significantly greater than luminance to which the eyes are adapted which causes reduced vision or momentary blindness.||IV. "Illuminance" means the unit measure of light at a surface.||V. "Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that shines beyond the boundaries of the property on which the luminaire is located.||VI. "Lumen" means a unit of measure of luminous flux.||VII. "Luminaire" means the complete lighting system, including the lamp and the fixture.||VIII. "Lamp" means the component of a luminaire that produces the specific form of radiant energy that is observed as light.||IX. "Permanent outdoor luminaire" means any luminaire or system of luminaires that is outdoors and intended to be used for 21 days or longer.||X. "State highway" means any of the highways of the state classified in RSA 229:5.|||Source. 2009, 212:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-E:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-E - Outdoor Lighting Efficiency|Section 9-E:2 - State Purchase of Permanent Outdoor Lighting Design.

    9-E:2 State Purchase of Permanent Outdoor Lighting Design. –||I. No state funds shall be used to install or replace any permanent outdoor luminaire unless:||(a) The luminaire is a fully shielded luminaire when the rated output of the luminaire is greater than 1,800 lumens.||(b) The maximum illuminance at the designated surface does not exceed the minimum illuminance level recommended for that purpose by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America or the Federal Highway Administration.||(c) The director of the agency responsible for the funding of such luminaire or having authority over the illuminated infrastructure ensures that consideration is given to minimizing glare and light trespass.||II. The requirements of paragraph I shall not apply if:||(a) Compliance would create a conflict with federal laws or regulations;||(b) The director of the agency responsible for funding the installation of such luminaire or having authority over the illuminated infrastructure determines that there is a compelling safety interest that cannot be addressed by any other method;||(c) With respect to roadway lighting on state highways, when in specific instances the commissioner of transportation determines that use of a fully shielded luminaire would compromise the safety of the public utilizing the highway, increase the cost of the lighting plan or lighting replacement for the highway, or violate any provision of federal law; or||(d) The luminaire shall be used to illuminate designated public and historic structures, monuments, and flags of the United States of America and the state of New Hampshire.||III. No public utility company may install or replace a permanent outdoor luminaire for roadway lighting if the cost of operating such luminaire is paid for by municipal funds, unless:||(a) The luminaire is a fully shielded luminaire when the rated output of the luminaire is greater than 1,800 lumens.||(b) The maximum illuminance at the designated surface does not exceed the minimum illuminance recommended for that purpose by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America or the Federal Highway Administration.||(c) The governing body of a municipality may waive the provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (b) when, after written notice from the public utility company 30 days prior to the installation or replacement of the luminaire, the governing body determines that a waiver is necessary for the lighting application. Such notice shall be in such form as the governing body shall prescribe and may include a description of the lighting plan and a description of the efforts that have been made to comply with the provisions of RSA 9-E:3. The governing body may consider design safety, costs, and other factors deemed appropriate by the governing body.|||Source. 2009, 212:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-E:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-E - Outdoor Lighting Efficiency|Section 9-E:3 - New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy.

    9-E:3 New Hampshire Dark Sky Policy. –||It shall be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to encourage municipalities to enact such local ordinances and regulations as they deem appropriate to conserve energy consumed by outdoor lighting; to minimize light pollution and glare; and to preserve dark skies as a feature of rural character wherever practicable.|||Source. 2009, 212:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-E:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-E - Outdoor Lighting Efficiency|Section 9-E:4 - Part-Night Rate for Roadway and Area Lighting.

    9-E:4 Part-Night Rate for Roadway and Area Lighting. –||To encourage cost savings and energy conservation, the public utilities commission shall, subject to its ratemaking authority under RSA 378, develop a rate for part-night or midnight service for unmetered street or area lighting. Such a rate shall be revenue neutral with respect to utility distribution revenue.|||Source. 2009, 212:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-E - Outdoor Lighting Efficiency|Section 9-E:5 - Report by Department of Transportation.

    9-E:5 Report by Department of Transportation. –||The department of transportation shall:||I. Review and update its criteria for roadway lighting to ensure that its current standards and procedures conform to commonly accepted best practices.||II. Explore how energy and maintenance costs can be reduced by replacing existing luminaries with lower-wattage, fully shielded luminaries or by eliminating roadway lighting altogether where appropriate.||III. Beginning November 1, 2009 and each November 1 thereafter, submit an annual report of its activities and findings to the department of energy.|||Source. 2009, 212:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009. 2017, 156:64, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 91:200, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 9-F:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 9-F - Online Access to Budget Information and Reports|Section 9-F:2 - Repealed by 2020, 37:4, I, eff. July 29, 2020.

    9-F:2 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, I, eff. July 29, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 10:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 10 - State Institutions|Section 10:1 - Governor and Council.

    10:1 Governor and Council. –||The ultimate executive authority over the New Hampshire hospital, formerly the state hospital; the New Hampshire youth development center, formerly the industrial school; and the Glencliff home, formerly the state sanatorium, including all real and personal estate used in connection therewith, the purchase of materials and supplies for said institutions and the departments of state, as hereinafter provided, is vested in the governor and council.|||Source. 1919, 14:1. PL 9:1. RL 14:1. 1950, 5, part 11:5. RSA 10:1. 1957, 164:4. 1973, 17:1. 1977, 568:2. 1983, 461:27. 1988, 107:2. 2007, 263:12. 2011, 224:81, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 10:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 10 - State Institutions|Section 10:2 - Repealed by 1983, 416:54, I(a), eff. July 1, 1983.

    10:2 Repealed by 1983, 416:54, I(a), eff. July 1, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 10:2-a, 10:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 10 - State Institutions|Section 10:2-a, 10:2-b - Repealed by 1961, 222:6, IX.

    10:2-a, 10:2-b Repealed by 1961, 222:6, IX. –|
NH Rev Stat § 10:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 10 - State Institutions|Section 10:3 - Repealed by 1983, 416:54, I(b), eff. July 1, 1983.

    10:3 Repealed by 1983, 416:54, I(b), eff. July 1, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 10:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 10 - State Institutions|Section 10:4 - Acquisition and Disposal of Real Estate for Institutions.

    10:4 Acquisition and Disposal of Real Estate for Institutions. –||Upon request of the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the governor and council may buy, sell, or exchange institutional lands for any of the institutions named in RSA 10:1 over which the requester has jurisdiction and, at the request of any of the above or that of the trustees of the university system of New Hampshire, may institute proceedings for the taking of land for institutional purposes by eminent domain; and the procedure for that purpose shall be the same and the value of the land shall be determined as in cases of land taken for highways upon petition to the superior court. On the payment of the value as finally determined, the title to the land so taken shall vest in the state.|||Source. 1915, 176:1. PL 9:5. 1927, 40:1. 1931, 5:1. RL 14:5. RSA 10:4. 1979, 246:1. 1983, 416:54, II. 1987, 381:3. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:65. 2005, 291:24, eff. July 25, 2005.|