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NH Rev Stat § 147-F:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-F - Brownfields Program|Section 147-F:16 - Other Program Requirements.

    147-F:16 Other Program Requirements. –||I. A program participant shall:||(a) Ensure stabilization of the property in accordance with RSA 147-F:8, I(b) before withdrawal from the program.||(b) Cooperate with the department throughout site investigation and remediation.||(c) Upon withdrawal from the program, provide the department with all non-privileged, material documents and information relating to the performance of site investigation or remedial activities at the property.||(d) Provide access to the department for all environmental compliance or remedial activities at the property until issuance of a certificate of completion.||(e) Provide access to any person acting pursuant to department approval for the purpose of conducting any investigative or remedial activity related to the contamination at the property until issuance of a certificate of completion.||(f) Promptly report any release or threat of release caused or exacerbated during remedial activities.||(g) Undertake emergency response action as required by the department to address releases or threats of releases at the property before completion of the remedial action plan.||(h) Pay all program fees as required by this chapter.||II. The obligations set forth in Paragraph I shall continue until the property is transferred to a successor owner, except the obligations of subparagraph I(a) shall continue until a successor owner stabilizes the site or completes implementation of a remedial action plan to the satisfaction of the department, and the transferor shall not be relieved of the obligations of subparagraph I(c).|||Source. 1996, 241:2, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-F:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-F - Brownfields Program|Section 147-F:17 - Sale or Transfer of Property in Program.

    147-F:17 Sale or Transfer of Property in Program. –||I. Property in the brownfields program may be transferred to a successor owner at any time during the remedial process. A successor owner may participate in the brownfields program as provided in this section after receiving an eligibility determination under RSA 147-F:10 and paying the program fee under RSA 147-F:14.||II. If transfer of the property is made before approval of a remedial action plan, the successor owner, upon receipt of an eligibility determination and payment of the program fee, shall:||(a) Become a program participant.||(b) Continue with pre-remedial activities at the property.||(c) Be vested with all benefits and obligations provided in this chapter, including responsibility for immediate site stabilization if necessary.||III. If transfer of the property is made after approval of the remedial action plan but before certification of completion in accordance with RSA 147-F:13, the successor owner, after receipt of an eligibility determination and payment of the program fee, shall:||(a) Become a program participant.||(b) Assume responsibility for completion of the approved remedial action plan, which shall be amended at the request of the successor to extend or modify the schedule for completion of remedial activities, but only if the site has been stabilized to the department's approval.||(c) Receive a covenant not to sue in accordance with RSA 147-F:6.||IV. If transfer of the property is made after certification of completion in accordance with RSA 147-F:13, the successor owner shall enjoy the full benefit of the covenant appurtenant to the property and shall comply with all conditions of that covenant. The transferor of property in the program shall certify compliance with the approved remedial action plan, including all use restrictions. This certification shall be provided in writing to the successor owner at the time of transfer, with a copy to be provided to the department.|||Source. 1996, 241:2, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-F:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-F - Brownfields Program|Section 147-F:18 - Rulemaking.

    147-F:18 Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, after public hearing and pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of the brownfields program, including:||(a) The form and content of the eligibility application and accompanying certificate, the site investigation work plan and report, the remedial action plan, the environmental risk assessment and other submittals to the department, and the certificate of compliance upon property transfer.||(b) The scope of the preliminary environmental assessment, site investigation and environmental risk assessment.||(c) The application and review process, including a checklist of the documents and information required for a complete application.||(d) Public participation.||(e) Procedures for administrative review of eligibility determinations.||(f) Criteria for remediation and site stabilization.||(g) Long-term oversight and monitoring of properties with residual contamination.||(h) Criteria for imposition of use restrictions.||(i) Program fees structure, including procedures for maintaining records of department costs for the purpose of offsetting the initial fee and obtaining reimbursement in accordance with RSA 147-F:14.||(j) Such other rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.||II. The department shall consult with the department of health and human services to establish appropriate procedures for review and approval of risk assessments for sites for which the department determines that risk assessments shall be conducted.|||Source. 1996, 241:2, eff. July 1, 1996. 2007, 219:8, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-F:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-F - Brownfields Program|Section 147-F:19 - Enforcement.

    147-F:19 Enforcement. –||I. The attorney general may institute an action before the superior court for the county in which the property is located or the superior court for Merrimack county against any person to enforce the terms of a covenant issued under this chapter.||II. If the department determines that an emergency exists at a property in the program requiring immediate action to protect the public health or environment, it may issue an order stating that an emergency exists and requiring that such action be taken as it judges necessary to meet the emergency. The order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply immediately, but may appeal to the superior court for the county in which the property is located.||III. Upon petition of the attorney general, the superior court may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of a continuing violation upon any person who:||(a) Violates a use restriction imposed under this chapter.||(b) Made a material misrepresentation in any certificate or report submitted to the department under this chapter. Civil penalties imposed under this section shall be paid to the hazardous waste cleanup fund established by RSA 147-B.||IV. Any person who knowingly commits a violation listed in paragraph III of this section shall be guilty of a felony and, notwithstanding RSA 651:2, may in addition to any sentence of imprisonment, probation or conditional discharge, be fined no more than $25,000 for each violation if found guilty pursuant to this section. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. Criminal penalties imposed under this section shall be paid to the hazardous waste cleanup fund established by RSA 147-B.|||Source. 1996, 241:2, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-F:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-F - Brownfields Program|Section 147-F:20 - State Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund.

    147-F:20 State Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. –||Authority is granted for the state of New Hampshire to participate in the federally funded state brownfields cleanup revolving loan funds as may be provided under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or related federal legislation as amended from time to time. The loan funds shall be administered by the commissioner, under rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2000, 82:1, eff. June 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:1 - Construction.

    149-I:1 Construction. –||The mayor and aldermen of any city may construct and maintain all main drains or common sewers, stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems, sewage and/or waste treatment, works which they adjudge necessary for the public convenience, health or welfare. Such drains, sewers, and systems shall be substantially constructed of brick, stone, cement, or other material adapted to the purpose, and shall be the property of the city.|||Source. 1870, 5:1, 6. GL 78:6, 11. PS 79:2. PL 95:3. RL 111:3. 1945, 188, part 22:4. RSA 252:4. 1961, 120:4. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981. 2008, 295:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:2 - Taking Land.

    149-I:2 Taking Land. –|| Whenever it is necessary to construct such main drains or common sewers, stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems, sewage and/or waste treatment facilities across or on the land of any person and the city cannot obtain for a reasonable price any land or easement in land required by it, the mayor and aldermen may lay out a sufficient quantity of such land for the purpose and assess the owner's damages in the same manner as in the case of taking land for highways pursuant to RSA 230 and the owner shall have the same right of appeal, with the same procedure.|||Source. 1873, 29:1. GL 78:13. PS 79:3. PL 95:4. RL 111:4. 1945, 188, part 22:5. RSA 252:5. 1967, 300:3. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981. 2008, 295:2, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:3 - Water Pollution.

    149-I:3 Water Pollution. –||Any city which shall have received an order by the department of environmental services under the provisions of RSA 147, 485, or 485-A shall proceed forthwith to acquire whatever easements and lands as are necessary to comply with said order and may enter upon, for the purpose of survey leading to land description, any land of any person. In so proceeding the mayor and aldermen shall institute any necessary land taking in accordance with the provisions of RSA 149-I:2 and, anything contained in RSA 231 or in the statutes generally notwithstanding, the decision of the mayor and aldermen shall not be vacated and any subsequent appeal or other action by the owner or owners shall be based solely on the amount of damages assessed, and the mayor and aldermen or their duly appointed agents shall have full right of immediate entry for the purpose of detailed surveys, borings, or the conduct of any and all other actions necessary or desirable to aid the city in the implementation of the order by the department of environmental services.|||Source. RSA 252:5-a. 1969, 377:4. 1981, 87:2. 1986, 202:6, I(a). 1989, 339:19. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:4 - Contracts; Sewage or Waste Treatment Facilities.

    149-I:4 Contracts;  Sewage or Waste Treatment Facilities. –|| The mayor and aldermen of any city may lease, enter into contracts to provide, sell, or purchase stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems, and sewage or waste treatment facilities to or from any other city, town, village district or person whenever they judge the same necessary for the public convenience, health and welfare.|||Source. 1949, 77:1. RSA 252:6. 1961, 120:5. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981. 2008, 295:3, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:5 - Inconsistent Charter Provisions Repealed.

    149-I:5 Inconsistent Charter Provisions Repealed. –||The provisions of any city charter inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed as to the extent of such inconsistency.|||Source. 1949, 77:2. RSA 252:7. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:6 - Bylaws and Ordinances.

    149-I:6 Bylaws and Ordinances. –||I. In municipalities where the sewage is pumped or treated, the mayor and aldermen may adopt such ordinances and bylaws relating to the sewage system, pumping station, treatment plant or other appurtenant structure as are required for proper maintenance and operation and to promote the objectives of the sewage system.||I-a. In municipalities where stormwater is collected and discharged, the mayor and aldermen or town governing body may, with the advice of the planning board when requested by the governing body, adopt such ordinances and bylaws as are required for the proper maintenance and operation of the stormwater system or stormwater utility and any appurtenant structures, and to promote flood control and erosion control, water quality management, ecological preservation, management of annual pollutant load contained in stormwater discharge, and municipal compliance with applicable state and federal stormwater laws and regulations.||II. Any person who violates any ordinance or bylaw adopted pursuant to paragraph I of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of such violation.||III. A municipality shall give notice of the alleged violation to the department of environmental services within 10 days of commencement of any action under this section.|||Source. 1941, 201:1. RL 111:5. 1945, 188, part 22:6. RSA 252:8. 1973, 531:83. 1981, 87:2. 1988, 241:1. 1994, 95:4. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996. 2008, 295:4, eff. Aug. 26, 2008. 2015, 247:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:6-a - Definitions.

    149-I:6-a Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Equivalent residential unit" or "ERU" means the fee unit basis for all fees assessed by a stormwater utility.||II. "Stormwater" means surface runoff and drainage that is generated from precipitation and snowmelt, including any debris, chemicals, sediment, or other substances carried along with the water.||III. "Stormwater utility" means a special assessment district established to generate funding specifically for stormwater management.||IV. "Stormwater utility commission" means the governing body managing the activities of the stormwater utility. When the utility encompasses more than one municipality, representation on the commission shall be proportional to the number of fee units within each jurisdiction.|||Source. 2008, 295:5, eff. Aug. 26, 2008. 2012, 132:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:6-b - Stormwater Utility Authorized.

    149-I:6-b Stormwater Utility Authorized. –||The formation of a stormwater utility is hereby authorized upon approval by a majority vote of the legislative body of a municipality. In the case where a stormwater utility encompasses land within more than one municipality, the utility may be authorized by majority vote of the legislative bodies within each affected jurisdiction. Inter-municipal stormwater utilities shall be governed by a stormwater utility commission.|||Source. 2008, 295:5, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:6-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:6-c - Criteria for Stormwater Utilities.

    149-I:6-c Criteria for Stormwater Utilities. –||The stormwater utility shall address flood and erosion control, water quality management, ecological preservation, and annual pollutant load contained in stormwater discharge.||I. Utilities may collect reasonable fees that are directly related to the cost of providing services.||II. Properties charged assessments shall have equal opportunity to receive proportional benefit from the utility.||III. The utility shall offer credits or fee abatements based on on-site management of water quality impairment or peak runoff storage, or both. The utility shall adopt design standards to determine the amount of abatement.||IV. In assessing fees, the stormwater utility district shall forecast the annual cost of each component in the district's stormwater management program. This forecast shall be the basis for annual assessments distributed equally among the number of fee units within the district.||V. A minimum assessment may be established for fee units based on single family residences. This equivalent residential unit (ERU) can serve as the fee unit basis for all fees. Government property and non-profit organizations shall be subject to the fee structure.||VI. Boundaries of the district are not required to coincide with municipal boundaries.|||Source. 2008, 295:5, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:6-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:6-d - System for Fee Units.

    149-I:6-d System for Fee Units. –||Each stormwater utility commission shall establish a system for fee units based on at least one of the following property-specific attributes:||I. Total impervious area.||II. Calculated lot runoff.||III. Total lot area.||IV. Land use classification developed for assessment of fees.|||Source. 2008, 295:5, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:7 - Levying.

    149-I:7 Levying. –||The mayor and aldermen may assess upon the persons whose drains enter such main drains, common sewers, stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems, or treatment facilities, or whose lands receive special benefit therefrom in any way, their just share of the expense of constructing and maintaining the same or paying off any capital debt or interest incurred in constructing and/or maintaining the same.|||Source. 1870, 5:2. 1872, 25:1. GL 78:7. PS 79:4. PL 95:5. RL 111:6. 1945, 188, part 22:7. RSA 252:9. 1961, 120:6. 1973, 483:1. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981. 2008, 295:6, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:8 - Sewer Rentals.

    149-I:8 Sewer Rentals. –||For the defraying of the cost of construction, payment of the interest on any debt incurred, management, maintenance, operation, and repair of newly constructed sewer systems, including newly constructed sewage or waste treatment and disposal works, the mayor and aldermen may establish a scale of rents to be called sewer rents, and to prescribe the manner in which and the time at which such rents are to be paid and to change such scale from time to time as may be deemed advisable. Except in the case of institutional, industrial or manufacturing use, the amount of such rents shall be based upon either the consumption of water on the premises connected with the sewer system, or the number of persons served on the premises connected with the sewer system, or whether the user is on a pressure or gravity system, or upon some other equitable basis.|||Source. 1933, 98:2. RL 111:7. 1945, 188, part 22:8. RSA 252:10. 1961, 120:7. 1971, 289:1. 1981, 87:2. 1987, 142:1, eff. July 6, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:9 - Combined Billing Permitted.

    149-I:9 Combined Billing Permitted. –||In municipalities which assess sewer rents, or have established fees for a stormwater utility, such assessments may be combined in a bill with assessments for other municipal services.|||Source. RSA 252:10-a. 1975, 299:1. 1981, 87:2, eff. April 20, 1981. 2008, 295:7, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 149-I:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 149-I - Sewers|Section 149-I:10 - Sewer Funds.

    149-I:10 Sewer Funds. –||I. The funds received from the collection of sewer rentals shall be kept as a separate and distinct fund to be known as the sewer fund. Such fund shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, shall not be commingled with town or city tax revenues, and shall not be deemed part of the municipality's general fund accumulated surplus. Such fund may be expended only for the purposes specified in RSA 149-I:8, or for the previous expansion or replacement of sewage lines or sewage treatment facilities.||II. Except when a capital reserve fund is established pursuant to paragraph III, all sewer funds shall be held in the custody of the municipal treasurer. Estimates of anticipated sewer rental revenues and anticipated expenditures from the sewer fund shall be submitted to the governing body as set forth in RSA 32:4 if applicable, and shall be included either as part of the municipal operating budget or as a separate warrant article submitted to the local legislative body for approval. In a town or district that has adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting, any such separate warrant article shall include a default amount as provided in RSA 40:13, XI-a. If the municipality has a properly-established board of sewer commissioners, then notwithstanding RSA 41:29 or RSA 48:16, the treasurer shall pay out amounts from the sewer fund only upon order of the board of sewer commissioners. Expenditures shall be within amounts appropriated by the local legislative body. The sewer commission shall also remit to the municipality those costs incurred by the municipality in support of sewer operations, including but not limited to financial audit, facility insurance, treasurer compensation, and office support.||III. At the option of the local governing body, or of the board of sewer commissioners if any, all or part of any surplus in the sewer fund may be placed in one or more capital reserve funds and held in the custody of the trustees of trust funds pursuant to RSA 35:7. If such a reserve fund is created, then the governing body, or board of sewer commissioners if any, may expend such funds pursuant to RSA 35:15 without prior approval or appropriation by the local legislative body, but all such expenditures shall be reported to the municipality pursuant to RSA 149-I:25. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment of other capital reserve funds for any lawful purpose relating to municipal water systems.||IV. The sewer fund may be used for the repayment of the costs of design, construction, and funding provided for by contract under RSA 149-I:4-a.|||Source. 1933, 98:2. RL 111:8. 1945, 188, part 22:9. RSA 252:11. 1973, 483:2. 1979, 492:1. 1981, 87:2. 1994, 95:5, eff. July 8, 1994. 2012, 138:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2012. 2013, 191:1, eff. Aug. 31, 2013. 2014, 4:3, eff. April 11, 2014.|