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NH Rev Stat § 204-C:89 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-C - Housing Finance Authority|Section 204-C:89 - Lead Paint Hazard Remediation Fund Established.

    204-C:89 Lead Paint Hazard Remediation Fund Established. –||I. There is hereby established within the authority a fund to be used for the purposes of remediating lead paint hazards in housing, to be known as the lead paint hazard remediation fund. The lead paint hazard remediation fund shall be composed of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other moneys from any public or private source, but such revenues shall not be deemed to be money received from the state, and nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as pledging the faith and credit of the state.||II. The authority may use the lead paint hazard remediation fund to make loans to owners of properties for the costs of remediation of lead paint hazards. The authority may also make loans to owners of licensed child care facilities for remediation of lead in water. Loans may be made provided that such remediation is conducted in accordance with lead-safe practices under applicable laws and regulations.||III. The authority may use up to 5 percent of any funds deposited in the lead paint hazard remediation fund for program administration.|||Source. 2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-C:90 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-C - Housing Finance Authority|Section 204-C:90 - Eligibility.

    204-C:90 Eligibility. –||For a property to be eligible to use the funding under this subdivision, the property shall be:||I. An owner-occupied single family home occupied by a household with a child under 6 years or a pregnant woman and where household income is no more than 100 percent of the median income adjusted for household size for the metropolitan area or county in which the housing is located as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;||II. A unit in a multi-unit residential property or a renter-occupied single family home where household income is no more than 90 percent of the median income adjusted for household size for the metropolitan area or county in which the housing is located as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or||III. A child care facility licensed under RSA 170-E.|||Source. 2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-C:91 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-C - Housing Finance Authority|Section 204-C:91 - Use of Federal Funds.

    204-C:91 Use of Federal Funds. –||The lead paint hazard remediation fund shall only be used to supplement, but not supplant, existing federal resources. If a property or unit is eligible for federal funding from a program in operation by the authority, or by any state agency or political subdivision, the owner of the property shall first apply to that program before applying to the lead paint hazard remediation fund.|||Source. 2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-C:92 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-C - Housing Finance Authority|Section 204-C:92 - Rulemaking.

    204-C:92 Rulemaking. –||Pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, the authority shall adopt rules governing the distribution the lead paint hazard remediation fund.|||Source. 2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:1 - Definitions.

    204-D:1 Definitions. –||As used in this chapter:||I. "Authority" means the New Hampshire housing finance authority established under RSA 204-C.||II. "Committee" means the long range capital planning and utilization committee established under RSA 17-M.||III. "Persons of low income" means individuals or families whose gross annual income is equal to 80 percent or less of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority.||IV. "Persons of moderate income" means individuals or families whose gross annual income is equal to 120 percent or less of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority.||V. "State owned property" means real property owned by the state of New Hampshire and under the jurisdiction of any department, agency, or institution of state government.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:2 - Transfer of Property.

    204-D:2 Transfer of Property. –||The provisions of RSA 4:40 notwithstanding, the governor and council may transfer surplus state owned property to the authority for use as sites for low and moderate income housing. Transfer of property for this purpose shall occur under the following procedure:||I. The authority shall petition the head of any department having jurisdiction over property the authority determines to be suitable for use as housing sites to declare such property surplus.||II. The department head shall notify the authority and the committee in writing whether or not the department considers the property surplus.||III. If the department considers the property surplus, the committee shall review the property to determine if it is suitable for uses permitted by this chapter.||IV. If the committee determines that the property is suitable for such uses, the authority shall request that the governor and council transfer the property, without consideration, to the authority.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:3 - Highway Fund.

    204-D:3 Highway Fund. –||I. Surplus property held by the department of transportation which was acquired with highway fund moneys shall be transferred to the authority under the procedures set out in RSA 204-D:2, provided, however, that the authority shall compensate the department for such land in an amount acceptable to the department and the authority. Such amount shall not exceed the original expenditure for the property from the highway fund.||II. Surplus property held by the department of transportation which was acquired, in whole or in part, with federal or turnpike funds shall be transferred to the authority for the minimum compensation required by federal law or controlling turnpike revenue bond resolution.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:4 - Housing Construction.

    204-D:4 Housing Construction. –||I. The authority may construct multi-family or single family housing on property transferred under this chapter.||II. The authority shall, where reasonably possible given regulatory, economic, and geographic factors, give preference to the construction of multi-family rental housing units on property transferred under this chapter.||III. At least 50 percent of the rental housing units constructed on property transferred under this program shall be designed for occupancy by low income persons.||IV. All single family units constructed under this chapter shall be designed for occupancy by persons of low or moderate income.||V. The authority may sell or otherwise transfer land transferred to the authority pursuant to this chapter upon which affordable housing has been constructed only if the authority has established controls to ensure that the housing shall remain affordable to persons of low or moderate income for a period of at least 30 years after such sale or transfer. The authority may sell or otherwise transfer undeveloped land transferred to the authority under this chapter if the purchaser or transferee enters into an agreement with the authority that the property will be used substantially for affordable housing purposes. If any property so sold or transferred ceases to be used for such purposes, ownership and or control of the property shall revert to the authority. Without an assurance that the property will be used substantially for affordable housing purposes, the authority may sell or otherwise transfer undeveloped land transferred to the authority under this chapter only after receiving approval from the long range capital planning and utilization committee, with advice from the council on resources and development established in RSA 162-C and final approval by the governor and council. The authority may lease land which is transferred to the authority under this chapter.|||Source. 1988, 250:2. 1998, 228:1. 2006, 307:5, eff. July 1, 2006. 2014, 323:6, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:5 - Limitation on Resale Value.

    204-D:5 Limitation on Resale Value. –||The authority shall provide for the continued affordability of housing units constructed on state land transferred under this chapter by contracting with the developer or individual mortgagor of such units pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 204-D:6.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:6 - Rulemaking.

    204-D:6 Rulemaking. –||The authority shall adopt rules under RSA 204-C:53 relative to:||I. Eligibility requirements for access to housing units constructed under this chapter.||II. Application procedures.||III. Requirements related to occupancy, resale, and continued affordability of housing units constructed under this chapter.||IV. Such other matters necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 204-D:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program|Section 204-D:7 - Coordination with Other Programs.

    204-D:7 Coordination with Other Programs. –||The authority shall establish procedures to ensure that the housing construction program established under this chapter shall be coordinated with other housing assistance programs administered by the authority.|||Source. 1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:1 - Finding and Declaration of Necessity.

    205:1 Finding and Declaration of Necessity. –||It is hereby found and declared (a) that there exist in many communities within this state blighted areas for the reasons set forth in RSA 205:2-b; (b) that such areas impair economic values and tax revenues; that such areas cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health and safety of the residents of the state, that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; (c) that the clearance, replanning and preparation for rebuilding of these areas, and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes, are public purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired, consistent with this chapter, and are governmental functions of state concern; (d) that there are also certain areas where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the real property to be assembled, the street or lot layouts, or other conditions prevent a proper development of the real property, and that it is in the public interest that such areas, as well as blighted areas, be acquired by eminent domain, consistent with this chapter, and made available for sound and wholesome development in accordance with a redevelopment plan, and that the exercise of the power of eminent domain and the financing of the acquisition and preparation of real property by a public agency for such redevelopment is likewise a public use justifying the use of the powers of eminent domain when exercised consistent with RSA 205:3-b and a public purpose for which public money may be expended and such other powers authorized; (e) that redevelopment activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity; and that such undertakings authorized by this chapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhoods and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in achieving and maintaining full employment; and (f) that it is in the public interest that advance preparation for such projects and activities be made now, and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.|||Source. 1947, 210:1. 2006, 324:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:1-a - Findings and Declaration of Necessity.

    205:1-a Findings and Declaration of Necessity. –||It is hereby found and declared that (a) certain of the blighted areas may, through the means provided herein, be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such manner that the conditions of blight may be eliminated, remedied or prevented and, to the extent feasible, the salvable blighted areas should be conserved and rehabilitated through voluntary action and the regulatory process, and (b) all powers conferred in this chapter are for public uses justifying the use of the powers of eminent domain when exercised consistent with RSA 205:3-b and public purposes for which public money may be expended and such other powers exercised, and the necessity in the public interest for these provisions is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.|||Source. 1959, 52:1. 2006, 324:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:1-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:1-b - Findings and Declaration of Necessity.

    205:1-b Findings and Declaration of Necessity. –||It is hereby found and declared that there exist in many communities within this state areas of vacant or predominantly vacant real property which are substandard or blighted for the reasons set forth in RSA 205:2-b; that such areas constitute a serious and growing menace to the safety and health of the communities of this state; that such areas are not being used at all or are being used in an unplanned, haphazard and piecemeal manner; that such areas impair economic values, retard the provision of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational buildings and other improvements, impair the tax revenues in these communities and threaten the sources of public revenue and the financial stability of these communities, thus preventing the sound growth of these communities and the provision of new places of residence or employment for their citizens; that the development or redevelopment of such areas in these communities in accordance with a comprehensive redevelopment plan is necessary to improve economic values, return important tax revenues, and provide additional places of residence or employment; that the development or redevelopment of such areas cannot be achieved by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without the aids herein provided; that the development or redevelopment of such areas are public purposes for which public monies may be expended and public uses for which the power of eminent domain and other governmental powers may be exercised, consistent with RSA 205:3-b; that the development or redevelopment of such areas in accordance with an approved redevelopment plan will stimulate the investment of private capital, the construction of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational buildings and the provision of new sources of employment and will eliminate and prevent the recurrence of the existing substandard and blighted and blighting conditions now existing in such areas; and the necessity in the public interest for these provisions is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.|||Source. 1963, 134:1. 2006, 324:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:2 - Redevelopment Project.

    205:2 Redevelopment Project. –||Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203, may carry out any work or undertaking (hereafter called a "redevelopment project"): (1) to acquire blighted areas, which are hereby defined as areas (including slum areas) with buildings or improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community; (2) to acquire other real property for the purpose of removing, preventing, or reducing blight, blighting factors or the causes of blight; (3) to acquire real property where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the real property to be assembled, the street or lot layouts, or other conditions prevent a proper development of the property and where the acquisition of the area by the authority is necessary to carry out a redevelopment plan; (4) to clear any areas acquired and install, construct, or reconstruct streets, utilities, and site improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; (5) to sell or lease land so acquired for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; or (6) to accomplish a combination of the foregoing to carry out a redevelopment plan.|||Source. 1947, 210:2, eff. June 19, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:2-a - Rehabilitation Work.

    205:2-a Rehabilitation Work. –||Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project, any work or undertaking to remove, prevent or reduce blight, blighting factors, or the cause of blight in blighted areas and in areas in the process of becoming blighted, or in portions thereof, by the planning and performance of rehabilitation or conservation work, which may include the making and carrying out of plans for a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements; the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds and other improvements; and the work and undertakings under other provisions of this chapter or any combination of such work or undertakings.|||Source. 1959, 52:2, eff. April 9, 1959.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:2-b - Development Authorized.

    205:2-b Development Authorized. –||Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project in any area in which a redevelopment project is determined to be necessary by a housing authority, any work or undertaking to develop or redevelop an area of vacant or predominantly vacant land which is substandard or blighted or in the process of becoming blighted (1) because it is unduly costly to develop or redevelop such an area through the ordinary operations of private enterprise (a) by reason of the existence of ledge, rock, unsuitable soil or other physical conditions or because of the necessity for unduly expensive excavation, fill or grading, or (b) by reason of the need for unduly expensive foundations, retaining walls or unduly expensive measures for waterproofing structures or for draining the area or for the prevention of the flooding thereof or for the protection of adjacent properties and the water table therein or for unduly expensive measures incident to building around or over rights-of-way through the area or for otherwise making the area appropriate for sound development, or (2) because obsolete, inappropriate or otherwise faulty platting or subdivision, division of the area by rights-of-way, diversity of ownership of plots, inadequacy of transportation facilities or other utilities, inadequacy of access to the area, tax and special assessment delinquencies, a substantial change in business or economic conditions or practices, a deterioration of site improvements or facilities, an abandonment or cessation of a previous use or of work on improvements begun but not feasible to complete without the aids provided by this chapter or any combination of the foregoing or other conditions in any such area which are not being remedied by the ordinary operations of private enterprise, result in any such area not being used at all or result in any such area being used in an unplanned, haphazard, or piecemeal manner with building on small parcels or sections of any such area without any overall plan or design, so that in essence any such area is detrimental to the safety, health, morals, welfare or sound growth of the community in which it is situated. The powers granted in this section are in amplification of and in addition to the powers granted in RSA 205:2 and 2-a, with respect to the inclusion of areas of vacant or predominantly vacant land in a redevelopment project. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph VI of RSA 203:3, the authority conferred by this section shall be exercised only within the territorial limits of the municipality for which the housing authority is created.|||Source. 1963, 134:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1963.|
NH Rev Stat § 205:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment|Title 205 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 205:3 - Authority.

    205:3 Authority. –||In undertaking such redevelopment projects a housing authority shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities that such authority has under the housing authorities law, RSA 203, and any other provision of law relating to slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power to make and execute contracts, to issue bonds and other obligations and give security therefor, to acquire real property by eminent domain or purchase, and to do any and all things necessary to carry out projects, except that the power to acquire real property by eminent domain shall be limited as set forth in RSA 205:3-a) in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to slum clearance and housing projects were applicable to redevelopment projects undertaken under this chapter; provided that nothing contained in RSA 203:9 and 10 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority, in the event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land in a redevelopment plan, to acquire real property and operate it free from the restrictions contained in said sections.|||Source. 1947, 210:3. 2006, 324:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|