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NH Rev Stat § 79-D:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-D - Discretionary Preservation Easements|Section 79-D:14 - Rulemaking.

    79-D:14 Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) The application procedures under RSA 79-D:4.||(b) The payment and collection procedures under RSA 79-D:9.||II. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall adopt such rules as may be applicable under the authority of RSA 227-C:5.|||Source. 2002, 86:1, eff. July 2, 2002. 2017, 156:38, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:1 - Declaration of Public Benefit.

    79-E:1 Declaration of Public Benefit. –||I. It is declared to be a public benefit to enhance downtowns and town centers with respect to economic activity, cultural and historic character, sense of community, and in-town residential uses that contribute to economic and social vitality.||II. It is further declared to be a public benefit to encourage the rehabilitation of the many underutilized structures in urban and town centers as a means of encouraging growth of economic, residential, and municipal uses in a more compact pattern, in accordance with RSA 9-B.||II-a. In instances where a qualifying structure is determined to possess no significant historical, cultural, or architectural value and for which the governing body makes a specific finding that rehabilitation would not achieve one or more of the public benefits established in RSA 79-E:7 to the same degree as the replacement of the underutilized structure with a new structure, the tax relief incentives provided under this chapter may be extended to the replacement of an underutilized structure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.||II-b. It is further declared to be a public benefit to encourage the rehabilitation of historic structures in a municipality by increasing energy efficiency in the preservation and reuse of existing building stock.||III. Short-term property assessment tax relief and a related covenant to protect public benefit as provided under this chapter are considered to provide a demonstrated public benefit if they encourage substantial rehabilitation and use of qualifying structures, or in certain cases, the replacement of a qualifying structure, as defined in this chapter.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2009, 200:3, 4, eff. July 15, 2009. 2013, 78:1, eff. April 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:3 - Adoption of Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive Program

    79-E:3 Adoption of Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive Program –||I. Any city or town may adopt or modify the provisions of this chapter by voting whether to accept for consideration or modify requirements for requests for community revitalization tax relief incentives. Any city or town may do so by following the procedures in this section.||II. In a town, other than a town that has adopted a charter pursuant to RSA 49-D, the question shall be placed on the warrant of a special or annual town meeting, by the governing body or by petition under RSA 39:3.||III. In a city or town that has adopted a charter under RSA 49-C or RSA 49-D, the legislative body may consider and act upon the question in accordance with its normal procedures for passage of resolutions, ordinances, and other legislation. In the alternative, the legislative body of such municipality may vote to place the question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election.||IV. If a majority of those voting on the question vote "yes," applications for community revitalization tax relief incentives may be accepted and considered by the local governing body at any time thereafter, subject to the provisions of paragraph VI of this section.||V. If the question is not approved, the question may later be voted on according to the provisions of paragraph II or III of this section, whichever applies.||VI. The local governing body of any town or city that has adopted this program may consider rescinding its action in the manner described in paragraph II or III of this section, whichever applies. A vote terminating the acceptance and consideration of such applications shall have no effect on incentives previously granted by the city or town, nor shall it terminate consideration of applications submitted prior to the date of such vote.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2010, 329:3, eff. July 20, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:4-a - Coastal Resilience Incentive Zone.

    79-E:4-a Coastal Resilience Incentive Zone. –||I. A city or town may adopt the provisions of this section by vote of its legislative body, according to the procedures described in RSA 79-E:3, to establish a coastal resilience incentive zone (CRIZ). Municipalities may use storm surge, sea-level rise, and extreme precipitation projections in the 2016 report of the New Hampshire Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission, "Preparing New Hampshire for Projected Storm Surge, Sea-Level Rise, and Extreme Precipitation," and its successor projections, to identify potentially impacted structures.||II. The municipality implementing a CRIZ shall determine the resilience measures it deems qualifying, such as, but not limited to, elevation and free-board renovations, elevation of mechanicals, construction of resilient natural features, enhancement or creation of tidal marshes, elevation of private driveways and sidewalks, construction or enlargement of private culverts and other structures to enable increased water flow and storm-surge, and movement of property to higher elevation on the property or to a newly acquired property at a higher elevation within the municipality. Municipalities may grant tax relief to the qualifying structure and property as described in RSA 79-E:4.||III. Municipalities may provide other relief to properties in a coastal resilience incentive zone that are subject to repeated inundation, by acquiring preservation or water control easements or establishing tax increment financing districts.||IV. Municipalities may create a nonlapsing CRIZ fund as a capital reserve fund under RSA 34 or RSA 35, or a town-created trust fund under RSA 31:19-a, to provide funding for projected municipal costs associated with projected storm surge, sea-level rise, and extreme precipitation, and such funds may be used to support the coastal resilience incentive zone purpose established in this section.|||Source. 2017, 203:3, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:4-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:4-b - Residential Property Revitalization Zones.

    79-E:4-b Residential Property Revitalization Zones. –||I. A city or town may adopt the provisions of this section by vote of its legislative body, according to the procedures described in RSA 79-E:3, to establish tax relief for the owners of a one or 2-family home or an attached multi-family home with not more than 4 units and which is at least 40 years old, who significantly improves the quality, condition, and/or use of an existing residential structure in a designated residential property revitalization zone.||II. The governing body of a municipality shall designate the area of a residential property revitalization zone in which the tax relief for qualifying structures shall apply. Municipalities may further establish criteria for the public benefits, goals, and measures that will determine the eligibility of qualifying structures for tax relief located within a designated residential property revitalization zone.||III. Municipalities may grant tax relief to the qualifying structure and property as described in RSA 79-E:4 for the period of tax relief under RSA 79-E:5, provided that no property may be granted tax relief under this chapter more than once in a 20 year period.|||Source. 2021, 200:2, Pt. I, Sec. 3, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:4-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:4-c - Housing Opportunity Zone.

[RSA 79-E:4-c effective April 1, 2022.]|    79-E:4-c Housing Opportunity Zone. –||A city or town may adopt the provisions of this section by vote of its legislative body, in accordance with the procedures described in RSA 79-E:3, to establish a housing opportunity zone. To be eligible for tax relief under this section, the qualifying structure and property shall be located within the housing opportunity zone established by the municipality. No less than one-third of the housing units constructed shall be designated for households with an income of 80 percent or less of the area median income as measured by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the housing units in a qualifying structure shall be designated for households with incomes as provided in RSA 204-C:57, IV. A qualifying structure under this section shall be eligible for tax assessment relief for a period of up to 10 years, beginning upon issuance of the certification of occupancy.|||Source. 2021, 200:2, Pt. I, Sec. 5, eff. Apr. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:5 - Duration of Tax Relief Period.

    79-E:5 Duration of Tax Relief Period. –||I. The governing body may grant such tax assessment relief for a period of up to 5 years, beginning with the completion of the substantial rehabilitation.||I-a. For the approval of a replacement of a qualifying structure, the governing body may grant such tax assessment relief for a period of up to 5 years, beginning only upon the completion of construction of the replacement structure. The governing body may, in its discretion, extend such additional years of tax relief as provided for under this section, provided that no such additional years of tax relief may be provided prior to the completion of construction of the replacement structure. The municipal tax assessment of the replacement structure and the property on which it is located shall not increase or decrease in the period between the approval by the governing body of tax relief for the replacement structure and the time the owner completes construction of the replacement structure and grants to the municipality the covenant to protect the public benefit as required by this chapter. The governing body may not grant any tax assessment relief under this chapter with respect to property and structures for which an election has been made for property appraisal under RSA 75:1-a.||II. The governing body may, in its discretion, add up to an additional 2 years of tax relief for a project that results in new residential units and up to 4 years for a project that includes affordable housing.||III. The governing body may, in its discretion, add up to an additional 4 years of tax relief for the substantial rehabilitation of a qualifying structure that is listed on or determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, state register of historic places, or is located within and important to a locally designated historic district, provided that the substantial rehabilitation is conducted in accordance with the U.S. Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.||IV. The governing body may adopt local guidelines to assist it in determining the appropriate duration of the tax assessment relief period.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2009, 200:12. 2010, 329:4, eff. July 20, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:6 - Resumption of Full Tax Liability.

    79-E:6 Resumption of Full Tax Liability. –||Upon expiration of the tax relief period, the property shall be taxed at its market value in accordance with RSA 75:1.|||Source. 2006, 167:1, eff. April 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:7 - Public Benefit.

    79-E:7 Public Benefit. –||In order to qualify for tax relief under this chapter, the proposed substantial rehabilitation must provide at least one of the public benefits, and the proposed replacement must provide one or more of the public benefits to a greater degree than would a substantial rehabilitation of the same qualifying structure, as follows:||I. It enhances the economic vitality of the downtown;||II. It enhances and improves a structure that is culturally or historically important on a local, regional, state, or national level, either independently or within the context of an historic district, town center, or village center in which the building is located;||II-a. It promotes the preservation and reuse of existing building stock throughout a municipality by the rehabilitation of historic structures, thereby conserving the embodied energy in accordance with energy efficiency guidelines established by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.||III. It promotes development of municipal centers, providing for efficiency, safety, and a greater sense of community, consistent with RSA 9-B; or||IV. It increases residential housing in urban or town centers.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2009, 200:13, eff. July 15, 2009. 2013, 78:3, eff. April 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:7-a - Public Benefit Determinations.

    79-E:7-a Public Benefit Determinations. –||Cities or towns may adopt according to the procedure in RSA 79-E:3 provisions that further define the public benefits enumerated in RSA 79-E:7 to assist the governing body in evaluating applications made under this chapter based on local economic conditions, community character, and local planning and development goals.|||Source. 2010, 329:5, eff. July 20, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:8 - Covenant to Protect Public Benefit.

    79-E:8 Covenant to Protect Public Benefit. –||I. Tax relief for the substantial rehabilitation or replacement of a qualifying structure shall be effective only after a property owner grants to the municipality a covenant ensuring that the structure shall be maintained and used in a manner that furthers the public benefits for which the tax relief was granted and as otherwise provided in this chapter.||II. The covenant shall be coextensive with the tax relief period. The covenant may, if required by the governing body, be effective for a period of time up to twice the duration of the tax relief period.||III. The covenant shall include provisions requiring the property owner to obtain casualty insurance, and flood insurance if appropriate. The covenant may include, at the governing body's sole discretion, a lien against proceeds from casualty and flood insurance claims for the purpose of ensuring proper restoration or demolition or damaged structures and property. If the property owner has not begun the process of restoration, rebuilding, or demolition of such structure within one year following damage or destruction, the property owner shall be subject to the termination of provisions set forth in RSA 79-E:9, I.||IV. The local governing body shall provide for the recording of the covenant to protect public benefit with the registry of deeds. It shall be a burden upon the property and shall bind all transferees and assignees of such property.||V. The applicant shall pay any reasonable expenses incurred by the municipality in the drafting, review, and/or execution of the covenant. The applicant also shall be responsible for the cost of recording the covenant.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2009, 200:14, eff. July 15, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:9 - Termination of Covenant; Reduction of Tax Relief; Penalty.

    79-E:9 Termination of Covenant;  Reduction of Tax Relief;  Penalty. –||I. If the owner fails to maintain or utilize the building according to the terms of the covenant, or fails to restore, rebuild, or demolish the structure following damage or destruction as provided in RSA 79-E:8, III, the governing body shall, after a duly noticed public hearing, determine whether and to what extent the public benefit of the rehabilitation or replacement has been diminished and shall determine whether to terminate or reduce the tax relief period in accordance with such determination. If the covenant is terminated, the governing body shall assess all taxes to the owner as though no tax relief was granted, with interest in accordance with paragraph II.||II. Any tax payment required under paragraph I shall be payable according to the following procedure:||(a) The commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall prescribe and issue forms to the local assessing officials for the payment due, which shall provide a description of the property, the market value assessment according to RSA 75:1, and the amount payable.||(b) The prescribed form shall be prepared in quadruplicate. The original, duplicate, and triplicate copy of the form shall be given to the collector of taxes for collection of the payment along with a special tax warrant authorizing the collector to collect the payment under the warrant. The quadruplicate copy of the form shall be retained by the local assessing officials for their records.||(c) Upon receipt of the special tax warrant and prescribed forms, the tax collector shall mail the duplicate copy of the tax bill to the owner responsible for the tax as the notice of payment.||(d) Payment shall be due not later than 30 days after the mailing of the bill. Interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum shall be due thereafter on any amount not paid within the 30-day period. Interest at 12 percent per annum shall be charged upon all taxes that would have been due and payable on or before December 1 of each tax year as if no tax relief had been granted.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2009, 200:15, eff. July 15, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:10 - Lien for Unpaid Taxes.

    79-E:10 Lien for Unpaid Taxes. –||The real estate of every person shall be held for the taxes levied pursuant to RSA 79-E:9.|||Source. 2006, 167:1, eff. April 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:11 - Enforcement.

    79-E:11 Enforcement. –||All taxes levied pursuant to RSA 79-E:9 which are not paid when due shall be collected in the same manner as provided in RSA 80.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2007, 42:3, eff. July 20, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:12 - Rulemaking.

    79-E:12 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of revenue administration may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the payment and collection procedures under RSA 79-E:9.|||Source. 2006, 167:1, eff. April 1, 2006. 2016, 85:2, eff. July 18, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:13 - Extent of Tax Relief.

    79-E:13 Extent of Tax Relief. –||I. (a) Tax relief granted under this chapter shall pertain only to assessment increases attributable to the substantial rehabilitation performed under the conditions approved by the governing body and not to those increases attributable to other factors including but not limited to market forces; or||(b) Tax relief granted under this chapter shall be calculated on the value in excess of the original assessed value. Original assessed value shall mean the value of the qualifying structure assessed at the time the governing body approves the application for tax relief and the owner grants to the municipality the covenant to protect public benefit as required in this chapter, provided that for a qualifying structure which is a building destroyed by fire or act of nature, original assessed value shall mean the value as of the date of approval of the application for tax relief of the qualifying structure that would have existed had the structure not been destroyed.||II. The tax relief granted under this chapter shall only apply to substantial rehabilitation or replacement that commences after the governing body approves the application for tax relief and the owner grants to the municipality the covenant to protect the public benefit as required in this chapter, provided that in the case of a qualifying structure which is a building destroyed by fire or act of nature, and which occurred within 15 years prior to the adoption of the provisions of this chapter by the city or town, the tax relief may apply to such qualifying structure for which replacement has begun, but which has not been completed, on the date the application for relief under this chapter is approved.|||Source. 2006, 167:1. 2010, 329:6. 2011, 237:3, eff. July 5, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-E:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-E - Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive|Section 79-E:14 - Other Programs.

    79-E:14 Other Programs. –||The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to properties whose rehabilitation or construction is subsidized by state or federal grants or funds that do not need to be repaid totaling more than 50 percent of construction costs from state or federal programs.|||Source. 2006, 167:1, eff. April 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 79-F:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title V - Taxation|Title 79-F - Taxation of Farm Structures and Land Under Farm Structures|Section 79-F:1 - Declaration of Public Interest.

    79-F:1 Declaration of Public Interest. –||The general court hereby finds it to be in the public interest to encourage the preservation of productive farms and associated structures. These structures are important in sustaining the economic viability of the state's farms, ensuring a reliable and safe local food supply, and providing an attractive environment for recreation, tourism, and wildlife. Farming in New Hampshire has a long and proud history which shaped our state's landscape. It is further declared to be in the public interest to prevent the loss of farms and their associated structures due to property taxation at values incompatible with their usage.|||Source. 2008, 390:1, eff. July 17, 2008.|