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NH Rev Stat § 371:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:14 - Fees.

    371:14 Fees. –||In such proceedings the commission shall charge and collect fees as follows: For the entry of each petition, $25; for the making of each order of notice for service upon the owners of each parcel of land described in said petition in which rights are sought to be taken, $1; and for the entry of each order granting land, rights or easements in any such case, $10 for each tract of land granted or affected.|||Source. 1915, 99:3. PL 244:7. RL 294:14. 1951, 203:48 par. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:16 - Forfeiture for Nonuse.

    371:16 Forfeiture for Nonuse. –||All acquisitions of water rights acquired under this chapter, which, within 5 years from the date of acquisition, have not become a used and useful part of the utility's property, shall be forfeited to the state unless otherwise ordered by the commission.|||Source. 1951, 203:48 par. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:16-a - Repealed by 2012, 220:3, II, eff. June 13, 2012.

    371:16-a Repealed by 2012, 220:3, II, eff. June 13, 2012. –|
NH Rev Stat § 371:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:16-b - Project Delay; Option to Purchase.

    371:16-b Project Delay;  Option to Purchase. –||If, after a period of 5 years, the project for which land or property rights were taken has not commenced, the utility shall offer the person from whom such land or rights were taken the first option to buy such land or rights at the current market value.|||Source. 2012, 2:5, eff. May 4, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:17 - Licenses for New Poles.

    371:17 Licenses for New Poles. –||Whenever it is necessary, in order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public, that any public utility should construct a pipeline, cable, or conduit, or a line of poles or towers and wires and fixtures thereon, over, under or across any of the public waters of this state, or over, under or across any of the land owned by this state, it shall petition the department of energy for a license to construct and maintain the same. For the purposes of this section, "public waters" are defined to be all ponds of more than 10 acres, tidewater bodies, and such streams or portions thereof as the department of energy may prescribe. Every corporation and individual desiring to cross any public water or land for any purpose herein defined shall petition the department of energy for a license in the same manner prescribed for a public utility.|||Source. 1921, 82:1. PL 244:8. RL 294:16. 1951, 203:48 par. 17. 1953, 52:1, eff. March 30, 1953. 2013, 82:1, eff. June 19, 2013. 2021, 91:260, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:17-a - License by Notification of New Attachments on Existing Utility Poles.

    371:17-a License by Notification of New Attachments on Existing Utility Poles. –||Whenever it is necessary, in order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public, that any public utility other than electric or gas should construct a cable, conduit, or wires and fixtures upon an existing line of poles or towers over, under, or across any of the public waters of this state, or over, under, or across any of the land owned by this state, the public utility shall file written notification with the department of energy for a license to construct and maintain such cable, conduit, or wires and fixtures. In this section, "public waters" means all ponds of more than 10 acres, tidewater bodies, and such streams or portions thereof as the commission may prescribe. Every corporation and individual desiring to cross any public waters or land for the purposes of this section shall file written notification in the same manner prescribed for a public utility. The notification shall include a description of the specific geographic and pole locations of the crossing and verification that there is a valid pole attachment license or that an application for a pole attachment license has been submitted to the utility or utilities that own such poles or towers. The notification shall include an affidavit signed by the responsible officer confirming that the crossing shall be completed in compliance with such pole attachment license and the National Electrical Safety Code. Upon receipt of such notification, no further inquiries or investigations by the department of energy shall be required in granting the requested license.|||Source. 2013, 82:2, eff. June 19, 2013. 2021, 91:258, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:17-b - License by Notification of Existing Crossings on Existing Poles.

    371:17-b License by Notification of Existing Crossings on Existing Poles. –||Existing crossings on existing poles as of the effective date of this section, not previously licensed, shall be considered temporarily licensed without further inquiries or investigations. Any party seeking a license under this section shall file a complete list identifying the specific geographic and pole locations of each existing crossing with the commission within 2 years of the effective date of this section. Upon receipt of such list, no further inquiries or investigations by the commission shall be undertaken and the commission shall issue a final license. Any temporary license shall expire upon the issuance of a final license.|||Source. 2013, 82:2, eff. June 19, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:18 - Exception.

    371:18 Exception. –||The requirement for petition to and hearing by the department of energy as provided in RSA 371:17 shall not be required when the license is requested by the public utility for the exclusive purpose of furnishing facilities to, or relocating facilities at the request of, the state, or any department or agency thereof. All such crossings shall comply with the National Electrical Safety Code.|||Source. 1951, 203:48 par. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2013, 82:3, eff. June 19, 2013. 2021, 91:260, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:19 - Notice to Attorney General.

    371:19 Notice to Attorney General. –||The department of energy shall cause due notice of said petition to be given to the attorney general, and to such owners of lands bordering on such public waters as the department of energy may designate in its order of notice, which shall state the time and place appointed for hearing on said petition. Nothing in this section shall apply to filings under RSA 371:17-a or RSA 371:17-b.|||Source. 1921, 82:1. PL 244:9. RL 294:17. 1951, 203:48 par. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2013, 82:4, eff. June 19, 2013. 2021, 91:260, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:20 - Hearing; Order.

    371:20 Hearing;  Order. –||Whenever a hearing shall be necessary, the commission shall hear all parties interested; and, in case it shall find that the license petitioned for, subject to such modifications and conditions, if any, and for such period as the commission may determine, may be exercised without substantially affecting the public rights in said waters or lands, it shall render judgment granting such license. Provided, however, that such license may be granted by the department of energy without hearing when all interested parties are in agreement and in cases involving filings made under RSA 371:17-a and RSA 371:17-b.|||Source. 1921, 82:1. PL 244:10. RL 294:18. 1951, 203:48 par. 20. RSA 371:20. 1967, 21:1, eff. May 7, 1967. 2013, 82:5, eff. June 19, 2013. 2021, 91:259, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:21 - Damages.

    371:21 Damages. –||The commission shall determine the compensation, if any, to be paid to the owners of lands bordering on such public waters for any damage thereto occasioned by the continuation and maintenance of any such structures, subject to appeal as provided in RSA 371:10. The commission shall also determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the state for rights on public lands as above provided.|||Source. 1921, 82:1. PL 244:11. RL 294:19. 1951, 203:48 par. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:22 - Repealed by 2013, 82:6, eff. June 19, 2013.

    371:22 Repealed by 2013, 82:6, eff. June 19, 2013. –|
NH Rev Stat § 371:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:23 - Compensation.

    371:23 Compensation. –||Any compensation payable on account of any such license shall be paid to the state treasurer and, if derived from licenses affecting state forests or forestry reservations, shall be added to the forest improvement fund; otherwise it shall be a part of the general funds of the state.|||Source. 1923, 6:1. PL 244:15. 1929, 113:1. RL 294:24. 1951, 203:48 par. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 371:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 371 - Proceedings to Acquire Property or Rights|Section 371:24 - Easements for Utility Lines Crossing Railroad Property.

    371:24 Easements for Utility Lines Crossing Railroad Property. –||Upon approval of the commission, a public utility may construct transmission and distribution lines that traverse or parallel the tracks and property of a railroad and establish a permanent or temporary easement thereby. The public utility shall file a plan and layout delineating the route for such lines with the commission 30 days prior to beginning construction and shall make any payment to the railroad the commission determines to be just and reasonable.|||Source. 1979, 116:1, eff. July 20, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:1 - Agents' Duties.

    372:1 Agents' Duties. –||Railroads shall be surveyed, and laid out, in the first instance, by their agents.|||Source. GS 146:4. GL 160:4. PS 158:1. PL 248:1. RL 298:1. 1951, 203:56, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:2 - Entry on Lands.

    372:2 Entry on Lands. –||The grantees to whom the legislature has granted the right to construct and maintain a railroad, by virtue of a special charter or of the general laws, may enter upon any land which falls within their route, and by their agents and engineers may make such surveys as they deem necessary.|||Source. GS 146:5. GL 160:5. PS 158:2. PL 248:2. RL 298:2.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:3 - Location.

    372:3 Location. –||Persons authorized to construct and maintain a railroad as provided in RSA 372:2 shall locate the route for their railroad where they deem it most suitable, establishing at convenient distances, not exceeding one mile apart, permanent monuments easily ascertainable. The width of the land located shall not exceed 6 rods, with necessary additions for excavations and embankments, unless the corporation has special legislative authority to make it wider.|||Source. GS 146:6. GL 160:6. PS 158:3, 4. PL 248:3. RL 298:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:4 - Return.

    372:4 Return. –||Persons authorized to construct and maintain a railroad as provided in RSA 372:2 shall make a return of their location with reference to such monuments to the office of the secretary of state. Such return shall describe the location of the road by courses and distances with reference to such monuments, the width of the land located, the quantity of land of each owner proposed to be taken, and the name of the owner, if known.|||Source. GS 146:7. GL 160:7. PS 158:3, 4. PL 248:4. RL 298:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:5 - Times of Location.

    372:5 Times of Location. –||Persons authorized to construct and maintain a railroad as provided in RSA 372:2 may locate and lay out the road in its entire course at one time, or in parts at different and successive times, as they shall deem conducive to the interests of all concerned.|||Source. CS 150:21. GS 146:4. GL 160:4. PS 158:5. PL 248:5. RL 298:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:6 - Notice.

    372:6 Notice. –||Persons authorized to construct and maintain a railroad as provided in RSA 372:2 shall give a copy of such location to each owner of land included in the location, if known and resident in the state, at least 14 days before application shall be made for an appraisal of the damages and, if such owner is unknown or does not reside in the state, by publishing such copy in some newspaper published in the county in which the land is situated.|||Source. 1901, 111:1. PL 248:6. RL 298:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:7 - Change of Location.

    372:7 Change of Location. –||If any owner of land over which the road is located, or stockholders of the corporation holding 1/10 of its capital stock, are dissatisfied with the location, they may, at any time before damages are assessed, apply by petition to the department of transportation for a change of the same and the department of transportation shall give notice to the corporation and all others interested by publication, and, after due hearing and examination, shall require such change in the location as the public good may require.|||Source. GS 146:8. GL 160:8. PS 158:6. PL 248:7. RL 298:7. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:7. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:8 - Conveyances.

    372:8 Conveyances. –||The corporation, either before or after such location, may obtain deeds, or bonds for deeds, of any lands which it deems necessary for its road, or of the right of way over the same.|||Source. GS 146:9. GL 160:9. PS 158:8. PL 248:8. RL 298:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:9 - Petition for Appraisal.

    372:9 Petition for Appraisal. –||If from any cause the corporation does not obtain the deeds provided for in RSA 372:8, it may apply by petition to the department of transportation to appraise the damages occasioned to the owners of such lands by the railroad.|||Source. 1844, 128:5. CS 150:10. GS 146:10. GL 160:10. PS 158:9. 1913, 49:1. PL 248:9. RL 298:9. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:9. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:10 - By Landowner.

    372:10 By Landowner. –||The owner of any interest in any land over which the road is located, at any time after the return of the location is made as above provided, may apply in like manner by petition to the department of transportation to appraise the damages occasioned to him by the railroad.|||Source. 1844, 128:5. CS 150:10. GS 146:10. GL 160:10. PS 158:9. 1913, 49:1. PL 248:10. RL 298:10. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:10. 1985, 402:6, I (e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:11 - Abeyance of Appraisal.

    372:11 Abeyance of Appraisal. –||No appraisal of damages to landowners shall be made, after a petition for a change of location has been presented to the department of transportation, until such question has been decided.|||Source. GS 146:13. GL 160:13. PS 158:10. PL 248:11. RL 298:11. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:11. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:12 - Award.

    372:12 Award. –||The department of transportation shall file its report in the office of the secretary of state, and shall certify the damages awarded to landowners in each town to the town clerk of such town, within 10 days after making the award; and the clerk shall note upon such certificate the date of its receipt, and keep it on file.|||Source. 1847, 485:4. CS 150:18. GS 146:26. GL 160:26. PS 158:15. PL 248:12. RL 298:12. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:12. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:13 - Appeal.

    372:13 Appeal. –||If either party is aggrieved by the award of the department of transportation, such party, within 60 days after the report is filed in the office of the secretary of state, and not after, may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the land is situated a petition to have the landowner's damages assessed by a jury, upon which petition the clerk shall issue a summons; and, after the summons has been served, the court shall assess such damages by a jury, unless the parties agree upon a different method.|||Source. 1844, 128:5. CS 150:11. GS 146:17. GL 160:17. PS 158:17. PL 248:13. RL 298:13. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:13. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5). 2014, 204:19, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:14 - Security on Appeal.

    372:14 Security on Appeal. –||If an appeal is taken, the proprietors shall also file in the office of the clerk of court, in the county in which the land is situated, reasonable security to the satisfaction of the court for the payment of any further damages and of the costs which may be awarded to the landowner upon the appeal.|||Source. 1845, 227:4. CS 150:17. GS 146:20. GL 160:20. PS 158:18. PL 248:14. RL 298:14.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:15 - Payment to Landowner.

    372:15 Payment to Landowner. –||The damages awarded to a landowner shall be paid or tendered to him, if he is known and resident in the state, before the proprietors of the railroad shall enter on his land to construct their road, except by his consent.|||Source. 1845, 227:4. CS 150:17. GS 146:20. GL 160:20. PS 158:18. PL 248:15. RL 298:15.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:16 - Payment to State.

    372:16 Payment to State. –||If the landowner or his residence is unknown, or if he is a minor and has no guardian, or is not resident in the state, the damages awarded shall be paid to the state treasurer for the landowner's use, before the land can be rightfully entered upon.|||Source. CS 150:26, 27. GS 146:21. GL 160:21. PS 158:19. PL 248:16. RL 298:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:17 - Reduction of Damage.

    372:17 Reduction of Damage. –||If the landowner's damages are reduced upon appeal, the proprietors of the railroad shall have judgment and execution against him for the amount of such reduction if he has taken the damages tendered to him; but, if he has not taken such damages, the proprietors may retain the amount of such reduction from the tender, or, if the damages have been paid to the state treasurer, the proprietors shall be entitled to have such reduction returned to them by the treasurer.|||Source. 1845, 227:4. CS 150:17. GS 146:22. GL 160:22. PS 158:20. PL 248:17. RL 298:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:18 - Costs.

    372:18 Costs. –||If the result of an appeal is to change the award of damages in favor of the appellant, the appellant shall recover costs; otherwise he shall pay costs.|||Source. 1844, 128:5. CS 150:11. GS 146:17. GL 160:17. PS 158:21. PL 248:18. RL 298:18.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:19 - Action.

    372:19 Action. –||No action shall be brought for damages before entry upon the land; and, if the location of the road shall be changed before the land is entered upon for the purpose of building the road, no damages shall be paid.|||Source. 1845, 227:4. 1847, 485:3. CS 150:14, 16, 17. GS 146:23. GL 160:23. PS 158:22. PL 248:19. RL 298:19.|
NH Rev Stat § 372:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:20 - Change After Construction.

    372:20 Change After Construction. –||The location of a railroad already built may be changed by the department of transportation upon petition of the proprietors thereof, after notice to all persons interested, a hearing and an award of damages to persons injured by the change.|||Source. 1847, 485:1. CS 150:12. GS 146:18. GL 160:18. PS 158:23. PL 248:20. RL 298:20. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:20. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:21 - Rights of Parties.

    372:21 Rights of Parties. –||The rights of all parties shall be the same in such case as in case of an original appraisal. The change of location shall be a discontinuance of the part abandoned, but the proprietors may be allowed by the department of transportation a limited time to remove their fixtures therefrom.|||Source. 1847, 485:2. CS 150:13, 14. GS 146:19. GL 160:19. PS 158:24. PL 248:21. RL 298:21. RSA 372:21. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|
NH Rev Stat § 372:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 372 - Laying Out Railroads|Section 372:22 - Later Set Off.

    372:22 Later Set Off. –||If land occupied by a railroad was not laid out and the damages appraised at the time of its construction, the road shall not be obstructed, but the land may be set off and the damages appraised as should have been done originally; and the costs of the proceeding shall be assessed by the department of transportation and paid by the proprietors of the railroad.|||Source. 1850, 953:13. CS 150:20. GS 146:27. GL 160:27. PS 158:25. PL 248:22. RL 298:22. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:22. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5).|