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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:18 - Security Documents.

12-G:18 Security Documents. –
Any bonds issued pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28 may be issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of a security document between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, or by a security document directly between the authority and the purchasers of the bonds, and such security document shall be in such form and executed in such manner as may be determined by the board. Such security document may include the mortgage, pledge, or grant of a security interest in any airport property of the authority and may pledge or assign, in whole or in part, the revenues held or to be received by the authority, excluding any division revenues, any contract or other rights to receive the revenues, whether then existing or thereafter coming into existence and whether then held or thereafter acquired by the authority, and any proceeds thereof, excluding any division revenues. Such security documents may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights, security, and remedies of the bondholders as may, in the discretion of the board, be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. Such security documents may include provisions defining defaults and providing for remedies in the event of defaults, which may include the acceleration of maturities and the enforcement of any mortgage, pledge, or security interest, and covenants setting forth the duties of, and limitations on, the authority in relation to the custody, safeguarding, investment, and application of moneys, the issue of additional or refunding bonds, the fixing, revision, and collection of rates, charges, and other revenues, the use of any surplus bond proceeds, the establishment of reserves, the acquisition of any property or interest therein, or undertaking of any project, any contracts relating thereto, and subsequent amendments of such provisions and contracts. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company to act as a depository or trustee of the proceeds of bonds, revenues, or other moneys under a security document and to furnish such indemnification or to pledge such securities and issue such letters or lines of credit or credit facilities as may be required by the authority acting under RSA 12-G:17-28. Any such security document may set forth the rights and remedies of bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:19 - Credit Facilities and Insurance.

12-G:19 Credit Facilities and Insurance. –
Any bonds issued pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28 may be issued pursuant to lines of credit or other banking arrangements under such terms and conditions not inconsistent with this chapter, and under such agreements with the purchasers or makers thereof, as the board may determine to be in the best interests of the authority. In addition to other security provided herein or otherwise by law, bonds issued by the authority pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28 may be secured, in whole or in part, by insurance or by letters or lines of credit or other credit facilities issued to the authority by any bank, trust company, or other financial institution, within or without the state, and the authority may make any pledge, mortgage, assignment, or security interest in respect of its airport property and revenues other than division revenues as security for the reimbursement by the authority to the issuers of such letters or lines of credit, insurance, or credit facilities or any payments made thereunder.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:20 - Perfection and Priority of Mortgage, Pledge, or Security Interest.

12-G:20 Perfection and Priority of Mortgage, Pledge, or Security Interest. –
Any mortgage, pledge, or security interest made by the authority under RSA 12-G:17-28 shall be valid and binding and shall be deemed continuously perfected for the purposes of RSA 382-A and all other laws from the time when the mortgage, pledge, or security interest is made. The airport property or revenues other than division revenues so mortgaged, pledged, or subjected to a security interest then held or thereafter acquired or received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such mortgage, pledge, or security interest without any physical delivery or segregation thereof or further act. The lien of such mortgage, pledge, or security interest shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. No such property or revenues may be used in a manner inconsistent with the terms governing such mortgage, pledge, or securities interest. Any agreement by which a pledge or security interest in personal property is created under RSA 12-G:17-28 shall be filed or recorded in the records of the secretary of state. Any mortgage or other agreement by which a security interest in real property is created under RSA 12-G:17-28 shall be filed with the register of deeds for Rockingham county.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:21 - Enforcement of Rights.

12-G:21 Enforcement of Rights. –
Any owner of a bond issued under the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28 and any trustee under a security document securing the same, except to the extent the rights given in this section may be restricted by such security document, may bring suit upon the bonds and may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding for legal or equitable relief, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state granted hereunder or under such security document and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such security document to be performed by the authority or by any director or officer of the authority.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:22 - Refunding Bonds.

12-G:22 Refunding Bonds. –
The authority, when authorized by the board, may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any bonds issued under the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28 at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. Refunding bonds may be issued at such times prior to the maturity or redemption of the bonds being refunded as the board may determine. The refunding bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds being refunded, together with any redemption premium thereon, any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of such bonds, the expenses of issue of the refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such reserves for debt service or other expenses from the proceeds of such refunding bonds as may be required by a security document securing the bonds. The authorization and issue of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the security therefor, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority in respect to the same shall be governed by the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28 relating to the issue of bonds other than refunding bonds insofar as the same may be applicable.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:23 - Separate Funds.

12-G:23 Separate Funds. –
Any debt service fund, construction fund, debt service reserve fund, or other fund established in connection with the issuance of bonds pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28 shall be kept separate from other moneys of the authority. The moneys deposited in any such funds, together with the income derived from any investments held as part of such funds, shall be expended without further authorization or appropriation as provided for in the security document establishing such funds.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:24 - Investment of Funds.

12-G:24 Investment of Funds. –
Moneys in any fund or account created under the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28, subject to the terms and provisions of any security document applicable thereto, may be invested. Except as otherwise provided by any such security document, obligations so purchased as an investment of money in said fund or account shall be deemed at all times to be part of said fund or account, and the interest thereon and any profit arising from the sale thereof shall be credited to said fund or account, and any loss resulting on their sale shall be charged to said fund or account, respectively.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:25 - Alteration of Rights of Bondholders.

12-G:25 Alteration of Rights of Bondholders. –
The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of bonds issued RSA 12-G:17-28 that the state shall not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the said holders of such bonds or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds, together with the interest on them, with the interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of such bonds.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:26 - Tax Exemption.

12-G:26 Tax Exemption. –
Bonds issued pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28 and their transfer and income, including any profit made on their sale or transfer, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by or within the state.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:27 - Investment Securities.

12-G:27 Investment Securities. –
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28 or any recitals in any bonds issued pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28, all such bonds shall be deemed to be investment securities under RSA 382-A.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:28 - Eligible Investments.

12-G:28 Eligible Investments. –
Bonds issued under the provisions of RSA 12-G:17-28 are hereby made securities in which all public officers, agencies and authorities of the state and of its political subdivisions, insurance companies, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency, authority, or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state or any political subdivision is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:29 - Audit and Annual Reports.

12-G:29 Audit and Annual Reports. –
The accounts of the authority shall be subject to an annual audit performed by an independent certified public accountant selected by the authority. The authority shall submit annually to all appointing authorities, to the house finance committee, the senate finance committee, the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library a detailed report of its operations and a complete financial audit for the preceding fiscal year, including financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:30 - Repealed by 2008, 356:12, II, eff. July 11, 2008.

12-G:30 Repealed by 2008, 356:12, II, eff. July 11, 2008. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:31 - State Bond Guarantee.

12-G:31 State Bond Guarantee. –
I. In view of the general public benefits expected to be derived from the airport property acquisitions and airport projects to be financed under this chapter, and their contribution to the social and economic prosperity of the state and its political subdivisions, the governor and council may award an unconditional state guarantee of the principal and interest thereon of bonds issued pursuant to RSA 12-G:17-28. The full faith and credit of the state shall be pledged for any such guarantees of principal and interest, but the total amount of the principal of bonds guaranteed by the state under this section shall not exceed $ 70,000,000, plus interest. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, is authorized to draw a warrant for such a sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of honoring any guarantee awarded under this section. The state's guarantee shall be evidenced on each guaranteed bond by an endorsement signed by the state treasurer in substantially the following form:
The state of New Hampshire hereby unconditionally guarantees the payment of the whole of the principal and interest thereon of the within bond and for the performance of such guarantee the full faith and credit of the state are pledged.
________________
State Treasurer
II. In connection with the award of a state guarantee, the governor and council may impose such terms and conditions as they may deem appropriate concerning the bonds, the use of any airport property or operation of any airport project and the revenues therefrom, and reimbursement to the state if any state funds are used to honor the guarantee. Such terms and conditions may be contained in an agreement between the state and the authority, to be executed on behalf of the state by the governor and the state treasurer and on behalf of the authority by at least 4 directors.
III. In lieu of a state guarantee under this section, the state treasurer is authorized to borrow upon the credit of the state a sum not exceeding the total state bond guarantee authorized in paragraph I to make a loan or loans to the authority for the purposes of this chapter relating to airport property and airport purposes, and issue general obligation bonds or notes in the name of and on behalf of the state in accordance with the provisions of RSA 6-A. The terms and conditions of any such loan shall be determined by the state treasurer and the governor and council may impose such other conditions as they may deem appropriate. Not later than December 1, 2008, the authority shall make payment to the state for $10,000,000. The principal amount of bonds of the authority that may be guaranteed by the state under paragraph I shall be reduced by the amount of bonds issued by the state under this paragraph.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2008, Sp. Sess., 1:5, 6, eff. June 10, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:32 - Operating Budget.

12-G:32 Operating Budget. –
The authority shall comply with the requirements of RSA 9:1 through 9:9, relative to the budget. The authority shall include in its biennial estimate of the expenditure requirements of the division of ports and harbors a separate line item titled "Reimbursement to Pease Development Authority for Services" and request a reasonable estimated amount to cover such costs as necessary.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:33 - Repealed by 2019, 346:164, I, eff. July 1, 2019.

12-G:33 Repealed by 2019, 346:164, I, eff. July 1, 2019. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:34 - Pease Matching Grants.

12-G:34 Pease Matching Grants. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state treasurer is authorized to borrow upon the credit of the state a sum not exceeding $5,000,000 to make a loan or loans to the authority to be used for the purposes of matching funds for Federal Aviation Administration grants, Economic Development Administration grants, and other available grants. General obligation bonds and notes shall be issued in the name of and on behalf of the state in accordance with the provisions of RSA 6-A. The terms and conditions of any such loan shall be determined by the state treasurer and the governor and council may impose such other conditions as they may deem appropriate. Payments of principal and interest on the bonds or notes issued under this paragraph shall be made when due from available funds of the authority.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:35 - Repealed by 2019, 346:164, II, eff. July 1, 2019.

12-G:35 Repealed by 2019, 346:164, II, eff. July 1, 2019. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:39 - Acquisition of Land for Port Purposes.

12-G:39 Acquisition of Land for Port Purposes. –
In addition to any other power or authority conferred on the authority under this chapter, the authority, with the approval of the governor and council, may, in the name of the state, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire lands or interests in land, including options, on, near, or adjacent to the state tidal waters suitable for constructing, establishing, and maintaining thereon piers, wharves, docks, warehouses, or other facilities useful and necessary in the encouragement and development of commercial navigation. Before making any such purchase or acquisition, the authority shall submit to the governor and council a detailed description of the land or interests therein to be acquired, together with a statement of the purposes for which the property is suited and the cost of acquisition and estimated cost of development, as well as such other information as the governor and council shall require. The authority, with the approval of the governor and council, may accept gifts of land; and may in like manner accept and apply to the purchase of land or the development thereof, contributions, gifts, or aid in any form made or given for the purpose by any person, firm, or corporation, or by any municipality or by the United States, and may execute instruments necessary to qualify for such contributions, gifts, or aid. Any land or interest in land acquired by the authority pursuant to this section shall be considered division property and not airport property and shall not be included in the airport district.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:9. 2005, 269:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:40 - Improvements.

12-G:40 Improvements. –
The authority, with the approval of the governor and council as to the nature and specifications of the intended project and the cost thereof, may undertake the improvement of any land acquired by it pursuant to RSA 12-G:39 by the construction thereon of piers, wharves, docks, warehouses, or other facilities as specified in RSA 12-G:39. Any such improvement shall, insofar as possible, be self-liquidating; and the authority shall charge just and reasonable fees for the use thereof. All revenue received from such fees shall be considered division revenues, shall be accounted for separately from other revenues of the authority, and, after the deduction therefrom of the cost of operating such project, shall be applied to the amortization of any obligations of the authority related to division projects.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2005, 269:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:41 - Reservation of Local Authority.

12-G:41 Reservation of Local Authority. –
All towns and cities within the confines of which there are ports, harbors, or navigable tide rivers of the state which are subject to the jurisdiction of the authority, or the division acting on behalf of the authority, shall retain all the powers of such town or city relative to such ports, harbors, and navigable tide rivers and the lands abutting the same, excluding lands located within the boundaries of the former Pease Air Force Base, so long as the authority has not by positive action or definite rule or regulation preempted the jurisdiction hereof. No town or city shall have any jurisdiction over the land or activities at the former Pease Air Force Base except as specifically authorized under other provisions of this chapter, provided, however, that in and over all such lands, jurisdiction of cases involving violations of federal law by a child shall be concurrent and shall be assumed only if waived by the federal court or a United States attorney.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001. 2022, 77:2, eff. Nov. 16, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:43-a - Report on the Division of Ports and Harbors.

12-G:43-a Report on the Division of Ports and Harbors. –
I. The division director shall submit a biennial report on the status of development at the division to the governor and council, the board, the mayor and the city council in the city of Portsmouth, the selectmen in the towns of Rye, Newington, Hampton, North Hampton, New Castle, and Seabrook, the chairmen of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, and the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs. Such report shall be submitted and made available to the public biennially beginning on June 30, 2010. The first report issued on June 30, 2010 shall be for the 2-year period ending on June 30, 2009.
II. The report shall include descriptions of:
(a) The financial status of the division, including a report on the activities of the Pease development authority ports and harbors fund and a recommendation on whether to continue the fund as a nonlapsing fund and an accounting of the activities of the division of ports and harbors revolving loan fund.
(b) Any contracts involving use of division property that have been executed in the previous 24-month period and the status and scope of all ongoing port development projects.
(c) Programs and informational meetings held to permit and encourage communication between the division and the communities it serves.
(d) Environmental reports, investigations, and permits received by, prepared by or on behalf of the division with respect to division property and activities on division property.
(e) Any proposals for the sale of division property.
Source.
2008, 356:4, eff. July 11, 2008. 2017, 156:14, II, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:45 - Dredge Management in Tidal Waters.

12-G:45 Dredge Management in Tidal Waters. –
The division, subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the authority and in consultation with the division of ports and harbors advisory council, the executive director, and the division director, shall be responsible for managing harbor and channel dredging activities within state tidal waters. The division shall:
I. Assess the existing dredge permitting process with state and federal permitting agencies for the purposes of identifying an improved review process.
II. Establish and implement a process to ensure that dredging projects are completed in a timely and cost effective manner, recognizing the need to:
(a) Coordinate with and utilize the services of the local and private sector to establish a reliable program; and
(b) Work in conjunction with other state and federal agencies to ensure uniform and timely compliance with other laws, regulations, and rules, including, but not limited to, permitting in accordance with RSA 482-A and RSA 485-A and to ensure that a certificate of consistency is obtained from the coastal zone management program; and
(c) Develop a long-range plan and schedule to serve as a guide for individual dredging activities.
III. Initiate and implement dredging projects, which may include dredging performed by the authority, to maintain and improve channels and harbors in accordance with the long-range plan and schedule.
IV. Submit an annual report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor and council on the status of current dredging projects and the projection of future dredging projects and costs.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:14. 2008, 356:6, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:46 - Harbor Dredging and Pier Maintenance Fund Established.

12-G:46 Harbor Dredging and Pier Maintenance Fund Established. –
I. There is hereby established a harbor dredging and pier maintenance fund to be used by the authority acting through the division to meet its obligation to initiate and implement dredging projects to maintain channels and harbors, and to initiate projects to maintain state-owned commercial piers in safe and efficient condition.
II. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the purposes of initiating and implementing harbor dredging projects and maintaining state-owned commercial piers. The authority shall, in each biennium, request annual appropriations to the fund in an amount sufficient to provide for the funding of the authority's periodic harbor dredging and pier maintenance efforts. The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the fund as provided by law. Interest earned on moneys deposited in the fund shall be deposited into the fund.
III. The authority shall not encumber, obligate, or expend any funds from the harbor dredging and pier maintenance fund without the prior approval of the capital project overview committee.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2005, 269:15, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2023, 192:4, eff. Aug. 4, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:46-a - Repealed by 2008, 356:12, IV, eff. July 11, 2008.

12-G:46-a Repealed by 2008, 356:12, IV, eff. July 11, 2008. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:47 - Pilots.

12-G:47 Pilots. –
The authority, in consultation with the executive director, the division director, and the division of ports and harbors advisory council, may adopt rules prescribing the qualifications of pilots, and from time to time appoint and commission, under its hand and seal, as many pilots as it may judge necessary, and remove the same at pleasure; and it shall take from them such security, by bond or otherwise, as it may deem proper.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:16. 2008, 356:7, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:48 - Authority of Pilot.

12-G:48 Authority of Pilot. –
Any pilot appointed by the authority, who has given security for the faithful discharge of his or her duties, may take charge of any vessel, except pleasure or fishing vessels, or a vessel of 150 gross tons and under, and shall pilot such vessel into and out of the river and harbor of the Piscataqua, first showing to the master thereof the pilot's appointment if requested.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:49 - Pilots Required.

12-G:49 Pilots Required. –
All vessels, except pleasure or fishing vessels or vessels of 150 gross tons or under, are required to be piloted by a pilot appointed by the authority into and out of the Piscataqua River and harbor from a point designated by the authority.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:49-a - Pilotage Fees.

12-G:49-a Pilotage Fees. –
All vessels required to engage a pilot under RSA 12-G:49 shall pay a pilotage fee to the pilot. Pilotage fees shall be established by the authority.
Source.
2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:50-a - Prohibitions.

12-G:50-a Prohibitions. –
I. No person shall abandon any vessel at any time on or in state tidal waters. Any vessel found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition, or otherwise anchored and unattended in such a manner as to pose a threat to navigation or the safety of the public or other vessels shall be deemed abandoned by the owner.
II. No person shall place any mooring in state tidal waters without a permit issued by the division pursuant to this chapter and any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
III. No person shall moor, make fast, or otherwise secure a vessel to a mooring located in state tidal waters unless:
(a) The owner of the vessel has secured a mooring permit from the division authorizing such vessel to be secured to such mooring;
(b) The owner of the vessel has been directed by, or otherwise has secured the permission of, the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master, a harbor master, or an assistant harbor master to secure such vessel to such mooring; or
(c) Failure to secure such vessel to such mooring would otherwise present an imminent and substantial hazard to navigation or to the safety of any passenger on such vessel.
Source.
2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:51 - Enforcement Powers.

12-G:51 Enforcement Powers. –
The chief harbor master and the deputy chief harbor master shall have all of the powers of a police officer, including but not limited to the power to make arrests set forth in RSA 594, to enforce, investigate, and prosecute any:
I. Violation of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter relating to the division and division property, including but not limited to the provisions of RSA 12-G:42, X and XI; and
II. Offense under New Hampshire law occurring on division property where the arrest is made on division property or on vessels secured to or immediately adjacent to division property.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:52 - Penalty.

12-G:52 Penalty. –
Whoever violates any of the rules of the authority relating to the division or division property, including but not limited to the provisions of RSA 12-G:42, X or XI, or refuses or neglects to obey the lawful and reasonable orders of the division director, the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master, a harbor master, or an assistant harbor master, or resists or otherwise interferes with the division director, the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master, a harbor master, or an assistant harbor master in the execution of their duties shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:52-a - Penalty for Illegally Moored or Anchored Vessels.

12-G:52-a Penalty for Illegally Moored or Anchored Vessels. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 12-G:52 or any other provision of law, any owner or operator of any vessel moored or anchored in violation of RSA 12-G or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter relative to the division or division property shall be subject to the following penalties in addition to any other penalty, cost, or forfeiture imposed under other provisions of law or this chapter:
I. For a first offense, the offense shall constitute a violation, and the fine shall be $100 if a natural person and $300 for any other person.
II. For a second offense, the offense shall constitute a violation, and the fine shall be $250 for a natural person and $500 for any other person.
III. For a third offense and any offense thereafter, the offense shall constitute a class B misdemeanor, and the minimum fine shall be at least $500 for a natural person and $1000 for any other person.
Source.
2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:52-b - Impoundment and Forfeiture of Vessels and Moorings.

12-G:52-b Impoundment and Forfeiture of Vessels and Moorings. –
I. The division director, the chief harbor master, or the deputy chief harbor master may impound or order the removal and storage of any vessel or mooring found to be in violation of RSA 12-G:50-a or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. All reasonable charges for such impoundment, removal, and storage shall be a lien against the vessel.
II. The division director shall notify the owner, if known, of the fact of such impoundment, removal, and storage. If the vessel is registered in this state, such notification shall be mailed to the person identified as the owner on the vessel registration at the address listed on such registration. In all other cases, notice shall be placed on file with the division director and published in a newspaper of general circulation.
III. The owner of the vessel or mooring impounded pursuant to this section may redeem the vessel or mooring within 90 days of its removal by payment of all charges and fees incurred by the division related to the impoundment, removal, and storage of such vessel or mooring and release the lien identified in paragraph I.
IV. No person who impounds, removes, or stores or who is in charge of the impoundment, removal, or storage of such vessel or mooring shall be liable for any damages to the vessel or mooring arising out of the impoundment, removal, or storage thereof.
V. Upon the expiration of the 90-day period identified in paragraph III, the division director may dispose of any unredeemed vessel or mooring by destroying such vessel or mooring or by offering such vessel or mooring for sale at public auction or the division director may retain such vessel or mooring for use by the state; provided, however, if the vessel or mooring is sold or retained, the purchaser or the state, in the event of retention, shall pay the cost of impoundment, removal, and storage, and shall obtain release of the lien identified in paragraph I. Any money received by reason of sale of such vessel or mooring at public auction shall be deposited in the Pease development authority ports and harbors fund established in RSA 12-G:37.
VI. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, restrict, or modify in any way authority granted to the commissioner of safety or the director of state police to remove or impound boats or moorings pursuant to RSA 270 or RSA 270-B.
Source.
2003, 242:16. 2008, 356:9. 2011, 224:235, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:52-c - Removal and Disposition of Abandoned or Illegally Located Vehicles and Other Devices.

12-G:52-c Removal and Disposition of Abandoned or Illegally Located Vehicles and Other Devices. –
I. No person shall park or otherwise leave any vehicle, trailer, equipment, or other device on airport property or division property except as authorized by the authority.
II. The authority may remove, tow, impound, and dispose of, or arrange for or order the removal, towing, impoundment, or disposal of vehicles, trailers, equipment, or other devices abandoned on airport property or division property or parked or located in violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted thereunder, and for any of the reasons set forth in RSA 262:32. Each vehicle, trailer, equipment, and other device removed, towed, or impounded by or on behalf of the authority shall be stored at a secure location until such time as it is claimed by the person lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle.
III. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 259:4-a, or any other provision of law, the authority may enforce RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c relative to the removal and impoundment of abandoned vehicles. Pursuant to its authority under this section:
(a) The executive director or the division director, as designated by the authority, shall have any power, duty, or responsibility assigned to the commissioner of safety or a head of a law enforcement agency under RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c; and
(b) A designated employee of the authority shall have any power, duty, or responsibility assigned to an "authorized official" under RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c.
Source.
2005, 269:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:53 - Construction and Effect of Other Laws.

12-G:53 Construction and Effect of Other Laws. –
I. All actions and proceedings of the authority shall be governed by the provisions of RSA 91-A.
II. Purchases and contracts of the authority may be made or let without regard to any provision of law relating to public purchases or contracts.
III. Except for rules adopted pursuant to RSA 12-G:42, X, which shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A:3 through RSA 541-A:15, the authority shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A and may adopt rules and bylaws in accordance with its own procedures, including, but not limited to, rules regulating the conduct of hearings. Except for rules adopted pursuant to RSA 12-G:42, X, the authority shall file in the office of legislative services a copy of all rules and bylaws adopted, amended, or repealed by the authority. All such rules and bylaws shall be filed in the office of legislative services within 7 days of such adoption, amendment, or repeal.
IV. Any rule adopted by the authority pursuant to RSA 12-G:47 shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541-A; any rule adopted by the authority pursuant to RSA 12-G:42, X shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541-A:3 through RSA 541-A:15.
V. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effect its purpose.
VI. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Source.
2001, 290:6. 2003, 242:17, eff. July 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-G - Pease Development Authority › Section 12-G:54 - Division of Ports and Harbors Revolving Loan Fund Committee.

12-G:54 Division of Ports and Harbors Revolving Loan Fund Committee. –
There is hereby established the division of ports and harbors revolving loan fund committee. The committee shall assist the division of ports and harbors in administering loan funds. The committee shall review applications for loan funding to determine whether they meet the minimum eligibility requirements and comply with applicable federal and state laws. The committee shall make recommendations to the division of ports and harbors for each application. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the governor.
Source.
2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-J - Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery › Section 12-J:2 - Organization of Commission; Task Forces; Staffing.

12-J:2 Organization of Commission;  Task Forces;  Staffing. –
I. The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson. The executive director of the commission shall be the director of the appropriate division responsible for alcohol and drug abuse prevention and recovery, who shall serve without additional compensation. Twelve members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
II. (a) To assist the commission in the performance of its duties, the chairperson shall create task forces. The chairperson shall initially create task forces to address the following issues:
(1) Prevention.
(2) Treatment.
(3) Recovery.
(4) Program monitoring and evaluation.
(b) To assist the commission in the performance of its duties, the chairperson may create additional task forces.
(c) The commission chairperson shall appoint at least one commission member to serve on each task force as chairperson.
(d) Based upon recommendations from each task force, the commission chairperson may appoint non-commission members to serve as adjunct members of each task force for a term of one year. In appointing adjunct members, the chairperson shall ensure that youth have the opportunity to participate directly in the work of appropriate task forces.
(e) Each task force shall:
(1) Develop a mission statement, including its goals and objectives.
(2) Report to the commission on a regular basis concerning available programs, funding, and unmet needs.
(3) Identify program areas where improved coordination is needed.
II-a. The chairperson shall create a budget task force comprised of the individuals listed in RSA 12-J:1, III(a) to report biannually on financial expenditures for substance abuse related work throughout state government as detailed in RSA 12-J:4, III and recommend budget policy priorities to the commission regarding the allocation of funding alcohol and drug prevention, treatment, and recovery services across state agencies and throughout the state.
III. All executive branch departments shall provide administrative support to the commission. The executive director of the commission shall direct and coordinate the administrative support to the commission.
IV. All executive branch departments shall respond promptly to written requests from the commission for information concerning the alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and services provided by them and the costs and funding sources for such programs and services.
Source.
2000, 204:2. 2008, 312:2. 2010, 359:1, eff. Sept. 18, 2010. 2014, 18:2, eff. July 22, 2014. 2016, 330:3, 4, eff. June 24, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-J - Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery › Section 12-J:3 - Duties.

12-J:3 Duties. –
The duties of the commission shall be to:
I. Develop and revise, as necessary, a statewide plan for the effective prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, particularly among youth, and a comprehensive system of treatment and recovery services for individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse. The statewide plan shall:
(a) Identify the causes, the nature and scope, and the impact of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire.
(b) Identify and prioritize unmet needs for prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
(c) Recommend initiatives and policy considerations to the general court to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire.
(d) Identify and quantify public and private resources available to support alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.
(e) Specify additional resources necessary to address unmet needs for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
(f) Specify evaluation and monitoring methodology.
II. Advise the governor and general court on and promote the development of effective community-based alcohol and drug abuse prevention strategies.
III. Advise the governor and the general court on and promote the development of treatment services to meet the needs of citizens addicted to alcohol or other drugs.
III-a. Advise the governor and the general court on and promote the development of recovery services to meet the needs of citizens in recovery from alcohol and other drug misuse.
IV. Identify unmet needs and the resources required to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire and to make recommendations to the governor and general court regarding legislation and funding to address such needs.
V. Authorize the disbursement of moneys from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund, pursuant to RSA 176-A:1, III.
VI. Make presentations at least once each legislative session to the house and senate finance committees, the senate health and human services committee, the house health, human services and elderly affairs committee, and the fiscal committee of the general court.
VII. Develop a handout which shall describe the risks of opioid use and how to mitigate them for the purposes of RSA 318-B:16-a.
Source.
2000, 204:2; 328:4. 2010, Sp. Sess., 1:88, eff. June 10, 2010. 2014, 18:2, eff. July 22, 2014. 2016, 330:5, eff. June 24, 2016. 2019, 210:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.