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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:20 - Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances.

115-A:20 Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances. –
No applications shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons herein described as having a prior right to benefits has died; and provided further that if, prior to the date upon which this subdivision takes effect, benefits have been paid to the father or mother of a qualified person, who at the time had a child or children, the rights or benefits shall not in addition accrue to said child or children as a result of the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
2004, 207:1, eff. June 11, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:21 - Time Limit; Late Applications.

115-A:21 Time Limit;  Late Applications. –
No bonus payment shall be made under this subdivision unless application for the bonus payment is submitted within 5 years after the effective date of this subdivision. Any claim for bonus payment after such 5-year period shall be made to the director of the division of veterans services, and if approved by the director shall be submitted to the state treasurer and shall be a charge upon the general fund.
Source.
2004, 207:1. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:22 - Forfeiture of Bonus.

115-A:22 Forfeiture of Bonus. –
Any person who obtains a bonus payment under this subdivision by fraud shall forfeit such bonus to the state.
Source.
2004, 207:1, eff. June 11, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:23 - to 115-A:28 Repealed by 2010, 197:4, eff. June 30, 2010.

115-A:23 to 115-A:28 Repealed by 2010, 197:4, eff. June 30, 2010. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:29 - Veteran Holidays.

115-A:29 Veteran Holidays. –
I. Any veteran who has received an honorable discharge from the United States armed forces shall have a preference not to work during the 24 hours comprising Veterans Day without penalty provided that the employee gives advance notice in accordance with the employer's policies and procedures. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require the employer to pay the veteran for wages on Veterans Day if the veteran chooses not to work in accordance with this subdivision.
II. Any emergency responder such as a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, 911 operator, and medical personnel who is a veteran and has received an honorable discharge from the United States armed forces and whose offices or supervisors require minimal staffing shall have the holiday preference described in paragraph I so long as there is another qualified emergency responder available.
Source.
2009, 116:1, eff. Aug. 21, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:1 - Definitions.

115-B:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Discrimination" means any act which results in the exclusion of an eligible veteran from entering a training program on the basis of veteran status.
II. "Eligible veteran" means a person who:
(a) Served on active duty and was discharged or released from active duty with an honorable discharge;
(b) Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or
(c) As a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty, served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge or ribbon is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with an honorable discharge.
III. "Priority of service" means the priority of service to participate in a training program offered an eligible veteran, as defined in paragraph II, who meets the basic eligibility requirements of a training program, as defined in paragraph V.
IV. "Reserve component" includes any branch of the military which is called up to active duty, including any military defense forces.
V. "Training program" means any program which offers citizens of New Hampshire training opportunities and is funded in whole or in part by the state of New Hampshire or the federal government.
VI. "Training provider" means any state agency or nonprofit or for-profit entity which administers or provides direct or indirect training that is funded in whole or part by the federal government or the state of New Hampshire.
Source.
1997, 80:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:2 - Program Eligibility.

115-B:2 Program Eligibility. –
For a veteran to be given priority of service for a specific training program, the veteran shall first meet the eligibility criteria and qualification requirements of the specific training program.
Source.
1997, 80:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:3 - Application for Priority of Service.

115-B:3 Application for Priority of Service. –
A veteran shall apply for veterans priority of service with the training provider. The veteran is responsible for furnishing proof of service in the form of a copy of such veteran's DD214 certificate of release or discharge from active duty prior to the beginning of training.
Source.
1997, 80:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:4 - Priority Placement.

115-B:4 Priority Placement. –
Any eligible veteran who has applied for priority of service in a training program, has provided proof of veterans status, and has met all basic criteria for the program shall be given priority placement into the program.
Source.
1997, 80:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:5 - Discrimination Complaints.

115-B:5 Discrimination Complaints. –
Complaints of discrimination arising under this chapter shall be investigated and remedied to the extent allowed by law. Complaints shall be made to the division of veterans services by the veteran or such veteran's authorized representative.
Source.
1997, 80:2. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-B - Veterans Priority for Training Programs › Section 115-B:6 - Federal Law.

115-B:6 Federal Law. –
Provisions of this chapter shall be superseded by federal laws and regulations which are more stringent or provide specific veterans preference or priority of service relative to administering training programs or training program grants to the states.
Source.
1997, 80:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-C - Veterans' Legal Aid Advocacy Project › Section 115-C:1 - Purpose.

115-C:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of this chapter is to address the unmet, dire civil legal needs of New Hampshire's veterans, and to advocate and safeguard veterans' benefits or preferences to which they may be entitled under any state or federal laws or regulations, particularly in the areas of housing, employment and unemployment, and veterans' disability and pension claims.
Source.
2010, 225:2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-C - Veterans' Legal Aid Advocacy Project › Section 115-C:2 - Eligibility.

115-C:2 Eligibility. –
Persons eligible for services from the veterans' legal aid advocacy project shall:
I. Meet the definition of "veteran" as provided in RSA 21:50;
II. Be ordered to active duty resulting from action by Congress or the President, under any law, for an expansion of the active armed forces in accordance with 10 U.S.C. sections 12301, 12302, 12304, 12305, or successor statutes; or
III. Be discharged under other than dishonorable conditions, as long as the discharge was caused, in some way, by traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual trauma, a combat related injury or illness, or other traumatic injuries or illnesses.
Source.
2010, 225:2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-C - Veterans' Legal Aid Advocacy Project › Section 115-C:3 - Duties.

115-C:3 Duties. –
I. The veterans' legal aid advocacy project shall work to improve the lives of New Hampshire veterans through legal aid advocacy on behalf of veterans in civil matters.
II. The state veterans council shall serve as the veterans intake coordinator for the veterans' legal aid advocacy project.
III. New Hampshire Legal Assistance shall provide legal representation to veterans in a manner consistent with the purpose outlined in RSA 115-C:1 and the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct.
IV. The state veterans council and New Hampshire Legal Assistance shall do outreach with veterans' service organizations and homeless shelters to reach the veteran homeless population that may need legal aid advocacy services.
V. The state veterans council, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and the pro bono section of the New Hampshire Bar Association shall coordinate with the veterans' service organizations, the New Hampshire National Guard, and other veterans' service providers, in the efficient provision of veterans' legal aid advocacy services. The state veterans council and New Hampshire Legal Assistance shall create general guidelines on case acceptance and priorities, reviewing those guidelines and priorities every 2 years.
VI. The state veterans council, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and the Pro Bono Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association shall work to increase the number of private attorneys for referrals of veterans' cases, including, but not limited to, veterans' family law cases.
VII. The state veterans council, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and the Pro Bono Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association shall work to provide information sessions and legal advice for veterans and their families.
VIII. The veterans' legal aid advocacy project shall provide legal aid training to veterans' advocates.
IX. The veterans' legal aid advocacy project shall report annually to the governor, the general court, and the state veterans council on the number of veterans served, the results, and the number of veterans that could not be served.
Source.
2010, 225:2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-C - Veterans' Legal Aid Advocacy Project › Section 115-C:4 - Funding.

115-C:4 Funding. –
Funding for the veterans' legal advocacy project established by this chapter shall be contingent upon the receipt of grants or federal funds for such purpose. The veterans' legal advocacy project shall report on the availability and acquisition of federal appropriations and grants to the governor and the general court.
Source.
2010, 225:2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-D - Commission on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury › Section 115-D:1 - Commission Established.

115-D:1 Commission Established. –
There is established the New Hampshire commission on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury to develop, coordinate, and oversee the recommendations identified in the report submitted by the commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans.
Source.
2011, 84:1, eff. May 16, 2011. 2014, 135:2, eff. June 16, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-D - Commission on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury › Section 115-D:3 - Duties.

115-D:3 Duties. –
I. The commission shall ensure the continued effectiveness of the report issued by the commission to study the effects of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) by evaluating its implementation, producing progress reports, and recommending program changes, initiatives, funding opportunities, and new priorities to update the report. The commission shall be a proponent for improving the access to care and quality of care for veterans and service members who suffer with PTSD and TBI.
II. To assist the commission in the performance of its duties, the chairperson shall create committees. The chairperson shall initially create committees to address the following issues:
(a) Stigma reduction.
(b) Community education and training.
(c) Continuum of care development.
(d) Other special projects or areas of concern.
III. The chairperson shall appoint at least 2 commission members to serve on each committee and shall designate a chairperson or co-chairpersons for each.
IV. Based upon recommendations from each committee, the commission chairperson may appoint as many individuals as necessary to serve as adjunct members of each for a term of one year.
V. Each committee shall:
(a) Develop its goals and objectives based on the report.
(b) Identify program areas where improved military and civilian coordination is needed.
(c) Focus on improving access to care and quality of care for veterans and service members.
Source.
2011, 84:1, eff. May 16, 2011. 2014, 135:2, eff. June 16, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-D - Commission on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury › Section 115-D:4 - Chairperson; Quorum.

115-D:4 Chairperson;  Quorum. –
The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Fourteen members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
Source.
2011, 84:1. 2012, 81:2, eff. May 23, 2012. 2014, 135:2, eff. June 16, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-D - Commission on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury › Section 115-D:5 - Report.

115-D:5 Report. –
Beginning on November 1, 2014, and every November 1, thereafter, the commission shall submit an annual report of its activities and any proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over health and human services issues, the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over veterans affairs, the chairperson of the oversight committee on health and human services, the chairperson of the fiscal committee of the general court, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, the members of the New Hampshire congressional delegation, and the state library.
Source.
2011, 84:1. 2012, 81:3, eff. May 23, 2012. 2013, 229:6, eff. July 15, 2013. 2014, 135:2, eff. June 16, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 116 - Commitment to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency › Section 116:1 - Commitment to Institutions.

116:1 Commitment to Institutions. –
Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment of a person alleged to be of unsound mind or otherwise in need of confinement in a hospital or other institution for his proper care, it is determined after such adjudication of the status of such person as may be required by law that commitment to a hospital for mental diseases or other institution is necessary for safekeeping or treatment and it appears that such person is eligible for care or treatment by the veterans administration or other agency of United States government, the court, or other committing authorities, upon receipt of a certificate from the veterans administration or such other agency showing that facilities are available and that such person is eligible for care or treatment therein, may commit such person to said veterans administration or other agency. Upon commitment, such person, when admitted to any facility operated by any such agency within or without this state, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans administration or other such agency. With respect to the person so committed the chief officer of such facility shall have the same power and control over said person as would the superintendent of the state institution to which said person otherwise would have been committed. Jurisdiction is retained in the appropriate court of this state at any time to inquire into the mental condition of the person so committed, and to determine the necessity for continuance of his restraint, and all commitments pursuant to this chapter are so conditioned.
Source.
1949, 132:1, eff. April 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 116 - Commitment to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency › Section 116:2 - Order of Commitment.

116:2 Order of Commitment. –
The judgment or order of commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia, committing a person to the veterans administration, or such other agency of the United States government for care or treatment shall have the same force and effect as to the committed person while in this state as in the jurisdiction in which is situated the court entering the judgment or making the order; and the courts of the committing state, or of the District of Columbia, shall be deemed to have retained jurisdiction of the person so committed for the purpose of inquiring into the mental condition of such person, and of determining the necessity for continuance of his restraint, as is provided in RSA 116:1 with respect to persons committed by the courts of this state. Consent is hereby given to the application of the law of the committing state or district in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any facility of the veterans administration, or of any such institution operated in this state by any other such agency of the United States to retain custody, or transfer, parole or discharge the committed person.
Source.
1949, 132:1, par. 2, eff. April 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 116 - Commitment to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency › Section 116:3 - Certification of Available Facilities.

116:3 Certification of Available Facilities. –
Upon receipt of a certificate of the veterans administration or such other agency of the United States, as provided in RSA 116:1, the superintendent of the institution may cause the transfer of such person to the veterans administration or other agency of the United States for care or treatment. Upon effecting any such transfer, the committing court or other committing authority shall be notified thereof by the transferring agency. No person shall be transferred to the veterans administration or other agency of the United States if he be confined pursuant to conviction of any felony or misdemeanor or if he has been acquitted of the charge solely on the ground of insanity, unless prior to transfer the court or other authority originally committing such person shall enter an order for such transfer after appropriate motion and hearing.
Source.
1949, 132:1, par. 3, eff. April 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 116 - Commitment to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency › Section 116:4 - Transfer Deemed Commitment.

116:4 Transfer Deemed Commitment. –
Any person transferred as provided in this chapter shall be deemed to be committed to the veterans administration or other such agency of the United States pursuant to the original commitment.
Source.
1949, 132:1, par. 4, eff. April 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 117 - Servicemen's Loans to Minors › Section 117:1 - Rights of Minors.

117:1 Rights of Minors. –
The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for a loan, or guaranty or insurance of a loan, pursuant to the Act of the Congress of the United States entitled the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284), as heretofore or hereafter amended (38 U.S.C. 693 et seq.), and of the minor spouse of any eligible veteran, in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to said act of the Congress of the United States, as heretofore or hereafter amended, shall not affect the binding effect of any obligation incurred by such eligible person or spouse as an incident to any such transaction, including incurring of indebtedness and acquiring, encumbering, selling, re-leasing, or conveying property, or any interest therein, if all or part of any such obligation be guaranteed or insured by the government or the administrator of veterans' affairs pursuant to said act and amendments thereto; or if the administrator be the creditor, by reason of a loan or a sale pursuant to said act and amendments. This chapter shall not create, or render enforceable, any other or greater rights or liabilities than would exist if neither such person nor such spouse were a minor.
Source.
1945, 60:1; 178:1. 1953, 77:1, eff. April 10, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:1 - Establishment.

119:1 Establishment. –
I. There is established in this state a home known as the New Hampshire veterans' home for the support, care, and treatment of veterans who have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States as defined by 38 U.S.C. section 101, or in reserve units or in the New Hampshire army or air national guard, and have been honorably discharged therefrom. Except as provided in paragraph II, the veteran shall have been a resident of the state of New Hampshire for at least one year next preceding the veteran's application.
II. The one-year residency requirement shall be waived for the following veterans:
(a) A veteran whose DD214 certificate or any document used by the veterans' home for admission states a New Hampshire address as his or her home of record upon discharge from active duty.
(b) An active duty veteran who has a New Hampshire address as his or her home of record and who is being discharged directly from a medical facility.
III. The care of veterans under this section includes nursing care, assisted living, domiciliary, day care, dementia, chemical dependency and psychiatric services, and other related services and programs for any veteran otherwise eligible for admittance. Such services and programs shall be provided at the veterans' home or contracted through other organizations and facilities, both within and outside of New Hampshire.
Source.
1889, 76:1. PS 13:1. 1917, 209:1. PL 12:1. RL 18:1. 1945, 186:1. RSA 119:1. 1967, 93:1. 1969, 14:1. 1973, 6:1. 1986, 81:1. 1987, 121:1. 1997, 18:1. 2007, 130:1. 2010, 176:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:1-a - Application of Statutes.

119:1-a Application of Statutes. –
Whenever in the statutes the words "New Hampshire Soldiers' Home" or "Soldiers' Home" are used, they shall be construed as meaning the "New Hampshire Veterans' Home" or "Veterans' Home".
Source.
1973, 6:2, eff. April 17, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:2 - Board of Managers.

119:2 Board of Managers. –
I. The government of the home is vested in the board of managers of the New Hampshire veterans' home. The board shall consist of the commanders of the veterans departments of New Hampshire ex officiis, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and 9 citizens of the state to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
II. At least 6 of the appointed citizens shall have served in the armed forces of the United States in any war in which the United States has been, is, or shall be engaged, and who are, or shall be, honorably discharged or separated from the armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable. One appointee shall be a member in good standing of the department of the American Legion, one of the department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, one of the department of the Disabled American Veterans and 3, including at least one female appointee, shall be active members of recognized and chartered veterans service organizations. One appointee shall be a female member in good standing of the department of the American Legion Auxiliary, the department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the department of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, or the department of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc. Auxiliary. Two appointees, one of whom shall be male and one of whom shall be female, shall be residents of the veterans' home.
III. The appointment of a member from an auxiliary organization shall be rotated in the order in which they are listed and each appointed member shall hold office for a 3-year term. The members of the department of the American Legion, the department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the department of Disabled American Veterans shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The 3 members of recognized and chartered veterans service organizations shall hold office for staggered terms of 3 years each and until a successor is appointed.
IV. In case of any vacancy on the board an appointment shall be made in the same manner for the unexpired term.
Source.
1889, 76:2. PS 13:3. PL 12:2. 1929, 114:1. 1931, 138:1. RL 18:2. 1945, 186:2. 1953, 66:1. RSA 119:2. 1961, 105:1. 1973, 6:3. 1981, 452:1. 1996, 207:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996. 2015, 259:1, eff. Sept. 12, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:3-a - Meetings of the Board.

119:3-a Meetings of the Board. –
The board of managers shall meet monthly and when called to meet by the chairman of the board. All meeting times and venues shall be noticed in the calendars of the house of representatives and the senate.
Source.
2015, 259:2, eff. Sept. 12, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:4 - Chairman and Secretary.

119:4 Chairman and Secretary. –
The board shall choose one of their number chairman and another, secretary, to hold office during the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall keep a correct record of the proceedings of the board and perform such other duties as they may require of him.
Source.
1889, 76:2, 8. PS 13:3. PL 12:3. 1929, 4:1. 1931, 138:2. RL 18:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:5 - Powers of Board.

119:5 Powers of Board. –
The board shall have the custody and care of the property of the institution, shall make needed bylaws and shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the management of the veterans' home and for the admission and discharge of residents. The board shall do all things necessary to carry into effect the purposes for which the home was established.
Source.
1889, 76:3, 6. PS 13:4. PL 12:4. RL 18:4. RSA 119:5. 1986, 81:2, eff. May 19, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:6 - Commandant and Employees.

119:6 Commandant and Employees. –
The board shall appoint, or may remove, for just cause, a commandant of the home. Honorably discharged veterans as defined in RSA 119:1 shall have preference for employment in the home if qualified by the New Hampshire division of personnel.
Source.
1889, 76:7. PS 13:5. PL 12:5. RL 18:5. 1945, 186:3. 1950, 9:2. RSA 119:6. 1986, 81:3, eff. May 19, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:7 - Compensation of Commandant.

119:7 Compensation of Commandant. –
The annual salary of the commandant of the veterans' home shall be as prescribed by RSA 94:1-4.
Source.
1953, 265:1. RSA 119:7. 1973, 6:4. 1975, 239:2, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:8 - Donations.

119:8 Donations. –
The board is empowered to receive, on behalf of the state, all donations and bequests that may be made for the establishment and maintenance of the home and for the support and care of the residents of the home.
Source.
1889, 76:5. PS 13:6. PL 12:6. RL 18:6. RSA 119:8. 1986, 81:4, eff. May 19, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:9 - Admission.

119:9 Admission. –
A veteran who desires admission shall make application on forms furnished by the home. Rules relative to admittance or rejection of an applicant, including an appeal process, shall be adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, by the board of managers.
Source.
1889, 76:12. PS 13:7. 1899, 18:1. PL 12:7. 1931, 138:3. RL 18:7. RSA 119:9. 1969, 14:2. 1986, 81:5, eff. May 19, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:13 - Reports.

119:13 Reports. –
The board shall file with the secretary of state, the fiscal committee of the general court, and the commissioner of administrative services, on or before October 1, a report to the legislature, setting forth the operations and condition of the home, a detailed account of all moneys received and expended on its behalf since the last report, an estimate of the amount of money required for its uses before the meeting of the next legislature, and such other matters and recommendations as they shall think its interests require.
Source.
1889, 76:13. PS 13:9. 1895, 32:1. PL 12:11. RL 18:11. RSA 119:13. 1986, 81:6, eff. May 19, 1986. 2013, 144:144, eff. July 1, 2013. 2015, 259:5, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 119 - New Hampshire Veterans' Home › Section 119:14 - Compensation of Board Members.

119:14 Compensation of Board Members. –
No member of the board shall receive compensation for any services rendered. Mileage shall be paid from the member's home of residence to and from the veterans' home or any other place designated under special conditions by the chairman.
Source.
1889, 76:8, 15. PS 13:10. PL 12:12. RL 18:12. 2015, 259:3, eff. Sept. 12, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 120 - Acquisition of Lands by United States by Condemnation › Section 120:1 - Taking, and Assessment of Damages.

120:1 Taking, and Assessment of Damages. –
Whenever the United States government cannot obtain by purchase any land required by it for public uses, it may, through its officers or agents, file in the office of the secretary of state, and also in the office of the clerk of the town in which the land is located, and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county, an accurate description thereof with reference to permanent bounds upon the land, accompanied by a correct plan of the same, and petition the selectmen of the town for an assessment of the damages to the owner by reason of the taking thereof. The selectmen shall thereupon appoint a hearing, give notice thereof, hear the parties, assess the damages, and file their return with the town clerk as required by law in the laying out of highways.
Source.
1883, 1:3. PS 1:3. PL 1:3. RL 1:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 120 - Acquisition of Lands by United States by Condemnation › Section 120:2 - Appeal From Award.

120:2 Appeal From Award. –
If the owner is dissatisfied with the award he or she may appeal therefrom to the superior court for the county by petition within 60 days after the filing of such return, and shall give notice of the appeal by giving in hand to, or leaving at the abode of, the United States district attorney for the district of New Hampshire a copy of the petition and summons thereon 14 days at least before the term at which it is to be entered, and the court shall thereupon assess his or her damages by a jury or other method, as the parties may agree.
Source.
1883, 1:3. PS 1:4. PL 1:4. RL 1:4. 2014, 204:4, eff. July 11, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 120 - Acquisition of Lands by United States by Condemnation › Section 120:3 - Tender of Damages.

120:3 Tender of Damages. –
The United States, upon payment or tender of the damages assessed by the selectmen, may enter upon the land and thereafterwards hold the same in fee, but shall pay to the owner any additional sum that is awarded to him by the jury or otherwise, with taxable costs, if he prevail.
Source.
1883, 1:3. PS 1:5. PL 1:5. RL 1:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 120 - Acquisition of Lands by United States by Condemnation › Section 120:4 - Notice of Condemnation.

120:4 Notice of Condemnation. –
In the taking of lands by the United States for any public purpose, by condemnation proceedings, it shall be sufficient notice to all parties interested, if an attested copy of the petition for such taking and summons or order of notice thereon, made by the court or selectmen petitioned, shall be given in hand to, or left at the last and usual place of abode of, all known interested parties residing in this state, and by a like service on all others, or by sending by registered mail a like copy to the last known post-office address of such known interested party, and by publication in such paper or papers and for such times as the court or selectmen petitioned may order.
Source.
1913, 196:1. PL 1:10. RL 1:6. 2014, 204:5, eff. July 11, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:1 - Acquisition Authorized.

121:1 Acquisition Authorized. –
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, consent is given to the acquisition of lands in this state by the United States of America for any public purpose duly authorized by the laws of the United States.
Source.
1935, 74:1. RL 3:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:2 - Land Use Board.

121:2 Land Use Board. –
There shall be a land use board consisting of the members of the planning and development commission. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. They shall establish reasonable rules of procedure and shall keep written records.
Source.
1935, 74:3. 1987, 26:1. RL 3:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:3 - Approval of Acquisition.

121:3 Approval of Acquisition. –
No land shall be acquired pursuant to this chapter until the acquisition shall have been recommended by the land use board and approved by the governor and council; but the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the acquisition by the United States of sites for post offices, custom houses, or other public buildings or effect an amendment or repeal of RSA 123 or RSA 272.
Source.
1935, 74:2. RL 3:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:4 - Procedure.

121:4 Procedure. –
At least 14 days before the land use board shall take action upon any proposed acquisition of land in any town or city, it shall, by letter addressed to the board of selectmen in such town, or to the board of mayor and aldermen in such city, advise it of the proposed acquisitions. At the request of the selectmen in such town or the board of mayor and aldermen in such city where the purchase of such land is contemplated, the land use board shall grant a public hearing in such town or city, or at some other convenient place. Provided, however, that no land shall be acquired under the provisions of this chapter until the acquisition of the same shall be approved by a majority of the voters present and voting at a regular or special town meeting in towns, or by a majority vote of the board of mayor and aldermen in cities.
Source.
1935, 74:4. RL 3:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:5 - Approval by Governor and Council.

121:5 Approval by Governor and Council. –
The governor and council, upon recommendation of the land use board, are authorized on behalf of the state: (a) To accept leases or enter into other agreements with the United States, or a duly authorized agency thereof, for the administration and maintenance of any such lands, with or without improvements, upon such terms and conditions as they may consider proper. Net income derived from any of such lands which may be designated for administration by the state forestry department shall be disposed of by the governor and council in the same manner as other income received from state forests and forestry reservations; and all income from other such lands shall be covered into the general funds of the state; (b) To accept deeds from the United States, of any such lands, upon such terms and conditions as they may consider proper.
Source.
1935, 74:5. RL 3:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:6 - Limitations on Right to Acquire.

121:6 Limitations on Right to Acquire. –
Lands which may be acquired under this chapter shall be such as by reason of quality, location, or condition are better adapted to public conservation, forestry, recreation, experimental, and demonstration purposes than for continued private ownership and development. Such acquisition shall be limited in total within the state to 2 percent of the total land area of the state, and shall be further limited in each town or city to an amount of land, the assessed valuation of which on April 1 of the preceding year was 5 percent of the total assessed valuation on such date of all the real estate in such town or city. The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the authority of the United States to acquire lands for the White Mountain National Forest within the boundaries established by proclamation of the president of the United States, dated October 26, 1929; and the limitations as to area and valuation contained in this section shall not apply to acquisitions within the boundaries of the existing White Mountain National Forest Purchase Unit, or any new national forest purchase units that may be recommended by the land use board and approved by the governor and council; nor shall such acquisitions be included in computing such limitations.
Source.
1935, 74:6. RL 3:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:6-a - Report on Federal Landholdings.

121:6-a Report on Federal Landholdings. –
The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall annually prepare and file a report on the current inventory of federal landholdings within the state and calculate what percentage of New Hampshire land is held by the federal government in accordance with RSA 121:6. Such report shall be filed with the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before July 1.
Source.
2016, 162:1, eff. June 3, 2016. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:7 - Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired.

121:7 Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired. –
The state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over all lands acquired hereunder so far that the civil and criminal law of this state shall apply on said lands; and exclusive jurisdiction in and to said lands shall revert to the state when such lands shall cease to be owned by the United States.
Source.
1935, 74:7. RL 3:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 121 - Acquisition of Lands by United States for Purposes of Public Conservation, Forestry, Recreation, Experimentation or Demonstration › Section 121:8 - Eminent Domain Proceedings, When Permissible.

121:8 Eminent Domain Proceedings, When Permissible. –
No owner of land which the United States proposes hereby to acquire shall be required to sell by institution of proceedings for condemnation; but when a landowner shall have agreed to sell to the United States and the sale price has been agreed upon, proceedings for condemnation may be instituted for the sole purpose of clearing title.
Source.
1935, 74:8. RL 3:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 122 - Acquisition of Land by United States for Flood Control and Navigation › Section 122:1 - Consent Granted.

122:1 Consent Granted. –
Consent is given, in accordance with the seventeenth clause of the eighth section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, of any land or interests in land within this state required for use in connection with the construction, maintenance, and operation of the following projects: (a) Bethlehem Junction Reservoir on the Ammonoosuc River, providing a storage for approximately 6 inches of run-off over the drainage area; (b) Surry Mountain Reservoir on the Ashuelot River, providing storage for approximately 6 inches of run-off over the drainage area; (c) Blackwater Reservoir on the Blackwater River, providing storage for approximately 6.9 inches of run-off over the drainage area; (d) Franklin Falls Reservoir on the Pemigewasset River, providing storage for approximately 3.2 inches of run-off over the drainage area; authorized by Congress for the benefit of navigation and the control of destructive flood waters in the Connecticut River and Merrimack River basins; provided, however, that the state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over any such lands to the extent that all civil and criminal processes issued under authority of the state may be executed thereon in the same way and manner as if this consent had not been given, and that exclusive jurisdiction shall revert to and revest in the state whenever such lands or interests in land shall cease to be the property of the United States; provided further, however, a suitable plan of every tract of land or interest in land so acquired has been or shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state within one year after the acquisition thereof.
Source.
1939, 149:1. RL 4:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 122 - Acquisition of Land by United States for Flood Control and Navigation › Section 122:2 - Additional Projects.

122:2 Additional Projects. –
Such consent is also given to the acquisition of land or interests therein for such additional projects as may be approved by the governor and council upon recommendation of the department of environmental services retaining, however, to the state the same jurisdiction as is reserved in RSA 122:1.
Source.
1939, 149:2. RL 4:2. RSA 122:2. 1989, 138:4. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 122 - Acquisition of Land by United States for Flood Control and Navigation › Section 122:3 - Application of Laws.

122:3 Application of Laws. –
RSA 121 shall not apply to the acquisition of land or interests in lands by the United States in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Source.
1939, 149:3. RL 4:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 122 - Acquisition of Land by United States for Flood Control and Navigation › Section 122:5 - Equalization.

122:5 Equalization. –
The valuation upon which the reimbursement provided by RSA 122:4 is based shall be included in computing town and county taxes and equalization of school and highway costs for the period during which such reimbursement is made.
Source.
1939, 204:2. RL 4:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title IX - Acquisition of Lands by United States; Federal Aid › Chapter 122 - Acquisition of Land by United States for Flood Control and Navigation › Section 122:6 - Funding of Reimbursements; Minimum Amount.

122:6 Funding of Reimbursements;  Minimum Amount. –
The commissioner of revenue administration shall propose to each biennial session of the legislature an amount needed to make the reimbursements provided for in RSA 122:4. The reimbursement shall be fixed for each year of the biennium equal to the amount which would have been assessed for the tax year immediately preceding that biennium.
Source.
1939, 204:3. RL 4:6. RSA 122:6. 1955, 315:2. 1973, 544:8. 1989, 350:2, eff. June 19, 1989.