HB245 (2006) Detail

Establishing a committee to study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land.


HB 245 – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

05-0569

10/04

HOUSE BILL 245

AN ACT establishing a committee to study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land.

SPONSORS: Rep. Parkhurst, Ches 4; Rep. Phinizy, Sull 5; Rep. Alger, Graf 6

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0569

10/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT establishing a committee to study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study property appraisals of features of land and the view from residential property and unimproved land. The committee shall study the processes for valuing water frontage and views of scenic areas, with regard to the comparable sales approach.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to 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 November 1, 2005.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.