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CHAPTER 238
SB 219-FN – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
03/05
SENATE BILL 219-FN
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3; Rep. Spang, Straf 7; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16; Rep. Foster, Hills 4
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
238:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs.
238:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
238:3 Duties. The committee shall study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs. The committee’s study shall include:
I. Evaluating the effectiveness of existing programs by reviewing New Hampshire statistics and models in other states, and identifying deterrents to current or new tools.
II. Consideration of statewide incentives, enabling legislation, creation of model programs, and other recommendations as appropriate.
238:4 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 senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
238:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007.
238:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2007
Effedctive: June 25, 2007