CHAPTER 103
SB 398 – FINAL VERSION
03/13/08 0822s
2008 SESSION
06/05
SENATE BILL 398
AN ACT establishing a committee to study municipal boundaries and the laws pertaining to these boundaries.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Rep. King, Coos 1; Rep. Theberge, Coos 4
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study municipal boundaries and the laws pertaining to these boundaries.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/13/08 0822s
08-2715
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing a committee to study municipal boundaries and the laws pertaining to these boundaries.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
103:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study municipal boundaries and the laws pertaining to such boundaries in the state.
103:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member 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.
103:3 Duties. The committee shall study:
I. The need to update existing law pertaining to municipal boundaries.
II. Whether such boundaries should be updated through a legal survey.
III. Whether such boundaries should be properly recorded in the county registry of deeds.
103:4 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. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
103:5 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, 2008.
103:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 28, 2008
Effective Date: May 28, 2008