HB253 (2009) Detail

Relative to the Gunstock area commission.


CHAPTER 277

HB 253 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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04/09

HOUSE BILL 253

AN ACT relative to the Gunstock area commission.

SPONSORS: Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. Bolster, Belk 5; Rep. Boyce, Belk 5; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill revises the purpose and powers of the commission to oversee the Gunstock Area in Gilford.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2009… 0386h

05/27/09 1657s

10Jun2009… 2082eba

09-0479

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the Gunstock area commission.

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

277:1 Gunstock Area; Purpose Amended. Amend 1959, 399:1, as amended by 1973, 263:1, to read as follows:

399:1 Declaration of Purpose. It is hereby declared that the purposes of this chapter are to provide for a commission to operate, maintain, develop, improve and promote the Gunstock Area, in Gilford, New Hampshire, owned by the county of Belknap, hereinafter called “area”, for recreational and other purposes in support of recreational activities and to further the public interest thereby.

277:2 Gunstock Area; Powers Amended. Amend 1959, 399:10(f) to read as follows:

(f) Notwithstanding RSA 28:8-c, to acquire in the name of the county of Belknap by purchase, lease or otherwise, real property and rights or easements therein, deemed by it necessary or desirable for the purpose hereof, and to use such property[.] and to convey, lease in accordance with RSA 72:23, I, or dispose of real property or the rights or easements therein under terms and conditions as shall be negotiated by the commission, provided that no conveyance or disposal shall occur unless authorized by the county convention by a 2/3 vote of those members present and voting after a duly noticed public hearing, and upon a vote of the commission with at least 4 members of the commission voting in favor, and upon approval of the Belknap county commissioners with at least 2 commissioners voting in favor.

277:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 29, 2009

Effective Date: September 27, 2009