HB1415 (2010) Detail

Relative to the donation of official records of state governors and members of Congress to the state of New Hampshire.


CHAPTER 365

HB 1415 – FINAL VERSION

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2010 SESSION

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05/10

HOUSE BILL 1415

AN ACT relative to the donation of official records of state governors and members of Congress to the state of New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. McEachern, Rock 16

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the governor to donate a selection of his or her state records to the state within one year of leaving office. The bill also requires the director of the division of archives and record management to accept the official papers of any member of the New Hampshire congressional delegation who donates his or her papers to the state.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/05/10 1699s

10-2625

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the donation of official records of state governors and members of Congress to the state of New Hampshire.

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

365:1 New Sections; State Archives; Congressional Records; Records of the Governor. Amend RSA 5 by inserting after section 35 the following new sections:

5:35-a Congressional Records. The director shall accept for preservation and storage any papers or records donated to the state by a member of the New Hampshire congressional delegation from their service in the United States Senate or House of Representatives. Such records shall be placed in a New Hampshire depository selected by the congressman or senator, with the approval of the director, and shall be preserved and disclosed under such terms and conditions as the congressman or senator and the director deem appropriate.

5:35-b Records of the Governor. Within one year of leaving office, the governor, in consultation with the director, shall donate a selection of official papers and records to the state. Such records shall be placed in a New Hampshire depository selected by the governor, with the approval of the director, and shall be preserved and disclosed under such terms and conditions as the governor and director deem appropriate.

365:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 23, 2010

Effective Date: September 21, 2010