CHAPTER 84
SB 21 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0867
05/06
SENATE BILL 21
AN ACT relative to notice to cut timber.
SPONSORS: Sen. Starr, Dist 1; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Rep. Spang, Straf. 6; Rep. Pearl, Merr. 26
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that public notice of intent to cut timber is only required when the intent to cut is signed by the assessing officials outside a public meeting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0867
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to notice to cut timber.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
84:1 Forest Conservation and Taxation; Notice of Intent to Cut. Amend RSA 79:10, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) Any intent received by a city, town, or unincorporated place shall, within 15 days, be assigned a number in accordance with the guidelines provided by the commissioner of revenue administration, and be signed by the assessing officials if all conditions for approval have been met. [Public notice shall be posted for any intent to cut received by a municipality before it is signed by assessing officials.] Notwithstanding RSA 91-A, the assessing officials may sign the intent to cut outside a public meeting. When a notice is to be signed by the assessing officials outside a public meeting, public notice shall be posted by the municipality at least 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays, before it is signed. The notice shall be posted in the 2 places where the municipality regularly posts notices of its governing body meetings. [Notwithstanding RSA 91-A, the assessing officials may sign the intent to cut outside a public meeting.] If the conditions for approval have not been met, the assessing officials shall send a letter to the owner or the person responsible for cutting, explaining the reason for the intent not being signed. The assessing officials shall immediately forward any signed intent to the commissioner of revenue administration and shall also supply a copy to the owner upon request. Failure of the assessing officials to forward signed intent to cut forms to the department of revenue administration shall constitute a violation.
84:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2019
Effective Date: August 17, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 9, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 23, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 8, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
June 18, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 06/18/2019; Chapter 0084; Effective 08/17/2019
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 8, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 87
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
May 8, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/08/2019 (Vote 17-3; RC) HC 23 P. 16
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 17-3; RC)
April 23, 2019: Executive Session: 04/23/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
April 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/16/2019 11:00 am LOB 301
April 9, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/09/2019 02:00 pm LOB 301
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 11 P. 68
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/14/2019; SC 10
Jan. 23, 2019: Hearing: 01/23/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 7
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4