Revision: Nov. 15, 2019, 9:46 a.m.
SB 152 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0634
11/03
SENATE BILL 152
AN ACT relative to third party inspections conducted pursuant to a planning board approval.
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Graham, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that planning boards that mandate third party inspection during construction processes develop a scope for the inspection and solicit inspection proposals from multiple bidders before selecting an inspector.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0634
11/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to third party inspections conducted pursuant to a planning board approval.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Administrative and Enforcement Procedures; Planning Board; Third Party Review and Inspection. Amend RSA 676:4-b, II to read as follows:
II. A planning board approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, or other land use application may require the applicant to reimburse the board for expenses reasonably incurred by obtaining third party inspection during the construction process. A planning board that requires third party inspection during the construction process shall develop a scope for the project inspection and solicit proposals from 3 or more qualified firms and select the lowest bidder that meets the requirements outlined in the request for proposal.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.