Revision: Nov. 15, 2023, 4:18 p.m.
2024 SESSION
24-2353.2
12/08
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT relative to the authority of the housing appeals board.
SPONSORS: [sponsors]
COMMITTEE: [committee]
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ANALYSIS
This bill expands the scope of the review of the housing appeals board.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2353.2
12/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the authority of the housing appeals board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Authority to Review. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 679:5, I to read as follows:
I. It shall be the duty of the board and it shall have power and authority to hear and affirm, reverse, or modify, in whole or in part, appeals of final decisions of a state agency, municipal boards, committees, and commissions regarding questions of housing and housing development. This includes, but is not limited to:
2 Authority to Review. Amend RSA 679:5, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) Other state agency and or municipal permits, [and] fees, and licenses applicable to housing and housing developments.
3 Appeals. Amend RSA 679:5, IV to read as follows:
IV. [After local remedies have been exhausted, appeals] Appeals may be brought before the board by an applicant to the state agency, municipal board, committee, or commission, or by any other aggrieved or injured party who can demonstrate legal standing to appeal pursuant to RSA 677:4 or RSA 677:15. The municipality shall be a party to the action[.] if a municipal decision is being appealed. If the applicant is not the party initiating the action before the board, then the applicant shall automatically be an intervenor. The board shall grant intervenor status to abutters and to any other aggrieved or injured party who can demonstrate legal standing to appeal pursuant to RSA 677:4 or RSA 677:15. Appeals of municipal decisions may be brought before the board after local remedies have been exhausted.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.