CHAPTER 114

HB 44 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 44

AN ACT relative to the use of alternates by local land use boards.

SPONSORS: Rep. Grassie, Straf 1; Rep. J. Russell, Rock 13

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the chairperson of a planning or other local land use board to designate an alternate to fill a vacancy on the board temporarily.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the use of alternates by local land use boards.

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

114:1 New Paragraph; Local Land Use Boards; Filling Vacancies in Membership. Amend RSA 673:12 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. The chairperson of the local land use board may designate an alternate member of the board to fill the vacancy temporarily until the vacancy is filled in the manner set forth in paragraph I or II. If the vacancy is for an ex officio member, the chairperson may only designate the person who has been appointed to serve as the alternate for the ex officio member.

114:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 22, 2009

Effective Date: August 21, 2009