HB 43 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0180
02/08
HOUSE BILL 43
AN ACT relative to county commissioners' custody and care of all property.
SPONSORS: Rep. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Harley, Rock. 30; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 6
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes references to ratifications by the county convention and delegates the custody and care of all property belonging to the county to the county commissioners.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0180
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to county commissioners' custody and care of all property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Competitive Bidding on Sales and Leases of Real Property. Amend RSA 28:8-c to read as follows:
28:8-c Competitive Bidding on Sales and Leases of Real Property. To transfer a valid interest, a sale or lease of real property owned by a county shall be made by the county commissioners by competitive bidding or in accordance with RSA 28:6-a [and shall be ratified by a majority vote of the county convention and the executive committee of the county convention].
2 Use of Real Property. Amend RSA 28:8-d, I to read as follows:
I. No officer or employee of a county may enter into an agreement with any other person for the use of real property owned by the county unless such agreement has been approved by the county commissioners [and is ratified by a majority vote of the county convention and the executive committee of the county convention].
3 Repeal. RSA 28:8-d, II, relative to use of real property, is repealed.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.