SB 301- AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
SENATE BILL 301
AN ACT relative to prohibiting the department of resources and economic development from selling to or making leases with certain entities on state park or state forest lands without prior approval by the general court.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fernald, Dist 11; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24
This bill allows the department of resources and economic development and its divisions to enter into sale or lease agreements with persons or for-profit organizations only with the prior approval of the general court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2722
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to prohibiting the department of resources and economic development from selling to or making leases with certain entities on state park or state forest lands without prior approval by the general court.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Department of Resources and Economic Development; Sales and Leases of State-Owned Lands. Amend RSA 12-A by inserting after section 1-e the following new section:
12-A:1-f Sales and Leases of State-Owned Lands.
I. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development nor any of the directors of any department division shall sell or lease to any person or for-profit organization all or any part of any state park or state forest, or any facility within any state park or state forest, without specific legislative authority or the prior approval of the general court.
II. This section shall not be construed to limit or terminate any existing sale or lease agreement entered into by the department or any of its divisions on the effective date of this section; however, any extension or renewal of any lease agreement shall require specific legislative authority, or prior approval by the general court.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.