CHAPTER 74
HB 1199 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1199
AN ACT establishing a study committee on funding for affordable housing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Potter, Merr 24; Rep. Garrish, Hills 37
This bill establishes a study committee on funding for affordable housing.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a study committee on funding for affordable housing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
74:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study funding for affordable housing.
74:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
74:3 Duties.
I. The committee shall assess the dimensions of the affordable housing crisis, drawing on the knowledge and experience of relevant state agencies such as the office of state planning, the department of resources and economic development, the New Hampshire housing finance authority, the community development finance authority, and the department of health and human services; and the expertise of local public housing authorities and regional and community-based organizations involved in the provisions of affordable housing, as well as entities such as the continuum of care and the emergency shelter and homeless coordination commission.
II. The committee shall review obstacles and potential solutions that will expand and improve the supply of affordable housing.
74:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
74:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
74:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: April 21, 2000)
(Effective Date: June 20, 2000)