HB 1433 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1433
AN ACT relative to notice to abutters by the department of transportation of proposed construction projects.
SPONSORS: Rep. Alger, Graf 9; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill provides that the commissioner of the department of transportation shall, identify abutters to a proposed construction project and provide them with notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to the initiation of such construction project. The bill also provides that pre-hearing notice be afforded to an owner of property abutting a construction project which may result in the loss of any portion of the owner's property, and requires the department to make restitution to such owner.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2371
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to notice to abutters by the department of transportation of proposed construction projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; State Highways; Notice to Abutters. Amend RSA 230 by inserting after section 15 the following new section:
230:15-a Notice to Abutters.
I. Any owner of land abutting a construction project proposed under this subdivision shall be afforded the right to notice of the hearing in accordance with the provisions of RSA 230:17 through RSA 230:19. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall ensure that abutters are identified prior to the commencement of any proposed construction project.
II. Any owner of land abutting a construction project proposed under this subdivision which may result in the removal or loss of any portion of such owner's property, whether improved or unimproved, shall receive notice of this situation no later than 14 days prior to any hearing which may be scheduled on the matter pursuant to RSA 230:19. Notice shall be given pursuant to RSA 230:18.
III. The department shall be liable to make restitution to an owner in cash or other in-kind transfer, based on fair market value, for the removal or loss of any portion of an owner's property resulting from a proposed construction project.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.