HB 342-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 342-FN
AN ACT relative to the enforcement of applicable law and rules concerning contractors for appraisals of taxable property.
SPONSORS: Rep. Nowe, Rock 3; Rep. Lachance, Straf 15; Rep. Souza, Hills 40; Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 44
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill allows the department of revenue administration to assess administrative fines on persons or corporations under contract to perform property appraisals on behalf of a municipality for noncompliance with applicable law or rules.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0825
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the enforcement of applicable law and rules concerning contractors for appraisals of taxable property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Revenue Administration; Duties of Commissioner. Amend RSA 21-J:3, V to read as follows:
V. Exercise general supervision over the administration of the assessment and taxation laws of the state and over all assessing officers or contracted appraisers under RSA 21-J:11 in the performance of their duties, except the board of tax and land appeals, to the end that all assessments of property be made in compliance with the laws of the state.
2 New Paragraph; Appraisals of Property for Ad Valorem Purposes; Rulemaking; Enforcement Added. Amend RSA 21-J:11 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, providing for the assessment of administrative fines not to exceed the amount of the appraisal contract, to a person or corporation under contract to perform property appraisals on behalf of a municipality pursuant to this section, for noncompliance with applicable law or rules of the department.
3 New Paragraph; Rulemaking Authority; Administrative Fine Assessment. Amend RSA 21-J:13 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VI-a. The assessment of fines to contracted appraisers of taxable property supervised as provided in RSA 21-J:11, who fail to comply with applicable law or rules of the department.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
LBAO
01-0825
1/23/01
HB 342-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the enforcement of applicable law and rules concerning contractors for appraisals of taxable property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.