HB 1117 - AS INTRODUCED

2001 SESSION

01-2291

05/01

HOUSE BILL 1117

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effects of prohibiting adverse possession in New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. Dowling, Rock 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of prohibiting adverse possession in New Hampshire.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-2291

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effects of prohibiting adverse possession in New Hampshire.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the effects of prohibiting adverse possession in New Hampshire.

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.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the effects of prohibiting adverse possession in New Hampshire. The committee shall research the impact of eliminating by statute the common law doctrines of adverse possession and prescription in New Hampshire.

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.

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, 2002.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take upon its passage.