CHAPTER 92

HB 1153 - FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1153

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the jurisdiction of the board of manufactured housing, and relative to addressing the location of the records of the board of manufactured housing.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wheeler, Hills 7; Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36

COMMITTEE: Commerce

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee to study the scope of jurisdiction of the board of manufactured housing. The bill also states that the board's records shall be maintained at the office of the board of manufactured 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the jurisdiction of the board of manufactured housing, and relative to addressing the location of the records of the board of manufactured housing.

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

92:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the jurisdiction of the board of manufactured housing.

92:2 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.

92:3 Duties. The committee shall study the jurisdiction of the board of manufactured housing and shall consider expanding the jurisdiction of the board over manufactured housing park disputes. The committee, at its discretion, may also consider other issues relevant to manufactured housing.

92:4 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.

92:5 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, 2003.

92:6 Board of Manufactured Housing; Meetings and Records; Records Maintained at Board Office. Amend RSA 205-A:29 to read as follows:

205-A:29 Meetings and Records. The board shall hold meetings in Concord, New Hampshire or in any other location deemed appropriate by the board. The records of the board shall be maintained at the office of the [consumer protection and antitrust bureau of the department of justice] board of manufactured housing.

92:7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 3, 2002)

(Effective Date: May 3, 2002)