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SENATE BILL 187-FN

AN ACT establishing a committee to study eminent domain proceedings.

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study eminent domain proceedings.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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

68:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study eminent domain proceedings.

68:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

68:3 Duties. The committee shall:

I. Study whether the current system of eminent domain proceedings is fair to those whose property is being taken.

II. Study whether appraisals made by various departments are unbiased and represent true market values of property.

III. Study whether the eminent domain process can be improved to promote public confidence.

IV. Study recurring problems and concerns to objectively determine how the eminent domain process is perceived by members of the public who have been involved in the process.

V. Receive information from any state department that is involved in eminent domain proceedings, including but not limited to the commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.

68:4 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 senate 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.

68:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.

68:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 1, 2002)

(Effective Date: May 1, 2002)