Ongoing Topics of Interest
Along with the “hot topics” that appear weekly during the legislative session in the NHMA Legislative Bulletin, Government Affairs staff members diligently track a number of other perennial topics of interest to cities and towns. Among these are the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS), the biennial state budget and state aid to cities and towns.
The following pages contain topic updates as well as documents, reports and links to more information:
- 28-a Retirement Unfunded Mandate Lawsuit
- NH Retirement System
- State Budget/State Aid to Cities and Towns
- Water Systems Infrastructure
Notice for Restoration of Involuntarily Merged Lots
Municipalities face an important January 1, 2012, deadline under a law that took effect in 2011. HB 316 requires municipalities, upon request of the landowner, to restore to their pre-merger status lots that were previously merged involuntarily. An integral part of that process is the notification requirement under RSA 674:39-aa: municipalities must post notice by January 1, 2012, and must publish notice in the 2011 through 2015 annual reports. Consult the full text of RSA 674:39-aa for complete requirements. HB 316 Sample Notice