Bill Text: NH SB194 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the transfer of real and personal property from the former department of regional community-technical colleges to the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire and relative to the tax exempt status of real estate and personal property owned by the community college system of New Hampshire.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-15 - Senate Signed by the Governor on 06/15/11; Chapter 0199 [SB194 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2011-SB194-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 199
SB 194 – FINAL VERSION
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2011 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 194
AN ACT relative to the transfer of real and personal property from the former department of regional community-technical colleges to the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire and relative to the tax exempt status of real estate and personal property owned by the community college system of New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Rep. E. Smith, Ches 4; Rep. Kotowski, Merr 9; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. Major, Rock 8; Rep. Schroadter, Rock 12
This bill:
I. Authorizes the transfer of all real and personal property from the former department of regional community-technical colleges to the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire.
II. Clarifies the tax exempt status for real estate and personal property owned by the community college system of New Hampshire.
III. Authorizes the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire to sell real property with prior approval of the long range capital planning and utilization committee.
IV. Provides that the effective date of this act is contingent on the community college system of New Hampshire completing a survey of its Concord property and providing evidence of insurance coverage for its Concord property.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/16/11 0809s
1June2011… 2145h
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04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to the transfer of real and personal property from the former department of regional community-technical colleges to the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire and relative to the tax exempt status of real estate and personal property owned by the community college system of New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
199:1 New Section; Community College System of New Hampshire; Transfer Authorized. Amend RSA 188-F by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
188-F:1-a Transfer Authorized. All functions, powers, duties, books, papers, records, and property of every kind, tangible and intangible, real and personal, possessed, controlled, or used by the former department of regional community-technical colleges as of the effective date of this section are hereby transferred to and vested in the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire established in RSA 188-F:4. Nothing in this section shall transfer real property commonly associated with the McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center or the police standards and training council.
199:2 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Exemption. Amend RSA 72:23, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) The exemptions provided in subparagraph (a) shall apply to the lands and the buildings and structures thereon and therein and personal property owned by the university system of New Hampshire or the community college system of New Hampshire. The requirements of subparagraph (b) shall apply to all leases and other agreements entered into or renewed on or after April 1, 2006, the terms of which provide for the use or occupation by others of real or personal property owned by the university system of New Hampshire or the community college system of New Hampshire. The remedies set forth in subparagraph (c) shall be available to enforce the payment of real and personal property taxes assessed against the lessees of property owned by the university system of New Hampshire or the community college system of New Hampshire pursuant to this subparagraph.
199:3 New Paragraph; Community College System of New Hampshire; Authority of Board of Trustees. Amend RSA 188-F:6 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraph:
XIII-a. Enter into a contract for the sale of real property with the prior approval of the long range capital planning and utilization committee and governor and council, provided that the state shall retain the right of first refusal in any proposed sale of real property. This paragraph shall not apply to real property acquired by the community college system of New Hampshire after the effective date of this paragraph.
199:4 Community College System of New Hampshire; Survey of Concord Property. Sections 1-3 of this act shall take effect on the date the community college system of New Hampshire provides written notice to the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the director of the office of legislative services that a survey of the community college system’s Concord property has been completed and that the community college system has secured insurance on all land, buildings, and personal property on its Concord property.
199:5 Effective Date.
I. Sections 1-3 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 4 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 15, 2011
Effective Date: I. Sections 1-3 shall take effect as provided in section 4.
II. Remainder shall take effect June 15, 2011.
