Bill Text: NH HB335 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the disposition of rangeways.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote; House Journal 22, PG. 565 [HB335 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-HB335-Introduced.html
HB 335 – AS INTRIDUCED
2015 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 335
AN ACT relative to the disposition of rangeways.
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill provides for the disposition of rangeways and establishes a committee to study the issue.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0243
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the disposition of rangeways.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Rangeways. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 51 the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 51-A
51-A:1 Disposition of Rangeways.
I. New Hampshire municipalities own the remaining portions of rangeways shown on or reserved from the proprietary plans or reserved as demonstrated from subsequent records.
II. Title to those portions of rangeways “sold”, “allowed”, “exchanged” or otherwise conveyed in good faith by vote of the municipality to various parties is hereby ratified and confirmed upon the passage of this section to the heirs and successors of the various parties cited in the relevant records.
III. Remaining portions of the rangeways may be disposed of in the following manner and not otherwise:
(a) The disposition of the soil, timber growing in the rangeway, and public access rights shall be subject to the same principles of due process as those established by the legislature for the discontinuance of public roads.
(b) Upon authorization by majority vote of the town, the selectpersons of the town shall duly execute and sign a deed for the approved disposition.
2 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the disposition of rangeways.
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 of representatives.
(b) Two 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.
III. The committee shall study the history and case law governing the disposition of rangeways in New Hampshire.
IV. 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. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
