SB 152  - AS INTRODUCED

2019 SESSION

19-0634

11/03

SENATE BILL 152

AN ACT relative to third party inspections conducted pursuant to a planning board approval.

SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Graham, Hills. 7

COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires that planning boards that mandate third party inspection during construction processes develop a scope for the inspection and solicit inspection proposals from multiple bidders before selecting an inspector.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0634

11/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to third party inspections conducted pursuant to a planning board approval.

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

1  Administrative and Enforcement Procedures; Planning Board; Third Party Review and Inspection.  Amend RSA 676:4-b, II to read as follows:

II.  A planning board approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, or other land use application may require the applicant to reimburse the board for expenses reasonably incurred by obtaining third party inspection during the construction process.  A planning board that requires third party inspection during the construction process shall develop a scope for the project inspection and solicit proposals from 3 or more qualified firms and select the lowest bidder that meets the requirements outlined in the request for proposal.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.