Section 31:142 – Limit on Liability.
31:142 Limit on Liability. – The provisions of RSA 507-B relative to bodily injury actions against governmental units shall apply to all municipal activities performed in connection with a water and/or sewer utility district. Source. 2013, 214:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2013.
Section 31:143 – Authority to Incur Capital Debt.
31:143 Authority to Incur Capital Debt. – The commission shall have the authority to issue bonds under RSA 33 or RSA 33-B, as approved by the governing body of the municipality or, if intermunicipal, in accordance with the terms of the intermunicipal agreement. Source. 2013, 214:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2013.
Section 31:144 – Assessment Funds.
31:144 Assessment Funds. – I. The funds received from the collection of water and/or sewer assessments and fees shall be kept as separate and distinct funds to be known as the water assessment fund and the sewer assessment fund respectively. Such funds shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, shall not be […]
Section 31:145 – District Utility Fund.
31:145 District Utility Fund. – Notwithstanding RSA 31:144, the local legislative body upon establishing a utility district may vote to establish a separate and distinct fund to be known as the district utility fund to serve as a collective operating fund for the district, or to administer funds common to the district that are […]
Section 31:131 – Origin of Warrant Articles.
31:131 Origin of Warrant Articles. – Any question which an enabling statute authorizes to be placed in the warrant for a town meeting by petition may also be inserted by the selectmen, even in the absence of any petition. So long as the subject matter of an action taken at a town meeting was […]
Section 31:132 – Records Storage.
31:132 Records Storage. – A municipality may offer storage space for paper records or other storage media formats, such as electronic records, and associated records management services to any agency of the United States government, political subdivisions of the state, and qualified non-profit organizations operating under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c). A municipality, by […]
Section 31:133 – Liability Limitation.
31:133 Liability Limitation. – A municipality shall employ the highest standards in record management practices. However, a municipality’s liability for loss, damage, delay, improper delivery, or non-delivery shall be limited to the actual value of the storage container and the value of the paper contained within the storage container. Source. 2004, 62:1, eff. May […]
Section 31:134 – Statement of Purpose.
31:134 Statement of Purpose. – The establishment of water and/or sewer utility districts will enable municipalities to provide property services at a more intensive level than is provided in the balance of the municipality; provide funds for capital expenditures towards constructing and maintaining those utilities; provide funds for the operation and maintenance of those […]
Section 31:135 – Definition.
31:135 Definition. – In this subdivision, " water and/or sewer utility " means an entity established for the acquisition, operation, and management of water and sewer infrastructure. Source. 2013, 214:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2013.
Section 31:126 – Presumption of Procedural Validity.
31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity. – Municipal legislation, after 5 years following its enactment, shall, without further curative act of the legislature, be entitled to a conclusive presumption of compliance with statutory enactment procedure. Any claim that municipal legislation is invalid for failure to follow statutory enactment procedure, whether that claim is asserted as […]