35-B:1 Establishment and Management. – Any town, city, county, village district or school district acting through its governing body, may either independently or in conjunction with the United States, the state of New Hampshire, or any other political subdivision acquire land within or without its jurisdiction by gift, purchase or lease, for a public […]
35-B:2 Tax and Appropriations. – Any town, city, county, village district or school district may raise annually revenues and appropriate funds for the purpose described in RSA 35-B:1 and also may raise such sums when the land upon which such activities are conducted belongs to or is leased by the state. The money necessary […]
35-B:3 Officials and Powers. – The power conferred by RSA 35-B:1 may be exercised by a recreation or park commission or any other board or commission as authorized by the governing body of the political subdivision and charged with the responsibility of providing leisure-time services within the political subdivisions’ jurisdiction. These powers may be […]
35-B:4 Recreation or Park Commission. – If any town, city, county, or village district decides that the above powers shall be exercised by a recreation or park commission, it shall consist of citizens of such town, city, county, or village district. In cities the citizens shall be appointed by the mayor or city council, […]
35-B:5 Organization and Procedures for Operation of Recreation or Park Commission. – The commission shall from its own number elect a chairperson, secretary, and other necessary officers to serve one year, or until their successors are elected. The commission shall meet at least quarterly. All regular meetings of the commission shall be open to […]
35-B:6 Use of Public Property. – All public property may be used for leisure time activities, provided that prior approval for its use has been granted by the appropriate authority in charge of that property. A cooperating agency may establish its own system of just compensation for the use of such properties. Similarly, any […]
35-B:7 Cooperative Arrangements Between Political Subdivisions and Other Agencies. – I. Any 2 or more towns, cities, counties, or other political subdivisions, may severally vote to establish cooperative arrangements for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise shall be necessary before any such agreement may take effect. […]
