121:1 Acquisition Authorized. – Subject to the provisions of this chapter, consent is given to the acquisition of lands in this state by the United States of America for any public purpose duly authorized by the laws of the United States. Source. 1935, 74:1. RL 3:1.
121:2 Land Use Board. – There shall be a land use board consisting of the members of the planning and development commission. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. They shall establish reasonable rules of procedure and shall keep written records. Source. 1935, 74:3. 1987, 26:1. RL 3:2.
121:3 Approval of Acquisition. – No land shall be acquired pursuant to this chapter until the acquisition shall have been recommended by the land use board and approved by the governor and council; but the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the acquisition by the United States of sites for post offices, […]
121:4 Procedure. – At least 14 days before the land use board shall take action upon any proposed acquisition of land in any town or city, it shall, by letter addressed to the board of selectmen in such town, or to the board of mayor and aldermen in such city, advise it of the […]
121:5 Approval by Governor and Council. – The governor and council, upon recommendation of the land use board, are authorized on behalf of the state: (a) To accept leases or enter into other agreements with the United States, or a duly authorized agency thereof, for the administration and maintenance of any such lands, with […]
121:6 Limitations on Right to Acquire. – Lands which may be acquired under this chapter shall be such as by reason of quality, location, or condition are better adapted to public conservation, forestry, recreation, experimental, and demonstration purposes than for continued private ownership and development. Such acquisition shall be limited in total within the […]
121:6-a Report on Federal Landholdings. – The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall annually prepare and file a report on the current inventory of federal landholdings within the state and calculate what percentage of New Hampshire land is held by the federal government in accordance with RSA 121:6. Such report […]
121:7 Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired. – The state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over all lands acquired hereunder so far that the civil and criminal law of this state shall apply on said lands; and exclusive jurisdiction in and to said lands shall revert to the state when such […]
121:8 Eminent Domain Proceedings, When Permissible. – No owner of land which the United States proposes hereby to acquire shall be required to sell by institution of proceedings for condemnation; but when a landowner shall have agreed to sell to the United States and the sale price has been agreed upon, proceedings for condemnation […]
