124-A:1 Purpose. – The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a direct result of programs or projects undertaken by a state agency in order that such persons shall not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs and projects designed […]
124-A:10 Administration. – Displacing agencies may enter into contracts with any individual, firm, association or corporation for services in connection with this chapter or may carry out functions under this chapter through any federal or state agency or instrumentality having an established organization for conducting relocation assistance programs. Such state agency, in carrying out […]
124-A:11 Fund Availability. – I. Funds appropriated or otherwise available to any state agency or unit of local government for the acquisition of real property or any interest in real property for a particular program or project shall also be available to carry out the provisions of this chapter as applied to that program […]
124-A:12 Payments not Income or Resources. – No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered as income for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law or for the purposes of RSA 77-A or any other direct or […]
124-A:13 Real Property Acquisition. – I. This chapter shall not be construed as creating, in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or of damage not in existence immediately prior to the date of enactment of this chapter. II. Any agency acquiring real property using federal funds […]
124-A:14 Severability. – If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are […]
124-A:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Acquiring agency" means any organization or person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law. II. "Business" means any lawful activity, except a farm operation, conducted primarily: (a) For the purchase, sale, lease and/or rental of personal and real property, and for […]
124-A:3 Moving and Related Expenses. – I. Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by a displacing agency results in the displacement of any person, the displacing agency shall provide payment to the displaced person of: (a) Actual reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, business, farm operation, or other personal property; (b) […]
124-A:4 Replacement Housing for Homeowners. – I. In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the displacing agency shall make an additional payment, not in excess of $22,500, to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling which he actually owned and occupied for not less than 180 days before the initiation […]
124-A:5 Replacement Housing for Tenants and Certain Others. – I. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, a displacing agency shall make a payment to or for any displaced person not eligible to receive a payment under RSA 124-A:4 if such dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by the displaced person for […]
124-A:6 Expenses Incidental to the Transfer of Property. – In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by RSA 124-A:3, I(c), the acquiring agency shall reimburse the owner of real property acquired for a project for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for: I. Recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses incidental to conveying such property; II. […]
124-A:7 Relocation Assistance Advisory Services. – I. Programs or projects undertaken by a displacing agency shall be planned in a manner that: (a) At an early stage in planning such programs or projects and before beginning any actions which will cause displacements, recognizes the problems associated with displacing individuals, families, businesses, and farm operations; […]
124-A:8 Assurance of Availability of Housing. – I. If a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available and the head of the displacing agency determines that such dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, then the head of the displacing agency […]
124-A:9 Rulemaking Authority of the Lead Agency. – I. The lead agency shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A and shall establish procedures necessary to assure: (a) That the payments and assistance authorized by this chapter shall be administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable and as uniform as practicable; (b) That a […]
