New Hampshire HB 1713: relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.

Bill Text

HB 1713 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2950

 06/09

HOUSE BILL 1713

AN ACT relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. M. Aron, Sull. 8; Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Thackston, Ches. 12; Rep. Miles, Hills. 12

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

 This bill revises RSA 204-D to define eligible housing and income thresholds, authorize the transfer of surplus state-owned property to the New Hampshire housing finance authority for housing development, establish procedures for property disposition and affordability restrictions, and require rulemaking to govern occupancy, resale, and mixed-income housing standards.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2950

 06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.

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

 1 Definitions. Amend RSA 204-D:1 to read as follows: 

 204-D:1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 

 I. "Authority" means the New Hampshire housing finance authority established under RSA 204-C. 

 II. "Committee" means the long range capital planning and utilization committee established under RSA 17-M. 

 III. “Eligible housing” means single-family housing, multi-family housing, manufactured housing parks or other housing configurations intended to be occupied by eligible persons and subject to affordability controls under this chapter and as established by authority rules. 

 IV. “Eligible person” means persons of low income and persons of moderate income as defined in this chapter and as established by authority rules. 

 V. “Mixed income housing” means housing intended to be occupied by a combination of eligible persons and non-eligible persons in proportions established by authority rules. 

 VI. "Persons of low income" means individuals or [families] households whose gross annual income is equal to 80 percent or less of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority. 

 [IV.] VII. "Persons of moderate income" means individuals or [families] households whose gross annual income is equal to [120] 140 percent or less, but greater than 80 percent of the median income [of the geographic area in which they reside] as determined by the authority. 

 [V.] VIII. "State owned property" means real property owned by the state of New Hampshire and under the jurisdiction of any department, agency, or institution of state government. 

 IX. “Transferred property” means state-owned property transferred to the authority under this chapter. 

 2 Transfer of Property. RSA 204-D:2 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 

 204-D:2 Transfer of Property. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 4:39-c or RSA 4:40, the governor and council may transfer surplus state owned property to the authority for the development of eligible housing. Transfer of property for this purpose shall occur under the following procedure: 

 I. When a state agency, department, or institution of state government determines that state-owned property is surplus, it shall provide written notice to the executive director of the authority and to the committee.

 II. The authority shall then determine if the property is suitable for use as eligible housing. If the authority concludes the property is suitable for eligible housing, the authority may notify the agency and the committee that the authority wishes to acquire the property under this chapter.

 III. If the committee determines that the property is suitable for eligible housing, the authority may request that the governor and council transfer the property, without consideration, to the authority. 

 IV. In addition to the notice in paragraph I, the authority may petition for the transfer of state-owned property by asking the head of any department that has jurisdiction over property if the agency considers such property to be surplus property. The department head shall review the request and notify the authority and the committee in writing whether the department considers the property surplus. If deemed surplus, the process in paragraphs II and III of this section shall be followed. 

 3 Highway Fund. RSA 204-D:3 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 

 204-D:3 Highway Fund. 

 I. Surplus property held by the department of transportation which was acquired with highway