HB1225: (New Title) making administrative changes to the historic agricultural structure matching grants program.

CHAPTER 80

HB 1225-FN-A – FINAL VERSION

11Mar2004… 0184h

22Apr2004… 1326eba

2004 SESSION

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06/09

HOUSE BILL 1225-FN-A

AN ACT making administrative changes to the historic agricultural structure matching grants program.

SPONSORS: Rep. Babson, Carr 6

COMMITTEE: Finance

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill makes certain administrative changes to the historic agricultural structure matching grants program.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2004… 0184h

22Apr2004… 1326eba

03-2043

06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT making administrative changes to the historic agricultural structure matching grants program.

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

80:1 Matching Grant Program Established; Program Expenses Allowed. Amend RSA 227-C:28, II to read as follows:

II. There is established a nonlapsing fund in the office of the state treasurer to be known as the barn preservation fund. The division of historical resources, department of cultural resources, is authorized to accept public sector and private sector grants, gifts, or donations of any kind to be awarded competitively to eligible applicants. All such moneys shall be deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used [solely] for grant awards and necessary program expenses. Grants shall be matched with an equal or greater value of cash, labor, or materials provided by the applicant from private, local, state, or federal sources.

80:2 Advisory Committee; Duty Changed; Member Added. Amend RSA 227-C:29, I to read as follows:

I. For the purpose of soliciting applications, recommending grant awards, and considering any other matter necessary to the administration of this subdivision, an advisory committee to the division of historical resources shall be established, consisting of:

(a) The commissioner of cultural resources, or designee.

(b) The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee.

(c) The commissioner of resources and economic development, or designee.

(d) The chairperson of the state conservation committee, or designee.

(e) The director of the division of historical resources, or designee, who shall act as or designate the committee chair.

(f) The executive director of the New Hampshire Farm Service Agency, or designee.

(g) The director of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation, or designee.

(h) The director of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, or designee.

(i) The master of the New Hampshire state grange, or designee.

(j) A member of the state historical resources council.

(k) A staff member of the division of historical resources selected by the director.

(l) Two individuals actively engaged in agriculture, selected by the committee.

(m) The executive director of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, or designee.

80:3 Eligibility; Preservation Agreement Added. Amend RSA 227-C:30 to read as follows:

227-C:30 Eligibility. In order to qualify for grant assistance, agricultural buildings and structures shall be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or shall be formally determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, or shall be listed or formally determined to be eligible for listing in the [state register of historic places] New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, in accordance with established procedures of the division of historical resources, prior to receiving any grant funds. Priority will be given to projects that:

(a) Preserve historic building features.

(b) Preserve important examples of historic agricultural building types.

(c) Promote productive long-term use of the property.

(d) Preserve important local landmarks.

(e) Are located on designated scenic and cultural byways.

(f) Would accept a preservation agreement or a preservation restriction, as defined in RSA 477:45.

80:4 Recapture; Agencies Which Determine Non-Eligibility. Amend RSA 227-C:31 to read as follows:

227-C:31 Recapture. If a recipient or subsequent owner takes any action within 10 years of the grant award with respect to the assisted building or structure, such as dismantlement, removal, or substantial alteration, which causes it to no longer be eligible for listing on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places or National Register of Historic Places, within one year from the date of loss of eligibility, the preservation grant shall be repaid in full to the barn preservation fund. The department of cultural resources, division of historical resources; the historical resources council; or the National Park Service shall make determinations of non-eligibility.

80:5 Record of Receipt of Grant. Amend RSA 227-C:32 to read as follows:

227-C:32 Receipt of Grant Recorded in Registry of Deeds. Receipt of a grant award under this program and conditions of such award shall be recorded in a preservation agreement, or in the registry of deeds for the county in which the historic barn or agricultural structure is located.

80:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

(Approved: May 7, 2004)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2004)