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RSA 12-O:72 · Housing Planning and Regulation Municipal Grant Program

Title: I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter: 12-O · DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Status: current
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12-O:72 Housing Planning and Regulation Municipal Grant Program. – The department shall establish a grant program for municipalities to assist them in promoting increased housing production. Subject to availability of funding, the department shall make grants to any municipality for the purpose of consultation or implementation of revising their master plans and land use regulations for the purpose of promoting the production of workforce housing, as that term is defined in RSA 674:58, and other types of housing necessary for the economic development of the state, and to assist them to become eligible for New Hampshire housing champion designation pursuant to RSA 12-O:71. The department shall adopt rules establishing grant eligibility criteria, grant maximums, and grant program administration. Source. 2023, 79:462, eff. July 1, 2023.

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Source. 2023, 79:462, eff. July 1, 2023.

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2023, 79:462, eff. July 1, 2023

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ipal economic development and revitalization districts under RSA 162-K. 4 Repealing the Workforce Housing Program; Housing Planning and Regulation Municipal Grant Program. Amend RSA 12-O:72 to read as follows: 12-O:72 Housing Planning and Regulation Municipal Grant Program. The department shall establish a grant program for municipalities to assist them in promoting increased housing production. Subject t
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ce housing development. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Municipal Workforce Housing Targets. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 70 the following new subdivision: Municipal Workforce Housing Targets 12-O:70-a Municipal Workforce Housing Targets. I. The department of business and economic affairs, in partnership w
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The sum of $1,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and the sum of $2,500,000 annually thereafter, to be allocated to the partners in housing program established under RSA 12-O:72-a. (e) The sum of $1,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and the sum of $2,500,000 annually thereafter, to be allocated to the housing production municipal grant program established under RSA 12-O:73. (f)
2026 HB1786 add · effective 2027-01-01
that have not already applied to be designated as housing champions: (a) Shall immediately qualify for a grant under the housing planning regulation grant program established in RSA 12-O:72 to assist with their application. Priority shall be given to communities that, within the past 3 years, have adopted a land use regulation that scores on the housing champions scoring matrix. (b) The criteria for hous
2026 HB1786-FN add · effective 2027-01-01
The sum of $1,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and the sum of $2,500,000 annually thereafter, to be allocated to the partners in housing program established under RSA 12-O:72-a. (e) The sum of $1,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and the sum of $2,500,000 annually thereafter, to be allocated to the housing production municipal grant program established under RSA 12-O:73. (f)
2026 HB1786-FN add · effective 2027-01-01
that have not already applied to be designated as housing champions: (a) Shall immediately qualify for a grant under the housing planning regulation grant program established in RSA 12-O:72 to assist with their application. Priority shall be given to communities that, within the past 3 years, have adopted a land use regulation that scores on the housing champions scoring matrix. (b) The criteria for hous
2026 HB572 amend · effective 2025-07-01
a residential use into a publicly available list of properties available for grant or loan funding pursuant to RSA 12-O:72-a. 5 New Section; Partners in Housing Program. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 72 the following new section: 12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program. The department shall establish a program, known as the partners in housing program, for the purpose of building workforc
2026 HB572 amend · effective 2025-07-01
to be appropriate for residential development by the select board as a residential use into a publicly available list of properties available for grant or loan funding pursuant to RSA 12-O:72-a. 5 New Section; Partners in Housing Program. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 72 the following new section: 12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program. The department shall establish a program, known as the par
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a residential use into a publicly available list of properties available for grant or loan funding pursuant to RSA 12-O:72-a. 5 New Section; Partners in Housing Program. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 72 the following new section: 12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program. The department shall establish a program, known as the partners in housing program, for the purpose of building workforc
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to be appropriate for residential development by the select board as a residential use into a publicly available list of properties available for grant or loan funding pursuant to RSA 12-O:72-a. 5 New Section; Partners in Housing Program. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 72 the following new section: 12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program. The department shall establish a program, known as the par