§ 12-G:16 — Limited Liability of State and Municipalities

I. Except as provided in paragraphs II and III of this section, all obligations and liabilities incurred by the authority related to airport property or airport projects, whether arising from bonds, contracts, or otherwise, shall be corporate obligations of the authority and not general obligations of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state, nor any subdivision thereof is pledged to support such obligations, except as provided in RSA 12-G:31, nor shall they be deemed a debt of the state or any political subdivision thereof in determining its borrowing capacity under any applicable law.
II. Any agreement between the United States and any agency thereof and the authority shall constitute a binding agreement between the United States and the state. Any agreement between the United States and the authority obligating the state to expend funds may be satisfied in full by revenues, bond proceeds, or other funds provided by the authority in the first instance, and if such funds are insufficient, then the obligations shall be satisfied by the state from other funds. Furthermore, any agreement between the United States and the authority requiring payment of funds by the authority to purchase any property at Pease Air Force Base shall be satisfied in full by revenues, bond proceeds, or other funds provided by the authority, and such payment shall not require a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state, except as otherwise provided under RSA 12-G:31.
III. All obligations and liabilities incurred by the authority related to division property or division projects, whether arising from bonds, contracts, or otherwise, shall be general obligations of the state of New Hampshire.

Legislative History

2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.