New Hampshire § 4:39-f Bulk Disposal of Highway or Turnpike Funded Real Estate

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 4:39-f — Bulk Disposal of Highway or Turnpike Funded Real Estate

New Hampshire § 4:39-f

Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

Ch. 4POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES

SubdivisionAcquisition and Disposal of Real Estate

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 4:39-f (2026).

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Notwithstanding RSA 4:39-c, the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds, or both, or with turnpike funds shall occur as follows:

I.The commissioner of the department of transportation may recommend the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds or both, or turnpike funds. The request for bulk disposal shall be presented for review and approval by the long range capital planning and utilization committee before submission to the governor and council for approval. Upon determination that the property is no longer needed by the state, the governor and council shall first offer it to the government of the town, city, or county in which the property is located. If the town, city, or county refuses the offer, the governor and co

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Notwithstanding RSA 4:39-c, the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds, or both, or with turnpike funds shall occur as follows:
I. The commissioner of the department of transportation may recommend the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds or both, or turnpike funds. The request for bulk disposal shall be presented for review and approval by the long range capital planning and utilization committee before submission to the governor and council for approval. Upon determination that the property is no longer needed by the state, the governor and council shall first offer it to the government of the town, city, or county in which the property is located. If the town, city, or county refuses the offer, the governor and council may sell, convey, transfer, or lease the real property.
II. Sales of real property under this section shall be at not less than current market value of the subject property, as may be determined by the governor and council.
III. The proceeds due back to the department of transportation from a sale, conveyance, or transfer under this section shall be credited as restricted revenue to the highway fund, or the turnpike fund, or whichever fund provided money for the original purchase. The funds shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department to be used for right-of-way property management, maintenance, operations, or betterment of state roads and bridges.
IV. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall, at least once annually, report to the long range capital planning and utilization committee on the status of all real estate previously approved under this section.
V. As used in this section "bulk disposal" means multiple properties within the department of transportation's real estate inventory, which are valued and presented to the long range capital planning and utilization committee as a whole for review and approval to be sold to multiple buyers.