§ 425:19-e — Health or Safety Capital Improvements and Contract Requirements

I. Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall provide grant funds on a competitive basis, to support capital projects that make health and safety improvements to agricultural fairgrounds or fair facilities in order to benefit participants and the fair-going public. The rules of such competition shall be established by the department in accordance with RSA 541-A.
II. The department shall develop and manage appropriate contracts with the selected applicants, monitor project expenditures and grantee performance, report project and contract information, and exercise due diligence, and other managerial responsibilities.
III. The department shall include provisions in the contracts which require that capital improvements be held by the grantee for a specific period of time appropriate to the amount of the grant and that facilities shall be used for the express purpose of the grant.
IV. The department may use the remaining funds from any general court appropriation to the state fair capital improvements for expenses incurred in the administration of the capital improvement grant program.
V. All deadlines and times required for the capital improvement grant program administration and disbursement of funds to fairs shall occur at such times as the commissioner may prescribe.
VI. If the grantee is found to be out of compliance with provisions of the contract, the grantee shall repay to the state general fund the principal amount of the grant plus interest calculated at the rate of interest on state of New Hampshire general obligation bonds issued most closely to the date of authorization of the grant.

Legislative History

2022, 208:1, eff. July 1, 2022.