New Hampshire § 53-B:6-a Solid Waste Management District Agreements

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 53-B:6-a — Solid Waste Management District Agreements

New Hampshire § 53-B:6-a

Title IIITOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES

Ch. 53-BSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 53-B:6-a (2026).

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The business affairs and actions of a district shall be conducted and governed pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of its district agreement. The agreement shall include but not be limited to the following:

I.A list of the municipalities included in the district.

II.Provisions for the sharing of planning, construction, operating, maintenance, and closing costs of one or more facilities, if any.

III.The method of selection and method of removal of representatives to the district committee, whether by legislative or governing bodies; the number of representatives and the weight of each representative's vote; the terms of office of the representatives; and, except as provided otherwise by law, the powers, duties and authorities of the district committee officers.

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The business affairs and actions of a district shall be conducted and governed pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of its district agreement. The agreement shall include but not be limited to the following:
I. A list of the municipalities included in the district.
II. Provisions for the sharing of planning, construction, operating, maintenance, and closing costs of one or more facilities, if any.
III. The method of selection and method of removal of representatives to the district committee, whether by legislative or governing bodies; the number of representatives and the weight of each representative's vote; the terms of office of the representatives; and, except as provided otherwise by law, the powers, duties and authorities of the district committee officers.
IV. A description of the facilities and sites, if applicable.
V. The terms by which other municipalities may be admitted to the district or a member municipality may withdraw from the district before or after debt has been incurred.
VI. The method by which the district agreement may be amended including conditions under which an amendment must be approved by the governing or legislative bodies of member municipalities.
VII. The procedure for dissolution of the solid waste management district before or after debt has been incurred.
VIII. Provisions for varied levels of participation by member municipalities in multiple facilities, if applicable.
IX. The procedure for the preparation and adoption of the annual budget, including the apportionment of district expenses and a schedule of payments, and other procedures relative to governing the district's fiscal affairs in accordance with RSA 53-B:9.
X. The remedies and penalties which the district committee may assert against a member which defaults in its obligations to the district, if any.
XI. Any debt incurrences by the district for specified purposes that are exempt from the debt rejection provisions of RSA 53-B:7, VI(a) and (c).
XII. Any long-term contracts entered into by the district for specified purposes that are exempt from the contract rejection provisions under RSA 53-B:7, XX(a) and (c) and the term of contract to be subject to such provision if different from 5 years.
XIII. The powers delegated to the district by member municipalities to enact bylaws and regulations concerning solid waste management, as provided in RSA 53-B:7, XV.
XIV. The procedure, if any, for establishing the district when not all of the legislative bodies vote to approve the district agreement, as provided in RSA 53-B:6, II.