§ 541-A:29-a — Failure of Agency to Act

I. If an agency fails to take any required action on an application, petition, or request within the time limits prescribed by RSA 541-A:29 or any other provisions of law, the application, petition, or request shall be deemed approved and any permit, approval or other item requested shall be deemed granted to or received by the applicant, petitioner, or requestor, except as provided in RSA 310.
II. If a permit, approval, or other item has been granted under paragraph I, the applicant may request written confirmation of such grant from an agency. The agency shall provide an applicant written confirmation of such an approval within 14 days of the applicant's request.
III. A permit, approval, or other item shall not be granted by default if an applicant has agreed in writing to extend an agency's time for review pursuant to RSA 541-A:29, IV or any other provision of law.
IV. A grant of a permit, approval, or other item under this section shall not relieve the applicant, petitioner, or requestor from the obligation to comply with all federal, state, and local requirements applicable to activities authorized by the permit, approval, or other item.

Legislative History

2018, 279:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2022, 32:2, eff. July 2, 2022. 2023, 112:18, eff. July 1, 2023; 235:25, eff. July 15, 2023.