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    I. There is hereby created an installation standards board consisting of the commissioner of the department of safety or the commissioner's designee and 12 additional members appointed by the commissioner of safety as follows:
       (a) Two public members who are not tenants or owners of a manufactured house, owners or operators of a manufactured housing park, or in any way associated with the manufactured housing industry.
       (b) One installer of manufactured housing, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
       (c) One structural engineer or architect licensed in this state for a minimum of 5 years, nominated by the board of professional engineers established under RSA 310-A:3.
       (d) One dealer or retailer, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
       (e) One owner or operator of a manufactured housing park with 100 or fewer lots, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
       (f) One owner or operator of a manufactured housing park with more than 100 lots, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
       (g) One member of a cooperative manufactured housing park, nominated by the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.
       (h) One municipal building code official, nominated by the New Hampshire Building Officials Association.
       (i) One municipal fire chief, nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.
       (j) One civil engineer licensed in this state for a minimum of 5 years, nominated by the board of professional engineers established under RSA 310-A:3.
       (k) One homeowner of a manufactured house, nominated by the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.
    II. Each person shall serve for a 3-year term and until a successor is appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the initial appointments shall be as follows:
       (a) Members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(b), (d), (k), and (f) shall serve 3-year terms.
       (b) Members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(c), (h), (e), and (i) shall serve 2-year terms.
       (c) Members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(a), (j), and (g) shall serve one-year terms.
    III. At the initial organizational meeting of the board, the commissioner shall appoint a chairperson from among the members.
    IV. If there is a vacancy on the board, the provisions of RSA 21:33-a and RSA 21:34 shall apply to the public members, as well as to the members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(b) through (k).
    V. The board shall hold meetings every 90 days and may meet more frequently as deemed necessary by the board or the chairperson.
    VI. The board shall operate as a unit of the department of safety.

Source. 2004, 191:1, eff. July 1, 2004.