2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter 12-G - PEASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Section 12-G:12 - Coordination Between State and Federal Governments.

Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 12-G:12 (2017)
    12-G:12 Coordination Between State and Federal Governments. –
    I. In addition to any other duties set forth in any provision of this chapter, the authority shall coordinate with, and provide information to, the United States Department of Defense, and any official or employee thereof, regarding any matter related to the ownership, condition, closure, conversion, redevelopment, or future use or operation of Pease Air Force Base. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no political subdivision of the state shall submit any plan regarding the closure, conversion, redevelopment of future use, or operation of Pease Air Force Base without the prior approval of the authority.
    II. Notwithstanding any provision of law, except for the authority, no political subdivision or any agency of the state or governmental unit thereof, may apply for or receive pursuant to any provision of federal law any funds, grants, or other assistance from the Office of Economic Adjustment within the United States Department of Defense relative to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, or future use of Pease Air Force Base without prior approval of the authority. Except for the authority, no state political subdivision, or any agency or governmental unit thereof, shall apply for or receive any funds, grants, or other assistance from any agency of the federal government relative to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, or future use of Pease Air Force Base without prior notification to the authority. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the adjutant general or to school administrative units for the city of Portsmouth or the town of Newington.
    III. Except for the adjutant general and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority shall be the only person in the state authorized to negotiate, purchase, or otherwise obtain on behalf of the state or any of its political subdivisions any fee ownership, easement, lease, or other property interest in any property in, or on a part of, Pease Air Force Base, except that the town of Newington may negotiate for and reacquire from the federal government the "Old Stone School'' and associated yard located on Nimble Hill Road and the city of Portsmouth may negotiate for and acquire Jones School and Brackett School and associated yards located on Northwood Road and Rockingham Drive, respectively. The board may grant exemptions in its sole discretion from this provision to any state agency or political subdivision on such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
    IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority shall be the only person authorized in the state to accept on behalf of the state or any of its political subdivisions any title to, or any other interest in, the runway, taxiways, parking aprons, hangars, control tower, airspace, or other property or related facilities at Pease Air Force Base, from the United States pursuant to section 13(g) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U.S.C. app. Section 1622(g)), as amended.

Source. 2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001.

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