HB1726 — (Second New Title) relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study the sale of state-owned property.

HB 1726-FN - ASVERSION AMENDEDADOPTED BY THEBOTH HOUSEBODIES 11Mar2026...

0966h SESSION04/23/2026 26-28601504s 06/0921May2026... HOUSE BILL 1726-FN AN ACT relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land.

2124EBA SESSION 26-2860 06/09 HOUSE BILL 1726-FN AN ACT relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study the sale of state-owned property.

This bill also establishes a commission to study the sale of state-owned property.

HB 1726-FN - ASVERSION AMENDEDADOPTED BY THEBOTH HOUSEBODIES 11Mar2026...

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2124EBA 26-2860 06/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study the sale of state-owned property.

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By applying fiscal prudence and common-sense stewardship to the disposition of surplus state land, the state can modernize its processes and realize long-term gains.

Modest, well-targeted reforms to the way surplus land is identified and sold have the potential to stimulate economic activity, generate revenue for the state, and return valuable property to local tax rolls.

The commission established in this act seeks to study how state-owned property may be best utilized, including examining opportunities to prioritize housing and the development of related infrastructure such as water and wastewater systems.

3 New Section;

Commission to Study the Sale of State-Owned Property.

Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 39-g the following new section:

4:39-h Commission to Study the Sale of State-Owned Property.

I.

There is established a commission to study the sale of state-owned property for the purpose of building housing and infrastructure which supports such housing.

II.

Notwithstanding RSA 14:49, the members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.

(d) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.

(e) The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee.

(f) One member of the public, appointed by the president of the senate.

HB 1726-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - III.

Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

IV.

The commission shall:

(a) Investigate the sale of state-owned property for the purpose of building housing and the infrastructure that supports such housing.

(b) Request the assistance of any state department, commission, board, agency, or institution if, in the course of conducting its study, the commission determines that such assistance would further the goals of the investigation.

(c) Include in the report required under paragraph VI recommendations regarding the sale of state-owned property for the purpose of building housing and supporting infrastructure, including consideration of ways to expedite the return of such property to the tax base of the municipality in which it is located.

V.

The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members.

The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named senate member.

The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.

Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

VI.