New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:2 – Clean Air Required
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I. The administrator of the division of plant and property, department of administrative services, or any other state agency authorized to build, acquire, or lease building space, shall require that the following facilities meet clean air standards before they may be used as office space:
(a) After January 1, 1989, any new state building, any existing building acquired by the state, any building space leased by the state for the first time, or any building bequeathed to the state;
(b) After January 1, 1996, any building space leased by the state either in an original or renewal lease; and
(c) After January 1, 2000, any building addition or building renovation to a state building.
II. The department of health and human services, shall be responsible for certification in writing to the administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, or other appropriate state agency head that the buildings listed under paragraph I meet the clean air standards. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the department may establish testing requirements for building space previously certified under this chapter which are less stringent than testing for building space not previously certified. Similar less stringent testing requirements may also be established for very small or short-term leases or both.
III. If the state enters into a lease for any building listed under paragraph I which does not meet the clean air standards, the state may terminate such lease.
(a) After January 1, 1989, any new state building, any existing building acquired by the state, any building space leased by the state for the first time, or any building bequeathed to the state;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:2
- Building addition: means newly constructed wings or additional stories which become part of an existing building, where the total cost of constructing such additional wings or stories equals 50 percent or more of the replacement value of the original building. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:1
- Building renovation: means either the interior components of a building have been removed and replaced with new components, or the existing interior components have been reconstructed, where the total cost of alterations amounts to 50 percent or more of the replacement value of the building. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:1
- Clean air: means the standards set by the department of health and human services, in consultation with department of labor. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Office space: means an area within a building occupied for 4 or more hours each workday by one or more state employees whose primary functions include supervision, administration, clerical support, retail sales, or instruction. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10-B:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) After January 1, 1996, any building space leased by the state either in an original or renewal lease; and
(c) After January 1, 2000, any building addition or building renovation to a state building.
II. The department of health and human services, shall be responsible for certification in writing to the administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, or other appropriate state agency head that the buildings listed under paragraph I meet the clean air standards. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the department may establish testing requirements for building space previously certified under this chapter which are less stringent than testing for building space not previously certified. Similar less stringent testing requirements may also be established for very small or short-term leases or both.
III. If the state enters into a lease for any building listed under paragraph I which does not meet the clean air standards, the state may terminate such lease.