Section 79-D:9 Payment; Collection.
I. If a consideration is due under RSA 79-D:8, I, the assessed value shall be determined as of the actual date of the release or expiration. Any consideration is in addition to the annual real estate tax imposed upon the property, and shall be due and payable upon the release or expiration.
II. Any consideration shall be due and payable by the owner at the time of release or expiration to the municipality in which the property is located. If the property is located in an unincorporated town or unorganized place, the tax shall be due and payable by the owner at the time of release or expiration to the county in which the property is located. Moneys paid to a county under this chapter shall be used to pay for the cost of services provided in RSA 28:7-a and RSA 28:7-b. Any consideration shall be due and payable according to the following procedure:
(a) The commissioner shall prescribe and issue forms to the local assessing officials for the consideration due, which shall provide a description of the property, the discretionary preservation easement, the full value assessment under RSA 75:1, and the amount payable.
(b) The prescribed form shall be prepared in quadruplicate. The original, duplicate, and triplicate copy of the form shall be given to the collector of taxes for collection of the consideration along with a special tax warrant authorizing the collector to collect the consideration under the warrant. The quadruplicate copy of the form shall be retained by the local assessing officials for their records.
(c) Upon receipt of the special tax warrant and prescribed forms, the tax collector shall mail the duplicate copy of the tax bill to the owner responsible for the tax as the notice of tax. Such bill shall be mailed within 12 months of the release or expiration.
(d) Payment of the consideration shall be due not later than 30 days after the mailing of the bill. Interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum shall be due thereafter on any consideration not paid within the 30-day period.
Source. 2002, 86:1, eff. July 2, 2002. 2007, 27:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.