Section 238-A:5 Service Area of the Authority.
I. The service area of the authority shall include any town or city in the state of New Hampshire through which commuter rail or other similar forms of passenger rail service operates or may operate.
II. The board of directors shall determine when to expand the service area of the authority. Upon approval of a resolution to expand the service area of the authority, after a properly noticed public hearing, the board of directors shall notify eligible cities, towns, or regional planning commissions of the determination to expand the service area of the authority. A city, town, or regional planning commission may petition the authority to support the development and establishment of commuter rail and related public transportation services within its jurisdiction. The board of directors shall have sole discretion to accept or reject any such petition. When considering an expansion of the service area of the authority the board of directors shall consider support for the proposed passenger or commuter rail project by affected towns, cities, and regional planning commissions, and the completion of an alternatives analysis or major investment study.
III. When the service area of the authority is expanded as identified in RSA 238-A:5, II new members will be added to the board of directors as follows:
(a) One designee for each town or city added to the service area that is not represented on the board of directors.
(b) One designee for each regional planning commission added to the service area that is not represented on the board of directors.
Source. 2007, 360:1, eff. July 17, 2007.