# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:5: 674:5 Authorization

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S5

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:5
- **Heading:** 674:5 Authorization
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 5

## Text

In a municipality where the planning board has adopted a master plan, the local legislative body may authorize the planning board to prepare and amend a recommended program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a period of at least 6 years. As an alternative, the legislative body may authorize the governing body of a municipality to appoint a capital improvement program committee, which shall include at least one member of the planning board and may include but not be limited to other members of the planning board, the budget committee, or the town or city governing body, to prepare and amend a recommended program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a period of at least 6 years. The capital improvements program may encompass major projects being currently undertaken or future projects to be undertaken with federal, state, county and other public funds. The sole purpose and effect of the capital improvements program shall be to aid the mayor or selectmen and the budget committee in their consideration of the annual budget.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:1 674:1 Duties of the Planning Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S1.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:2 674:2 Master Plan; Purpose and Description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S2.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:3 674:3 Master Plan Preparation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S3.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:4 674:4 Master Plan Adoption and Amendment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S4.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:5 674:5 Authorization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S5.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:6 674:6 Purpose and Description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S6.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:7 674:7 Preparation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S7.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:8 674:8 Consideration by Mayor and Budget Committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S8.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:9 674:9 Mapping of Street Lines by Planning Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S9.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:10 674:10 Establishment of Official Map.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S10.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:11 674:11 Amendments to Official Map.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S11.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:12 674:12 Refusal of Permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S12.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:13 674:13 Appeals Where There is a Zoning Ordinance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S13.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:14 674:14 Appeals Where no Zoning Ordinance Exists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLXIV_C674_S14.md)

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