New Hampshire § 12-G-3 - Section 12-G:3 Pease Development Authority Established.

§ 12-G-3. Section 12-G:3 Pease Development Authority Established.

I. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state, to be known as the Pease development authority, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The authority is hereby deemed to be a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of public and essential governmental functions of the state. II. Any resolution or contract executed or approved by or on behalf of the commission shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be performed by, the authority whether so expressed or not. All rights, title, and interest in and to all assets and all obligations and liabilities of the commission vested in or possessed by the commission on June 1, 1990, shall vest in and be possessed, performed, and assumed by the authority. The passing of rights, remedies, duties, covenants, agreements, and obligations in accordance with this paragraph shall not increase or diminish them. III. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the authority to assume, adopt, or otherwise be bound by the bylaws, votes, or decisions of the commission or any advisory committee thereof except as set forth in paragraph II and RSA 12-G:44. IV. Any rule or contract executed or approved by or on behalf of the port authority shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be performed by, the authority whether so expressed or not. All rights, title, and interest in and to all assets and all obligations and liabilities of the port authority vested in or possessed by the port authority when the duties, functions, and jurisdiction of the port authority are transferred to the authority shall vest in and be possessed, performed, and assumed by the authority. The passing of rights, remedies, duties, covenants, agreements, and obligations in accordance with this paragraph shall not increase or diminish them. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as precluding the authority from amending or rescinding, to the extent permitted by law, and by law, rule, vote, or decision rendered by the port authority prior to the transfer to the authority of the duties, functions, and jurisdiction of the port authority.