HB 1198 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
01Feb2006… 0394h
2006 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1198
AN ACT establishing a committee to study highway rest areas.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rausch, Rock 5; Rep. Major, Rock 8; Rep. King, Coos 1; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill establishes a committee to study how to use highway rest areas to better serve tourists and other motorists.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01Feb2006… 0394h
06-2365
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing a committee to study highway rest areas.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study highway rest areas.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, including a member from each of the finance, ways and means, transportation, and public works committees and one other member, all appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Four members of the senate, including a member from each of the finance, ways and means, transportation and interstate cooperation, and energy and economic development committees, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties.
I. The committee shall study ways to utilize rest areas to better serve tourists and the motoring public.
II. The committee shall seek assistance from the liquor commission and the departments of transportation, resources and economic development, revenue administration, safety, and agriculture, markets, and food.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.