CHAPTER 12
HB 166 – FINAL VERSION
2007 SESSION
01/05
HOUSE BILL 166
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill changes the definition of “bridge” for the purposes of RSA 234.
This bill is a request of the department of transportation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-1110
01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the definition of a bridge.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
12:1 Definition of “Bridge” Expanded. Amend RSA 234:2 to read as follows:
234:2 Bridge Defined. [The word] In this chapter, “bridge” [when used herein shall mean] means a structure, having a clear span of 10 feet or more measured along the center line of the roadway at the elevation of the bridge seats, spanning a [water course] watercourse or other opening or obstruction, on a public highway to carry the traffic across, [and shall include] including the substructure, superstructure and approaches [thereto] to the bridge. For purposes of qualification of bridge aid under this subdivision, but not applicable to RSA 234:4 or RSA 234:13, the term bridge shall include a combination of culverts constructed to provide drainage for a public highway with:
I. An overall combined span of 10 feet or more; and
II. A distance between culverts of ½ the diameter or less of the smallest culvert.
12:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 2, 2007
Effective Date: July 1, 2007