CHAPTER 143
HB 1207 – FINAL VERSION
2008 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1207
AN ACT relative to standards for highway and bridge construction.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cloutier, Sull 4
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill:
I. Requires compliance with standards in department of transportation manuals for highway and bridge construction.
II. Allows the commissioner of transportation to adopt such manuals by reference.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2254
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to standards for highway and bridge construction.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
143:1 Bridge Design Requirements. Amend RSA 234:5 to read as follows:
234:5 Application; Compliance With Certain Standards.
I. The selectmen of a town, the mayor of a city, or the county commissioners for an unincorporated place may annually apply to the commissioner of transportation in the manner prescribed by the commissioner for bridge aid on a class II, IV, or V highway.
II. The commissioner of transportation shall require that the highway design be in compliance with standards set forth in department of transportation manuals relating to bridge and highway construction and may adopt such manuals by reference.
143:2 Highway Design Requirements. Amend 235:14 to read as follows:
235:14 Application for State Aid; Compliance With Certain Standards.
I. A city or town may apply to the commissioner of transportation for state aid on or before the first day of May in each year in the manner prescribed by [him and such] the commissioner. The application shall state that such city or town has raised, appropriated, or set aside its contribution required for state aid.
II. The commissioner of transportation shall require that the highway design be in compliance with standards set forth in department of transportation manuals relating to bridge and highway construction and may adopt such manuals by reference.
143:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 6, 2008
Effective Date: August 5, 2008