CHAPTER 32
HB 1377 – FINAL VERSION
05Mar2008… 0673h
2008 SESSION
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1377
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire’s rest areas and welcome centers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cyr, Straf 3; Rep. Lerandeau, Ches 6; Rep. Carole Brown, Merr 8; Rep. Graham, Hills 18; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill directs the department of transportation and the department of resources and economic development to make recommendations relative to New Hampshire’s rest areas and welcome centers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05Mar2008… 0673h
08-2403
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire’s rest areas and welcome centers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
32:1 Recommendations for New Hampshire’s Rest Areas and Welcome Centers. The department of resources and economic development and the department of transportation shall make recommendations for New Hampshire’s rest areas and welcome centers to ensure long-term viability of providing traveler service along New Hampshire’s highways. The departments shall:
I. Review the structure, governance, and funding of New Hampshire rest areas and welcome centers.
II. Explore best practices among other states as it relates to the provision of traveler services along highways, with particular emphasis on those states who are dependant upon tourism for a significant portion of their economy and state revenues.
III. Make recommendations for ensuring the long-term viability of rest areas and welcome centers including an appropriate staffing and funding methodology.
IV. Develop a plan for the smooth transition of responsibility for construction, maintenance, repair, and staffing of rest areas and welcome centers from the department of transportation to the department of resources and economic development.
V. Report their 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, 2008.
32:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2008
Effective Date: May 12, 2008