SB 517-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
06/04
SENATE BILL 517-FN
COMMITTEE: Transportation and Interstate Cooperation
This bill requires the commissioner of transportation to seek and allow commercial advertising on toll booths at any toll plaza where the E-Z Pass toll system is used. Revenue received from such advertising shall be deposited in the highway fund.
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08-2843
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to commercial advertising on toll booths.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Commercial Advertising on Toll Booths. Amend RSA 237 by inserting after section 16-g the following new section:
237:16-h Commercial Advertising. The commissioner shall seek and permit commercial advertising on all toll booths at any toll plaza which uses at least one toll booth for the E-Z Pass system. Revenue from the advertising authorized under this section shall be deposited in the highway fund.
2 Rulemaking. Amend RSA 237:16-d to read as follows:
237:16-d Rulemaking.
I. The commissioner may adopt such rules as are necessary to enforce the terms of this agreement, which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A and shall have the effect of law, and which shall provide for each of the member states or agencies to collect tolls and perform audits on behalf of the other member states or agencies. Nothing in this [section] paragraph shall be construed to authorize the adoption of rules which alter any existing or establish any new tolls, fees, penalties, or interest charges; provided, however, that the rules may include tolls, fees, penalties, or interest charges which are otherwise provided for by the laws of this state.
II. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the location, size, appearance, and number of commercial advertisements permitted on a toll booth under RSA 237:16-h, the charge for advertising, the application process, any forms required, and the length of time the advertising may be displayed before renewal is required.
3 Additional Uses of E-Z Pass System; Rulemaking Distinguished. Amend RSA 237:16-g, I to read as follows:
I. The financial obligation has been incurred for a purpose approved by the department pursuant to RSA 237:16-d, I, or the Interagency Group pursuant to procedures adopted in accordance with RSA 237:16-c.
4 Exceptions from Administrative Procedure Act; Rules for E-Z Pass Interagency Agreement for Operations Distinguished. Amend RSA 541-A:21, I(y) to read as follows:
(y) RSA 237:16-d, I, relative to the E-Z Pass Interagency Agreement for Operations.
5 Evasion of Tolls and Charges; Reference Added. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 236:31, IV to read as follows:
IV. Notwithstanding RSA 237:16-d, I, the department shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the implementation of a system to detect, record, verify, and administratively enforce violations of this section. The rules shall include:
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
08-2843
12/19/07
SB 517-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to commercial advertising on toll booths.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Transportation states this bill will increase state highway fund revenue by $300,000 in FY 2009 and each year thereafter and increase state turnpike fund expenditures by $50,000 in FY 2009 and by $5,000 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local revenue and expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Transportation states this bill will allow for commercial advertising on toll booths at any toll plaza where the E-Z pass toll system is used with any revenue received from the advertising being deposited into the state highway fund. The Department estimates advertising in the toll lanes will generate $500,000 each fiscal year. The Department projects 60 percent or $300,000 will be state highway fund revenue and the remaining 40 percent or $200,000 will go to the marketing firm. It is assumed it will cost $50,000 to procure a marketing firm in FY 2009 and $5,000 each year thereafter to manage the marketing firm’s contract.