HB638 (2011) Detail

Relative to access to public buildings by brick or stone walkways.


HB 638-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0893

05/04

HOUSE BILL 638-FN

AN ACT relative to access to public buildings by brick or stone walkways.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sprague, Straf 2; Rep. Schlachman, Rock 13

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill requires new public walkways to include a smooth surface wheelchair-walking aisle.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0893

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to access to public buildings by brick or stone walkways.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Accessibility of Public Walkways. Amend RSA 155-A by inserting after section 6 the following new section:

155-A:6-a Accessibility of Public Walkways. The construction or restoration of any public walkway made of brick or stone, whether natural or man made, shall include a smooth surface wheelchair-walking aisle of no less than 36 inches in width.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

11-0893

Revised 02/17/11

HB 638 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to access to public buildings by brick or stone walkways.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill will increase local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2012 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenues, or state and county expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    This bill requires new public walkways to include a smooth surface wheelchair-walking aisle. The New Hampshire Municipal Association states to the extent the proposed legislation increases construction costs, local expenditures will be increased. The Association is unable to determine to what extent the proposed legislation will increase construction costs.