Bill Text - HB391 (2013)

(New Title) establishing a committee to study options for mitigation of damages associated with highway noise.


Revision: Dec. 31, 2013, midnight

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HOUSE BILL 391-FN

AN ACT establishing a committee to study options for mitigation of damages associated with highway noise.

SPONSORS: Rep. Keith Murphy, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to consider options for mitigating damages associated with highway noise.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study options for mitigation of damages associated with highway noise.

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

122:1 Committee to Study Options for Mitigation of Damages Associated With Highway Noise.

I. There is established a committee to study options for mitigating damages associated with highway noise.

II. The members of the committee shall be 5 members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the public works and highways committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

IV. The committee shall:

(a) Review data regarding the cost and effectiveness of methods of ameliorating road noise including methods used in New Hampshire, methods used in other states, and methods that are currently in development.

(b) Gather and review information on the effects noise levels above 65 decibels have on people whose primary residences abut highways, including testimony from affected individuals.

(c) Investigate options for mitigating damages caused by highway noise including compensation, methods detailed by the department, and any other technology that may exist.

V. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

VI. The committee shall report its 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, 2013.

122:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 25, 2013

Effective Date: June 25, 2013