Revision: Dec. 31, 2013, midnight
HB 425 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 425
AN ACT relative to bridge aid and highway block grants for class V roads in certain village districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Coffey, Hills 25; Rep. Parison, Hills 25; Rep. Bickford, Straf 3
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill:
I. Makes certain village districts eligible to receive bridge aid and highway funds.
II. Requires the bureau of municipal highways to inventory certain roads annually.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0570
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to bridge aid and highway block grants for class V roads in certain village districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Laying Out Highways; Class IV, V, and VI. Amend RSA 231:1 to read as follows:
231:1 Class IV, V and VI.
I. All class IV highways not financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds, and class V and VI highways shall be laid out by the mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of the town or the commissioners of a village district formed for the purpose of RSA?52:1, I(m) in which such highways are located, or by the superior court as hereinafter provided. In the case of a village district formed for the purpose of RSA 52:1, I(m), references in this title to “town” and “selectmen” shall be deemed to be references to “village district” and “village district commissioners”, respectively.
II. The department of transportation, bureau of municipal highways shall annually inventory all class IV highways not financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds, and class V and VI highways.
2 Village Districts Not Eligible for Road Funds. Amend RSA 231:4 to read as follows:
231:4 Village Districts Not Eligible for Road Funds. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA?231:1 and any other statutes to the contrary, village districts with less than 3 miles of class V public roads shall not be eligible to receive funds pursuant to RSA 235.
3 Duty to Construct and Maintain Bridges; Village Districts. Amend RSA 234:5, I to read as follows:
I. The selectmen of a town, the mayor of a city, [or] the county commissioners for an unincorporated place, or the commissioners of village districts with 3 or more miles of class V public roads 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 or a county-owned road. The county commissioners may annually apply to the commissioner of transportation in the manner prescribed by the commissioner for bridge aid for a county-owned bridge.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.