Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight
SB 321 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/06/14 0278s
2014 SESSION
03/08
SENATE BILL 321
AN ACT relative to motorist service signs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Ratzki, Merr 1
This bill authorizes motorist service signs in advance of intersections on limited access highways between the Massachusetts border and Concord and Rochester. This bill also authorizes the commissioner of transportation to contract with a private entity to administer the motorist service signing program and eliminates restrictions on fees charged to participants.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2826
03/08
02/06/14 0278s
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to motorist service signs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motorist Service Signing Program; Fees. Amend RSA 230:49 to read as follows:
230:49 Motorist Service Signing Program Established; Signs.
I. The location of essential motorist services, including food, fuel, lodging, camping, and attractions, on connecting service roads within 3 miles of the intersection with the limited access highway, within 5 miles for a campground, within 20 miles for an attraction, or within 1 mile of the intersection in urban compact areas, may be indicated to users of the limited access facility by appropriate signs, the specifications of which shall be determined by the commissioner of transportation. The distance specified shall be measured by computing the travel length from the terminal of an exit ramp to the nearest point along the public highway where the nearest existing driveway entrance to the service is reached. Motorist service signs may be placed in advance of intersections on limited access highways in the region from the Massachusetts border to the northern city limits of Concord and Rochester.
II. Signs permitted under paragraph I may be rented for a fee established by rules adopted by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to RSA 541-A. [The amount of the fee charged to any participant shall be reasonable and equitable and not exceed a fair portion of the full cost of administering the motorist service signing program, including labor, equipment, maintenance, and material costs for state and contract services.] Alternatively, the commissioner may contract with a private entity to administer the program; fees shall be in accordance with the contract and forwarded to the commissioner by the administering entity. The sum of the fees collected shall be sufficient to ensure the motorist service sign program is self-supporting. Any excess revenues shall be placed in the highway fund.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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14-2826
Amended 02/12/14
SB 321 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to motorist service signs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Transportation states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2014-0278s), may increase state highway fund revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state expenditures, or county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Transportation states this bill allows it to contract with a private entity to perform services relative to the motorist service signing program, with revenues collected in excess of costs being credited to the highway fund. The Department states it is unable to predict how much revenue, if any, may be generated as a result of this bill.