Revision: April 20, 2017, 12:26 p.m.
HB 237 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
04/20/2017 1370s
2017 SESSION
17-0427
10/04
HOUSE BILL 237
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill establishes a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles. The bill also requires the bureau of trails to submit to the department of transportation an OHRV and snowmobile crossing and trail connector request in the town of Henniker.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/20/2017 1370s 17-0427
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles. The committee shall solicit input and advice from state agencies, OHRV and snowmobile organizations, and interested persons as necessary to accomplish its study.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study 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.
5 Report. 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, 2017.
6 Bureau of Trails; OHRV Trail Connector Applications; Henniker. Amend RSA 215-A:3, VI to read as follows:
VI. The supervisor of the bureau shall receive all written requests from persons applying for permission to establish a highway trail crossing or trail connector on any class I, class II or class III highway for any OHRV trail or cross country ski trail on which an OHRV trail maintenance vehicle may operate, including the pre-existing crossing and trail connector over Route 114, just south of Mink Hill Road, in the town of Henniker. The requests shall be submitted by the supervisor to the commissioner of the department of transportation or the commissioner's representative for the department's approval or disapproval. If approval is granted, the commissioner of the department of transportation may post the area with appropriate signs designating the location of the trail crossing or trail connector and providing signs for both sides of the highway at an appropriate distance from the crossing or trail connector to warn the motoring public of said crossing or trail connector. Highway trail crossing requests and approvals under this paragraph shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 215-A:42 and RSA 215-A:43.
7 Bureau of Trails; Snowmobile Trail Connector; Henniker. Amend RSA 215-C:2, VII to read as follows:
VII. The supervisor of the bureau shall receive all written requests from persons applying for permission to establish a highway trail crossing or trail connector on any class I, class II, or class III highway for any snowmobile trail or cross country ski trail on which a snowmobile trail maintenance vehicle may operate, including the pre-existing crossing and trail connector over Route 114, just south of Mink Hill Road, in the town of Henniker. The requests shall be submitted by the supervisor to the commissioner of the department of transportation or the commissioner's representative for the department's approval or disapproval. If approval is granted, the commissioner of the department of transportation may post the area with appropriate signs designating the location of the trail crossing or trail connector and providing signs for both sides of the highway at an appropriate distance from the crossing or trail connector to warn the motoring public of the crossing or trail connector.
8 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.