HB 1693 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2331
06/10
HOUSE BILL 1693
AN ACT relative to appropriations for bridge construction or reconstruction.
SPONSORS: Rep. Valera, Hills. 38
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the definition of "bridge" for the purpose of qualification for bridge aid. This bill also permits the commissioner of transportation to reduce or eliminate aid for the construction or reconstruction of certain bridges.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2331
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to appropriations for bridge construction or reconstruction.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Duty to Construct and Maintain Bridges; Bridge Defined. Amend RSA 234:2 to read as follows:
234:2 Bridge Defined. In this chapter, "bridge'' means a structure, having a clear span of 10 feet or more measured along the center line of the roadway at the elevation of the bridge seats, spanning a watercourse or other opening or obstruction, on a public highway to carry the traffic across, including the substructure, superstructure and approaches to the bridge. For purposes of qualification of bridge aid under this subdivision, but not applicable to RSA 234:4 or RSA 234:13, the term bridge shall include a combination of culverts constructed to provide drainage for a public highway[ with]:
I. With an overall combined span of 10 feet or more; [and]
II. A distance between culverts of 1/2 the diameter or less of the smallest culvert; and
III. Which serves to connect a class II, IV, or V highway or county-owned road with a class II, IV, or V highway or county-owned road.
2 Duty to Construct and Maintain Bridges; Bridge Aid. Amend RSA 234:10 to read as follows:
234:10 Bridge Aid; How Cost Borne. When public convenience and necessity require the construction or reconstruction of any bridge on a class II, IV, or V highway or a county-owned road the cost shall be borne 1/5 by the municipality and 4/5 by the state. When public convenience and necessity require the reconstruction of any county-owned bridge, the cost shall be borne 1/5 by the county and 4/5 by the state. Bridge aid may be reduced or eliminated when there is minimal or no necessity or public inconvenience.
3 Bridge Aid; Limitations. Amend RSA 234:11 to read as follows:
234:11 Limitations. The commissioner of transportation may limit the amount of bridge aid for the construction or reconstruction of bridges costing more than $1,000,000. The commissioner of transportation may reduce or eliminate aid for the construction or reconstruction of bridges which provide minimal or no public convenience or which are minimally necessary or unnecessary.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 24, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 8, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 12
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/07/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 5 P. 15
Jan. 24, 2018: Executive Session: 01/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
Jan. 16, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/16/2018 10:15 AM LOB 201
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 1 P. 20