Bill Text - SB559 (2018)

(New Title) establishing a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.


Revision: March 23, 2018, 11:40 a.m.

SB 559-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

03/08/2018   0788s

2018 SESSION

18-2810

06/03

 

SENATE BILL 559-FN-A

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/08/2018   0788s 18-2810

06/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

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 the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.  The committee shall also study:

I.  The formula for cost-effectiveness.

II.  Type I and type II projects and potential costs for each type.

III.  The town's role in determining the costs associated with type I and type II projects.

IV.  Alternate methods for funding type I and type II projects.

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 senate 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 president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBAO

18-2810

Amended 3/12/18

 

SB 559-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-0788s)

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

 

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill establishes a committee to study the study the construction of sound barriers on type I and type II highways.  This bill will have no impact on state, county, or local revenue or expenditures.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

None