Bill Text - HB1182 (2020)

(New Title) establishing the commission to study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles, relative to motor vehicles and transportation, relative to roadable aircraft, and making an appropriation to the department of education for the purpose of funding the Hudson CTE center.


Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 11:13 a.m.

HB 1182 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2020 SESSION

20-2317

11/05

 

HOUSE BILL 1182

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to study road usage by non-traditional motor vehicles.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a commission to study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2317

11/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to study road usage by non-traditional motor vehicles.

 

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

 

1  New Subdivision; Commission to Study the On Road Usage of Non-Traditional Motor Vehicles.  Amend RSA 260 by inserting after section 77 the following new subdivision:

Commission to Study the On Road Usage of Non-Traditional Motor Vehicles

260:78  Commission to Study the On Road Usage of Non-Traditional Motor Vehicles.  

I.  There is established a committee to study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles.

II.  The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a)  Three 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.

(c)  Two representatives of the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, appointed by the commissioner of the department of safety.

(d)  One representative of the department of safety, division of state police, appointed by the commissioner of the department of safety.

(e)  The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.

(f)  The executive director of the fish and game commission, or designee.

(g)  The attorney general, or designee.

(h)  The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, or designee.

III.  Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

IV.  The commission shall study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles and golf carts.

V.  The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

VI.  The commission 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, 2020.

2  Repeal.  RSA 260:78, relative to the commission to study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles, is repealed.

3  Effective Date.  

I.  Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2020.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.