SB 723-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2878
06/08
SENATE BILL 723-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to winter highway maintenance exemptions.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts intrastate drivers from maximum driving time requirements while engaged in emergency winter highway maintenance for the state or a political subdivision.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2878
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to winter highway maintenance exemptions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Equipment of Vehicles; Exception for Winter Highway Maintenance. Amend RSA 266:21 to read as follows:
266:21 Exception for Winter Highway Maintenance.
I. Any construction equipment and motor vehicles used for the winter maintenance of ways that are owned, leased, or rented by the state or any political subdivision of the state are exempt from the limitations in RSA 266:18, RSA 266:11, and RSA 266:12.
II. Any intrastate driver engaged in emergency winter highway maintenance for the state or a political subdivision, shall be exempted from 49 C.F.R. 395.3, adopted under RSA 266:72-a, only while engaged in emergency winter highway maintenance for the state or a political subdivision. Any such driver shall be subject to the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 395.3, adopted by RSA 266:72-a, when he or she returns to duty for any motor carrier.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
20-2878
1/7/20
SB 723-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to winter highway maintenance exemptions.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Federal Funds | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill exempts intrastate drivers from the maximum driving time requirements while engaged in emergency winter highway maintenance for the State or a political subdivision, which may put the State out of compliance with federal regulations. While the bill does not result in any programmatic changes or any fees or fines to the State, the Department of Safety states the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advises non-compliance could result in a loss of federal revenue to the State.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety and Department of Transportation
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2020 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 5, 2020 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 5, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2020; SJ 5
March 5, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 03/05/2020; SC 9
Feb. 18, 2020: Hearing: 02/18/2020, Room 103, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 4
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 2