HB 713-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
10Apr2025... 1271h
2025 SESSION
25-0626
06/08
HOUSE BILL 713-FN
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
SPONSORS: Rep. Stringham, Graf. 3; Rep. Baldwin, Graf. 4; Rep. Buco, Carr. 1
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the New Hampshire department of transportation to install and maintain mile markers along a portion of Route 112, also known as the Kancamagus Highway, and permits the department to install and maintain mile markers on an additional portion.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Apr2025... 1271h 25-0626
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Installation and Maintenance of Mile Markers.
I. The department of transportation shall install mile markers along the length of Route 112, also known as the Kancamagus Highway, from the town of Lincoln to the town of Conway and may install mile markers along Route 112 from the town of Bath to the town of Woodstock.
II. Generally, mile markers shall be installed at regular intervals of not greater than one mile and shall be clearly visible and legible to motorists and emergency personnel. The department of transportation may omit mile markers along densely developed segments of highway.
III. The department of transportation shall maintain the mile markers installed pursuant this section in accordance with, and subject to, the applicable provisions of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
IV. Prior to installation the department of transportation shall meet with public officials from the town of Lincoln and the town of Albany to provide information on mile marker design, proposed locations and traffic impacts.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 18 months after its passage.
25-0626
5/5/25
HB 713-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-1271h)
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $716,500 Increase Over the Biennium | $0 | |||
Funding Source(s) | Federal Funds - Highway | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, effective 18 months after passage, requires the Department of Transportation to install mile markers along the length of Route 112, also known as the Kancamagus Highway, from the town of Lincoln to the town of Conway and authorizes the installation of mile markers along Route 112 from the town of Bath to the town of Woodstock. The Department has provided the following assumptions relative to this bill:
The Department has provided the following cost estimates (to be incurred during the FY 2026 - FY 2027 biennium):
Signs Installed | $340,000 |
Construction Traffic Control | $100,000 |
Mobilization | $60,000 |
Subtotal | $500,000 |
Miscellaneous Items/Contingency | $66,500 |
Total Estimated Construction Cost | $566,500 |
Preliminary Engineering | $70,000 |
Construction Engineering | $80,000 |
Total | $716,500 |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | 2025-1271h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 1, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 2, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2025; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 22A
May 15, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 7, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
April 16, 2025: Hearing: 05/06/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 19
April 11, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 10
April 10, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1271h: MA VV 04/10/2025 HJ 12
April 10, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1271h: AA VV 04/10/2025 HJ 12
April 2, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1271h 04/02/2025 (Vote 25-0; RC) HC 19 P. 17
March 26, 2025: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
March 14, 2025: Division II Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 209
March 12, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Division I Work Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 212
March 6, 2025: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 76
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 76
Feb. 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/11/2025 (Vote 18-0; RC) HC 14 P. 27
Feb. 4, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 201
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 201
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 3 P. 24