HB 1680-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-3093
07/09
HOUSE BILL 1680-FN
AN ACT relative to intercity bus service and public transportation funding.
SPONSORS: Rep. Salvi, Hills. 9; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Spier, Hills. 6; Rep. Kluger, Hills. 6; Rep. Juris, Hills. 7; Rep. Chourasia, Hills. 11; Rep. R. Newman, Hills. 4; Rep. S. Newman, Hills. 4; Rep. Darby, Hills. 11; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of transportation to take steps to improve Boston express bus service and to prepare a report regarding such service.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3093
07/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to intercity bus service and public transportation funding.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Transportation; Boston Express Service Directive. The department of transportation shall:
I. Take steps to increase the frequency of Boston express bus service from Nashua, Manchester, and Londonderry, to Boston, Massachusetts, with a particular focus on expanding options during peak commuting hours and late-night periods on Fridays and Saturdays.
II. Advocate for increased and consistent funding allocations within existing federal and state public transportation programs for Boston express bus service.
III. Take steps to support economic development, environmental sustainability, and regional connectivity between southern New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts by strengthening affordable, reliable, and efficient public transportation options.
IV. Allocate a portion of its federal intercity bus program funding to expand Boston express bus service in accordance with paragraph I.
V. The department of transportation shall prepare a report regarding Boston express bus service frequency, ridership data, and the impacts on workforce mobility and regional economic development of the Boston express bus service, and 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
26-3093
12/3/25
HB 1680-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to intercity bus service and public transportation funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
Funding Source(s) | Federal and State Funds | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to take steps to increase the frequency of Boston Express bus service from Nashua, Manchester, and Londonderry to Boston. No specific increased frequency or number of trips is identified, but emphasis on peak commuting hours and late nights on Friday and Saturday. The bill also requires the Department to prepare a report regarding such service.
The Department states the fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminable given the lack of specificity, as it requires only that the Department “take steps” to increase bus service. However, the table below shows estimated costs based on the assumptions of $6.25 per mile (including vehicle depreciation; does not include facility operating costs and 365 days of service:
Location | Round Trip Miles (to/from Boston’s South Station) | Estimated Total Cost Per Year for Each Additional Daily Round Trip | Estimated Total Cost Per Year for Each Additional Late-Night Trip (this includes Friday & Saturday) | Estimated Yearly Total of One Daily Commuter Roundtrip + One Additional Fri-Sat Late Night Trip |
Londonderry | 90 | $205,000 | $58,000 | $263,000 |
Manchester | 110 | $250,000 | $71,000 | $321,000 |
Nashua | 94 | $215,000 | $60,500 | $275,500 |
Salem | 68 | $155,000 | $44,000 | $199,000 |
Total |
| $825,000 | $233,500 | $1,058,500 |
The Department has provided the following notes relative to the table above:
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation
Dec. 12, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1