Bill Text: NH HB1651 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-29 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2018; Chapter 84; Eff. 5/25/2018 [HB1651 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1651-Introduced.html
HB 1651 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2634
06/10
HOUSE BILL 1651
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers on roads.
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the effect of liquid de-icers on roads and 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2634
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers on roads.
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 use of liquid de-icers on roads.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four 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.
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 use of brine, liquid calcium chloride, and other liquid de-icers to remove ice from highways and roads, including the effect of such de-icers on vehicles.
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 house 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 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, 2018.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
