SB 214 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

23May2019... 1979h

2019 SESSION

19-0855

06/08

 

SENATE BILL 214

 

AN ACT relative to transportation projects.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Ward, Dist 8

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires the department of transportation to consider its type II noise abatement policy.  The bill also permits the commissioner of transportation to acquire private or public property to mitigate the effects of transportation projects on environmental and historical resources.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23May2019... 1979h 19-0855

06/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to transportation projects.

 

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

 

1  Department of Transportation.  The department shall, in accordance with its noise abatement policy, consider its type II noise abatement program, including projects eligible and related costs, as part of the state 10-year transportation improvement plan process, provided revenue becomes available for the program.

2  Layout of State Highways; Acquisition of Property; Historical Effects.  Amend RSA 230:13, II(b) to read as follows:

(b)  Construct, improve, and maintain transportation projects as directed by law and provide mitigation for existing or potential [environmental] effects of transportation projects on environmental and historical resources.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.