HB 1169 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1169
AN ACT relative to gates and bars on class VI roads.
SPONSORS: Rep. Philbrick, Carr 4; Rep. Patten, Carr 9
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill requires that any private land owner receive approval from the selectmen before erecting gates and bars across any class VI road.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2404
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to gates and bars on class VI roads.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Class VI Highways; Gates and Bars; Approval From Selectmen. Amend RSA 231:21-a, I to read as follows:
I. All such highways shall be deemed subject to gates and bars; provided, however, that any gates or bars maintained by private land owners shall be erected so as not to prevent or interfere with public use of the highway, and shall be capable of being opened and reclosed by highway users. Before any private land owner erects any such gates or bars, such owner shall first seek and receive approval from the selectmen. The selectmen may regulate such structures to assure such public use, and may cause to be removed any gates or bars which fall into disrepair or otherwise interfere with public use of the highway.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.