CHAPTER 45
HB 1378 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1378
AN ACT establishing a task force to conduct an ongoing study of the feasibility of re-establishing passenger rail service on the Eastern Line from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Kittery, Maine.
SPONSORS: Rep. G. Katsakiores, Rock 13; Rep. Whittemore, Merr 13; Rep. Splaine, Rock 34; Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36; Rep. R. Nowe, Rock 3; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Klemm, Dist 22; Sen. Hollingworth, Dist 23
This bill establishes a task force to study re-establishing the passenger rail service on the Eastern Line from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Kittery, Maine.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a task force to conduct an ongoing study of the feasibility of re-establishing passenger rail service on the Eastern Line from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Kittery, Maine.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
45:1 Task Force Established; Membership. There is established the task force on re-establishing the passenger rail service on the Eastern Line from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Kittery, Maine.
I. The task force shall be composed of the following members:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
(c) Two representatives appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent the interests of intercity bus service.
(d) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(e) A representative appointed by the Portsmouth mayor and council.
(f) A representative appointed by the selectmen of the town of Hampton.
(g) A representative appointed by the selectmen of the town of Seabrook.
(h) A representative of the New Hampshire Railroad Revitalization Association.
(i) A representative of the Portsmouth chamber of commerce.
(j) A representative of the Rockingham County planning association.
(k) A representative of TRAIN RIDERS/Northeast.
(l) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
II. The term of office for task force members shall be coterminous with the member's term of office in their respective agency or organization, or as designated by the selecting body. Vacancies in task force membership shall be filled as soon as practicable by the respective agency or organization creating the vacancy.
III. The task force members listed in subparagraphs I (c)-(j) may employ the assistance of additional members of their respective agency or organization as necessary to assist with a task or project undertaken by the task force.
IV. The task force members may solicit input or recommendations from other groups or organizations as necessary.
45:2 Duties of Task Force. The task force shall investigate the feasibility of reestablishing passenger rail service on the Eastern Line from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Kittery, Maine.
45:3 Compensation. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, except that the legislative members of the task force shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the task force.
45:4 Report. The task force shall issue a report of its progress and findings to the speaker of the house, the senate president and the governor and council, on December 1, 2000, every 6 months thereafter, and at the conclusion of their studies.
45:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: April 7, 2000)
(Effective Date: June 6, 2000)