CHAPTER 153
HB 1559-FN - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 1559-FN
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the organization and functions of the New Hampshire state port authority.
SPONSORS: Rep. Leber, Merr 1; Rep. Calawa, Hills 17; Rep. McCarty, Hills 38; Rep. Cloutier, Sull 8; Rep. Morse, Rock 28
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a committee to study the organization and functions of the New Hampshire state port authority.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the organization and functions of the New Hampshire state port authority.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
153:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the New Hampshire state port authority.
153:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. The committee shall solicit advice and input from individuals or organizations with expertise deemed relevant in assisting the committee in the performance of its duties including, but not limited to, the commissioners of the departments of transportation and resources and economic development, and the director of the Pease development authority.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
153:3 Duties. The duties of the committee shall be as follows:
I. To study the operations of the existing New Hampshire state port authority.
II. To review the best possible organizational structure for the port authority for serving the needs of the entire state.
III. To study the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the New Hampshire state port authority and any other issue which the committee deems relevant to its purpose and objectives.
153:4 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
153:5 Report. The committee shall file an interim report, which shall include its findings to date and an outline of proposed action or legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000. The committee shall file its final report, which shall include its final findings and recommendations for proposed legislation, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2001.
153:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: May 23, 2000)
(Effective Date: May 23, 2000)
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Amended 2/28/00
HB 1559 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the organization and functions of the New Hampshire state port authority.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined this bill, as amended by the House, will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, as amended, establishes a study committee and will have no fiscal impact.