2001 SESSION

01-0203

05/09

HOUSE BILL 163

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study opening the state house to the public on weekends.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0203

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

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

8:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study opening the state house to the public on weekends.

8:2 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. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

8:3 Duties. The committee shall:

I. Determine the desirability and feasibility of opening the state house to the public on weekends.

II. Determine if the opening of the state house on weekends should be year-round or coincide with the tourist seasons.

III. Review other states' procedures and costs regarding keeping state houses open and accessible to the public on weekends.

IV. Establish a proposed budget line item reflecting all costs for keeping New Hampshire's state house open to the public on weekends. The line item shall include the cost of developing a training program for weekend tour guides.

8:4 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.

8:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2001.

8:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: April 23, 2001)

(Effective Date: April 23, 2001)