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2001 SESSION

01-0853

08/09

SENATE BILL 134-FN-A

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee to study allowing the use of business logo signing on certain types of highways. The committee shall make its report on or before November 1, 2001.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

4/19/01 0913s

01-0853

08/09

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:

153:1 Committee Established. There is established a study committee to study the use of business logo signing on the mainline of the interstate and turnpike systems.

153:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

153:3 Duties.

I. The committee shall study the possible benefits or repercussions or both, of business logo signs on the mainline of limited access and divided highways, including types of motorist services, business eligibility, bumping criteria, aesthetics, and safety, as well as costs of installation, maintenance, and annual permitting. The committee shall also study all other issues it deems necessary to its purpose and report its findings and any recommendations for proposed rules revisions and for legislation.

II. The committee shall seek input from individuals in the following industries or from representative organizations:

(a) Hospitality industry.

(b) Regional attraction industry.

(c) Tourism industry.

(d) Department of transportation.

(e) Department of safety.

(f) Department of resources and economic development.

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 senate 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 report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation and rules revisions to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, 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: June 29, 2001)

(Effective Date: June 29, 2001)