CHAPTER 20
HB 494 - FINAL VERSION
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2002 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 494
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the permitting and hearing processes for proposed highways.
SPONSORS: Rep. E. Smith, Ches 6; Rep. Morse, Rock 28; Rep. C. Bouchard, Merr 22; Rep. Major, Rock 16; Sen. Eaton, Dist 10; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill establishes a committee to study the permitting process and the feasibility of streamlining the hearing process for proposed highways.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
2jan02...1950h
01-0565
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the permitting and hearing processes for proposed highways.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
20:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the permitting process and the feasibility of streamlining the hearing process for proposed highways.
20:2 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.
20:3 Duties. The committee shall study the permitting process and the feasibility of streamlining the hearing process for proposed highways.
20:4 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.
20:5 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, 2002.
20:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: April 2, 2002)
(Effective Date: April 2, 2002)