SB 325 - AS INTRODUCED

2002 SESSION

02-3040

05/09

SENATE BILL 325

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of state vehicles.

SPONSORS: Sen. Boyce, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Internal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the use of state vehicles.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02-3040

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of state vehicles.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of state vehicles.

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.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the amount of savings to the state if:

I. State vehicles were no longer used by employees for commuting between work and home.

II. The state eliminated state-owned passenger vehicles and paid employees mileage at the federal rate for work-related use of an employee's personal vehicle.

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.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation 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, 2002.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take upon its passage.