2003 SESSION

03-0038

06/09

HOUSE BILL 58

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of transportation to study and report on certain issues relative to state-owned truck service centers along interstate 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0038

06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

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

1 State-Owned Truck Service Centers Study. The department of transportation shall study the advantages and disadvantages of constructing state-owned truck service centers along interstate highways in New Hampshire. The study shall examine the availability of state-owned land along interstate highways, the financial issues related to leasing state-owned service centers, any contractual agreements with the New Hampshire Association for the Blind which may be required or recommended, and any air pollution issues related to diesel engine exhaust and nitrous oxide levels in diesel fuel.

2 Report. The department 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, 2003.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.