Bill Text: NH HB1651 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

New Hampshire House Bill 1651 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-05-29 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2018; Chapter 84; Eff. 5/25/2018 [HB1651 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1651-Amended.html

HB 1651 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

04/05/2018 1163s

2018 SESSION

18-2634

06/10

HOUSE BILL 1651

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.

SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5

COMMITTEE: Transportation

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of using liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/05/2018 1163s 18-2634

06/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.

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 liquid de-icers and solid salt on roads.

2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member 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.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the use of brine, liquid calcium chloride, other liquid de-icers, and solid salt to remove ice from highways and roads, including the effect of such de-icers on vehicles and the environment.

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. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018.

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