Bill Text: NH SB247 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to certifying municipal culvert installers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-19 - Senate Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2012; Chapter 0273; Effective 06/19/2012 [SB247 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2012-SB247-Introduced.html
SB 247-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
06/09
SENATE BILL 247-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to certifying municipal culvert installers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 7; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Greemore, Belk 3; Rep. Worsman, Belk 3
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill authorizes the department of environmental services develop a certification program in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center for municipal culvert installers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2924
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to certifying municipal culvert installers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Excavating and Dredging Permit. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 482-A:3, XVI(a) to read as follows:
XVI.(a) Except as provided in paragraph XVII, any person or political subdivision that repairs or replaces culverts or stream crossing structures in accordance with the best management practices for routine roadway maintenance in New Hampshire published by the department of transportation, including culverts up to and including 48 inches in diameter or the functional hydraulic equivalent, and files an appropriate notice under subparagraph (b), shall satisfy the permitting requirements of this section for minimum impact activities, as defined by rules adopted by the commissioner.
2 New Paragraphs; Excavating and Dredging Permit; Certified Individuals. Amend RSA 482-A:3 by inserting after paragraph XVI the following new paragraphs:
XVII. Road agents and municipal public works employees who have been certified as municipal culvert installers by the University of New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center may maintain, repair, or replace any culverts up to a maximum diameter of 120 inches, and increase or decrease the culvert diameter during replacement, within acceptable better management practices parameters, without prior notification to the department. The department shall require an oral or written examination or both to determine who may qualify for certification. Certification may be suspended or revoked for just cause, including, but not limited to, the installation of culverts in violation of this paragraph or the refusal by a certified installer to correct defective work. The department shall not suspend or revoke certification except for just cause until the certified installer has had an opportunity to be heard by the department. An appeal from such decision to revoke or suspend certification may be taken pursuant to RSA 21-O:14. All certified individuals who perform such culvert work shall submit a quarterly report to the department identifying their work for that quarter.
XVIII. The department shall develop a certification program in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center for municipal culvert installers in accordance with paragraph XVII, for the purposes of maintaining drainage infrastructure.
3 New Paragraph; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 482-A:31 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. The certification program for municipal culvert installers under RSA 482-A:3, XVIII.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
