Bill Text: NH SB511 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to salt reduction in Merrimack.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 04/05/2024; Senate Journal 8 [SB511 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB511-Amended.html
SB 511-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/08/2024 0413s
2024 SESSION
24-2918
11/08
SENATE BILL 511-FN
AN ACT relative to salt reduction in Merrimack.
SPONSORS: Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Healey, Hills. 12; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill specifies salt application requirements and procedures in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/08/2024 0413s 24-2918
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to salt reduction in Merrimack.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Salt Reduction; Town of Merrimack. Amend RSA 489-C by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
489-C:6 Salt Reduction; Town of Merrimack. Upon a written request from the Town of Merrimack signed by the Town Council, the Fire Chief, the Police Chief, and the School Board, the department of transportation in consultation with the town officials shall implement a low salt area on Continental Boulevard and Industrial Drive within the Merrimack Village District wellhead protection area, and to the maximum extent possible, pre-treat with liquid deicers and other deicing products for a winter weather event to reduce hazards while minimizing the use of granular salt and chlorides.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-2918
Revised 1/3/24
SB 511-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to salt reduction in Merrimack.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | $415,600 | $177,200 | $177,900 | ||
Funding Source(s) | Turnpike Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] No • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill specifies salt application requirements and procedures for the Department of Transportation, in its winter maintenance, in the town of Merrimack. Under this bill, the Department would be required to utilize liquid brine only as anti-icing for temperatures greater than 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The Department states this will require the Bureau of Turnpikes to purchase a tanker truck to apply the brine and an additional storage tank at the Merrimack shed, as well as hire an additional employee to operate the truck and focus primarily on these areas of the Turnpike. The Department states that due to current economic conditions and a reduction in the manufacturing of this type of tanker truck, it may not be available until the winter of 2025-2026, at the earliest. Below is a summary of estimated costs associated with this bill:
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 |
Tanker Truck - Purchase | $297,000 | $0 | $0 |
Storage Tank - Purchase | $40,000 | $0 | $0 |
Tanker Truck - Maintenance | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Brine | $0 | $90,700 | $90,700 |
New Position (Highway Maintainer III)* | $77,100 | $80,000 | $80,700 |
Training | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Total | $415,600 | $177,200 | $177,900 |
* Assuming a hire date of 7/1/24 (the Department anticipates the new hire should have one year of state winter maintenance experience to be familiar with its normal operations, and possibly test the new operation of brine only through use of its brine trailer in certain areas).
The Department states that since this bill includes no new funding, should turnpike funds be expended to meet the bill’s requirements, there would be a reduction required to offset in operations and maintenance (e.g., removal of graffiti, removal of homeless encampments, etc.).
It should be noted that this bill provides neither appropriation nor authorization for new personnel.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation
