CHAPTER 81

SB 234 – FINAL VERSION

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2015 SESSION

15-1003

06/09

SENATE BILL 234

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of law enforcement details and flaggers for traffic control on municipally maintained roads.

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Kurk, Hills 2

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the use of law enforcement details and flaggers for traffic control on municipally maintained 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/26/2015 0982s

15-1003

06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of law enforcement details and flaggers for traffic control on municipally maintained roads.

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

81:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of law enforcement details and flaggers for traffic control on municipally maintained roads.

81:2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) One member 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 of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

81:3 Duties. The committee shall:

I.(a) Study the use of law enforcement details and flaggers for traffic control as required by municipal authorities on municipally maintained roads only for the following activities:

(1) Maintenance, including tree trimming, for utility power, telephone or communication lines, and other non-utility communication lines, whether above ground or underground.

(2) Installation, replacement, or maintenance of utility-owned equipment or non-utility owned equipment located above ground or underground.

(3) Installation, replacement, or maintenance of utility owned gas or water lines.

(b) Investigate whether standards similar to guidelines used by the department of transportation should be required at the municipal level, whether other statewide standards should be used, or whether each municipality should continue to use its own standards.

II. In performing its study, the committee shall solicit information and comments from the department of transportation; the New Hampshire Municipal Association; the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police; the New Hampshire Police Association; representatives of public utilities; representatives of the telecommunications industry; representatives of the private traffic control industry; and the general public.

81:4 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 senate 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.

81:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.

81:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 2, 2015

Effective Date: June 2, 2015