SB 491 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2903
11/10
SENATE BILL 491
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes municipalities to enter into voluntary agreements with owners of private 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2903
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Private Roads; Agreements. Amend RSA 231 by inserting after section 81-a the following new section:
231:81-b Private Road Agreements. Municipalities may enter into agreements with owners of private roads allowing the municipalities to use the road. An agreement shall not obligate the municipality to maintain the road. The municipality shall be responsible for obtaining the written consent of every owner of the road. The contract for municipal use shall be in writing and explain the terms regarding, among other things, the specific types of uses contemplated and which party is responsible for road maintenance. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A governing this law's requirements.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.