HB460 (2009)

Relative to the system of visitor centers.


Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Details)
Length: 218 words.

Revisions of this bill in our system:

 HouseSenate
Public hearing:2009-01-27 10:30:00 LOB 2012009-05-07 00:00:00
Executive session:2009-02-03 10:30:00(unscheduled)
Floor vote:2009-02-12 00:00:002009-05-20 00:00:00

CHAPTER 161

HB 460 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 460

AN ACT relative to the system of visitor centers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Campbell, Hills 24

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes the bureau of visitor service under the department of resources and economic development. This bill also expands the duties of the department of resources and economic development and the department of transportation relative to their study on rest areas and welcome centers pursuant to 2008, 32.

This bill was requested by the department of resources and economic development and the department of transportation.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the system of visitor centers.

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

161:1 New Subdivision; Bureau of Visitor Service. Amend RSA 228 by inserting after section 105 the following new subdivision:

Bureau of Visitor Service

228:106 Bureau Established. There is hereby established under the department of resources and economic development a bureau of visitor service to carry out the recommendations made by the department of resources and economic development and the department of transportation under 2008, 32:1, relative to New Hampshire’s rest areas and welcome centers to ensure long-term viability of providing traveler service along New Hampshire’s highways.

161:2 New Paragraphs; Recommendations for New Hampshire’s Rest Areas and Welcome Centers. Amend 2008, 32:1 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraphs:

IV-a. Explore a request for proposal process.

IV-b. Explore the revenue-generating service models on the north and south sides of Route 93 in the town of Hooksett.

161:3 Recommendations for New Hampshire's Rest Areas and Welcome Centers; Report. Amend 2008, 32:1, V to read as follows:

V. Report their 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, [2008] 2009.

161:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

    Approved: July 8, 2009

    Effective Date: July 8, 2009