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NH Rev Stat § 237:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:24 - Tolls.

    237:24 Tolls. –||I. The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, shall establish toll rates and other charges for use of the eastern New Hampshire turnpike or any part of the right-of-way and other property acquired in connection therewith. The governor and council shall approve or reject the commissioner's proposed toll rates and other charges within 90 days of receiving them. The tolls collected shall be deposited with the state treasurer who shall keep the same in a separate account, and the operating expenses and maintenance of the turnpike shall be paid from said account. From the balance remaining after payment of operation and maintenance, the governor, with the approval of the council, shall pay the interest and principal on the bonds issued hereunder. Fourteen days previous to the time said interest and principal are payable, the state treasurer shall examine the existing balance and if such balance is insufficient to make the payment, then he shall notify the governor who shall immediately draw his warrant on the highway fund to cover any deficit, and, if the funds in both of the above accounts are insufficient, the governor shall draw his warrant upon the state's general fund to the amount necessary to meet the payments. The full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as they become due and payable. Any funds paid out from the state's general fund for the above purposes shall be reimbursed from the collection of tolls as soon as such funds are available. Any funds that have been or may be expended for the completion of the turnpike by the department of transportation shall be repaid to said department when, in the opinion of the governor and council, sufficient funds are available. Any excess income may be used for further toll road extensions in accordance with RSA 237:17, XIII. During the construction of the turnpike the governor may, if necessary, draw his warrant upon the highway fund to pay interest due on any bonds that have been issued in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision; such payment is to be repaid to the highway fund from the collection of tolls.||II. Tolls or charges collected for use of any section of the eastern New Hampshire turnpike, including the so-called Blue Star memorial highway and the so-called Spaulding highway, shall be kept in one account by the state treasurer to be known as the eastern New Hampshire turnpike fund. Payments therefrom shall be made as provided in paragraph I.|||Source. 1947, 295:8. 1953, 237:1, par. 8. RSA 256:8; 256:8-a. 1963, 97:3. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 16:5; 402:6, I(a)(8). 1987, 403:6, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:25 - Repealed by 1988, 83:2, I, eff. June 14, 1988.

    237:25 Repealed by 1988, 83:2, I, eff. June 14, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 237:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:26 - Encumbered Tolls Nonlapsing.

    237:26 Encumbered Tolls Nonlapsing. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 9:18 any general appropriation of funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision which have been encumbered shall not lapse until the object for which the encumbrance was made has been accomplished. No later than 2 weeks after the convening of any regular session of the legislature, the commissioner of administrative services shall submit a list of all extensions of the time of lapsing of any such appropriation pursuant to this section to the chairperson of the finance committee of the house of representatives and to the chairperson of the senate finance committee.|||Source. RSA 256:8-c. 1971, 32:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 399:3, I. 1995, 9:33, eff. June 11, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:27 - Definition.

    237:27 Definition. –||Said toll road shall be a limited access highway as defined in RSA 230:44, except that RSA 230:52 shall not apply to ducts, pipes, pipelines, poles, wires or other structures permitted under RSA 237:17, VII or to existing facilities on highways, not now restricted as to access, used as toll-free sections of the turnpike.|||Source. 1947, 295:10. 1949, 303:3. 1953, 237:1, par. 9. RSA 256:9. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:28 - Contracts for Construction.

    237:28 Contracts for Construction. –||All contracts for the construction of the highway hereunder shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed bid after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in New Hampshire. The first publication of such advertisement shall be not less than 14 days prior to the date upon which bids are received. Contracts shall be awarded in accordance with RSA 228:4.|||Source. 1947, 295:11. 1953, 237:1, par. 10. RSA 256:10. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:29 - Authority Granted.

    237:29 Authority Granted. –||The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, is hereby authorized to lay out and construct a bridge and the approaches thereto over Great Bay parallel to, on the downstream side of, the General Sullivan bridge. Except as may be inconsistent herewith and except as hereinafter otherwise provided, said bridge shall be laid out, constructed and operated in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the provisions of RSA 237 including, but not limited to, RSA 237:24.|||Source. RSA 256-A:1. 1963, 223:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(8).|
NH Rev Stat § 237:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:30 - Funds Provided.

    237:30 Funds Provided. –||A sum not exceeding $3,000,000 is hereby appropriated as hereinafter provided for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. RSA 256-A:2. 1963, 223:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:31 - Borrowing Power.

    237:31 Borrowing Power. –||The state treasurer is hereby authorized with the approval of the governor and council to borrow upon the credit of the state a sum not exceeding $3,000,000 for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this subdivision and for that purpose may issue bonds in the name and on behalf of the state of New Hampshire at a rate of interest to be determined by the governor and council. The maturity dates of such bonds shall be determined by the governor and council but in no case shall they be later than 30 years from the date of issue and may be redeemable before maturity at the option of the governor and council at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the governor and council prior to the issuance of the bonds. Such bonds shall contain an express guarantee which shall be deemed a contract on the part of the state that tolls will be collected in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision and RSA 237 until the date of maturity of said bonds or until sufficient money shall have accumulated to pay said bonds and the interest thereon at or prior to the dates of maturity. The bonds shall be in such form and such denominations as the governor and council shall determine, may be registerable as to both principal and interest, shall be countersigned by the governor, and shall be deemed a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state. The governor may authorize his countersignature on said bonds to be by facsimile signature. The secretary of state shall keep an account of all such bonds showing the number and amount of each, the time and date of countersigning, the date of delivery to the treasurer and the date of maturity. The state treasurer shall keep an account of each bond showing the number thereof, the name of the person to whom sold, the amount received from the same, the date of the sale and the date of maturity.|||Source. RSA 256-A:3. 1963, 223:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:32 - Short Term Notes.

    237:32 Short Term Notes. –||Prior to the issuance of the bonds hereunder the state treasurer, with the approval of the governor and council, may for the purposes hereof borrow money from time to time on short term loans which may be refunded by the issuance of bonds hereunder. Provided, however, that at no time shall the indebtedness of the state on such short term loans exceed the sum of $3,000,000.|||Source. RSA 256-A:4. 1963, 223:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:33 - Sale of Bonds or Notes.

    237:33 Sale of Bonds or Notes. –||All bonds or notes (except short term loans) issued under the provisions of this subdivision shall be sold (1) at public sealed bidding (2) only after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in New Hampshire and in a financial publication of national circulation, the first publication being not less than 15 days prior to the day the bids will be received, and (3) to the highest bidder. The governor and council may reject any or all bids, and/or negotiate with the highest responsible bidder. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds shall be held by the treasurer and paid out by him upon warrants drawn by the governor for the purposes of this subdivision alone, and the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall draw his warrant for the payment from the funds provided by this subdivision of all sums expended or due for the purposes herein authorized. All interest from such bonds shall be exempt from taxation within the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. RSA 256-A:5. 1963, 223:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:35 - Highway Patrol.

    237:35 Highway Patrol. –||Law enforcement and public safety services on the turnpike system shall be provided by the department of safety, division of state police. The cost of these services shall be a charge on the fund established under RSA 237:40.|||Source. 1953, 238:2. RSA 257:2. 1961, 166:3. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 17:3, eff. April 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:36 - Funds Provided.

    237:36 Funds Provided. –||A sum not exceeding $19,350,000 is hereby appropriated as hereinafter provided for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1953, 238:3. RSA 257:3. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:37 - Borrowing Power.

    237:37 Borrowing Power. –||I. The state treasurer is hereby authorized with the approval of the governor and council to borrow upon the credit of the state a sum not exceeding $19,350,000 for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this subdivision and for that purpose may issue bonds in the name and on behalf of the state of New Hampshire at a rate of interest to be determined by the governor and council.||II. The maturity dates of such bonds shall be determined by the governor and council but in no case shall they be later than 30 years from the date of issue and may be redeemable before maturity at the option of the governor and council at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the governor and council prior to the issuance of the bonds. Such bonds shall contain an express guarantee which shall be deemed a contract on the part of the state that tolls will be collected in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision until the date of maturity of said bonds or until sufficient money shall have accumulated to pay said bonds and the interest thereon at or prior to the dates of maturity. The bonds shall be in such form and such denominations as the governor and council shall determine, may be registerable as to both principal and interest, shall be countersigned by the governor, and shall be deemed a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state. The governor may authorize his countersignature on said bonds to be by facsimile signature.||III. The secretary of state shall keep an account of all such bonds showing the number and amount of each, the time and date of countersigning, the date of delivery to the treasurer and the date of maturity.||IV. The state treasurer shall keep an account of each bond showing the number thereof, the name of the person to whom sold, the amount received from the same, the date of the sale and the date of maturity.|||Source. 1953, 238:4. RSA 257:4. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:38 - Short Term Notes.

    237:38 Short Term Notes. –||Prior to the issuance of the bonds hereunder the state treasurer, with the approval of the governor and council, may for the purposes hereof borrow money from time to time on short term loans which may be refunded by the issuance of the bonds hereunder. Provided, however, that at no one time shall the indebtedness of the state on such short term loans exceed the sum of $19,350,000.|||Source. 1953, 238:5. RSA 257:5. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:39 - Sale of Bonds or Notes.

    237:39 Sale of Bonds or Notes. –||I. All bonds or notes (except short term loans) issued under the provisions of this subdivision shall be sold (1) at public sealed bidding (2) only after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in New Hampshire and in a financial publication of national circulation, the first publication being not less than 15 days prior to the day the bids will be received, and (3) to the highest bidder. The governor and council may reject any or all bids, or negotiate with the highest responsible bidder.||II. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds shall be held by the treasurer and paid out by him upon warrants drawn by the governor for the purposes of this subdivision alone, and the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall draw his warrant for the payment from the funds provided by this subdivision of all sums expended or due for the purposes herein authorized, provided, however, that such expenditure or commitments shall not exceed the sum of $15,000,000 prior to July 1, 1955. All interest from such bonds shall be exempt from taxation within the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1953, 238:6. RSA 257:6. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:40 - Tolls.

    237:40 Tolls. –||The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, shall establish toll rates and other charges for use of the central New Hampshire turnpike or any part of the right-of-way and other property acquired in connection therewith. The governor and council shall approve or reject the commissioner's proposed toll rates and other charges within 90 days of receiving them. The tolls collected shall be deposited with the state treasurer who shall keep the same in a separate account, and the operating expenses and maintenance of the turnpike shall be paid from said account. From the balance remaining after payment of operation and maintenance, the governor, with the approval of the council, shall pay the interest and principal on the bonds hereunder. Fourteen days previous to the time said interest and principal are payable, the state treasurer shall examine the existing balance and if such balance is insufficient to make the payment, then he shall notify the governor who shall immediately draw his warrant on the highway fund to cover any deficit, and, if the funds in both of the above accounts are insufficient, the governor shall draw his warrant upon the state's general fund to the amount necessary to meet the payments. The full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as they become due and payable. Any funds paid out from the state's general fund for the above purposes shall be reimbursed from the collection of tolls as soon as such funds are available. Any funds that have been or may be expended for the completion of the turnpike by the department of transportation shall be repaid to said department when, in the opinion of the governor and council, sufficient funds are available. Any excess income may be used for further turnpike extensions in accordance with RSA 237:34, XIII. During the construction of the turnpike the governor may, if necessary, draw his warrant upon the highway fund to pay interest due on any bonds that have been issued in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision; such payment is to be repaid to the highway fund from the collection of tolls.|||Source. 1953, 238:7. RSA 257:7. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 17:5; 402:6, I(a)(8). 1987, 403:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:41 - Repealed by 1988, 83:2, II, eff. June 14, 1988.

    237:41 Repealed by 1988, 83:2, II, eff. June 14, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 237:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:42 - Encumbered Tolls Nonlapsing.

    237:42 Encumbered Tolls Nonlapsing. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 9:18 any general appropriation of funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision which have been encumbered shall not lapse until the object for which the encumbrance was made has been accomplished. No later than 2 weeks after the convening of any regular session of the legislature, the commissioner of administrative services shall submit a list of all extensions of the time of lapsing of any such appropriation pursuant to this section to the chairperson of the finance committee of the house of representatives and to the chairperson of the senate finance committee.|||Source. RSA 257:7-b. 1971, 31:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 399:3, I. 1995, 9:34, eff. June 11, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:43 - Definition.

    237:43 Definition. –||Said turnpike shall be a limited access highway as defined in RSA 230:44, except that RSA 230:52 shall not apply to ducts, pipes, pipelines, poles, wires or other structures permitted under RSA 237:34, VII or to existing facilities on highways, not now restricted as to access, used as toll-free sections of the turnpike.|||Source. 1953, 238:8. RSA 257:8. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:44 - Contracts for Construction.

    237:44 Contracts for Construction. –||All contracts for the construction of the highway hereunder shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed bid after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in New Hampshire. The first publication of such advertisement shall be not less than 14 days prior to the date upon which bids are received. Contracts shall be awarded in accordance with RSA 228:4.|||Source. 1953, 238:9. RSA 257:9. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 237:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:45 - Authority Granted.

    237:45 Authority Granted. –||For the purpose of connecting the central New Hampshire turnpike with the proposed relocation of route U.S. 3 in Massachusetts, at the New Hampshire-Massachusetts boundary, the commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, is hereby authorized to lay out and construct a relocation of the central New Hampshire turnpike at a point westerly of the present location of said route in the city of Nashua, and to lay out and construct additional ramps at the interchange of the central New Hampshire turnpike and route 130, and for the acquisition of land necessary for continuation and construction of the F. E. Everett turnpike to the N.H.-Mass. boundary and to provide an access road or ramps north and south at Spitbrook road, provided funds are available for the construction of the additional ramps within the appropriations made hereunder for the purposes of this subdivision. Except as may be inconsistent herewith and except as hereinafter otherwise provided, said relocation shall be laid out, constructed and operated in accordance with, and shall be subject to the provisions of this subdivision including, but not limited to, RSA 237:40. Provided further that said relocation shall not be opened to traffic until relocated route 3 in Massachusetts shall also be opened to traffic.|||Source. RSA 257-A:1. 1963, 281:1. 1965, 342:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(8).|
NH Rev Stat § 237:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 237 - Turnpike System|Section 237:46 - Funds Provided.

    237:46 Funds Provided. –||A sum not exceeding $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated for the purposes authorized in this subdivision. The appropriation shall be a continuing appropriation and shall not lapse.|||Source. RSA 257-A:2. 1963, 281:1. 1965, 342:2. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|