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NH Rev Stat § 228:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:21 - Powers.

    228:21 Powers. –||I. The commissioner shall exercise general supervision, control and direction, on behalf of the state, over all matters pertaining to the location, route, alteration, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and discontinuance of highways constructed or maintained wholly or in part by money appropriated from the state treasury, including:||(a) The method and type of construction and kind and quality of materials to be used;||(b) The manner in which such highways shall be maintained;||(c) The designation of certain portions of such highways for one-way traffic, upon which vehicles shall proceed in one direction only;||(d) The designation of certain portions of such highways from which trucks in excess of a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or hazardous materials as described in title CFR 172.101 shall be excluded, provided, that no such designation shall prevent business operations in connection with stores, factories or any other business or industrial establishments, enterprises or warehouses along said highways;||(e) The purchase, planting and maintenance of trees and shrubs for shade, landscaping or prevention of soil erosion;||(f) The location, construction and maintenance of roadside parks; and||(g) The issuance of annual special permits for a fee of $300 for each unit for the transport of construction materials or other divisible or distributable loads notwithstanding the provisions of Title XXI where in the opinion of the commissioner energy savings or other economic considerations warrant such issuance.||II. Upon a finding that a person or corporation, which has been issued a special permit under the provisions of RSA 228:21, has violated the conditions or provisions of such special permit, the commissioner shall forthwith recall such permit and the person or corporation whose special permit has been so recalled shall be ineligible to receive any further such special permits.||III. The commissioner, upon the approval of the governor and council and the capital budget overview committee, may enter into agreements with private entities for design-build-finance-operate-maintain or design-build-operate-maintain services for transportation infrastructure projects under RSA 228:107 through RSA 228:115, provided that such projects shall be approved as part of the state 10-year transportation improvement program in accordance with RSA 240.|||Source. 1901, 98:4. 1915, 103:4. PL 83:7. RL 99:7. 1945, 188:1, part 10:7. 1951, 126:1. RSA 229:6. 1978, 52:23. 1979, 344:8. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981. 2016, 276:2, eff. Aug. 15, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:22 - Cost of Trenching for Relocation of Underground Utilities.

    228:22 Cost of Trenching for Relocation of Underground Utilities. –||When the commissioner shall determine that a highway reconstruction, relocation, or maintenance project financed in whole or in part by state funds and conducted under department of transportation supervision or control necessitates the relocation of any municipally-owned subterranean utilities facilities, any trenching and backfilling required for such relocation shall be part of the cost of such reconstruction, relocation, or maintenance and shall be provided by the governmental agency which is carrying out such highway work at no cost to the municipally-owned utility, and the governmental agency shall pay the municipality for the book value (original cost less allowable depreciation) at the time the municipally-owned subterranean facility is retired. Provided, however, that if a public utility other than a municipally-owned utility makes use of a relocation trench provided for in this section, said utility shall pay the governmental agency carrying out such work its proportionate share of the cost of such trenching and backfilling. For purposes of this section, the term "municipally-owned utility" means any utility that is owned in its entirety, directly or indirectly, by a municipality or by a department, instrumentality, company, or corporation that is owned in its entirety, directly or indirectly, by a municipality. For purposes of this section, the term "municipally-owned subterranean facility" means any subterranean facility that is owned, directly or indirectly, by a municipality or by a department, instrumentality, company, or corporation that is owned, directly or indirectly, by a municipality.|||Source. RSA 229:6-a. 1971, 78:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1). 2013, 274:1, eff. July 24, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:23 - Traffic and Weight Surveys.

    228:23 Traffic and Weight Surveys. –||The commissioner may conduct traffic survey interviews, truck weight surveys and such other statistical studies as he deems necessary on class I, II, III, IV and V highways for the department's use in the planning and development of the state-wide highway system.|||Source. RSA 229:6-b. 1971, 96:1. 1981, 87:1. 1992, 150:1, eff. July 5, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:24 - Inventory.

    228:24 Inventory. –||The commissioner of transportation may purchase, through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, such operating materials and supplies as may be necessary for the operation of the department. Materials or supplies requisitioned therefrom by a division of the department or by other state departments shall upon delivery be a charge against the funds of such division or other state department.|||Source. RSA 229:6-c. 1973, 376:60. 1979, 434:30. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 323:3, eff. June 14, 1985; 402:6, I, b, 1. 2013, 57:1, eff. Aug. 3, 2013. 2014, 327:60, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2019, 134:14, eff. June 25, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:24-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:24-a - Motor Fuel Inventory.

    228:24-a Motor Fuel Inventory. –||I. The commissioner of transportation may purchase, through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, such amounts of motor fuels as may be necessary for the operation of an automated state fleet fuel distribution and records management system. The commissioner is further authorized to sell motor fuel from the motor fuel inventory to all departments and institutions of the state, political subdivisions of the state, eligible nonprofit corporations operating transportation under contract with the department of transportation for elderly or disabled persons, or for the general public and agencies of the federal government. The commissioner is authorized to assess a fair and equitable charge with respect to the sale of motor fuel sufficient to defray all administrative, transportation, storage, amortization, and other costs incurred by the department in administering this account.||II. The commissioner shall only purchase diesel fuel that contains at least 5 percent biodiesel, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, I-b, except if such fuel is unavailable or is more costly than 100 percent petroleum diesel, in which case such purchase shall be at the discretion of the commissioner. The commissioner, when using such discretion, shall consider at a minimum any savings related to equipment maintenance and longevity that may result from biodiesel use. The commissioner is encouraged to purchase diesel fuels containing up to 20 percent biodiesel when such fuels are compatible with the vehicles served at given fuel depots. Any biodiesel blend purchased by the commissioner shall be made available as provided for in paragraph I.|||Source. 1983, 423:15. 1985, 323:4; 402:6, I(b)(1). 2005, 203:3. 2008, 281:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2008; 281:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2014, 327:61, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2019, 134:15, eff. June 25, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:24-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:24-b - Equipment Inventory.

    228:24-b Equipment Inventory. –||I. The commissioner of transportation, through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, may purchase such equipment as is necessary for the operation of the department's motor vehicle fleet and construction equipment fleet.||II. The commissioner may rent or lease vehicles and equipment from the equipment inventory to all departments and institutions of the state, political subdivisions of the state and agencies of the federal government. The commissioner shall assess a fair and equitable charge with respect to the rental or lease of vehicles and equipment sufficient to defray all administrative, transportation, storage, maintenance, amortization, replacement and other costs incurred by the department.|||Source. 1992, 289:36, eff. June 17, 1992. 2014, 327:62, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2018, 139:1, eff. July 29, 2018. 2019, 134:16, eff. June 25, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:24-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:24-c - Replacement or Acquisition of Vehicles and Construction Equipment.

    228:24-c Replacement or Acquisition of Vehicles and Construction Equipment. –||The commissioner of transportation is directed to prepare an equipment acquisition plan each biennium and present such plan with his budget requirements submitted in accordance with RSA 9:4.|||Source. 1992, 289:36, eff. June 17, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:24-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:24-d - Electronic Toll Collection Transponder Inventory Fund.

    228:24-d Electronic Toll Collection Transponder Inventory Fund. –||There is hereby established an electronic toll collection transponder inventory fund not to exceed $1,000,000, which sum is hereby authorized as a revolving fund comprised of funds in the turnpike fund that are not otherwise appropriated. The commissioner of transportation may purchase, through the Interagency Group, such electronic toll collection transponders as may be necessary for the operation of the department, which shall be a charge against the fund. All sales of electronic toll collection transponders from inventory shall be credited to the inventory fund and are hereby appropriated to the department of transportation and made available for expenditures from the inventory fund.|||Source. 2007, 102:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:26 - Borrowing Authorized.

    228:26 Borrowing Authorized. –||If the moneys in the highway fund are not sufficient to provide the funds authorized by RSA 228:25, the treasurer is authorized to borrow on the state's credit at the lowest rate of interest obtainable, such sums as may be necessary to provide said funds; provided, that at no time shall the indebtedness of the state pursuant to this section exceed $1,000,000; and provided further, that such indebtedness shall be repaid from revenues within 3 years.|||Source. RSA 229:6-e. 1977, 600:33. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:27 - Expenditures.

    228:27 Expenditures. –||With the approval of the governor and council the commissioner may use the funds accruing to the department for construction and reconstruction and maintenance of class I highways and bridges thereon, for aid in construction and reconstruction of class II highways and bridges thereon, for maintenance and reconstruction of class III highways, for aid in construction, reconstruction and maintenance of class IV and V highways and aid in the construction of bridges thereon, for the providing and maintenance of buildings, equipment and supplies, for highway purposes, for the costs of administration, and for such other purposes as may be provided by law. The commissioner may designate all or any part of class I, class II or class III highways for winter maintenance.|||Source. 1921, 77:1. PL 83:16. RL 99:17. 1945, 188:1, part 10:8. 1949, 211:1. RSA 229:7. 1969, 22:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:28 - Purchase of Materials.

    228:28 Purchase of Materials. –||The commissioner may purchase, take and hold for the state such material or land as may be necessary to secure gravel, stone or other material necessary for the improvement of said highways.|||Source. 1905, 35:9. PL 83:8. RL 99:9. 1945, 188:1, part 10:9. RSA 229:8. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:29 - Small Claims.

    228:29 Small Claims. –||With the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner may use the funds accruing to his or her department for the payment of small claims occasioned by accidents due to the activities of his or her department. No such claim shall be paid to any one person in an amount of over $2,000. Any person claiming damage due to the activities of the department of transportation in an amount of less than $2,000 may make application to the commissioner for payment thereof. Said application shall be filed within 60 days of the date of the accident. If the commissioner upon investigation is of the opinion that the damage was caused because of activities of the department, he or she shall submit his or her recommendation to the governor and council for approval.|||Source. RSA 229:8-a. 1957, 266:1. 1977, 227:2. 1981, 87:1. 1983, 110:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(1). 2017, 33:1, eff. July 1, 2017; 33:2, eff. July 1, 2018; 33:3, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:30 - Taking; Damages.

    228:30 Taking;  Damages. –||If the commissioner is unable to purchase such material or land at what he considers a reasonable compensation he shall request the governor and council to appoint a commission to assess the damages sustained by the owner, and thereupon proceedings shall be had in the same manner as for the assessment of damages by a commission for land taken for highway purposes.|||Source. 1905, 35:9. PL 83:9. RL 99:10. 1945, 188:1, part 10:10. RSA 229:9. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:31 - Acquisition and Disposal of Land or Property.

    228:31 Acquisition and Disposal of Land or Property. –||The commissioner may acquire, by agreement with the owner, lands and property or any interest therein for highway purposes in the name of the state at what he considers a reasonable compensation, and, with approval of the governor and council, may sell, convey, or lease, in the name of the state, any land or property or any interest therein which the state has acquired for highway purposes. The commissioner may authorize the use of highway funds by agreement with another state agency or with a municipality, as authorized by federal regulations, for the functional replacement of land and improvements required for highway purposes.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 10:11. RSA 229:10. 1977, 81:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:31-a - Agreements for Telecommunications-Related Uses of the State Highway System and State-Owned Railroad Rights-of-Way.

    228:31-a Agreements for Telecommunications-Related Uses of the State Highway System and State-Owned Railroad Rights-of-Way. –||The commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and council, execute contracts, leases, licenses, and other agreements relating to the use or occupation of state-owned rights-of-way, whether easement or fee-owned, for purposes of allowing the installation and maintenance of commercial mobile radio service devices. Such agreements, which shall be for commercially reasonable value, shall not extend for a period of more than 10 years. Any leases executed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the requirements of RSA 72:23 with regard to properly assessed real estate taxes and subject to local zoning and planning requirements. Said devices shall take into consideration the scenic beauty of the landscape. There shall be no advertising signs on these devices. The provisions of RSA 4:40 shall not apply to this section.|||Source. 1998, 337:2, eff. June 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:31-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:31-c - Business Impacts; Department of Transportation.

    228:31-c Business Impacts;  Department of Transportation. –||For projects exceeding $5,000,000, the department of transportation shall include in its engineering and design how to mitigate effects on entry, access, or parking.|||Source. 2020, 33:42, eff. July 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:32 - Resale of Operating Materials and Supplies.

    228:32 Resale of Operating Materials and Supplies. –||The commissioner of transportation may sell to other departments and institutions of the state and to subdivisions of the state, materials and supplies purchased for use by the department in connection with their normal operations. He is authorized to assess a fair and equitable charge with respect to the materials and supplies, sufficient to defray all administrative, warehousing, processing, distribution and transportation costs incurred by the department in providing this service. Payments received by the department from these charges shall be credited as income added to the appropriation accounts from which the expenditures were originally charged, so that the resale of items purchased for departmental use will not cause a reduction in funds available for the operation of the department.|||Source. RSA 229:10-a. 1965, 350:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(1).|
NH Rev Stat § 228:32-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:32-a - Repealed by 2014, 255:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

    228:32-a Repealed by 2014, 255:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. –|
NH Rev Stat § 228:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:33 - Right to Enter.

    228:33 Right to Enter. –||The commissioner and his agents may enter private lands to make surveys and establish boundaries of highways.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 10:12. RSA 229:11. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:34 - Private Water Supplies.

    228:34 Private Water Supplies. –||When there is a complaint that privately owned water supplies have been destroyed or rendered unfit for use as water supplies because of construction or maintenance operations on the state highway systems, the commissioner shall investigate and determine the extent, if any, of state responsibility.||I. Upon determination that there is state responsibility the commissioner may authorize the use of highway funds to:||(a) Replace or repair the damage to the water supplies, or||(b) Pay damages in lieu of replacement or repair, or||(c) Purchase real property in lieu of replacement or repair, or||(d) Enter into agreements with water departments or governmental units to assist in extending water lines or establishing new water systems.||II. The commissioner may not authorize the use of state highway funds when it is determined that water supplies that are dug, drilled or developed after July 1, 1965 are located closer than 50 feet to highway rights-of-way and drainage ditches or both, or where the location does not allow or provide for adequate surface drainage.||III. The commissioner may issue rules and regulations in accordance with recognized standards regarding water supplies, that include, but are not limited to, quality and quantity of replaced water supplies, deficiencies other than chlorides rendering an existing supply unpotable, hardship cases, and responsibility for replacement of piping, tanks, pumps, heating systems or other fixtures.|||Source. RSA 229:11-a. 1959, 225:1. 1965, 338:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:35 - Reestablishment of Highway Boundaries.

    228:35 Reestablishment of Highway Boundaries. –||Whenever in the opinion of the commissioner the boundary lines, limits, or location of any class I or class II highway, or any part thereof, shall have become lost, uncertain, or doubtful, he may reestablish the same as, in his opinion, they were originally established. He shall give in hand to, or send by registered mail to the last known address of, all persons claiming ownership of or interest in the land adjoining such reestablished highway and to the owners of property within the limits thereof, and file with the town clerk of the town in which the highway is located, and with the secretary of state, maps showing the boundary lines, limits, or location of such reestablished highway and such lines, boundaries, limits and location as reestablished shall be the lines, boundaries, limits and location of such highway. Any person aggrieved by the reestablishment of such lines, boundaries, limits and location may petition for the assessment of damages to the superior court in the county where the reestablished highway is located within 60 days from the date of filing of such maps with the secretary of state, and not thereafter, and the court shall assess the damages, if any, by jury, provided such reestablished lines, boundaries, limits or location are not the same as originally established. The commissioner shall pay from the funds of his department all expenses incurred hereunder and the amount of final judgment and costs.|||Source. 1939, 151:1. RL 99:8. 1945, 188:1, part 10:16. RSA 229:12. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 228:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 228 - Administration of Transportation Laws|Section 228:36 - Reclassification of Relocated Portions.

    228:36 Reclassification of Relocated Portions. –||Whenever the commissioner shall alter or relocate any portion of any class I or class II highway and finds that there is further occasion to use such portion for highway purposes, he may reassign such portion to another classification; and upon reassignment of any such portion to a class V highway he shall determine, and allot, what sum, if any, the state shall contribute toward its maintenance. He may, in the exercise of his discretion, supervise and direct the expenditure of such sum.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 10:17. RSA 229:13. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|