CHAPTER 193

SB 550-FN - FINAL VERSION

03/10/2016   0835s

2016 SESSION

16-2987

03/09

SENATE BILL 550-FN

AN ACT relative to the maximum gross weight for dump trailers.

SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Prescott, Dist 23; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Transportation

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a maximum weight requirement for a combination of truck-tractor and dump trailer.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/10/2016   0835s 16-2987

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the maximum gross weight for dump trailers.

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

193:1  New Subparagraph; Vehicle Weight; Dump Trailer.  Amend RSA 266:18-b, III by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following new subparagraph:

(k)  For a combination of truck-tractor and dump trailer equipped with 6 axles or more, the gross weight shall not exceed 99,000 pounds if the distance between the extreme axles, excluding the steering axle, is 28 feet or more.  If the distance between the extreme axles is less than 28 feet, the maximum weight shall be determined under subparagraph (e).

193:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2016.

Approved: June 3, 2016

Effective Date: June 30, 2016