HB 1379-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2343

11/08

 

HOUSE BILL 1379-FN

 

AN ACT relative to yard debris and roadside vegetation.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5

 

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits a natural person or agency from placing yard debris or roadside vegetation on 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2343

11/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to yard debris and roadside vegetation.

 

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

 

1  New Paragraph; Yard Debris and Roadside Vegetation.  Amend RSA 265:102 by inserting after paragraph I-a the following new paragraph:

I-b. No person shall place or direct placement of yard debris or roadside vegetation, including, but not limited to leaves, branches, and grass clippings, more than two feet into any paved class I, II, III, IV, or V highway.  No state agency, local agency, or agent thereof shall place or direct placement of yard debris or roadside vegetation, including but not limited to leaves, branches, and grass clippings, more than 2 feet into any paved class I, II, III, IV, or V highway as a result of routine maintenance operations.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 90 days after its passage.

 

LBA

24-2343

10/31/23

 

HB 1379-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to yard debris and roadside vegetation.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:         [ X ] State              [ X ] County               [ X ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)

 

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue Fund

None

Expenditures

Indeterminable

Funding Source

General Fund

Appropriations

$0

$0

$0

$0

Funding Source

None

 

 

Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease)

 

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

County Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

County Expenditures

Indeterminable

Local Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Local Expenditures

Indeterminable

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association