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SB 152-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-1107
11/08
SENATE BILL
152-FN
AN ACT
authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects, provided that there are sufficient turnpike toll credits for the state match for certain federal apportionment totals.
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25-1107
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT
authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Noise Barrier Construction Fund. Amend RSA 228 by inserting after section 228:12-a the following new section:
228:12-b Noise Barrier Construction Fund.
I. Provided there are sufficient turnpike toll credits for the state match for the federal apportionment totals for 5 years based on the current federal fiscal year and the preceding 4 federal fiscal years, the commissioner is authorized in his or her discretion to sell up to $10,000,000 per year in turnpike toll credits in compliance with federal rules and regulations and turnpike covenants, said sale being subject to the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the joint legislative capital project overview committee.
II. The revenue from the sale of the turnpike toll credits shall be deposited into a restricted fund to be established and known as the noise barrier construction fund, said revenue to be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of transportation. Expenditures from the noise barrier construction fund made by the commissioner being subject to the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the joint legislative capital project overview committee.
III. The commissioner is authorized to use said revenue for the design and construction of noise barrier projects that meet the Type II noise barrier criteria set forth in the department’s Policy and Procedural Guidelines for the Assessment and Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise for Type I & Type II Projects, as updated and amended. The commissioner may consider additional authorized adjustment factors for the determination of eligibility after consultation with an affected community concerning impacts to the community.
2 New Subparagraph; Dedicated Account; Noise Barrier Construction Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (399) the following new subparagraph:
(400) Moneys in the noise barrier construction fund, established in RSA 228:12-b.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
LBA
25-1107
Revised 2/3/25
SB 152-FN-
FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT
authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
Indeterminable
Revenue Fund(s)
Highway Fund, Federal Funds
Expenditures*
$0
Indeterminable
Funding Source(s)
Highway Fund, Federal Funds
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source(s)
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
METHODOLOGY:
This bill authorizes the sale of turnpike toll credits, with proceeds deposited into a newly established dedicated fund specifically to be used for the design and construction of noise barriers. The Department of Transportation states this bill’s fiscal impact is indeterminable as it states there is currently no federal authority or marketplace setup for the sale of turnpike toll credits. Any impact this bill may have on state revenue or expenditures is indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation