HB 104 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0071
06/10
HOUSE BILL 104
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of personal rapid transit systems
and unconventional public transit methods.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study whether personal rapid transit systems and
unconventional public transit methods are feasible.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 104 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0071
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of personal rapid transit systems
and unconventional public transit methods.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of personal
2 rapid transit systems and alternative public transit methods in New Hampshire.
3 2 Membership and Compensation.
4 I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
5 (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
6 house of representatives.
7 (b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
8 II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to
9 the duties of the committee.
10 3 Duties. The committee shall:
11 I. Identify issues with access to state highway rights of way.
12 II. Determine who would develop and enforce state standards for unconventional transit
13 systems.
14 III. Identify non-conventional transit modalities appropriate for low population density
15 areas.
16 4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from
17 among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house
18 member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this
19 section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
20 5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
21 legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house
22 clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.
23 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.