SB 117-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0994
06/05
SENATE BILL 117-FN
AN ACT relative to the tolls at exit 10 in the town of Merrimack.
SPONSORS: Sen. Daniels, Dist 11; Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Rung, Hills. 21; Rep. Mooney,
Hills. 21; Rep. Healey, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of transportation to remove the exit 10 tolls on the F.E.
Everett Turnpike in Merrimack.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 SB 117-FN - AS INTRODUCED
21-0994
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to the tolls at exit 10 in the town of Merrimack.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Department of Transportation; Removal of Toll Booths. The department of transportation
2 shall remove the northbound and southbound toll booths on exit 10 on the F.E. Everett turnpike in
3 Merrimack.
4 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
 LBA
21-0994
1/20/21
SB 117-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the tolls at exit 10 in the town of Merrimack.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE: FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
Appropriation $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue $0 ($916,897) ($938,433) ($955,873)
Indeterminable Indeterminable
Expenditures $0 Indeterminable
Decrease Decrease
[ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Turnpike
Funding Source:
Fund
METHODOLOGY:
This bill eliminates the northbound and southbound ramp tolls for exit 10 on the F. E. Everett
Turnpike in Merrimack. The Department of Transportation has provided the following
projections relative to annual transactions, gross toll revenue, toll operations/maintenance costs,
and removal costs for the Merrimack exit 10 plaza:
Projected
FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
Transactions1 1,916,315 1,876,857 1,997,775
Gross Toll Revenue1 $916,897 $938,433 $955,873
Expenditures – Increase / (Decrease)
Toll Operations/Maintenance Costs2 ($618,762) ($631,045) ($643,666)
Toll Removal Costs $800,000 - -
Total Net Expenditures $181,328 ($631,045) ($643,666)
1 Impact of eliminating toll revenue analysis performed by DOT consultant (Stantec Consulting
Services, Inc) on 01/12/21
2 Includes personnel costs, utility costs, and other facility operating/maintenance costs, with a
2% annual inflation adjustment.
The above table does not include debt service on the outstanding bonds related to the
construction costs of exit 10 improvements, toll collection system maintenance, or E-ZPass back
office system expenditures. Also not factored in is potential costs related to staff lay-offs should
any of the seven (7) full-time or four (4) part-time employees working at exit 10 not be able to be
relocated. Therefore, the total net impact of this bill is indeterminable at this time.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation