HB1183: (New Title) relative to transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings.

CHAPTER 182

HB 1183 – FINAL VERSION

19Feb2004… 0326h

04/22/04 1220s

13May2004… 1547eba

2004 SESSION

03-2153

06/10

HOUSE BILL 1183

AN ACT relative to transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bishop, Rock 74

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Establishes the maximum height and length of manufactured homes or modular buildings that can be transported on the highways of New Hampshire.

II. Grants the commissioner of transportation certain rulemaking authority relative to the transport of manufactured housing.

III. Requires a transporter of manufactured housing to pull off the traveled way to allow traffic to pass if traffic buildup exceeds 5 vehicles.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19Feb2004… 0326h

04/22/04 1220s

13May2004… 1547eba

03-2153

06/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings.

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

182:1 Height; Manufactured Housing and Modular Buildings. Amend RSA 266:10 to read as follows:

266:10 Height.

I. No vehicle, except a vehicle transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings, whose total height including load is greater than 13 feet, 6 inches, shall be driven on the ways of this state.

II. No manufactured housing or modular building whose total height is greater than 14 feet, 6 inches, shall be transported on the ways of this state. Transport of a manufactured housing unit or modular building that exceeds a total height of 13 feet, 6 inches shall require a non-police escort, equipped in accordance with any rules established by the department of transportation under RSA 21-L:12-a.

182:2 New Paragraph; Length; Manufactured Housing or Modular Building. Amend RSA 266:11 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. For manufactured housing or modular building transport, 110 feet including the transport vehicle.

182:3 New Paragraph; Manufactured Housing or Modular Building. Amend RSA 266:24 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. The commissioner of transportation shall not grant a permit for the transport of manufactured housing or modular buildings that exceeds the limits established in RSA 266:10, II or RSA 266:11, IV.

182:4 New Paragraphs; Manufactured Housing or Modular Building Escort Vehicles. Amend RSA 21-L:12-a by inserting after paragraph XIV the following new paragraphs:

XV. Non-police escort vehicles for the transport of manufactured housing or modular buildings as authorized by RSA 266:10, II.

XVI. Establishing specific pre-approved routes for the transport of manufactured housing or modular building as authorized by RSA 266.

XVII. Establishing criteria to determine the need for police escort vehicles for the transport of manufactured housing or modular buildings as authorized by RSA 266. In determining such criteria, the commissioner shall consider the anticipated road, traffic, and weather conditions that indicate that the safety of the public will be increased or the likelihood of damage to roadside objects will be reduced by providing a police escort.

182:5 New Section; Limitation on Actions. Amend RSA 266 by inserting after section 24-b the following new section:

266:24-c Manufactured Housing and Modular Buildings; State Liability Limited. The state shall not be liable for damage caused by negligent conduct of the person transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings as authorized under this chapter.

182:6 New Subdivision; Special Rules for Manufactured or Modular Building Transportation. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 158 the following new subdivision:

Special Rules for Manufactured or Modular Building Transportation

265:159 Manufactured or Modular Building Transportation. Transporters of manufactured or modular housing shall be responsible for causing the least possible inconvenience to other traffic by using every opportunity to allow following traffic to pass. If traffic buildup behind the transporting unit becomes 6 or more vehicles, the entire transporting unit shall pull off of the traveled way to allow traffic to pass. The transporter shall locate a safe place, which allows the towing load to clear from the roadway, so that traffic following the load can safely pass.

182:7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 1, 2004)

(Effective Date: July 31, 2004)