HB658: requiring the department of transportation to make certain improvements to New Hampshire Route 3 in the town of Tilton and making an appropriation therefor.

HB 658-FN-A – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

05-0829

06/01

HOUSE BILL 658-FN-A

AN ACT requiring the department of transportation to make certain improvements to New Hampshire Route 3 in the town of Tilton and making an appropriation therefor.

SPONSORS: Rep. Morrison, Belk 2

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of transportation to extend a traffic island and install a traffic light on Route 3 in Tilton and makes an appropriation for the purposes of the bill.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0829

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT requiring the department of transportation to make certain improvements to New Hampshire Route 3 in the town of Tilton and making an appropriation therefor.

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

1 Department of Transportation; Route 3 in Tilton. The department of transportation shall make the following improvements to New Hampshire Route 3 in the town of Tilton:

I. Extend the traffic island on Route 3, north of its intersection with Interstate Route 93, to the intersection of New Hampshire Route 132.

II. Install a 4 way traffic light at the intersection of School street and Routes 3 and 11.

2 Appropriation; Improvements to Route 3 in Tilton. The sum of $1 is hereby appropriated to the department of transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 for the purposes of this act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

LBAO

05-0829

Revised 2/4/05

HB 658 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT requiring the department of transportation to make certain improvements to New Hampshire Route 3 in the town of Tilton and making an appropriation therefor.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department of Transportation indicates this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by $16,000 in FY 2006, $74,000 in FY 2007, $60,000 in FY 2008 and $120,000 in FY 2008. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or county and local expenditures.

This bill appropriates $1 from the general fund to the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 for the purposes of this act.

METHODOLOGY:

The Department states this bill requires the Department to extend a traffic island and install a traffic light on Route 3 in Tilton. While this bill appropriates $1, the Department determined the costs of both projects as shown in Table 1 below. The Department assumed that funding the project to extend the traffic island would be with 100% state betterment funds, while the 4-way signal project would be funded with 80% federal and 20% state funds.

Table 1

Project: Extension of Traffic Island on US 3

State Federal Total

Engineering $10,000 $ 0 $10,000

Construction 60,000 0 60,000

Total Project Cost $70,000 $ 0 $70,000

Project: 4-Way Signal at US 3/School Street

State Federal Total

Engineering-preliminary $ 6,000 $ 24,000 $ 30,000

Engineering-final 14,000 56,000 70,000

Right-of-Way 60,000 240,000 300,000

Construction 120,000 480,000 600,000

Total Project Cost $200,000 $800,000 $1,000,000

Total Both Projects $270,000 $800,000 $1,070,000

Table 2 shows the project costs combined by fiscal year.

Table 2

Projects by Fiscal Year State Federal Total

FY 2005 $ 16,000 $ 24,000 $ 40,000

FY 2006 $ 74,000 $ 56,000 $ 130,000

FY 2007 $ 60,000 $240,000 $ 300,000

FY 2008 $120,000 $480,000 $ 600,000

Total $270,000 $800,000 $1,070,000