HB1585: relative to removing the ramp tolls at exit 11 in Hooksett.

HB 1585-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2022 SESSION

22-2571

12/08

HOUSE BILL 1585-FN

AN ACT relative to removing the ramp tolls at exit 11 in Hooksett.

SPONSORS: Rep. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. Yakubovich, Merr. 24; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. S. Boyd, Merr. 24; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Pitaro, Merr. 22; Sen. French, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill eliminates the ramp tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Hooksett.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22-2571

12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to removing the ramp tolls at exit 11 in Hooksett.

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

1 Department of Transportation; Hooksett Tolls Eliminated. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of transportation shall eliminate the northbound and southbound ramp tolls for exit 11 on the Everett turnpike in the town of Hooksett.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBA

22-2571

Redraft 12/14/21

HB 1585-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to removing the ramp tolls at exit 11 in Hooksett.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue

$0

($1,325,489)

($1,691,655)

($1,720,075)

Expenditures

$0

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Funding Source:

[ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Turnpike Fund

METHODOLOGY:

This bill eliminates the northbound and southbound ramp tolls for exit 11 on the F. E. Everett Turnpike in Hooksett. 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 Hooksett exit 11 plaza:

Projected

FY 2023

(10 months3)

FY 2024

FY 2025

Transactions1

2,513,788

3,206,965

3,258,276

Gross Toll Revenue1

$1,325,489

$1,691,655

$1,720,075

Expenditures – Increase / (Decrease)

Toll Operations/Maintenance Costs2

($129,369)

($164,946)

($168,245)

Toll Removal Costs4

-

$624,665

-

Total Net Expenditures

($129,369)

$459,719

($168,245)

1 Annual toll transaction and revenue estimates based upon anticipated growth levels from traffic and revenue studies performed by Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

2 Includes personnel costs, utility costs, and other facility operating/maintenance costs, with a 2% annual inflation adjustment.

3 Bill is effective 60 days after passage.

4 Removal project anticipated to occur in FY 2024, although operation would cease 60 days after bill’s passage.

The above table does not include toll collection system maintenance or E-ZPass back-office system expenditures, therefore this bill's net impact on state expenditures is indeterminable in FY 2023 and each year thereafter.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Transportation