Title XX, Transportation

I. A license under this subdivision may be denied or revoked, or a renewal denied, only: (a) for false or misleading information given in the application for such license or renewal or (b) for the erection or maintenance of advertising devices in violation of the provisions of th…

After an order for removal has become final, the owner of the advertising device may remove it at his own expense. If such device has not been removed within 30 days after such an order has become final, the commissioner of transportation, or his duly authorized agents, may enter…

Any person who willfully removes, injures, defaces or damages any guard rail, guide board, sign, post, marker, or the letters or figures thereon, or any traffic device or traffic signal, or any design, marking or wording used to designate a highway route or painted on the highway…

I. Just compensation shall be paid to the owner of the advertising device and to the owner of the land upon which it is located upon the removal, on or after January 1, 1970, of any such device required to be removed by reason of nonconformity with the provisions of this subdivis…

Whoever erects or maintains an advertising device in violation of the provisions hereof and required to be removed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

In addition to any other remedy provided by this subdivision or by law, the commissioner of the department of transportation may obtain a mandatory injunction to enjoin the violation of any provision of this subdivision relative to outdoor advertising control.

The commissioner of transportation may accept any allotment of funds by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, for the foregoing purposes.

The commissioner of transportation may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation or appropriate federal official of the United States as provided by section 131 of Title 23, United States Code, provided that any such agreement shall be consistent with, and not mo…

I. The commissioner of transportation may adopt rules under RSA 541-A which are reasonable and consistent with, but not more restrictive than, the provisions of this subdivision relative to: (a) Informational and directional signs; provided that the commissioner shall adopt rules…

If any provisions of this subdivision or the application of such provisions to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this subdivision and applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

I. The commissioner of transportation shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation or appropriate federal official of the United States as provided by subsection (f) of section 131 of Title 23, United States Code, provide within the rights-of-way for areas at appro…

School bus shelters for school children where used for or constructed to carry advertising matter, when approved by the superintending school committee of the town in which they are located, and upon payment of applicable license and permit fees may be placed or maintained outsid…

Except as provided in RSA 236:88-a, any advertising device so located as to be within the right-of-way of any interstate, federal aid primary, federal aid secondary, or turnpike highway shall be deemed to be illegally located. Removal and disposal of said device shall be effected…

I. Notwithstanding RSA 236:88 or any other provision of law to the contrary, a business owner whose property abuts upon and has legal driveway access to the right-of-way of any class I, class II, or class III highway may, upon obtaining the approval of the department, place a sig…

It shall be unlawful to excavate or disturb the shoulders, ditches, embankments or the surface improved for travel of any class I or class III highway or state-maintained portion of any class II highway for any purpose whatever without written permission from the commissioner of …

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state and in the public interest to provide for effective control of the establishment, use, and maintenance of junk yards adjacent to the interstate and turnpike systems in order to protect the public investment in such highways, to…

For the purpose of this subdivision, the following words and phrases shall be construed as follows: I. "Effective control" means that by January 1, 1968, all junk yards located within 1,000 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way or visible from the main traveled way of th…

The commissioner of transportation is authorized to issue reasonable rules and regulations to provide for effective control of junk yards and automotive recycling yards in conformance with rules and regulations issued by an appropriate department or agency of the United States an…

A person shall not operate, establish or maintain a junk yard or automotive recycling yard under the provisions of this subdivision until he (1) has obtained a license to operate a junk yard or automotive recycling yard business and (2) has obtained a certificate of approval for …

A hearing on the application shall be held within the municipality. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given in the application and the notice shall be published once in a newspaper having a circulation within the munici…

At the time and place set for hearing, the commissioner of transportation or his agent shall hear the applicant and all other persons wishing to be heard on the application for a license to operate, establish, or maintain the junk yard or automotive recycling yard. In passing upo…

At the time and place set for hearing, the commissioner of transportation or his or her agent shall hear the applicant and all other persons wishing to be heard on the application for certificate of approval for the location of the junk yard or automotive recycling yard. In passi…

After the hearing the commissioner of transportation shall, within 2 weeks, make a finding as to whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of his finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the application. If approved by the c…

The annual license fee is $35 to be paid at the time the application is made and annually thereafter on April 1 in the event of renewal. If the application is not granted, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. All fees shall be deposited in the highway fund.

For the purposes of this subdivision the location of junk yards or automotive recycling yards already lawfully established are considered approved by the commissioner of transportation where located and the owner of the yard considered suitable for the issuance of a temporary lic…

This chapter may be referred to as the "Turnpike System Revenue Bond Act." For purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall have the following meanings: I. "Bonds" means any bonds, notes or other evidences of ind…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: I. "Central New Hampshire Turnpike" shall mean the turnpike constructed pursuant to the appropriate subdivision of this chapter including the relocation and improvements constructed and such further i…

In the event the balance in the account under RSA 237:24, RSA 237:40 or RSA 237:9 is insufficient at any time to meet the operating expenses, maintenance costs and debt service of the eastern New Hampshire turnpike, the central New Hampshire turnpike or the New Hampshire turnpike…

All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issue of bonds, as revenues, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter.

Moneys in any fund or account created under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the terms and provisions of any trust or security agreement or resolution applicable thereto, may be invested in accordance with RSA 6:7 and 8. Except as otherwise provided by any such trust or…

Tolls shall be established on the New Hampshire turnpike system, the central New Hampshire turnpike and the eastern New Hampshire turnpike in accordance with the following criteria: I. Until the eastern New Hampshire turnpike becomes part of the New Hampshire turnpike system, tol…

The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued under this chapter that until such bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf o…

I. The following motor vehicles shall be granted toll-free use of any section of the New Hampshire turnpike system: (a) Motor vehicles bearing plates with the state seal as authorized under RSA 261:90. (b) All vehicles with permanent plates as authorized under RSA 261:92. (c) Mil…

The New Hampshire turnpike system shall be limited access highways as defined in RSA 230:44, except that RSA 230:52 shall not apply to ducts, pipes, pipelines, poles, wires or other structures permitted under RSA 237:5, II(g) or to pre-existing facilities on highways, not previou…

The provisions of this chapter shall not in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the state to carry out and perform in every detail each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into, prior to the enactment of this chapter, includ…

All contracts for the construction of the New Hampshire turnpike system shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed bid after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circu…

Bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by or within the state.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to be investment securities under RSA 382-A.

Any excess of toll revenue which may exist from time to time in any of the individual turnpike reserve accounts or the New Hampshire turnpike system reserve account shall be used only to finance extension studies, maintenance, construction, reconstruction and extensions of the sy…

If the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary for the proper functioning of the bureau of turnpikes, the department of transportation may request that the governor and council authorize the transfer of funds from the general reserve account for highway…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers, agencies and authorities of the state and of its political subdivisions, insurance companies, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries…

In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of transportation. II. "Department" means the department of transportation. III. "Interagency toll collection system" means a system for electronically transmitting information from a device to receiv…

The commissioner is hereby authorized to execute all documents and perform all other acts necessary to enter into and carry out the provisions of a regional interagency toll collection system agreement with the Interagency Group in order to increase the efficiency of turnpike ope…

I. The commissioner shall represent the state as a member of the Interagency Group and shall participate in the determination of practices, policies, procedures, and in the selection of equipment and contractors used to provide consistent toll collections throughout the region in…

The commissioner may adopt such rules as are necessary to enforce the terms of this agreement, which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A and shall have the effect of law, and which shall provide for each of the member states or agencies to collect tolls and perform a…

Notwithstanding RSA 91-A or any other provision of law, all information received by the department that could serve to identify vehicles, vehicle owners, vehicle occupants, or account holders in any electronic toll collection system in use in this state shall be for the exclusive…