New Hampshire HB 2026: relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.

Bill Text

HB 2026 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

12Mar2026... 0863h

05/14/2026 1935s

2026 SESSION

 26-3252

 05/07

HOUSE BILL 2026

AN ACT relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.

SPONSORS: Rep. Milz, Rock. 13; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill:

 I. Adopts the state 10-year transportation plan for 2027-2036.

 II. Provides for toll rate adjustments at specified turnpike plazas to support projects in the 2027–2036 10-year transportation plan.

 III. Provides for periodic toll adjustments tied to the New Hampshire department of transportation's projected inflation index as part of the statewide transportation improvement program.

 IV. Authorizes the transfer of certain land acquired by the state under the land conservation investment program to the town of New Boston for the purpose of reconstructing the Gregg Mill Road Bridge.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12Mar2026... 0863h

05/14/2026 1935s 26-3252

 05/07

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.

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

 1 State 10-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. The legislature hereby adopts the plan known as the “State of New Hampshire Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2027-2036" submitted by the governor to the legislature pursuant to RSA 228:99 and RSA 240, with the following revisions, and encourages expeditious implementation of the projects shown therein. 

 2 Albany; Project Added. The project named Albany project number 45469, operational and safety improvements at the intersection of NH 16, Wildwood Road and NH 113, shall be included in the 2027- 2036 10-year transportation improvements plan with $6,824,313, and construction in 2033. 

 3 Tolls. Amend RSA 237:9 to read as follows: 

 I. The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, shall establish toll rates and other charges for use of the New Hampshire turnpike system or any part of the right-of-way and other property acquired in connection therewith. The governor and council shall approve or reject the commissioner's proposed toll rates and other charges within 90 days of receiving them. The tolls collected shall be deposited with the state treasurer who shall keep the same in a separate account to be used exclusively for purposes of the New Hampshire turnpike system including, without limitation, the operating expenses, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the New Hampshire turnpike system. All operating expenses and maintenance costs shall be paid from said account. From the balance remaining after the payment of operating expenses and maintenance costs, there shall be paid the interest and principal on the bonds issued to finance the system. No part of such revenues shall, by transfer of funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purpose whatsoever. Fourteen days previous to the time any interest or principal is payable, on any general obligation bonds issued to finance the system, the state treasurer shall examine the existing balance and, except as otherwise provided in RSA 237:10, if such balance is insufficient to make the payment, then he or she shall notify the governor who shall immediately draw his or her warrant on the highway fund to cover any deficit and if the funds in both of the above accounts are insufficient, the governor shall draw his or her warrant upon the state's general fund to the amount necessary to meet the payments. Any funds paid out from the state's highway fund or general fund for the above purposes shall be reimbursed from the collection of tolls as soon as such funds are available. Any funds that have been or may be expended for any portion of the system by the department of transportation shall be repaid to said department when, in the opinion of the governor and council, sufficient funds are available. Any excess income may be used for further system extensions in acc