N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 502.07

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Tra 502.07 - Application for State Highway Aid; Enrollment of Projects

(a) If the department determines that a project is eligible for state highway aid, the municipality shall follow the application process described in this section.

(b) After a municipality has raised, appropriated, or set aside funds for a project requested under Tra 502.05, the municipality shall provide the following information to the bureau, by filing the form entitled "Application for State Highway Aid Construction or Reconstruction of Class I, II and III Highways" or by providing the information required in the form in writing, delivered by mail or by hand to:

New Hampshire Department of Transportation

Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance

John O. Morton Building

7 Hazen Drive

Concord NH 03301

(c) The following shall be submitted on the form entitled "Application for State Highway Aid Construction or Reconstruction of Class I, II and III Highways":

(1) The name of the municipality;

(2) The date of the application for state highway aid;

(3) The name and location of the highway on which the project site is located; and

(4) A certification that the municipality has:

a. Raised or appropriated its share of the cost of the project;

b. Raised or appropriated sufficient funds to advance the design of the project; or

c. Included the project in its capital improvements program (CIP), if the municipality utilizes a CIP process as authorized pursuant to RSA 674:5.

(d) The application shall be signed by:

(1) For a city, the mayor or the city manager;

(2) For a town, the town manager or a majority of the members of the board of selectmen; and

(3) For an unincorporated place, a majority of the county commissioners.

(e) The bureau shall process applications for state highway aid funding in the order received.

(f) The department shall enroll projects in the state highway aid program on the basis of:

(1) Projected availability of funds;

(2) Anticipated design schedule;

(3) Condition of the existing highway; and

(4) Any other factor affecting human health, public safety, or the environment, including, but not limited to:

a. Motorist inconvenience;

b. Emergency service access; and

c. The need for emergency repairs.

N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 502.07

#8924, eff 6-27-07

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 10, Filed March 10, 2016, Proposed by #11037, Effective 2/22/2016, Expires 2/22/2026.