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Senate Transportation panel passes toll-rate bill with EZPass discounts, preserves rate-raising review
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee passed SB627 as amended to allow EZPass customer discounts and to preserve rate-increase authority with the Executive Council; DOT testified New Hampshire EZPass registration, not residence, determines discounted tolls and the bill includes a 180-day free EZPass window.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 627 as amended, advancing a package of toll-rate adjustments intended to fund safety and improvements to Interstate 93 and the turnpike system.
Chair said the legislation would not raise tolls for in-state New Hampshire EZPass account holders and described an amendment that keeps the authority to raise toll rates with the Executive Council rather than transferring unrestricted authority to the Department of Transportation. The committee voted…
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