New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-L:2 – Establishment; General Functions
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I. There is established the department of transportation, an agency of the state under the executive direction of a commissioner of transportation.
II. The department of transportation, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions:
(a) Planning, developing, and maintaining a state transportation network which will provide for safe and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the state by means of a system of highways, railroads, air service, mass transit, and other practicable modes of transportation, in order to support state growth and economic development and promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state.
(b) Performing any regulation of transportation activities required by law which is not within the jurisdiction of another state agency.
II. The department of transportation, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-L:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) Planning, developing, and maintaining a state transportation network which will provide for safe and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the state by means of a system of highways, railroads, air service, mass transit, and other practicable modes of transportation, in order to support state growth and economic development and promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state.
(b) Performing any regulation of transportation activities required by law which is not within the jurisdiction of another state agency.