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NH HB1567

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sean Durkin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new formula for assessing the value of telecommunications infrastructure's use of public rights-of-way, calculated by multiplying the average per-acre value of adjacent land by the total length of class I, II, IV, and V roads, divided by 43,560

  • Applies to wooden poles and conduits owned by telephone utilities, VoIP providers, IP-enabled service providers, and commercial mobile radio services

  • Retains the existing valuation method for poles and conduits themselves (Replacement Cost New minus 40-year straight-line depreciation with 20% residual value)

  • Requires the Department of Transportation to determine total road lengths used in the calculation

  • Takes effect 60 days after passage

Legislative Description

Relative to the valuation of telecommunications use of public rights-of-way.

Last Action

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Science, Technology and Energy12/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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