HB 225 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
06/09
HOUSE BILL 225
AN ACT relative to liability for the use of municipal ski jump facilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rodeschin, Sull 2; Rep. Jillette, Sull 2; Rep. Dickinson, Carr 1; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Flanders, Dist 7
This bill limits a municipality’s liability for personal injury or property damage arising from use of a municipal ski jump facility.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0078
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to liability for the use of municipal ski jump facilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Use of Municipal Ski Jump Facilities. Amend RSA 507-B by inserting after section 11 the following new section:
507-B:12 Use of Municipal Ski Jump Facilities. A municipality which permits any person to use a municipal ski jump facility for the purpose of ski jumping shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from the person’s participation in such activity in the absence of gross or wanton negligence. A municipality shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage arising from unauthorized use of a ski jump facility for purposes other than ski jumping.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.