HB 355 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 355
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the environmental impact and damage mitigation of all terrain vehicle use on public and private trails.
SPONSORS: Rep. Franklin, Sull 2
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes a committee to study the environmental impact and damage mitigation of ATV use on public and private trails.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0663
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the environmental impact and damage mitigation of all terrain vehicle use on public and private trails.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the environmental impact and damage mitigation of all terrain vehicle use on public and private trails.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the environmental impact and damage mitigation of ATV use on public and private trails. The committee shall also study the proposed purchase by the state of a 7200 acre parcel of land located near Jericho Lake in Berlin for potential use as an ATV park, including but not limited to, the effects of the purchase and proposed use on the local economy and environment and on the community.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.