CHAPTER 203
HB 1337 – FINAL VERSION
07Mar2006… 1086h
04/20/06 1804s
2006 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1337
AN ACT establishing the amusement ride safety advisory board.
This bill establishes the amusement ride safety advisory board.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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07Mar2006… 1086h
04/20/06 1804s
06-2309
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing the amusement ride safety advisory board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
203:1 New Section; Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board. Amend RSA 321-A by inserting after section 9 the following new sections:
321-A:10 Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board; Membership.
I. There is established the amusement ride safety advisory board, comprised of the following members:
(a) The commissioner or designee, who shall serve as the chair of the board.
(b) One representative of owners or operators of carnival or amusement rides which are portable in nature, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(c) Two representatives of owners or operators of permanently placed carnival or amusement rides, one of whom shall be a water park operator, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(d) An insurance professional with experience underwriting carnival or amusement rides, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(e) An electrical engineer with experience in the mechanisms of amusements, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(f) A member of the general public, appointed by the governor.
II. The first members of the board shall serve staggered terms, appointed as follows: members appointed under subparagraphs I(b) and (d) shall be appointed for one-year terms, members appointed under subparagraph I(c) shall be appointed for 2-year terms, members appointed under subparagraphs I(e) and (f) shall be appointed for 3-year terms. Thereafter, appointed members shall serve 4-year terms, and until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
III. Members of the board may be removed from office only as provided in RSA 4:1.
IV. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in official duties.
321-A:11 Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board; Duties; Administratively Attached to Department of Safety.
I. The duties of the amusement ride safety advisory board shall be:
(a) To assist the division with the formulation of rules and regulations regarding the safe operation of amusement rides; and
(b) To give the division such counsel and advice as will aid it in the proper enforcement and administration of the provisions of this chapter.
II. The board shall be administratively attached to the department of safety, division of safety services for the purposes of reporting and sharing support services.
III. On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall submit a report of its activities, findings, and recommendations to the department of safety.
203:2 Rulemaking Relative to Carnival and Amusement Rides; Consultation with Amusement Ride Safety Board. Amend RSA 321-A:2 to read as follows:
321-A:2 Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules, in consultation with the amusement ride advisory board and pursuant to RSA 541-A, for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of all carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures, and amusement attractions, as covered by this chapter, for the protection of the general public. The rules shall be based upon generally accepted engineering standards, formulas, and practices.
203:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.
Approved: May 31, 2006
Effective: January 1, 2007