HB317 (2006) Detail

(New Title) relative to mooring fees.


CHAPTER 75

HB 317-FN – FINAL VERSION

15Feb2006… 2005-0074h

22Mar2006… 1272h

2006 SESSION

05-0863

03/09

HOUSE BILL 317-FN

AN ACT relative to mooring fees.

SPONSORS: Rep. Currier, Merr 5; Rep. Gibson, Hills 19; Rep. Goyette, Hills 27; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill increases the fee for an initial mooring decal and the annual mooring fee for moorings in congregate mooring fields. This bill also eliminates the expiration of mooring permits after 5 years.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Feb2006… 2005-0074h

22Mar2006… 1272h

05-0863

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to mooring fees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

75:1 Mooring of Boats on Public Waters; Annual Mooring Fee; Permit Expiration. Amend RSA 270:62, V-VII to read as follows:

V. A fee of $125 shall be charged for each initial decal issued pursuant to this subdivision which shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a. An annual mooring fee of $50 for each mooring in a congregate mooring field and $25 for each mooring not in a congregate mooring field shall be charged for each decal [issued] renewed pursuant to this subdivision which shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.

VI. [Each permit granted under this subdivision shall expire on December 31 of the fifth year from the date of issuance.

VII.] A hearing shall not be required for the renewal of a permit for a congregate mooring field, unless there are changes in the permit or a hearing is requested after notice has been issued.

75:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.

Approved: May 2, 2006

Effective: January 1, 2007