CHAPTER 72
HB 144 – FINAL VERSION
06Mar2007… 0060h
2007 SESSION
03/05
HOUSE BILL 144
AN ACT relative to operation of boats on Spectacle Pond.
SPONSORS: Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Cooney, Graf 7; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2; Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill removes a date restriction on and clarifies the permissible use of petroleum-powered boats by contiguous property owners on Spectacle Pond.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06Mar2007… 0060h
07-0654
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to operation of boats on Spectacle Pond.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
72:1 Spectacle Pond. Amend RSA 270:96, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Spectacle Pond in the towns of Groton and Hebron; provided, however, that [on July 1, 1986,] the contiguous property owners of the pond who own and operate petroleum-powered motors not in excess of 7.5 horsepower on said pond may continue to do so for the duration of their ownership of the property and the boat upon application and demonstration of hardship to the department of safety as provided in paragraph II. The use of these permitted petroleum-powered motor boats shall be limited to travel to and from the public landing and the owner’s property.
72:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2007
Effective: June 11, 2007