HB 1264 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
12Mar2008… 0315h
2008 SESSION
10/03
HOUSE BILL 1264
AN ACT relative to prohibiting ATV and trail bike use on state-owned rail trails acquired using federal funds.
SPONSORS: Rep. Drisko, Hills 5; Rep. P. McMahon, Merr 3; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill requires that recreational trails established on unused rail corridors, or rail trails, on state-owned property managed by the bureau of trails, department of resources and economic development, acquired using federal transportation enhancement funds, shall prohibit ATV and trail bike use.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Mar2008… 0315h
08-2444
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to prohibiting ATV and trail bike use on state-owned rail trails acquired using federal funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Use of Statewide Trail System. Amend RSA 216-F:2 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The bureau of trails shall have the responsibility of coordinating, planning, and managing the non-motorized trail systems on properties owned or managed by the department of resources and economic development. The bureau also shall administer any funds provided to the department of resources and economic development for non-motorized trails.
2 OHRVs; Trails; Rail Corridors. Amend RSA 215-A:31 to read as follows:
215-A:31 State Parks and Forests. All trails under the jurisdiction of the department of resources and economic development, except for recreational trails established on unused rail corridors acquired by the state using federal transportation enhancement funds, so far as possible and consistent with their primary functions, shall be made available for use by OHRVs subject to the fees[,] and rules as established by the directors of the division of parks and recreation and the division of forests and lands with the approval of the commissioner of resources and economic development.
3 New Paragraph; OHRVs; ATV and Trail Bike Trails. Amend RSA 215-A:42 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Trails on state-owned property established on an unused rail corridor, or so-called rail trails, acquired using federal transportation enhancement funds, shall be closed to ATV and trail bike use.
4 OHRVs; ATV and Trail Bike Trail Evaluation Process. Amend RSA 215-A:43, V to read as follows:
V. This section shall not apply to the change in use designation of state-funded rail trails to include ATV and trail bike use.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.