HB 640-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 640-FN
AN ACT relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. Nowe, Rock 9; Rep. M. Smith, Straf 7; Rep. Foster, Hills 4
This bill grants authority to the executive director of fish and game to require reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0932
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Search and Rescue Operations; Authority to Require Reimbursement of Costs. Amend RSA 206:26 by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:
XII-a. To require persons needing the department’s search and rescue operations due to being lost or injured, paid for by the department pursuant to RSA 206:42, to reimburse the search and rescue fund for the reasonable cost of such operations. Any cost determined to be less than $2,000 shall not require proof of negligence.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
LBAO
07-0932
01/29/07
HB 640-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of Fish and Game. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.