Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight
HB 1140 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 1140
AN ACT relative to the care of war memorials in Franconia Notch state park.
SPONSORS: Rep. Swinford, Belk 5; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Taylor, Graf 2; Rep. Kreis, Merr 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes the standards of care for war memorials in Franconia Notch state park.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2598
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the care of war memorials in Franconia Notch state park.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Expansion of State Park System; Franconia Notch State Park; War Memorials. Amend RSA 216-A by inserting after section 6-a the following new section:
216-A:6-b Franconia Notch State Park War Memorials.
I. The war memorials on the eastern shore of Profile Lake shall be undisturbed and maintained in a proper manner for viewing and visiting by veterans as defined in RSA 21:50 and the general public. Appropriate signage and recognition of war memorials as dedicated to the men and women who have served our country in times of conflict shall be placed at the entrances to Franconia Notch state park as well as directional signs to memorial sites. Veterans groups may aid the division of parks and recreation in enhancing and maintaining the sites, through programs such as the Adopt-a-Park program and by other means. Veterans, active duty members of the armed forces, and members of their immediate family accompanying them shall pay no fee to hike or bicycle the trails of the park.
II. In addition, no activity or lease in the state park system shall result in any disturbance of a veterans’ burial site, war memorial, or designated historic site, nor shall any lease provisions cause such sites or memorials to be restricted to the general public. Fees may be charged for the use of amenities, improvements, amusements, and special events. Nothing in this section shall prevent the division of parks and recreation or the department of resources and economic development, or any other state agency from exercising full supervisory and managerial responsibilities relative to the area known as the Franconia Notch state park and its surroundings.
III. The director of the division of parks and recreation may solicit, accept, and expend any gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of maintaining the war memorials in accordance with this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.