Bill Text - HB1197 (2014)

Permitting the construction of a dam at the natural outlet of Jenness Pond in the town of Northwood.


Revision: June 15, 2014, midnight

CHAPTER 53

HB 1197 – FINAL VERSION

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2014 SESSION

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06/01

HOUSE BILL 1197

AN ACT permitting the construction of a dam at the natural outlet of Jenness Pond in the town of Northwood.

SPONSORS: Rep. M. Mann, Rock 32; Rep. Hodgdon, Rock 1; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

ANALYSIS

This bill permits the Jenness Pond Shore Owners Association Inc. to construct a dam at the natural outlet of Jenness Pond in the town of Northwood and to control the water level of the 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19Feb2014… 0164h

14-2087

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT permitting the construction of a dam at the natural outlet of Jenness Pond in the town of Northwood.

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

53:1 Jenness Pond in Northwood; Dam Construction. Amend 1993, 19:1 and 19:2 to read as follows:

19:1 Purpose. The general court declares that it is in the best interests of both the littoral owners around Jenness Pond in Northwood and the people of New Hampshire to control the waters of this great pond [and to establish a constant water level] by allowing the construction of a dam at its natural outlet and using such dam to control the water level of the pond.

19:2 Dam Construction Authorized. Subject to the permitting requirements of RSA 482:7, the Jenness Pond Shore Owners Association, Inc. is specifically authorized to construct a dam at the natural outlet of Jenness Pond in the town of Northwood and to seasonally vary the water surface elevation of such pond by lowering it at the end of each recreational season and restoring it to its full pond elevation in the spring of each year by manipulation of such dam. [The Jenness Pond Shore Owners Association, Inc. shall apply for a permit as required by RSA 482:7.]

53:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2014

Effective Date: May 27, 2014