Bill Text - HB1170 (2016)

Relative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.


Revision: May 31, 2016, midnight

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CHAPTER 131

HB 1170 - FINAL VERSION

 

2016 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t1170

 

AN ACT\trelative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Rappaport, Coos 1; Rep. Rideout, Coos 7; Rep. Y. Thomas, Coos 3; Rep. Froburg, Coos 3; Rep. Hatch, Coos 6; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9

 

COMMITTEE:\tResources, Recreation and Development

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill re-establishes the authority of the bureau of trails to permit larger OHRVs at Jericho Mountain state park at specific times and on specific trails.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.

 

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

 

\t131:1  Trails on State Lands; Special Permits; Jericho Mountain Sate Park.  Amend RSA 215-A:43, VII(c) to read as follows:

\t\t\t(c)  A person may operate an OHRV within Jericho Mountain state park which weighs up to 2,000 pounds unladen dry weight and is no wider than 65 inches on specifically designated trails within Jericho Mountain state park, provided that, in addition, the bureau of trails may permit operation of wider or heavier 4-wheel drive motor vehicles, as referenced in the Jericho Mountain state park master development plan, registered as OHRVs, at specific times and on specific trails.

\t131:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2016

Effective Date: May 27, 2016