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1 Boat Slip; Definition. Amend RSA 482-A:2, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. "Boat slip'' means*:
(a) On water bodies over 10,000 acres, means a volume of water 25 feet long, 8 9 feet wide, and 3* 4 feet deep as measured at normal high water and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.
(b) On water bodies of 10,000 acres or less, a volume of water 20 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet deep as measured at normal high water mark and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.
2 Seasonal Docks. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(e) to read as follows:
(e) No more than 6 feet wide and no more than 40 50 feet long if the water body is 1,000 acres or larger, or no more than 30 40 feet long if the water body is less than 1,000 acres;
3 New Paragraph; Seasonal Boat Lifts. Amend RSA 482-A:3 by inserting after paragraph IV-a the following new paragraph:
IV-b. Temporary seasonal boat lifts installed in any lake or pond shall be exempt from the permitting requirements of this section, provided that a notification is sent to the department by the owner of the property that includes the name and address of the property owner, the municipality, the waterbody, and tax map and lot number on which the proposed lift will be located. No more than one boat lift shall be located on any property under this paragraph. To qualify for an exemption under this paragraph, a temporary seasonal boat lift shall:
(a) Only be installed adjacent to an existing permitted or grandfathered dock in a legally existing boat slip, such that no additional boat slip or dock is created;
(b) Be located at least 20 feet from the abutting property line or imaginary extension of the property line over the water under this section;
(c) Be removed during the non-boating season; and
(d) Be removed from the lake bed for a minimum of 5 months each year
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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1 Boat Slip; Definition. Amend RSA 482-A:2, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. "Boat slip'' means a volume of water 25 feet long, 3* 4 feet deep as measured at normal high water and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.
2 Seasonal Docks. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(e) to read as follows:
(e) No more than 6 feet wide and no more than 50 feet long if the water body is 1,000 acres or larger, or no more than 40 feet long if the water body is less than 1,000 acres;
3 New Paragraph; Seasonal Boat Lifts. Amend RSA 482-A:3 by inserting after paragraph IV-a the following new paragraph:
IV-b. Temporary seasonal boat lifts installed in any lake or pond shall be exempt from the permitting requirements of this section, provided that a notification is sent to the department by the owner of the property that includes the name and address of the property owner, the municipality, the waterbody, and tax map and lot number on which the proposed lift will be located. No more than one boat lift shall be located on any property under this paragraph. To qualify for an exemption under this paragraph, a temporary seasonal boat lift shall:
(a) Only be installed adjacent to an existing permitted or grandfathered dock in a legally existing boat slip, such that no additional boat slip or dock is created;
(b) Be located at least 20 feet from the abutting property line or imaginary extension of the property line over the water under this section;
(c) Be removed during the non-boating season; and
(d) Be removed from the lake bed for a minimum of 5 months each year
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.