CHAPTER 25
HB 344 - FINAL VERSION
2021 SESSION
21-0329
08/06
HOUSE BILL 344
AN ACT relative to temporary docks.
SPONSORS: Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Renzullo, Hills. 37; Rep. McConkey, Carr. 3
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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ANALYSIS
This bill renames certain docks as temporary seasonal docks, and changes provisions about such docks on rivers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0329
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to temporary docks.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
25:1 Temporary Seasonal Docks. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(a) to read as follows:
IV-a.(a) Temporary seasonal [Seasonal] docks installed on 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 property that includes the name and address of the property owner, a copy of the deed for the property on which the dock is to be installed, the municipality, the waterbody, tax map and lot number on which the proposed dock will be located, and plans of the waterfront and structure to be installed showing that the requirements of this paragraph will be met. To qualify for an exemption under this paragraph, a seasonal dock shall be:
25:2 Temporary Seasonal Docks; Rivers Removed. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(a)(4)-(5) to read as follows:
(4) Configured to be narrow, rectangular, and erected perpendicular to the shoreline of a lake or pond [or parallel to the bank of a river];
(5) No more than 6 feet wide and no more than 40 feet long if the water body is 1,000 acres or larger, or no more than 30 feet long if the water body is [a river or] less than 1,000 acres in size;
25:3 Dock Registration Criteria; Adverse Actions. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(b)(4) to read as follows:
(4) Are not the subject of any pending or final adverse municipal or state compliance action or pending civil action.
25:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
Approved: May 06, 2021
Effective Date: January 01, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 29, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 8, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 27, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 29, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 8, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 6, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/06/2021; Chapter 25; Eff: 01/01/2022
May 10, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/06/2021; Chapter 25; Eff: 01/01/2022
April 29, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 101
April 9, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 101
April 22, 2021: Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/22/2021); SJ 13
April 29, 2021: Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/22/2021); SJ 13
April 9, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021
April 22, 2021: Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/22/2021); SJ 13
April 8, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
April 8, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
April 8, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/08/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
March 31, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/08/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
March 29, 2021: Remote Hearing: 03/29/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 17
March 23, 2021: Remote Hearing: 03/29/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 17
March 4, 2021: Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
March 4, 2021: Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
Feb. 24, 2021: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 17
Feb. 24, 2021: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 17
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 12
Feb. 16, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 12
Jan. 21, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99531020872 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 27, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99531020872 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 12, 2021: Vacated and Referred to Resources, Recreation and Development (): MA VV 01/06/2021 HJ 2 P. 54
Jan. 6, 2021: Vacated and Referred to Resources, Recreation and Development (): MA VV 01/06/2021 HJ 2 P. 54
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 2 P. 44
Jan. 9, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 2 P. 44