CHAPTER 162
SB 305 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2885
08/11
SENATE BILL 305
SPONSORS: Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 21; Rep. K. Murray, Rock. 24; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the operation of personal water craft at more than headway speed within 300 feet of any marsh land or flat of the Rye estuary and the New Castle back channel.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2885
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
162:1 Personal Water Craft. Amend RSA 270:74-c, II to read as follows:
II. No person shall operate a personal water craft at more than headway speed within 300 feet of any marsh land or flat in the Hampton/Seabrook estuary, within 300 feet of the Rye marsh areas to include Witch Creek, Seavey Creek, Berry's Brook, Parson's Creek, Awcomin Marsh, and Rye Harbor Marsh, or within the New Castle Goat Island Back Channel Mooring Field as defined in rules adopted by the Pease Development Authority Pda 500, or that area marked between Shapleigh Island and Goat Island to Red Nun #4 to the Wentworth Bridge, to include the areas around Pest, Leaches, and Clampit Islands, without regard to tide height, or the landing in Hampton Falls to Hampton. Such watercraft shall stay in marked channels. This paragraph shall not apply to water craft operated by police, fire, or other emergency services.
162:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 07, 2022
Effective Date: June 07, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 6, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| April 20, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2022; Chapter 0162; Effective 06/07/2022
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 4, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
April 25, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 21-0; CC)
April 5, 2022: Executive Session: 04/20/2022 10:45 am LOB 305-307
March 25, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/06/2022 10:00 am LOB 305-307
March 23, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development
Feb. 3, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
Jan. 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/03/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5
Dec. 22, 2021: Hearing: 01/11/2022, Room 101, LOB, 02:20 pm; SC 50
Dec. 14, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1