Revision: Dec. 6, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
HB 1360 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2294
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1360
AN ACT relative to emergency authority on the public or coastal waters of the state.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wolf, Merr. 7; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 5; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 6; Rep. B. Sullivan, Sull. 1
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the department of safety to establish an emergency maximum speed limit on public and coastal waters for up to 10 days due to weather or environmental conditions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2294
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to emergency authority on the public or coastal waters of the state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Supervision of Navigation; Enforcement; Emergencies. Amend RSA 270:12-a, VI(c) to read as follows:
(c) The commissioner of the department of safety may establish a safety and security zone, including the establishment of a maximum speed limit for a period not to exceed 10 days due to weather or environmental conditions, on any public or coastal waters of the state in case of an emergency requiring prompt action.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.