CHAPTER 229

SB 228-FN - FINAL VERSION

02/22/2023   0403s

8Jun2023... 1462h

2023 SESSION

23-0979

09/08

SENATE BILL 228-FN

AN ACT relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Vogt, Rock. 21; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill directs the Pease Development Authority, the department of fish and game and the department of transportation to study repairs to the Hilton Park boat ramp in Dover and the construction of a new dock facility for use by the public.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/22/2023   0403s

8Jun2023... 1462h 23-0979

09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.

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

229:1 Hilton Park Boat Ramp, Dock Repair, and Construction.

I.  The department of transportation, the department of fish and game, and the Pease Development Authority shall study repairs to the Hilton Park boat ramp and the construction of a new dock facility for use by the public.  The study shall include, but not be limited to consideration of the purchase of the site from the department of transportation and transfer to a suitable entity to oversee construction and operation of the facility, the cost of construction, the cost of maintenance, management of the completed facility, and any environmental impacts.  The study shall include consultation with the department of environmental services, the city of Dover, the town of Newington, the Great Bay waterkeeper, and other interested parties, and it shall provide opportunity for public input.  It shall consider available funds or grants from federal and other sources, and it shall address the issues of the potential use of the facility for commercial purposes.  The study shall consider feasible access and use under requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The study shall be completed by June 30, 2024.

II.  A report of the findings of the study shall be provided to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the department of transportation, the fish and game department, the Pease Development Authority, the chairs of the senate transportation committee, the senate energy and natural resources committee, the house fish and game and marine resources committee, and the house public works and highways committee.

229:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: August 04, 2023

Effective Date: August 04, 2023