Lawrence Keane

HB 1301 raises the annual individual mooring fee from $25 to $50 on lakes with mooring programs. Half of that fee ($25) would go directly to the Cyanobacteria Mitigation Loan and Grant Fund, raising about $80,000 per year—a modest but helpful boost. Created in 2023, this fund has already helped a handful of lake and watershed associations fight back against harmful cyanobacteria blooms. But the fund is now nearly depleted, even as more lakes are affected each year by Cyanobacteria blooms. There is no sustainable funding source to replenish it. HB 1301 will help address this funding challenge. Everyone who uses New Hampshire’s lakes, especially if they have a mooring, should support this bill to help protect our cherished lakes. I strongly support HB 1301.