CHAPTER 23
SB 328 - FINAL VERSION
2002 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 328
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the establishment of a permit system for vessels registered in another state temporarily using the waters of New Hampshire.
This bill establishes a committee to study the establishment of a permit system for vessels registered in another state temporarily using the waters of New Hampshire.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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02-3043
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the establishment of a permit system for vessels registered in another state temporarily using the waters of New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
23:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the establishment of a permit system for vessels registered in another state temporarily using the waters of New Hampshire.
23:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
23:3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Study the feasibility of a permit system for vessels registered in another state temporarily using the waters of New Hampshire. The study shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The effect of a permit system on interstate agreements.
(b) The effect of a permit system on New Hampshire boaters temporarily using the waters of other states.
(c) The appropriate administering body for a permit system.
(d) The appropriateness of a fee for the permits, and whether a fee should be used to fund the enforcement of restrictions on the discharge of sewage and graywater from boats and to fund education programs on safety laws and wildlife protection for out-of-state boaters, in addition to funding the costs of administering the permit system.
II. Seek input from the department of environmental services, the fish and game department, the department of resources and economic development, the department of safety, the New Hampshire Marine Trades Association, and the New Hampshire Lakes Association.
23:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
23:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
23:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: April 2, 2002)
(Effective Date: April 2, 2002)