Bill Text: NH HB1360 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to emergency authority on the public or coastal waters of the state.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-22 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 131; eff. 09/01/2024 [HB1360 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1360-Enrolled.html

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HB 1360 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

7Mar2024... 0492h

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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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows the department of safety to establish an emergency no wake zone 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2024... 0492h 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 no wake zone 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.