Bill Text: NH HB1104 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to railroad motorcars.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-28 - Signed by the Governor on 5/27/2014; Chapter 0039; Effective 7/01/2014 [HB1104 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2014-HB1104-Introduced.html

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HB 1104-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2030

06/04

HOUSE BILL 1104-FN

AN ACT relative to railroad motorcars.

SPONSORS: Rep. Coffey, Hills 25

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

ANALYSIS

This bill includes railroad motorcars as off highway recreational vehicles.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2030

06/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to railroad motorcars.

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

1 New Paragraphs; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Definitions. Amend RSA 215-A:1 by inserting after paragraph XXII the following new paragraphs:

XXIII. “Antique railroad motorcar” means any railroad motorcar 25 or more years old.

XXIV. “Railroad motorcar,” also known as section car, track car, and putt putt, means any vehicle propelled by mechanical power with flanged wheels that is designed and specifically manufactured for use on standard railroad tracks.

2 New Paragraph; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Registration; Railroad Motorcar. Amend RSA 215-A:21 by inserting after paragraph IV-d the following new paragraph:

IV-e. Antique railroad motorcars may be registered by a one-time purchase of a permanent plate to be affixed permanently to the antique railroad motorcar vehicle. This registration shall be available at the fish and game headquarters only.

3 Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Registration Fees; Antique Railroad Motorcars. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 215-A:23, II-b to read as follows:

II-b. Resident antique trail bike and antique railroad motorcar permanent registration-- $46.50 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

4 New Paragraph; OHRV Operation and License; Railroad Motorcars. Amend RSA 215-A:29 by inserting after paragraph XIX the following new paragraph:

XX. No person shall operate a railroad motorcar on railroad tracks for recreational purposes that has not been approved by the bureau of trails.

5 Off Highway Vehicles; Evaluation Process. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 215-A:43, IV to read as follows:

IV. Except as provided in paragraph IV-a, no person shall operate an OHRV wider than 50 inches or over 1,000 pounds on any state-owned trails, except that no person shall operate an OHRV wider than 62 inches or over 1,700 pounds on:

6 New Paragraph; Off Highway Vehicles; Evaluation Process; Railroad Motorcars. Amend RSA 215-A:43 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

IV-a. No person shall operate a railroad motorcar wider than 65 inches and 1,500 pounds.

7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

14-2030

11/05/13

HB 1104-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to railroad motorcars.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.