Bill Text: NH HB1170 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Relative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Signed by Governor Hassan 05/27/2016; Chapter 131; Eff. 5/27/2016 [HB1170 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1170-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 131

HB 1170 - FINAL VERSION

 

2016 SESSION

16-2409

10/06

 

HOUSE BILL 1170

 

AN ACT relative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Rappaport, Coos 1; Rep. Rideout, Coos 7; Rep. Y. Thomas, Coos 3; Rep. Froburg, Coos 3; Rep. Hatch, Coos 6; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9

 

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill re-establishes the authority of the bureau of trails to permit larger OHRVs at Jericho Mountain state park at specific times and on specific trails.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16-2409

10/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT relative to special permits for OHRV operation in Jericho Mountain State Park.

 

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

 

131:1  Trails on State Lands; Special Permits; Jericho Mountain Sate Park.  Amend RSA 215-A:43, VII(c) to read as follows:

(c)  A person may operate an OHRV within Jericho Mountain state park which weighs up to 2,000 pounds unladen dry weight and is no wider than 65 inches on specifically designated trails within Jericho Mountain state park, provided that, in addition, the bureau of trails may permit operation of wider or heavier 4-wheel drive motor vehicles, as referenced in the Jericho Mountain state park master development plan, registered as OHRVs, at specific times and on specific trails.

131:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2016

Effective Date: May 27, 2016