Bill Text: NH SB228 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-09 - Signed by the Governor on 08/04/2023; Chapter 0229; Effective 08/04/2023 [SB228 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB228-Amended.html
SB 228-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/22/2023 0403s
2023 SESSION
23-0979
09/08
SENATE BILL 228-FN
AN ACT relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Vogt, Rock. 21; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill directs the department of fish and game and the department of transportation to construct a boat ramp at Hilton Park in Dover.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/22/2023 0403s 23-0979
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Hilton Park Boat Ramp, Dock Repair, and Construction. Amend RSA 233-A by inserting after section 233-A:15 the following new section:
233-A:16 Hilton Park Boat Ramp, Dock Repair, and Construction.
I. The department of transportation, the department of fish and game, and the Pease Development Authority shall study repairs to the Hilton Park boat ramp and the construction of a new dock facility for use by the public. The study shall include but not be limited to consideration of the purchase of the site from the department of transportation and transfer to a suitable entity to oversee construction and operation of the facility, the cost of construction, the cost of maintenance, management of the competed facility, and any environmental impacts. The study shall include consultation with the department of environmental services, the city of Dover, the town of Newington, representatives of the aquaculture industry, the Great Bay waterkeeper, and other interested parties, and it shall provide opportunity for public input. It shall consider available funds or grants from federal and other sources, and it shall address the issues of the potential use of the facility for commercial purposes. The study shall consider feasible access and use under requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The study shall be completed by June 30, 2024.
II. A report of the findings of the study shall be provided to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the department of transportation, the fish and game department, the Pease Development Authority, the chairs of the senate transportation committee, the senate energy and natural resources committee, the house fish and game and marine resources committee, and the house public works and highway committee.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
23-0979
Revised 1/24/23
SB 228-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the Hilton Park boat ramp.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Unknown | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Transportation (DOT) states this bill would require it and the Fish and Game Department (F&G) to make necessary repairs to the Hilton Park boat ramp and states while the DOT Turnpikes Division owns the Hilton Park property, per the current memorandum of understanding (MOU), F&G is responsible for maintaining the boat ramp. Therefore, DOT assumes any cost for boat ramp repairs or improvements would be by F&G. Costs to make the required repairs, as well as source of funding, are not known at this time as F&G states it does not have complete information available to make an estimate. Furthermore, F&G states construction completion by the bill’s deadline of January 1, 2025, is not feasible.
It is assumed any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2023.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation and Fish and Game Department
