Bill Text: NH SB410 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a commission to study creating a boat safe card.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-04 - II. Remainder Effective 05/30/2018 [SB410 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB410-Introduced.html
SB 410-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2849
04/08
SENATE BILL 410-FN
AN ACT establishing a registration fee for canoes and kayaks.
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes an annual registration fee for canoes and kayaks.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2849
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT establishing a registration fee for canoes and kayaks.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Boat Fee. Amend RSA 72-A:2, II to read as follows:
II. [Canoes, kayaks,] Rowboats, sailboats under 20 feet in length, and sailboards [and sailing canoes].
2 New Paragraph; Vessel Registration and Numbering; Definitions. Amend RSA 270-E:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. "Canoe" means a narrow, lightweight boat with its sides meeting in a sharp edge at each end propelled with one or more paddles. "Canoe" shall include a sailing canoe. A "kayak" is a small, narrow watercraft which is propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
3 Vessel Registration and Numbering; Exemption From Registration. Amend RSA 270-E:4, I to read as follows:
I. Sailboats under 12 feet in length[,] and rowboats [and canoes] powered by sail, oars, paddles, or other human power. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from registration except as provided in paragraph II.
4 Vessel Registration and Numbering Registration Required. Amend the introductory paragraph in RSA 270-E:5, I to read as follows:
I. The registration fees for commercial, private, and pleasure vessels, including rentals and airboats, but excluding canoes and kayaks, shall be as follows:
5 New Section; Vessel Registration and Numbering; Registration Fees for Canoes and Kayaks. Amend RSA 270-E:5 by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
270-E:5-a Registration Fees for Canoes and Kayaks. The annual registration fee for a canoe or kayak shall be $10.
6 Vessel Registration and Numbering; Disposition of Revenues. Amend RSA 270-E:7 to read as follows:
270-E:7 Disposition of Revenues.
I. Except as provided in [paragraph II] paragraphs II and III, all fines collected under this chapter and the amount of fees generated by RSA 270-E:5, I and III shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.
II. All fees collected under RSA 270-E:5, I and III for vessels registered for tidal and coastal waters shall be made available to the Pease development authority, division of ports and harbors for the purposes of safety, navigation, training, and administration. Such sums shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the Pease development authority, division of ports and harbors.
III. From each registration required under RSA 270-E:5-a which is processed by an authorized agent of the department who is not an employee of the department, $3 shall be collected and retained by the authorized agent as compensation for processing the registration. The remainder of the registration fee required under RSA 270-E:5-a, and all fines relating to the registration or operation of a canoe or kayak, shall be collected and disposed of as follows:
(a) Fifty percent shall be credited to the fish and game search and rescue fund established in RSA 206:42; and
(b) Fifty percent shall be credited to the lake restoration and preservation fund established in RSA 487:25.
7 Vessel Registration and Numbering; Exemptions From Displaying Numbers. Amend RSA 270-E:9, I(h) to read as follows:
(h) A sailboat under 20 feet in length[, or any vessel that is only powered by oars or paddles]. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from displaying a number except as otherwise provided in this section.
8 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. Amend RSA 260:42 to read as follows:
206:42 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, and the additional fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III for each canoe or kayak registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations. The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this subdivision are continually appropriated to the fish and game department for the purposes of this subdivision. The fish and game department shall report to the fiscal committee on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 1989, on the expenditures made from the fund.
9 Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund. Amend RSA 487:25, I to read as follows:
I. The fee of $9.50 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(a), and the fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III, shall be paid to the director of the division of motor vehicles. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall pay over said fee to the state treasurer who shall keep the fee in a special fund to be expended by the department of environmental services. The department shall use $.50 of the fee for lake restoration and preservation measures, exclusive of exotic aquatic weed control, $5 of the fee for the control of exotic aquatic weeds, and $4 of the fee for the milfoil and other exotic aquatic plants prevention program. The department shall deposit the $4 into a special account within the lake restoration and preservation fund which shall be used to administer the milfoil and other exotic aquatic plants prevention program. The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this section are continually appropriated to the department for the purposes of this subdivision.
10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-2849
12/13/17
SB 410-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT establishing a registration fee for canoes and kayaks.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund, Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund, and Navigation Safety Fund | |||
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Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes a $10 annual registration fee for canoes and kayaks with revenue, net of a $3 processing fee retained by authorized agents, being split $3.50 to the fish and game search and rescue fund and $3.50 the lake restoration and preservation fund. While many surveys have been conducted as to participation in outdoor activities, the total number of canoes and kayaks that will be required to be registered under this bill, and the corresponding revenue, is indeterminable. The Department of Safety estimates required one-time system programming costs to total $90,000 and also states it would require an additional cash terminal operator position (labor grade 11), which would cost (salary and benefits) $53,000 in FY 2019, $55,000 in FY 2020, $58,000 in FY 2021, and $61,000 in FY 2022. As this bill does not provide a funding source to offset these costs to the Department, it is assumed they would be a charge to the navigation safety fund. The navigation safety fund will also be utilized to purchase canoe and kayak boat decals.
The Department of Environmental Services states this bill will increase revenue to the Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund by an indeterminable amount. As result, state restricted expenditures will increase and to the extent municipalities are the recipient of any grants or awards from the increased revenues to the Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund, local revenue and expenditures will increase.
To the extent municipalities process registrations, this bill may increase local revenues from authorized agent fees and local expenditures for administration costs.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety, Fish and Game Department, and Department of Environmental Services
