New Hampshire SB 119: relative to the length of docks on a water body and boat slips.

Bill Text

SB 119 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

03/30/2017 1099s

03/30/2017 1219s

3Jan2018... 2464h

2017 SESSION

 17-0817

 08/01

SENATE BILL 119

AN ACT relative to the length of docks on a water body and boat slips.

SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Vadney, Belk. 2

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill exempts certain temporary seasonal docks and boat lifts from permitting requirements of the department of environmental services.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/30/2017 1099s

03/30/2017 1219s

3Jan2018... 2464h 17-0817

 08/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the length of docks on a water body and boat slips.

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

 1 Boat Slip; Definition. Amend RSA 482-A:2, VIII to read as follows:

 VIII. "Boat slip'' means[: 

 (a) On water bodies over 10,000 acres, means] a volume of water 25 feet long, [8] 9 feet wide, and [3] 4 feet deep as measured at normal high water and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured. 

 [(b) On water bodies of 10,000 acres or less, a volume of water 20 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet deep as measured at normal high water mark and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.]

 2 Seasonal Docks. Amend RSA 482-A:3, IV-a(e) to read as follows:

 (e) No more than 6 feet wide and no more than [40] 50 feet long if the water body is 1,000 acres or larger, or no more than [30] 40 feet long if the water body is less than 1,000 acres;

 3 New Paragraph; Seasonal Boat Lifts. Amend RSA 482-A:3 by inserting after paragraph IV-a the following new paragraph:

 IV-b. Temporary seasonal boat lifts installed in any lake or pond shall be exempt from the permitting requirements of this section, provided that a notification is sent to the department by the owner of the property that includes the name and address of the property owner, the municipality, the waterbody, and tax map and lot number on which the proposed lift will be located. No more than one boat lift shall be located on any property under this paragraph. To qualify for an exemption under this paragraph, a temporary seasonal boat lift shall:

 (a) Only be installed adjacent to an existing permitted or grandfathered dock in a legally existing boat slip, such that no additional boat slip or dock is created;

 (b) Be located at least 20 feet from the abutting property line or imaginary extension of the property line over the water under this section;

 (c) Be removed during the non-boating season; and

 (d) Be removed from the lake bed for a minimum of 5 months each year

 5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.