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Title:	SAILING
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Created:	Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
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509.0. "mooring and speed limit in NH" by BCSE::FRENCH () Mon Mar 23 1987 09:16

    On Thursday last, the N.H. House passed HB 586 regarding moorings
    on N.H. lakes. This is in answer to the Govenor's ban on moorings
    for the past 2 or 3 years. The bill is 13 pages long, so I won't
    attempt to enter it here. If anyone is interested, I can mail them
    a photocopy.
    
    History- for the past 2-3 years, new moorings have been virtually
    prohibited by decree of the governor, in attempt to force the opposing
    forces (lakeside landowners and the boating publc) to reach a
    compromise.
    
    Key points. 
    
    You must have a permit from the state - annual fee $25 for a decal
    - to install a mooring. 
    
    You must be a landowner with access to the lake to get a permit and
    are limited to one. Two to four moorings require "special exemption".
    Five or more require a mooring field permit.                         
    Public and private moorings and mooring fields are defined. 
    Owners may charge no more than an amount "which reasonably covers
    the cost of mooring installations, maintenance and other services
    directly related to the use of the mooring which reflects a profit
    margin in keeping with actual services rendered."
    
    This bill was funded at $25K for safety services until June 30,
    1987 and $150K for FY88 (same FY as DEC), the funding to be expended
    "to implement the provisions of this act"
    The office of state planning was also funded with $10K.
    
    In othe legisaltive action, the senate passed a bill limiting spped
    on all N.H. lakes (except Winnipesaukee) to 40mph days and 20mph
    nights. Apparently there was significant disagreement about exempting
    Winnipesaukee.
    
    It will be interesting to see what the senate and house do with
    the house and senate bills respectively. They are supposed to have
    their legislative business done by June.

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509.1 A.P. News regarding moorings in N.H. BCSE::FRENCH Wed Mar 25 1987 10:15 73

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509.1	A.P. News regarding moorings in N.H.	BCSE::FRENCH		`Wed Mar 25 1987 10:15`	73
	Moorings Bill Opponents Charge Permit Fee Is Really A Tax HB586 By NORMA LOVE Associated Press Writer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Supporters of a bill to control boat moorings on New Hampshire's public waters on Tuesday hailed it as a compromise that protects lakefront property owners' rights as well as the public's. But the bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Ralph Pearson, R-Gilford, attacked changes he said give enough power to the director of the Division of Safety Services ``for an absolute dictatorship'' over who gets moorings. ``We are establishing through this bill ... a dictatorship,'' he told the House Appropriations Committee. Co-sponsor Rep. Milton Jensen, R-Alton Bay, also had harsh words for a $25 annual permit fee added by the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee. More --> Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41 Boat Moorings (cont'd) ``This bill is being used to set up another tax,'' he said. Resources committee member Rep. Elizabeth Bardsley, R-Andover, defended the permit fee as necessary to pay for the program. ``It is not a tax which will make a lot of money,'' she said. ``It's a permit fee. If we want to enforce moorings legislation, we have to provide the funds to do it.'' The third sponsor, Rep. Robert Hawkins, R-Belmont, said he wasn't happy with every change, but urged the committee to pass the bill anyway and leave it to future legislatures to fix any problems. The bill would establish a permit system for moorings administered by the Division of Safety Services. It prohibits selling moorings, but allows operators of public or private mooring fields to charge enough to cover the cost of providing the service. By requiring proof of legal access, it essentially bars people from installing moorings in front of a lakefront owner's property - a key concern raised in discussion over bills in years past. It also bars placement of moorings where they interfere with ``recreational uses of the water and adjacent land.'' The bill also calls for establishing public and private mooring areas. More --> Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41 Boat Moorings (cont'd) The committee is reviewing a $175,000 appropriation for enforcement over the biennium. The bill also contains a $10,000 appropriation for the Office of State Planning to identify public mooring fields. Appropriations Chairman William Kidder, R-New London, interrupted Jensen to remind him that money, not policy, was his committee's task. He questioned why the complaints had not been aired on the House floor when the bill passed last week without a murmur. Other committee members questioned the need to apply regulations to the state's 900 lakes when enforcement would be limited to a few. They asked whether reducing the scope could allow reducing the appropriation. Safety Services Director Robert Danos said he would be happy with a pilot program covering the state's five largest lakes, but stressed the need for the money. Danos said the state issued about 6,200 mooring decals as part of a pilot program last summer and expected at least the same number of requests this year. He said he needs $104,000 to hire part-time staff to oversee the program and $60,000 to buy new boats. More --> Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41 Boat Moorings (cont'd) State Planning Director John Dabuliewicz offered an amendment to the committee suggested by Gov. John Sununu that would establish a three-member appeals board appointed by the governor and Executive Council.

Moorings Bill Opponents Charge Permit Fee Is Really A Tax
HB586
                             By NORMA LOVE

                       Associated Press Writer
   CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Supporters of a bill to control boat
moorings on New Hampshire's public waters on Tuesday hailed it as a
compromise that protects lakefront property owners' rights as well
as the public's.
   But the bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Ralph Pearson, R-Gilford,
attacked changes he said give enough power to the director of the
Division of Safety Services ``for an absolute dictatorship'' over
who gets moorings.
   ``We are establishing through this bill ... a dictatorship,'' he
told the House Appropriations Committee.
   Co-sponsor Rep. Milton Jensen, R-Alton Bay, also had harsh words
for a $25 annual permit fee added by the Resources, Recreation and
Development Committee.
                                                            More -->
Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41                 Boat Moorings (cont'd)

    ``This bill is being used to set up another tax,'' he said.
    Resources committee member Rep. Elizabeth Bardsley, R-Andover,
defended the permit fee as necessary to pay for the program.
   ``It is not a tax which will make a lot of money,'' she said.
``It's a permit fee. If we want to enforce moorings legislation, we
have to provide the funds to do it.''
   The third sponsor, Rep. Robert Hawkins, R-Belmont, said he
wasn't happy with every change, but urged the committee to pass the
bill anyway and leave it to future legislatures to fix any problems.
   The bill would establish a permit system for moorings
administered by the Division of Safety Services. It prohibits
selling moorings, but allows operators of public or private mooring
fields to charge enough to cover the cost of providing the service.
   By requiring proof of legal access, it essentially bars people
from installing moorings in front of a lakefront owner's property -
a key concern raised in discussion over bills in years past. It
also bars placement of moorings where they interfere with
``recreational uses of the water and adjacent land.''
   The bill also calls for establishing public and private mooring
areas.
                                                            More -->
Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41                 Boat Moorings (cont'd)

   The committee is reviewing a $175,000 appropriation for
enforcement over the biennium. The bill also contains a $10,000
appropriation for the Office of State Planning to identify public
mooring fields.
   Appropriations Chairman William Kidder, R-New London,
interrupted Jensen to remind him that money, not policy, was his
committee's task. He questioned why the complaints had not been
aired on the House floor when the bill passed last week without a
murmur.
   Other committee members questioned the need to apply regulations
to the state's 900 lakes when enforcement would be limited to a
few. They asked whether reducing the scope could allow reducing the
appropriation.
   Safety Services Director Robert Danos said he would be happy
with a pilot program covering the state's five largest lakes, but
stressed the need for the money.
   Danos said the state issued about 6,200 mooring decals as part
of a pilot program last summer and expected at least the same
number of requests this year. He said he needs $104,000 to hire
part-time staff to oversee the program and $60,000 to buy new boats.
                                                            More -->
Associated Press Tue 24-MAR-1987 15:41                 Boat Moorings (cont'd)

   State Planning Director John Dabuliewicz offered an amendment to
the committee suggested by Gov. John Sununu that would establish a
three-member appeals board appointed by the governor and Executive
Council.