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SENATE BILL 453

COMMITTEE: Public Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill reestablishes the set back line for primary structures within the protected shoreland and allows a municipality having a lesser setback, established prior to January 1, 2002, to maintain the defined primary building line in that municipality. It also extends the provisions of the Shoreland Protection Act to the Connecticut River.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

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

114:1 Siting the Primary Structure Within the Protected Shoreland. RSA 483-B:9, II (b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

(b) Primary structures shall be set back behind the primary building line which is 50 feet from the reference line.

114:2 Applicability. Municipalities having a setback of less than 50 feet prior to January 1, 2002 may maintain the defined primary building line in that municipality.

114:3 Shoreland Protection; Connecticut River Added. Amend RSA 483-B:20 to read as follows:

483-B:20 Designated Rivers. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to rivers or river segments designated by the general court and approved for management and protection under RSA 483 prior to January 1, 1993 with the exception of the Connecticut River.

114:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 3, 2002)

(Effective Date: July 2, 2002)