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2003 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 244

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee on landowner liability for owners providing public access to snowmobile trails.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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

77:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study landowner liability for owners providing public access to snowmobile trails.

77:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

77:3 Duties. The committee shall study landowner liability for owners providing public access to snowmobile trails. The committee shall seek input, advice, and recommendations from:

I. Representatives from the insurance industry.

II. The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association.

III. The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

IV. Landowners providing access to trails for snowmobile use.

V. The office of the attorney general.

VI. The department of resources and economic development, division of parks and recreation, bureau of trails.

VII. Attorneys familiar with landowner liability/ immunity/ insurance issues.

77:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

77:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.

77:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of Governor, May 28, 2003)

(Effective Date: May 28, 2003)