CHAPTER 147

SB 128-FN-A – FINAL VERSION

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2011 SESSION

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10/09

SENATE BILL 128-FN-A

AN ACT establishing a committee to study sources of funding for the search and rescue operations of the fish and game department.

SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study sources of funding for the search and rescue operations of the fish and game department.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/23/11 0397s

11-0418

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT establishing a committee to study sources of funding for the search and rescue operations of the fish and game department.

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

147:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study sources of funding for the search and rescue operations of the fish and game department.

147:2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

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

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

147:3 Duties. The committee shall study sources of funding for the search and rescue operations of the fish and game department, including possible assessments of fees on hikers or accommodations in addition to or in lieu of charges on fish and game registrations and licenses.

147:4 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 senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

147:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2011.

147:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 7, 2011

Effective Date: June 7, 2011