HB 1542-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2501
11/10
HOUSE BILL 1542-FN
AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows electronic copies of safe boater education certificates for possession and presentation to marine patrol.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2501
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Safe Boater Education; Possession of Certificate; Electronic Copy. Amend RSA 270-D:11, I to read as follows:
I. Any person required to have a safe boater education certificate shall:
(a) Possess the certificate when operating a motorized vessel with any type of power motor in excess of 25 horsepower on the public waters of the state. The certificate shall be a physical original or copy, or an electronic copy, or a photograph of the certificate on an electronic device.
(b) Present the certificate or the copy upon the demand of a marine patrol officer. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2501
11/6/23
HB 1542-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | (Indeterminable Decrease - Likely Not to Exceed $30,000 Per Year) | ||||
Revenue Fund(s) | Navigation Safety Fund | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | (Indeterminable Decrease - Likely Not to Exceed $10,638 per Year) | ||||
Funding Source(s) | Navigation Safety Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] N/A • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows for alternative forms of safe boater education certificates for possession and presentation to Marine Patrol. The Department of Safety states this may result in fewer individuals seeking replacement cards, since electronic, or other copies, may be used. The Department states, on average, there are approximately 3,000 replacement cards issued annually at a cost of $10 each, for a total of $30,000 per year in revenue. The Department’s cost for replacement cards (after the first 300 which are at no cost from the vendor) is $3.94 per card. Therefore, to create 3,000 replacement cards it costs the state $10,638 (2,700 cards X $3.94). It is anticipated this bill, beginning in FY 2025, would reduce state revenue yearly by no more than $30,000 and state expenditures yearly by no more than $10,638. All revenue and expenditures would be to the Navigation Safety Fund.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety