HB 229 - AS INTRODUCED

2021 SESSION

21-0264

11/04

HOUSE BILL 229

SPONSORS: Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 4; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Deshaies, Carr. 6; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 9; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Dontonville, Graf. 10; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 5

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

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ANALYSIS

This bill defines "wake boat."

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0264

11/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

AN ACT defining "wake boat."

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

1 New Paragraph; Boating and Water Safety; Definition; Wake Boat. Amend RSA 270-D:1 by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:

XII-a. "Wake boat" means any boat that is equipped with ballast tanks, bags, compartments, containers, plumbing, or similar devices or systems that are designed to alter or enhance the characteristics of the boat's wake, and is also known as a "ballast boat."

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.