HB 393-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0472
06/02
HOUSE BILL393-FN
AN ACTprohibiting mooring of boats without a permit.
SPONSORS:Rep. J. Smith, Carr. 5; Rep. Avellani, Carr. 4; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 3; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 3; Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. D. Paige, Carr. 1; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Woodcock, Carr. 1
COMMITTEE:Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of "mooring" to include spuds, lifts, and similar devices used to secure boats to the bottom of a water body. This bill also prohibits the use of spuds, lifts, or similar devices instead of a permitted mooring in waters requiring mooring permits.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0472
06/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTprohibiting mooring of boats without a permit.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Mooring of Boats on Public Waters; Definitions. Amend RSA 270:59, III to read as follows:
III. "Mooring" when used as a noun, means a mooring anchor, or other fixed object or stationary point, with or without a mooring buoy together with attached chains, cables, ropes, and pennants and related equipment used for the purpose of securing watercraft; or any spuds, lifts, or other devices which are an integral part of the vessel and being used to secure a boat to the bottom of a water body in lieu of a dock or pier.
2 New Paragraph; Moorings Prohibited. Amend RSA 270:64 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. No person shall use spuds, lifts, or similar devices that are an integral part of a vessel, in lieu of a permitted mooring on any body of water requiring a mooring permit.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
LBA
25-0472
12/11/24
HB 393-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTprohibiting mooring of boats without a permit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue Fund None
Expenditures* Indeterminable
Funding Source General Fund
Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
Funding Source None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
County Expenditures Indeterminable
Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Expenditures Indeterminable
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue Fund
None
Expenditures*
Indeterminable
Funding Source
General Fund
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
County Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
County Expenditures
Indeterminable
Local Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Local Expenditures
Indeterminable
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association