HB210: (New Title) relative to passenger tramway registration fees and relative to carnival or amusement ride fees.

CHAPTER 191

HB 210-FN-A - FINAL VERSION

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2003 SESSION

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03/09

HOUSE BILL 210-FN-A

AN ACT relative to passenger tramway registration fees and relative to carnival or amusement ride fees.

SPONSORS: Rep. O'Neil, Rock 85; Rep. Dexter, Ches 27; Rep. Schulze, Hills 65

COMMITTEE: Finance

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Provides that passenger tramway registration fees shall cover the costs of administering the passenger tramway safety laws.

II. Requires that the commissioner of safety establish fees for carnival or amusement ride decals.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25mar03... 0702h

05/15/03 1560s

03-0518

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to passenger tramway registration fees and relative to carnival or amusement ride fees.

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

191:1 Passenger Tramway Registration Fees. Amend RSA 225-A:16 to read as follows:

225-A:16 Fees. The application for registration shall be accompanied by the applicable annual fees [; provided, however, that when an operator operates either a chair lift, skimobile, gondola, or aerial tramway during both a summer and winter season, the annual fee shall be 1 1/2 times the annual fee for the respective lift] to cover the costs of administering this chapter. The fees for registration shall be set by the board by rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.

191:2 Carnival-Amusement Operators; Decal Required. Amend RSA 321-A:4 to read as follows:

321-A:4 Decal Required. No person shall operate a carnival or amusement ride without a decal issued by the commissioner. The commissioner [may] shall by rule, adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, establish a reasonable fee for decals to cover the costs of administering this chapter. An operator shall apply for a decal to the commissioner on a form furnished by [him] the commissioner and containing such information as [he] the commissioner may require. No such decals shall be issued by the commissioner until proof of adequate insurance on each such ride, as provided in RSA 321-A:5, III, is certified by the owner or operator to the commissioner and the applicable fee has been paid.

191:3 Passenger Tramway Registration Fees; Expiration and Adoption of Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the passenger tramway safety board rule adopted pursuant to RSA 225-A:16 setting passenger tramway registration fees shall expire June 30, 2003. The passenger tramway safety board shall set new passenger tramway registration fees pursuant to RSA 225-A:16, as amended by this act. In developing the fees required by RSA 225-A:16, the passenger tramway safety board and the commissioner of safety shall act jointly to assure that the fees cover the costs of administering RSA 225-A.

191:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: June 30, 2003)

(Effective Date: June 30, 2003)