HB1553: prohibiting the posting of certain state properties as no trespassing areas.

HB 1553-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

20-2170

05/04

HOUSE BILL 1553-FN

AN ACT prohibiting the posting of certain state properties as no trespassing areas.

SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 6; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits state agencies from posting state property as a no trespassing or no hunting area unless the property is used for equipment storage or a safety issue exists. The executive director of fish and game would be responsible for safety determinations.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2170

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT prohibiting the posting of certain state properties as no trespassing areas.

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

1 New Section; Fish and Game Commission; Access to State Lands. Amend RSA 206 by inserting after section 16 the following new section:

206:16-a Access to State Lands; Posting of No Trespassing and No Hunting Areas Prohibited. No state agency shall post as a no trespassing or no hunting area any state property, unless the property is used for equipment storage or access is restricted for safety reasons. Posting of an equipment storage area shall be limited to the storage area only. Safety determinations shall be made by the executive director, following an investigation of the site.

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

LBAO

20-2170

11/19/19

HB 1553-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT prohibiting the posting as of certain state properties as no trespassing areas.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

Appropriation

$0

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Revenue

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Expenditures

$0

Indeterminable Increase

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Funding Source:

[ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Fish and Game Fund

METHODOLOGY:

This bill prohibits state agencies from posting state property as a no trespassing or no hunting area unless the property is used for equipment storage or a safety issue exists. The Executive Director of Fish and Game would be responsible for safety determinations.

The Fish and Game Department indicates it does not have complete information on all property owned by the State. Without such information, the Department cannot estimate the number of staff required to enforce the provisions of the bill including assessment of sites to identify safety issues. However, the Department states, if the a safety evaluation is only required when a state agency seeks to post a specific site, the cost to the Department would be much lower.

The Department of Administrative Services indicates this bill would have no fiscal impact as it would not require the Department to perform any additional duties or purchase any additional equipment or supplies.

It is assumed this bill will not take effect until FY 2021.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Departments of Fish and Game and Administrative Services