NH LAKES chief calls for lake supporters to run for office.
NH LAKES chief calls for lake supporters to run for office.
Reconciliation between Senate and House versions of the bill is still needed.
Leading the opposition, Salem Representative Joe Sweeney said a 300-foot shoreline setback for wake boats would “destroy the culture present on countless New Hampshire lakes.”
A committee last week voted HB 1071 “inexpedient to legislate,” but the bill will still head to the full House.
New scientific study recommends operating wakesurfing boats 425 to 500 feet from shore to minimize their outsized impact.