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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Interesting, but vessels operating on the Maine side of the river can\u2019t be subject to NH law. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Board [mailto:board-bounces@portsmouthyc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Pelletier<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> board@portsmouthyc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Board] NH Senate Hearing - relative to the status of "headway speed only" zones in the Piscataqua<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Received this from Great Bay Marine earlier today...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The language being removed from the RSA would be (<span style='background:yellow'>highlighted</span>):<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black'> "VI. (a) To provide full visibility and control and to prevent their wake from being thrown into or causing excessive rocking to other boats, barges, water skiers, aquaplanes or other boats, rafts or floats, all vessels shall maintain headway speed when within 150 feet from: <br> (1) Rafts, floats, swimmers. <br> (2) Permitted swimming areas. <br> (3) Shore. <br> (4) Docks. <br> (5) Mooring fields. <br> (6) Other vessels. <br> (b) These requirements shall not apply when: <br> (1) Starting skiers from shore, docks or floats, as long as neither the boat nor the skier is endangering the life or safety of any person. <br> <span style='background:yellow'> (2) A vessel is in the federal deepwater shipping channel of the Piscataqua River between navigation buoys R2, Wood Island at the mouth of the river and R12, opposite the Sprague Terminal. </span><br> (c) The operator of a towing boat shall be responsible for compliance with this paragraph. <br> (d) The requirements of RSA 270-D:2, VI(a)(3) shall not apply to a vessel in the waters of the Androscoggin River from the Errol Dam to Umbagog Lake or in the waters of the Magalloway River within the state of New Hampshire. "</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And adding a new Piscataqua specific section:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black;background:yellow'>270:133 Piscataqua River. No person shall use or operate any vessel in excess of headway speed in the federal deepwater shipping channel of the Piscataqua River between navigation buoys R2, Wood Island at the mouth of the river and R12, opposite the Sprague Terminal. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Since the 150 foot rule still applies to section VI.(a)(1)..(6), this means most of the river from my limited chart view...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bill Pelletier<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-------------<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:6.75pt 10.5pt 6.0pt 10.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#363636'><img width=200 height=99 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs130/1111383006862/img/48.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5 alt=gbm name="14b07adb9b67b004_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.48"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>IMPORTANT -<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>A hearing is scheduled for New Hampshire Senate Bill 87.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This Bill proposes to repeal an exemption from headway speed requirements applicable to a certain area of the Piscataqua River.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>It would establish a headway speed zone from the mouth of the river to the Sprague Terminal.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Specifically - <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>270:133 Piscataqua River. No person shall use or operate any vessel in excess of headway speed in the federal deepwater channel of the Piscataqua River between navigation buoys R2, Wood Island at the mouth of the river and R12, opposite the Sprague Terminal. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Here is a link to SB 87 in its entirety:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2015/SB0087.html" target="_blank">http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2015/SB0087.html</a></span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The hearing on this NH Senate Bill will be held:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>January 27, 2015 @ 1300hrs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Legislative Office Building<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>33 North State Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Concord, New Hampshire 03301<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Those of us potentially affected should attend this important hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>