Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Here it is! Boat Registration Proposed Legislation

fatlazyless · 01-14-2009, 01:31 PM

NH Republican legislators have a long record of saying no to taxes while supporting fees because that way the user is paying for the state service, and the money needs to come from somewhere. State Representative Drisko, who is sponsoring this bill for MP director Barett is a Republican. The existing motor and sailboat fee schedule has not been increased since 1989.

As a paddler and sail-boater, I'm happy to pay for a two-dollar, kayak-canoe-rowboat-less than 12' sailboat, fee sticker as a good method of supporting the NH Marine Patrol and the milfoil, invasive weed program. Hopefully, it would just require a simple sticker on both sides of the bow similar to the rule for sailboats less than 20' and not a set of bow numbers on both sides of the bow.

01-14-2009, 01:31 PM	#10
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,533 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	NH Republican legislators have a long record of saying no to taxes while supporting fees because that way the user is paying for the state service, and the money needs to come from somewhere. State Representative Drisko, who is sponsoring this bill for MP director Barett is a Republican. The existing motor and sailboat fee schedule has not been increased since 1989. As a paddler and sail-boater, I'm happy to pay for a two-dollar, kayak-canoe-rowboat-less than 12' sailboat, fee sticker as a good method of supporting the NH Marine Patrol and the milfoil, invasive weed program. Hopefully, it would just require a simple sticker on both sides of the bow similar to the rule for sailboats less than 20' and not a set of bow numbers on both sides of the bow. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!