NH HB1477

Requires anchored seasonal floating platforms on New Hampshire public waters to be owned only by adjacent shorefront property owners

Mandates a $50 permit from the Division of State Police, Marine Patrol for all anchored seasonal platforms, with $25 deposited into the Navigation Safety Fund and $25 into the Cyanobacteria Mitigation Loan and Grant Fund

Exempts platforms used by local, state, or federal government agencies, their subcontractors, or conservation groups engaged in non-recreational activities from the permit requirement

Imposes a $100 fine plus 20 percent penalty assessment for failure to obtain the required permit

Takes effect 60 days after passage, with estimated state expenditures of $178,000 in FY 2027 for two new staff positions to administer the permit program