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Sponsor asks committee to table short‑notice reservation bill after federal funding conflict identified
Summary
Representative John Sellers asked the committee to recommend ITL for HB 657, a bill on short‑notice resident access to state park bookings, because the proposal would conflict with federal funding requirements, the sponsor said.
CONCORD — Representative John Sellers asked the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee to recommend Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) on House Bill 657, legislation that would have required the state to reserve short‑notice booking access for New Hampshire residents.
Sellers told the committee the proposal ran into a federal law conflict because the state receives federal funds for parks and related programs; implementing the residency preference as written could jeopardize those funding streams. He therefore asked the committee to ITL the bill.
Why it matters: The bill would have changed park reservation priorities; the sponsor said federal funding constraints make the statutory change infeasible.
Next steps: Committee members acknowledged the ITL request and closed the hearing.
