Committee Hears HB 113 to Allow OHRVs on Short State Road in Windsor

The House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee opened a hearing on HB 113, a bill that would add a short stretch of state road in the town of Windsor to the list of highways on which off‑highway recreational vehicles (OHRVs) may travel.

Representative Rachea Colcomb, prime sponsor and the legislator for Hillsborough, Windsor, Antrim and Bennington, told the committee the measure is narrowly focused: it would allow local residents who routinely use ATVs and UTVs as primary vehicles to legally cross an 1.8‑mile summer‑maintained segment of state road so they can move between parts of the town without a lengthy detour. “There’s roughly 12 houses… this is for the local use to be able to continue to use their road system,” Colcomb said.

The bill matters because it raises the question of when travel on state‑maintained roads should be opened to OHRVs and, if so, how that change is implemented. Supporters and Windsor officials say the move would recognize long‑standing local practice and reduce travel burdens for residents who…