Here's the link to the previous thread on this subject;
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=7978
According to an article in the Citizen back in January 2009,
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...-1/CITNEWS0103, state rep Richard Drisko (R-Hollis) sponsored a bill to increase boat registration fees. The state's website won't let me view the bill so I can't see what became of it but I know it failed. Eventually, increased boat registration fees were added to HB2 (the state budget bill),
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legi...09/HB0002.html.
Here's the pertinent section:
Quote:
144:144 Registration Fees. Amend RSA 270-E:5, I to read as follows:
I. The registration fees for commercial, private, and pleasure vessels, including rentals and airboats shall be as follows:
(a) Up to and including 16 feet [$12] $24
(b) 16.1 feet to 21 feet [$17] $34
(c) 21.1 feet to 30 feet [$26] $52
(d) 30.1 feet to 45 feet [$36] $72
(e) 45.1 feet and over [$46] $92
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Don't forget there are additional fees (lake restoration and preservation fee, agent fee, etc.) that make up the total you pay to register. I can't keep track of all of them so you're on your own to figure those out.
Lastly, if you read the Citizen article linked above, you'll see they state the boat registration fees haven't increased since 1979, so 30 yrs since this fee has seen an increase. Does the timing suck? Yes. Do I enjoy paying a higher registration fee? No. Does Marine Patrol need it? Yes. Is an increase long overdue? Probably. So do what I do, suck it up.