Section 321-A:10 Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board; Membership.
I. There is established the amusement ride safety advisory board, comprised of the following members:
(a) The commissioner or designee, who shall serve as the chair of the board.
(b) One representative of owners or operators of carnival or amusement rides which are portable in nature, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(c) Two representatives of owners or operators of permanently placed carnival or amusement rides, one of whom shall be a water park operator, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(d) An insurance professional with experience underwriting carnival or amusement rides, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(e) An electrical engineer with experience in the mechanisms of amusements, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
(f) A member of the general public, appointed by the governor.
II. The first members of the board shall serve staggered terms, appointed as follows: members appointed under subparagraphs I(b) and (d) shall be appointed for one-year terms, members appointed under subparagraph I(c) shall be appointed for 2-year terms, members appointed under subparagraphs I(e) and (f) shall be appointed for 3-year terms. Thereafter, appointed members shall serve 4-year terms, and until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
III. Members of the board may be removed from office only as provided in RSA 4:1.
IV. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in official duties.
Source. 2006, 203:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.