The House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee this week passed SB217, the Cannon Mountain lease bill. The full House is expected to take up the bill on April 25.
The committee passed the bill as is, meaning that it still calls on the agency that manages state parks to develop a master plan for Cannon Mountain and Franconia Notch State Park. The Department of Resources and Economic Development worked with the Senate to include the master plan provision in the bill.
At the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee hearing earlier this month, the bill's prime sponsor, Sen. Jeb Bradley, said he wanted the master plan provision removed from the bill, citing its cost.
