CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A state Senate committee is recommending the Senate kill a plan to ban state Fish and Game officers from search and rescue missions in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest unless the federal government pays.
The Fish and Game Commission opposes the bill and the Forest Service says it has no authority to make the payments.
Berlin Sen. John Gallus said he’s received many complaints from sportsmen and women that Fish and Game is spending money on searches and rescues in the national forest at a time when the agency is running short on money.
Opponents told the Senate Wildlife, Fish and Game Committee on Wednesday that hikers and climbers pump millions of dollars into the state economy.
and that the Legislature should not change the state’s ability to coordinate rescues.
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