SB335: relative to funds of the department of resources and economic development used for snowmobile trail grooming equipment.

CHAPTER 123

SB 335 – FINAL VERSION

2006 SESSION

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10/03

SENATE BILL 335

AN ACT relative to funds of the department of resources and economic development used for snowmobile trail grooming equipment.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2; Rep. Russell, Belk 6; Rep. D. Eaton, Ches 2; Rep. Stohl, Coos 1; Rep. Parkhurst, Ches 4

COMMITTEE: Environment and Wildlife

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that a certain portion of snowmobile registration fees designated for the department of resources and economic development be used for snowmobile trail grooming equipment.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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10/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to funds of the department of resources and economic development used for snowmobile trail grooming equipment.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

123:1 Snowmobiles; Registration Fees; Use by Department of Resources and Economic Development. Amend RSA 215-C:39, VII(a)-(b) to read as follows:

VII.(a) Any funds appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program shall be kept in a separate account and shall not be used for any other purpose. The corresponding registration fee moneys allocated to the bureau’s grant-in-aid program under paragraphs I and III shall be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may only be used for grant-in-aid projects that benefit the ridership of snowmobiles. Any unexpended balance in said account shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. From each registration fee collected under this section, $5 shall be used for the sole purpose of purchasing trail grooming equipment. All remaining funds shall be used for trail maintenance [and], construction, and the purchase of grant-in-aid equipment.

(b) Grants-in-aid shall be granted to snowmobile clubs and political subdivisions for the purchase of equipment and the construction and maintenance of public use snowmobile trails and facilities. The bureau shall make grants on such terms as it deems necessary and shall determine what trails and facilities shall be eligible. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subparagraph, a landowner who grants permission for a grant-in-aid trail to be located on his or her property shall retain the right to establish the inclusive dates during which snowmobile operation shall be permitted. Use of trails on private land shall extend only to the specific type of snowmobile and OHRV permitted by the landowner.

123:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m.

Approved: May 15, 2006

Effective: July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m.