CHAPTER 85
SB 381-FN - FINAL VERSION
4/6/00 3998eba
2000 SESSION
SENATE BILL 381-FN
AN ACT relative to registration fees for off-highway recreational vehicles.
SPONSORS: Sen. Below, Dist 5; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2; Rep. Roberts, Ches 4; Rep. M. Whalley, Merr 5
This bill allows owners of OHRV trails maintenance vehicles to register these vehicles at a rate of $5 each per year. This bill also defines OHRV trails maintenance vehicle.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4/6/00 3998eba
00-2714
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to registration fees for off-highway recreational vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
85:1 New Paragraph; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Definitions. Amend RSA 215-A:1 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VI-a. "OHRV trails maintenance vehicle" means any mechanically-propelled vehicle used to maintain OHRV trails, classified by the chief of the bureau of trails. When said vehicle is registered as an OHRV trails maintenance vehicle, it shall not be used for recreational purposes. For the purposes of this chapter, all vehicles within this definition shall be classified as off highway recreational vehicles.
85:2 New Paragraph; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Registration. Amend RSA 215-A:21 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
V-a.(a) All OHRV trails maintenance vehicles shall be registered with a number to be placed and attached as follows:
(1) If the vehicle is a snow traveling maintenance vehicle, in the manner prescribed in paragraph IV.
(2) If the vehicle is a wheeled maintenance vehicle, in the manner prescribed in paragraph V.
(b) The registration number shall be contained on a decal of a design, color, and size designated by the executive director. The registration number for said vehicle shall be assigned by the executive director or one of his agents. In case of a transfer, the number shall expire and become invalid. If a new machine is obtained a new number shall be assigned, unless otherwise authorized by the executive director.
85:3 New Paragraph; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Transfer of Registration. Amend RSA 215-A:22 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person or club who conveys to another ownership of a registered OHRV trails maintenance vehicle may register in his name or the club's name another OHRV trails maintenance vehicle for the remainder of the year at the rate designated in RSA 215-A:23, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to the department of fish and game upon request for transfer.
85:4 New Paragraph; Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Registration Fees. Amend RSA 215-A:23 by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:
XI. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, $5 for each set of plates for OHRV trails maintenance vehicles. No other fees shall be collected under this chapter for the registration of such vehicles. Any such funds collected shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the costs of administration of OHRV trails maintenance vehicles.
85:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
(Approved: April 21, 2000)
(Effective Date: July 1, 2000)
LBAO
00-2714
12/6/99
SB 381-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to registration fees for off-highway recreation vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.