SB 315-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
2/14/02 2574s
2002 SESSION
10/09
SENATE BILL 315-FN
AN ACT relative to requiring payment of a club assistance program fee by persons registering snow traveling vehicles who are not members of an organized snowmobile club.
This bill requires a person registering a snow traveling vehicle to pay a club assistance program fee unless the person is a member of an organized nonprofit New Hampshire snowmobile club and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
2/14/02 2574s
02-3023
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to requiring safety and education training for persons registering snow traveling vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; OHRVs; Snow Traveling Vehicles; Club Assistance Program Fee Added. Amend RSA 215-A by inserting after section 23-a the following new section:
215-A:23-b Snow Traveling Vehicles; Club Assistance Program Fee.
I. Any person required to register a snow traveling vehicle under RSA 215-A:23, I, II, or III shall at the time of registration pay a club assistance program fee of $30, unless exempted under paragraph II. Of the $30 fee, one dollar shall be retained by the registration agent as an administrative fee.
II. A person registering a snow traveling vehicle under RSA 215-A:23, I, II, or III who provides proof at time of registration that the person is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club and a member of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, shall be exempt from the payment of the fee in paragraph I.
III. All moneys collected by the fish and game department from the club assistance program fee under this section shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program to be used by organized, nonprofit snowmobile clubs for the construction and maintenance of snowmobile trails and facilities as provided in RSA 215-A:23, VI(b).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
LBAO
02-3023
9/24/01
SB 315-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to requiring safety and education training for persons registering snow traveling vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fish and Game Department has determined that this bill will increase state restricted revenues and expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2002 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states that restricted revenue will increase by the number of $10 safety and education decals sold, net of the amount retained by selling agents. If all registered machines received decals, decal sales would total $650,520, with $260,208 distributed to Fish & Game, $260,208 distributed to the Department of Resources and Economic Development, and $130,104 retained by the selling agent.
The Department could not determine the amount expenditures would increase, though it could be significant due to the increase in required enrollment in safety and education classes. Additional costs would include the cost of decals, student packets, supplies, staff time, and other compliance costs.
The Department also states that further clarification of the language in this bill is necessary to determine at what level that course fees will be charged; per person, per club, or some combination. It is also not clear to the Department if people are to be permitted to use prior coursework over the past four years to comply with this requirement.