An Act To Improve Funding for the State Snowmobile Trail System
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0633
Committee Amendment CA_A_H773 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10206, 12 MRSA §13104

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 482, L.D. 633, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Funding for the State Snowmobile Trail System" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, snowmobile registrations for the 2008-2009 snowmobile season will be 
issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife beginning in June 2008; and 
Whereas, a portion of each snowmobile registration fee is used to create and 
maintain snowmobile trails throughout the State that attract snowmobile riders from 
around the world, providing a significant economic benefit at both the local and state 
levels; and 
Whereas, in order to ensure that state-funded snowmobile trails remain safe for 
public use, this Act must take effect prior to the issuance of the 2008-2009 snowmobile 
registrations; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§2, ~A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 93, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
A. 
+He After the transfers provided in section 13104, subsection 4, the snowmobile 
and trail-grooming equipment registration fee for residents collected under chapter 
is credited as follows: 
(1) Twenty-two percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue; 
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(2) 
Fifty-two percent is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the 
Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands; and 
(3) Twenty-six percent is annually distributed to the municipality of the owner's 
residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate, except that in 
unorganized territory, 26% is annually distributed to the county of the owner's 
residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate and credited to the 
unorganized territory fund of that county established in Title 30-A, section 7502. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§2,~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B. 
The After the transfers provided in section 13104, subsection 4, the snowmobile 
registration fee for nonresidents collected under chapter 937 is credited as follows. 
(1) Eighteen percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue. 
(2) Seven percent is credited to the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund established 
under section 10258. 
(3) The remainder is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department 
of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §41, is 
further amended to read: 
4. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 5, the annual snowmobile registration fee is 
as follows: 
A. 
For residents, ~ 
$35. The registration for a snowmobile owned by a resident 
is valid for one year, commencing on July 1 st of each year. 
B. 
For nonresidents: 
(1) Forty-three dollars for a 3-consecutive-day registration. 
A person may 
purchase more than one 3-day registration in any season; 
(2) Fifty-eight dollars for a 10-consecutive-day registration. A person may 
purchase more than one I O-day registration in any season; and 
(3) 8ixt)' eight Eighty-eight dollars for a seasonal registration. 
The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for 
which the registration is valid. 
Five dollars from each registration fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be 
transferred to a special fund administered by the Off-Road Vehicle Division of the 
Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation. The funds must be 
used to assist any entity that has a snowmobile trail-grooming contract with the bureau in 
the purchase of trail-grooming equipment. 
Two dollars from each resident snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to the 
Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands. 
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Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited In the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and increases the snowmobile registration fee for 
residents from $33 to $35 and directs that the $2 increase be credited to the Snowmobile 
Trail Fund of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands. It also 
increases the seasonal snowmobile registration for nonresidents from $68 to $88. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/14/08 .w-ac 
LD633 
LR 1683(02) 
An Act To Improve Funding for the State Snowmobile Trail System 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
2008-09 
($54,000) 
Projections 
2009-10 
($54,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$0 
$54,000 
$406,000 
$54,000 
$406,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2010-11 
($54,000) 
$54,000 
$406,000 
Increasing the non-resident season snowmobile registration fee from $68 to $88 and the resident snowmobile 
registration fee from $33 to $35 will increase General Fund revenue by $54,000 and Other Special Revenue Funds 
revenue by $406,000 beginning in fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR1683(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1