Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §2, is further amended to read:

2. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 2-B, the annual snowmobile registration fee is as follows:

A. For residents, $25 $30. The registration for a snowmobile owned by a resident is valid for one year, commencing on July 1st of each year; and

B. For nonresidents:

(1) Thirty-five Forty dollars for a 3-consecutive day registration. A person may purchase more than one 3- day registration in any season;

(2) Fifty Fifty-five dollars for a 10-consecutive day registration. A person may purchase more than one 10- day registration in any season; and

(3) Sixty Sixty-five 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 in this subsection must to 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.

Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2001.

SUMMARY

This bill increases resident and nonresident snowmobile registration rates by $5 and dedicates that amount to a special fund administered by the Off-Road Vehicle Division of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands to assist any entity that has a snowmobile trail-grooming contract with the bureau in the purchase of trail-grooming equipment. Exempt from this increase is any snowmobile registered as an antique under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 7824, subsection 2- B.