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                                  5864

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis-
  tration of vintage snowmobiles; and to amend the parks, recreation and
  historic preservation law, in relation to a fee for  snowmobile  trail
  development and maintenance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 2222 of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
as follows:
  4-a. Additional fee. In addition to the other  fees  provided  for  in
paragraphs  (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of subdivision four of this section the
commissioner shall, upon application in such cases for the  registration
of a snowmobile or the renewal thereof, collect the annual ninety dollar
fee  for  residents and ninety dollar fee for nonresidents and a thirty-
five dollar fee for residents and thirty-five dollar  fee  for  nonresi-
dents who provide proof, at the time of registration, that such individ-
ual is a member of an organized New York state snowmobile club that is a
member of the New York state snowmobile association or is a member of an
organized  New  York  state  snowmobile club that is a trail maintenance
entity and a member of the New York state snowmobile association AND THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON APPLICATION IN SUCH CASES FOR THE  REGISTRATION
OF  A  VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE COLLECT A FIFTEEN DOLLAR FEE FOR ANY RESIDENTS
OR NONRESIDENTS WHO PROVIDE PROOF, AT THE  TIME  OF  REGISTRATION,  THAT
SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  IS  A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE
CLUB THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION OR IS
A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE CLUB THAT IS A  TRAIL
MAINTENANCE ENTITY AND A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCI-
ATION  which  are  imposed by section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and
historic preservation law. In the event that an individual seeking snow-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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mobile club membership is unable, for any reason, to  secure  such  club
membership,  he or she may contact the New York state snowmobile associ-
ation, who shall secure such membership for such person. This fee  shall
also  be collected from dealers at the time of original registration and
at the time of each renewal. The  commissioner  shall  effectuate  regu-
lations  regarding  what is required as proof of membership in an organ-
ized New York state snowmobile club that is a trail  maintenance  entity
and  a  member  of  the  New  York  state snowmobile association for the
purposes of this subdivision.
  S 2. Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 4-b to read as follows:
  4-B.  (A) FEES FOR VINTAGE SNOWMOBILES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, FEES FOR REGISTRATION OF  A  VINTAGE
SNOWMOBILE WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED AS AN EXHIBITION PIECE OR COLLEC-
TOR'S  ITEM, AND IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITS,
TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR USES, BUT NOT USED
FOR GENERAL SNOWMOBILING PURPOSES, SHALL BE TEN DOLLARS ANNUALLY.
  (B) THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION STICKER SHALL NOT BE ISSUED  NOR  REQUIRED
TO  BE AFFIXED TO THE SNOWMOBILE, BUT THE REGISTRATION SHALL BE REQUIRED
TO BE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE OPERATOR AND PRESENTED ON DEMAND BY A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
  (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE SHALL  MEAN
ANY  SNOWMOBILE  MANUFACTURED  TWENTY-FIVE  OR  MORE  YEARS PRIOR TO THE
CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR, AND ANY OTHER MODEL,  YEAR  AND  TYPE  SNOWMOBILE
WHICH  HAS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND WHICH IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER TO BE OF HISTORICAL, CLASSIC OR EXHIBITION VALUE.
  (D) A PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES A SNOWMOBILE WHICH IS REGISTERED  AS
A  VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE AND SUCH SNOWMOBILE IS NOT A VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  GUILTY  OF  A
VIOLATION AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  S  3. Section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION A
FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS IS IMPOSED UPON AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OR NONRES-
IDENT WHO PROVIDES PROOF AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION OF A SLED  PURSUANT
TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR-B  OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED
NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE CLUB THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
SNOWMOBILE  ASSOCIATION  OR  IS  A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED NEW YORK STATE
SNOWMOBILE CLUB THAT IS A TRAIL MAINTENANCE ENTITY AND A MEMBER  OF  THE
NEW  YORK  STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, IN ADDITION TO THE REGISTRATION
REQUIRED BY THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL
SEEKING SNOWMOBILE CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS UNABLE, FOR ANY REASON, TO  SECURE
SUCH  CLUB  MEMBERSHIP, HE OR SHE MAY CONTACT THE NEW YORK STATE SNOWMO-
BILE ASSOCIATION, WHO SHALL SECURE SUCH MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH PERSON.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a law, provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
immediately authorized and directed  to  promulgate  and/or  repeal  any
rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
on its effective date.