NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6711B

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2022	print number 6711b
May 25, 2022	amend and recommit to finance
May 10, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Feb 14, 2022	print number 6711a
Feb 14, 2022	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 05, 2022	referred to transportation
May 12, 2021	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 10, 2022 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S6711B
  
  13
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: May 10, 2022
      
      aye (13)
      
      Cooney
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Liu
      
      Mattera
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Serino
      
      Skoufis

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2021-S6711 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7747
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2222, V & T L; amd §§21.07 & 27.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5419, S9505, A218

2021-S6711 - Summary

Increases fees for snowmobile trail development and maintenance for residents; adjusts the fee structure for snowmobile registrations for residents and non-residents of New York who do not belong to an organized New York state snowmobile club.

2021-S6711 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6711

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, in relation to fees for snowmobile trail
development and maintenance

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To adjust the fee structure for snowmobile registrations in relation to
funding snowmobile trail development and maintenance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 4-a of § 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from ninety
dollars to one hundred fifteen dollars for residents of New York that do
not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club, and from
ninety dollars to one hundred forty dollars for nonresidents of New York

that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club.

Section 2: Amends § 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from
ninety dollars to one hundred fifteen dollars for residents of New York
that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club, and
from ninety dollars to one hundred forty dollars for nonresidents of New
York that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club.
These fees go to the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

Section 3: Establishes the Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's snowmobile registration fees have remained the same since
2005, when the Snowmobiler's Rights and Responsibilities act enacted.
These fees are used for the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance
Fund, which establishes a mechanism for allocating funds to local
governmental sponsors that engage in the development and maintenance of
snowmobile trails designated as part of the State Snowmobile Trail
System. The fund is administered by New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation, through the Snowmobile Unit.
Currently, New York is one of only a few states, and the only state in
the Northeast where non-residents pay the same as resident snowmobilers.
For example, neighboring Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine all charge
more for a nonresident to ride their trails. This legislation would
provide an estimated $600,000 in new funding for the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would greatly enhance the winter
tourism industry in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation would have positive fiscal implications for the State
and Local Governments as it would boost revenue to the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would help to increase winter
tourism, which in turn brings state and local sales tax revue to govern-
ments. It is estimated to add approximately $600,000 to the Snowmobile
Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

2021-S6711 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6711
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and  the  parks,  recreation
   and  historic  preservation  law,  in  relation to fees 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]  ONE
 HUNDRED  FIFTEEN dollar fee for residents and [ninety] ONE HUNDRED FORTY
 dollar fee for nonresidents and a thirty-five dollar fee  for  residents
 and  thirty-five  dollar  fee for 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 association which are imposed by section 21.07
 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation  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 snowmobile association, 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  commis-
 sioner  shall effectuate regulations regarding what is required as proof
 of membership in an organized New York state snowmobile club that  is  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11404-01-1

 S. 6711                             2
 
 trail  maintenance  entity and a member of the New York state snowmobile
 association for the purposes of this subdivision.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  21.07 of the parks, recreation and
 historic preservation law, as amended by chapter  609  of  the  laws  of
 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  fee  of  [ninety] ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN dollars is hereby imposed
 upon the resident, and [ninety]  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY  dollars  upon  the
 nonresident,  owner of a snowmobile for the snowmobile trail development
 and maintenance fund to be paid to the commissioner  of  motor  vehicles
 upon  the  registration  thereof  in  addition  to  the registration fee
 required by the vehicle and traffic law, the payment of which fee hereby
 imposed shall be a condition  precedent  to  such  individual  resident,
 individual nonresident or dealer registration.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2021-S6711A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7747
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2222, V & T L; amd §§21.07 & 27.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5419, S9505, A218

2021-S6711A - Summary

2021-S6711A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6711A

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, in relation to fees for snowmobile trail
development and maintenance

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To adjust the fee structure for snowmobile registrations in relation to
funding snowmobile trail development and maintenance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 4 of § 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law
adding new paragraph (f) to add a new five fee for registering a vintage
snowmobile (manufactured before 1/1/1980).

Section 2: Amends subdivision 4-a of § 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from ninety

dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for residents of New York
that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club, and
from ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for non-residents
of New York that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile
club. Additionally, it raises the fee on club (resident and non-resi-
dent) members from thirty-five to fifty-five dollars.

Adds a new paragraph (b) to direct the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to
create a registration system for vintage snowmobiles (manufactured
before 1/1/1980).

Section 2: Amends § 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from
ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for residents of New
York that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club,
and from ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for nonresi-
dents of New York that do not belong to an organized New York State
snowmobile club. Additionally, it raises the fee on club members (resi-
dent and non-resident) from thirty-five to fifty-five dollars. These
fees go to the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

Adds a new subdivision (1) to add a new $10 fee for registering a
vintage snowmobile. These fees go to the Snowmobile Trail Development
and Maintenance Fund.

Section 4: amends section 27.17 of the Parks, and Historic Preservation
Law (related to state aid for snowmobile trail development and mainte-
nance) to:

Require local governments applying for a snowmobile trail development
and maintenance grant to file an application in September rather than an
estimate of their expenditures;

Require the Department to pay the 30% balance of grants by June of the
year following the completion of a project covered by the grant;


Caps the amount that the Commissioner of Parks and Commissioner of DEC
can use for snowmobile trail development and maintenance at $500,000
(current law caps this amount at 30% of the total snowmobile trail main-
tenance and development fund at the discretion of the commissioners);

Changes the allocation formula of the snowmobile trail maintenance and
development fund, to be capped at $4.2 million and estimated by the
Parks Commissioner available for grants under the program. Requires the
Commissioner to establish a pro-rated base rate per mile of trail, which
shall be a base grant per local sponsor;

Section 5: Establishes the Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's snowmobile registration fees have remained the same since
2006, when the Snowmobiler's Rights and Responsibilities act enacted.
These fees are used for the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance
Fund, which establishes a mechanism for allocating funds to local
governmental sponsors that engage in the development and maintenance of
snowmobile trails designated as part of the State Snowmobile Trail
System. The fund is administered by New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation, through the Snowmobile Unit.
Currently, New York is one of only a few states, and the only state in
the Northeast where non-residents pay the same as resident snowmobilers.
For example, neighboring Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine all charge
more for a nonresident to ride their trails. This legislation would
provide an estimated $2,000,000 in new funding for the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would greatly enhance the winter
tourism industry in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation would have positive fiscal implications for the State
and Local Governments as it would boost revenue to the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would help to increase winter
tourism, which in turn brings state and local sales tax revue to govern-
ments. It is estimated to add approximately $2,000,000 to the Snowmobile
Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date

2021-S6711A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6711--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
   and historic preservation law, in  relation  to  fees  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 of section 2222 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F)  A  FEE OF FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT AND NON-RESI-
 DENT VINTAGE REGISTRATION.
   § 2. 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. (A) 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]  ONE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  dollar  fee for residents and [ninety] ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE dollar fee for nonresidents and a  [thirty-five]  FIFTY-FIVE
 dollar  fee  for  residents  and [thirty-five] FIFTY-FIVE dollar fee for
 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.
                                                            LBD11404-07-2

 S. 6711--A                          2
 
 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.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP AND ISSUE TO APPLI-
 CANTS A SPECIAL VINTAGE REGISTRATION FOR A SNOWMOBILE MANUFACTURED PRIOR
 TO JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED  EIGHTY.  SUCH  VINTAGE  REGISTRATION
 SHALL  BE  IDENTIFIABLE BY A VINTAGE REGISTRATION STICKER, HAVE A UNIQUE
 REGISTRATION NUMBER AND BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL RENEWAL. IN ADDITION TO THE
 FEES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (F) OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COLLECT AN ANNUAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR
 A RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT APPLICANT WHO PROVIDES 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 ASSOCIATION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE THAT APPLICA-
 TIONS FOR A VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION AND THE ISSUING OF A VINTAGE
 SNOWMOBILE  REGISTRATION  MAY  ONLY  BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED AT ONE OR
 MORE FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT EITHER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON.
   § 3. Section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic  preservation
 law,  as  amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 21.07 Fee for snowmobile trail development and maintenance.    1.  A
 fee  of  [ninety] ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE dollars is hereby imposed upon
 the resident, and [ninety] ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  dollars  upon  the
 nonresident,  owner of a snowmobile for the snowmobile trail development
 and maintenance fund to be paid to the commissioner  of  motor  vehicles
 upon  the  registration  thereof  in  addition  to  the registration fee
 required by the vehicle and traffic law, the payment of which fee hereby
 imposed shall be a condition  precedent  to  such  individual  resident,
 individual nonresident or dealer registration.
   2.  Notwithstanding  the fee as established in subdivision one of this
 section, an individual resident or nonresident registering a  snowmobile
 who  provides 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 organ-
 ized New York state snowmobile club that is a trail  maintenance  entity
 and  a  member  of  the New York state snowmobile association, shall pay
 [thirty-five] FIFTY-FIVE dollars for each snowmobile for the  snowmobile
 trail  development  and maintenance fund 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.
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FEE AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO
 OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT  OR  NONRESIDENT  REGISTERING  A
 VINTAGE  SNOWMOBILE WHO PROVIDES 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
 S. 6711--A                          3
 
 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, SHALL PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH VINTAGE SNOW-
 MOBILE  FOR  THE  SNOWMOBILE  TRAIL  DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND 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 SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, WHO SHALL SECURE SUCH
 MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH PERSON.
   § 4. Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of section 27.17 of the parks, recreation
 and historic preservation law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 2  of
 part  G  of  chapter  82 of the laws of 2002 and subdivisions 4 and 5 as
 amended by chapter 88 of the laws  of  1988,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. Every county or, where applicable, any city, town or village within
 such county, shall be eligible for a grant for the development and main-
 tenance  of  a  system  of snowmobile trails and a program with relation
 thereto within its boundaries. Such grants shall be made by the  commis-
 sioner  and may constitute up to one hundred percent of the cost of such
 program including expenditures incurred for signs and markers of snowmo-
 bile trails. Any county or, where applicable, any city, town or  village
 within  such county, applying for such grant shall submit to the commis-
 sioner by September first of each year an [estimate of such expenditures
 for the current fiscal year,] APPLICATION in such  form  and  containing
 such  information  as  the  commissioner  may  require. No city, town or
 village may apply for such grant where the county  within  which  it  is
 contained has submitted an application for the same fiscal year. For the
 purpose  of this section, "fiscal year" shall mean the period from April
 first through March thirty-first. The commissioner shall review all such
 applications and shall determine the amount of state aid to be allocated
 to each county or, where applicable, any city, town  or  village  within
 such  county  in  accordance  with the provisions of subdivision five of
 this section. Of the amount the commissioner determines each county  or,
 where applicable, any city, town or village within such county is eligi-
 ble to receive, seventy percent shall be made available for distribution
 by November first and thirty percent for distribution upon demonstration
 of  completion,  submitted by June first[, of the program] FOLLOWING THE
 PROJECT YEAR, OR SUCH DATE AS CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION.
   4. [Not more than thirty percent] FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS of the
 snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund, as determined by  the
 commissioner,  shall  be  made  available  to  the  commissioner and the
 commissioner of environmental conservation for snowmobile trail develop-
 ment and maintenance on state owned lands; provided, however,  that  any
 such  maintenance  and  development  on  forest  preserve lands shall be
 undertaken in accordance with the master  plan  for  the  management  of
 state  lands  pursuant to section eight hundred sixteen of the executive
 law.
   5. The amount of state aid to be allocated to each  county  or,  where
 applicable, any city, town or village within such county, shall be drawn
 upon  the monies remaining in the snowmobile trail development and main-
 tenance fund after withdrawal pursuant to subdivisions two and  four  of
 this  section and shall be determined by the commissioner as hereinafter
 provided. [The commissioner shall determine  the  percentage  proportion
 which  the  authorized  expenditures of each individual county or, where
 applicable, any city, town or village within such county shall  bear  to
 the  total authorized expenditures of all the counties, cities, towns or
 S. 6711--A                          4

 villages for snowmobile trail development and  maintenance  pursuant  to
 this  section  during  the fiscal year. Such percentage proportion shall
 then be applied against the amount received in additional  fees  imposed
 by  section 21.07 of this chapter for registration of snowmobiles during
 such fiscal year, to the extent only and not exceeding  the  balance  of
 such  fund  remaining after the payment of expenses as set forth in this
 section. The amount thus determined shall constitute the maximum  amount
 of  state  aid to which each county or, where applicable, any city, town
 or village within such county, shall be entitled. The commissioner shall
 certify to the comptroller the amount thus determined  for  each  county
 or,  where  applicable, any city, town or village within such county, as
 the amount of state aid to be  apportioned  to  such  county  or,  where
 applicable,  any  city, town or village within such county.] THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL ESTIMATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION  TWO  HUNDRED
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR STATE AID, AND SHALL DEFINE AND
 ESTABLISH A BASE RATE PER MILE OF TRAIL, WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE THE BASE
 GRANT TO EACH LOCAL SPONSOR.    FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  LOCAL
 SPONSOR  SHALL  MEAN  A COUNTY ENGAGING AND ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT
 AND MAINTENANCE OF A SYSTEM OF SNOWMOBILE  TRAILS  AND  A  PROGRAM  WITH
 RELATION  THERETO WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES TO ENCOURAGE SAFETY, TOURISM AND
 UTILIZATION, OR IN THE EVENT A COUNTY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE SUCH A  PROGRAM
 OR  SYSTEM OF TRAILS, ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WITHIN SUCH COUNTY WHICH
 UNDERTAKES THE SAME. SUCH STATE AID SHALL BE PROVIDED  AS  DESCRIBED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PAY OVER TO THE
 MUNICIPAL SPONSOR THE THIRTY PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING BASE GRANT  UPON
 COMPLETION  OF  THE  PROJECT. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 DIVISION OF BUDGET, MAY PAY EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF THE  BASE  GRANT  WHEN
 THE  MUNICIPAL  SPONSOR  CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT APPROVED EXPENSES EXCEEDED
 AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMBINED PAYMENTS, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS  ARE
 AVAILABLE  FROM  THE  SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND.
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CALCULATE ALL EXPENSES SUBMITTED IN EXCESS OF THE
 BASE GRANT AND MAY DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL AID  ON  A  PRORATED  BASIS  TO
 SUPPORT SUCH EXPENSES.
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2021-S6711B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7747
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2222, V & T L; amd §§21.07 & 27.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5419, S9505, A218

2021-S6711B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S6711B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6711B

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, in relation to fees for snowmobile trail
development and maintenance

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To adjust the fee structure for snowmobile registrations in relation to
funding snowmobile trail development and maintenance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 4-a of § 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from ninety
dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for residents of New York
that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club, and
from ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for non-residents
of New York that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile

club. Additionally, it raises the fee on club (resident and non-resi-
dent) members from thirty-five to fifty-five dollars.

Section 2: Amends § 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law to increase fees for the registration of snowmobiles from
ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for residents of New
York that do not belong to an organized New York State snowmobile club,
and from ninety dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars for nonresi-
dents of New York that do not belong to an organized New York State
snowmobile club. Additionally, it raises the fee on club members (resi-
dent and non-resident) from thirty-five to fifty-five dollars. These
fees go to the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

Section 3: amends section 27.17 of the Parks, and Historic Preservation
Law (related to state aid for snowmobile trail development and mainte-
nance) to:

Require local governments applying for a snowmobile trail development
and maintenance grant to file an application in September rather than an
estimate of their expenditures;

Require the Department to pay the 30% balance of grants by June of the
year following the completion of a project covered by the grant;

Changes the allocation formula of the snowmobile trail maintenance and
development fund, to be capped and estimated by the Parks Commissioner
available for grants under the program. Requires the Commissioner to
establish a pro-rated base rate per mile of trail, which shall be a base
grant per local sponsor;

Section 4: Establishes the Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's snowmobile registration fees have remained the same since
2006, when the Snowmobiler's Rights and Responsibilities act enacted.
These fees are used for the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance
Fund, which establishes a mechanism for allocating funds to local
governmental sponsors that engage in the development and maintenance of
snowmobile trails designated as part of the State Snowmobile Trail
System. The fund is administered by New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation, through the Snowmobile Unit.
Currently, New York is one of only a few states, and the only state in
the Northeast where non-residents pay the same as resident snowmobilers.
For example, neighboring Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine all charge
more for a nonresident to ride their trails. This legislation would
provide an estimated $2,000,000 in new funding for the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would greatly enhance the winter
tourism industry in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation would have positive fiscal implications for the State
and Local Governments as it would boost revenue to the Snowmobile Trail
Development and Maintenance Fund, which would help to increase winter
tourism, which in turn brings state and local sales tax revue to govern-
ments. It is estimated to add approximately $2,000,000 to the Snowmobile
Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date

2021-S6711B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6711--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY, BRESLIN, MANNION, RYAN -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Transportation  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- reported favorably from said committee  and  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and  the  parks,  recreation
   and  historic  preservation  law,  in  relation to fees 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]  ONE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  dollar  fee for residents and [ninety] ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE dollar fee for nonresidents and a  [thirty-five]  FIFTY-FIVE
 dollar  fee  for  residents  and [thirty-five] FIFTY-FIVE dollar fee for
 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-
 mobile  club  membership  is unable, for any reason, to secure such club
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11404-09-2

 S. 6711--B                          2
 
 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.
   §  2. Section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
 law, as amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   §  21.07  Fee  for snowmobile trail development and maintenance.  1. A
 fee of [ninety] ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE dollars is hereby  imposed  upon
 the  resident,  and  [ninety]  ONE  HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE dollars upon the
 nonresident, owner of a snowmobile for the snowmobile trail  development
 and  maintenance  fund  to be paid to the commissioner of motor vehicles
 upon the registration  thereof  in  addition  to  the  registration  fee
 required by the vehicle and traffic law, the payment of which fee hereby
 imposed  shall  be  a  condition  precedent to such individual resident,
 individual nonresident or dealer registration.
   2. Notwithstanding the fee as established in subdivision one  of  this
 section,  an individual resident or nonresident registering a snowmobile
 who provides 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 organ-
 ized  New  York state snowmobile club that is a trail maintenance entity
 and a member of the New York state  snowmobile  association,  shall  pay
 [thirty-five]  FIFTY-FIVE dollars for each snowmobile for the snowmobile
 trail development and maintenance fund 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.
   §  3.  Subdivisions  3 and 5 of section 27.17 of the parks, recreation
 and historic preservation law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 2  of
 part G of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002 and subdivision 5 as amended by
 chapter 88 of the laws of 1988, are amended to read as follows:
   3. Every county or, where applicable, any city, town or village within
 such county, shall be eligible for a grant for the development and main-
 tenance  of  a  system  of snowmobile trails and a program with relation
 thereto within its boundaries. Such grants shall be made by the  commis-
 sioner  and may constitute up to one hundred percent of the cost of such
 program including expenditures incurred for signs and markers of snowmo-
 bile trails. Any county or, where applicable, any city, town or  village
 within  such county, applying for such grant shall submit to the commis-
 sioner by September first of each year an [estimate of such expenditures
 for the current fiscal year,] APPLICATION in such  form  and  containing
 such  information  as  the  commissioner  may  require. No city, town or
 village may apply for such grant where the county  within  which  it  is
 contained has submitted an application for the same fiscal year. For the
 purpose  of this section, "fiscal year" shall mean the period from April
 first through March thirty-first. The commissioner shall review all such
 applications and shall determine the amount of state aid to be allocated
 to each county or, where applicable, any city, town  or  village  within
 such  county  in  accordance  with the provisions of subdivision five of
 this section. Of the amount the commissioner determines each county  or,
 S. 6711--B                          3
 
 where applicable, any city, town or village within such county is eligi-
 ble to receive, seventy percent shall be made available for distribution
 by November first and thirty percent for distribution upon demonstration
 of  completion,  submitted by June first[, of the program] FOLLOWING THE
 PROJECT YEAR, OR SUCH DATE AS CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION.
   5. The amount of state aid to be allocated to each  county  or,  where
 applicable, any city, town or village within such county, shall be drawn
 upon  the monies remaining in the snowmobile trail development and main-
 tenance fund after withdrawal pursuant to subdivisions two and  four  of
 this  section and shall be determined by the commissioner as hereinafter
 provided. [The commissioner shall determine  the  percentage  proportion
 which  the  authorized  expenditures of each individual county or, where
 applicable, any city, town or village within such county shall  bear  to
 the  total authorized expenditures of all the counties, cities, towns or
 villages for snowmobile trail development and  maintenance  pursuant  to
 this  section  during  the fiscal year. Such percentage proportion shall
 then be applied against the amount received in additional  fees  imposed
 by  section 21.07 of this chapter for registration of snowmobiles during
 such fiscal year, to the extent only and not exceeding  the  balance  of
 such  fund  remaining after the payment of expenses as set forth in this
 section. The amount thus determined shall constitute the maximum  amount
 of  state  aid to which each county or, where applicable, any city, town
 or village within such county, shall be entitled. The commissioner shall
 certify to the comptroller the amount thus determined  for  each  county
 or,  where  applicable, any city, town or village within such county, as
 the amount of state aid to be  apportioned  to  such  county  or,  where
 applicable,  any  city, town or village within such county.] THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL ESTIMATE AN AMOUNT THAT IS AVAILABLE  FOR  STATE  AID,  AND
 SHALL  DEFINE  AND  ESTABLISH A BASE RATE PER MILE OF TRAIL, WHICH SHALL
 CONSTITUTE THE BASE GRANT TO EACH LOCAL SPONSOR.    FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  LOCAL SPONSOR SHALL MEAN A COUNTY ENGAGING AND ASSISTING
 IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A SYSTEM OF SNOWMOBILE TRAILS  AND
 A PROGRAM WITH RELATION THERETO WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES TO ENCOURAGE SAFE-
 TY, TOURISM AND UTILIZATION, OR IN THE EVENT A COUNTY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE
 SUCH  A  PROGRAM  OR  SYSTEM OF TRAILS, ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WITHIN
 SUCH COUNTY WHICH UNDERTAKES THE SAME. SUCH STATE AID SHALL BE  PROVIDED
 AS  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PAY OVER TO THE MUNICIPAL SPONSOR THE THIRTY PERCENT OF THE  OUTSTANDING
 BASE  GRANT UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE DIVISION OF BUDGET, MAY PAY EXPENSES IN  EXCESS  OF  THE
 BASE  GRANT  WHEN  THE  MUNICIPAL  SPONSOR CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT APPROVED
 EXPENSES EXCEEDED AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR IN  THE  COMBINED  PAYMENTS,  AND
 ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND
 MAINTENANCE  FUND. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CALCULATE ALL EXPENSES SUBMIT-
 TED IN EXCESS OF THE BASE GRANT AND MAY DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL AID  ON  A
 PRORATED BASIS TO SUPPORT SUCH EXPENSES.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.

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