BILL NUMBER: S7200B
SPONSOR: RYAN C
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, in relation to vintage snowmobile regis-
trations
 
PURPOSE:
To develop and issue to applicants a special vintage registration for
snowmobile manufactured before January 1st, 1980.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 2222 of the vehicle traffic law to develop and
issue to applicants a special vintage registration for a snowmobile
manufactured before January 1st, 1980.
Section 2 Subdivision 4 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding paragraphs (f) to establish a fee for individual
resident and non-resident vintage registration.
Section 3 Section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and historic preserva-
tion law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to establish an addi-
tional fee for each vintage snowmobile for the snowmobile trail develop-
ment and maintenance fund in addition to the registration required by
vehicle and traffic law.
Section 4 provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The collecting of vintage snowmobiles has become a popular pastime in
the snowmobile community. It is also important to ensure that New York
State Snowmobiles have safe and easily accessible trails to ride on.
This legislation develops and issues to applicants a special vintage
registration for a snowmobile manufactured before January 18, 1980.
These registrations shall be identifiable by a vintage registration
sticker, have a unique registration number and be valid until the snow-
mobile ownership is transferred.
In addition, this legislation allows the commissioner to collect a one
time fee for each individual resident vintage registration and for each
individual non-resident vintage registration. These fees shall be depos-
ited to the credit of the snowmobile trail development and maintenance
fund to ensure that New York State snowmobile riders have safe and easi-
ly accessible trails to ride on.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023: S2197- Referred to Transportation
2021: S5480- Referred to Transportation
2020: S7947- Referred to Transportation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

Statutes affected:
S7200: 2222 vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4-a) vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4) vehicle and traffic law, 21.07 parks recreation and historic preservation law
S7200A: 2222 vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4-a) vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4) vehicle and traffic law, 21.07 parks recreation and historic preservation law
S7200B: 2222 vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4-a) vehicle and traffic law, 2222(4) vehicle and traffic law, 2222(8) vehicle and traffic law, 21.07 parks recreation and historic preservation law, 21.07(2) parks recreation and historic preservation law