APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 8, 2021 104
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 196 - L.D. 280
An Act To Increase Funding for Snowmobile Trails and Capital Equipment
Grants
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2015, c. 237, §2, is further
amended to read:
4. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 5, the annual snowmobile registration fee is
as follows:
A. For residents, $45 $55. 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) Forty-nine Seventy-four dollars for a 3-consecutive-day registration. A person
may purchase more than one 3-day registration in any season;
(2) Ninety-nine One hundred and nineteen dollars for a seasonal registration; and
(3) Seventy-five Ninety-nine dollars for a 10-consecutive-day registration. A
person may purchase more than one 10-day registration in any season.
The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for
which the registration is valid.
Five Ten dollars from each resident registration fee and $15 from each nonresident
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 Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The funds must be used to
assist any entity that has a snowmobile trail grooming contract with the Bureau of Parks
and Lands in the purchase of trail-grooming equipment. The funds also may be used for
the repair or overhaul of trail-grooming equipment.
Twelve Seventeen dollars from each resident snowmobile registration fee must be
transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation
and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
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Six Sixteen dollars from each nonresident 3-day snowmobile registration fee, $6 $16 from
each nonresident 10-day snowmobile registration fee and $11 $21 from each nonresident
seasonal snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Five dollars from each non-resident 3-day snowmobile registration fee and 10-day
snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund
established under section 10258.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Off-Road Recreational Vehicles Program Z224
Initiative: Provides allocations for grants to assist any entity that has a snowmobile trail
grooming contract with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry with the
purchase or repair of trail-grooming equipment.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $492,630 $492,630
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $492,630 $492,630
Off-Road Recreational Vehicles Program Z224
Initiative: Provides allocations for grants related to snowmobile trail acquisition.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $491,432 $491,432
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $491,432 $491,432
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $984,062 $984,062
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $984,062 $984,062
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Enforcement Operations - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0537
Initiative: Provides allocations for activities related to snowmobile enforcement operations,
safety and educational programs and purchases of equipment or machinery.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $26,940 $26,940
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $26,940 $26,940
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INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $26,940 $26,940
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $26,940 $26,940
SECTION TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $1,011,002 $1,011,002
__________ __________
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $1,011,002 $1,011,002
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 280, HP 196: 12.13104
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 104: 12.13104