STATE OF NEW YORK
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4226--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 15, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, FARLEY, LARKIN, LITTLE, MARCHIONE, RANZEN-
HOFER -- 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 committee
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:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 4-a. Additional fee. In addition to the other fees provided for in
5 paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision four of this section the
6 commissioner shall, upon application in such cases for the registration
7 of a snowmobile or the renewal thereof, collect the annual ninety dollar
8 fee for residents and ninety dollar fee for nonresidents and a thirty-
9 five dollar fee for residents and thirty-five dollar fee for nonresi-
10 dents or ten dollars for each resident or non-resident vintage snowmo-
11 bile registration who provide proof, at the time of registration, that
12 such individual is a member of an organized New York state snowmobile
13 club that is a member of the New York state snowmobile association or is
14 a member of an organized New York state snowmobile club that is a trail
15 maintenance entity and a member of the New York state snowmobile associ-
16 ation which are imposed by section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and
17 historic preservation law. In the event that an individual seeking snow-
18 mobile club membership is unable, for any reason, to secure such club
19 membership, he or she may contact the New York state snowmobile associ-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ation, who shall secure such membership for such person. This fee shall
2 also be collected from dealers at the time of original registration and
3 at the time of each renewal. The commissioner shall effectuate regu-
4 lations regarding what is required as proof of membership in an organ-
5 ized New York state snowmobile club that is a trail maintenance entity
6 and a member of the New York state snowmobile association for the
7 purposes of this subdivision.
8 § 2. Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
9 a new subdivision 4-b to read as follows:
10 4-b. (a) Fees for vintage snowmobiles. Notwithstanding any other law,
11 rule or regulation to the contrary, fees for registration of a vintage
12 snowmobile which is owned and operated for general snowmobiling
13 purposes, shall be ten dollars annually.
14 (b) The annual registration sticker shall not be issued nor required
15 to be affixed to the snowmobile, but the registration shall be required
16 to be readily available to the operator and presented on demand by a law
17 enforcement officer.
18 (c) For purposes of this subdivision, a vintage snowmobile shall mean
19 any snowmobile manufactured thirty or more years prior to the current
20 calendar year.
21 (d) A person who owns or operates a snowmobile which is registered as
22 a vintage snowmobile and such snowmobile is not a vintage snowmobile as
23 defined in paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall be guilty of a
24 violation and shall be subject to a fine of two hundred dollars.
25 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and
26 historic preservation law, as added by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005,
27 is amended to read as follows:
28 2. Notwithstanding the fee as established in subdivision one of this
29 section, an individual resident or nonresident registering a snowmobile
30 who provides proof at the time of registration, that such individual is
31 a member of an organized New York state snowmobile club that is a member
32 of the New York state snowmobile association or is a member of an organ-
33 ized New York state snowmobile club that is a trail maintenance entity
34 and a member of the New York state snowmobile association, shall pay
35 thirty-five dollars for each snowmobile or ten dollars for each vintage
36 snowmobile registration for the snowmobile trail development and mainte-
37 nance fund in addition to the registration required by the vehicle and
38 traffic law. In the event that an individual seeking snowmobile club
39 membership is unable, for any reason, to secure such club membership, he
40 or she may contact the New York state snowmobile association, who shall
41 secure such membership for such person.
42 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
43 have become a law, provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
44 immediately authorized and directed to promulgate and/or repeal any
45 rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
46 on its effective date.
