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                                  6661

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- 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, 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 OR TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH RESIDENT OR NON-RESIDENT  VINTAGE  SNOWMO-
BILE  REGISTRATION  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
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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  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  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  THIRTY OR MORE YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT
CALENDAR YEAR.
  (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. Subdivision 11 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) SNOWMOBILES MANUFACTURED BEFORE APRIL 1, 1980.
  S 4. Subdivision 2 of section  21.07  of  the  parks,  recreation  and
historic  preservation law, as added by chapter 609 of the laws of 2005,
is amended to read as follows:
  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  dollars for each snowmobile OR TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH VINTAGE
SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION for the snowmobile trail development and mainte-
nance 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.
  S  5.  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.