NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3250

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Jan 24, 2025	referred to transportation

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2025-S3250 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6711
2023-2024: S5419, S9505

2025-S3250 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local governments applying for a snowmobile trail development and maintenance grant to file an application in September, rather than an estimate of the expenditures; changes the allocation formula for the snowmobile trail maintenance and development fund; makes related provisions.

2025-S3250 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3250

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to applications and state aid 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 (related to state aid for27.17 of the Parks,
and Historic Preservation Law snowmobile trail development and mainte-
nance) to:

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

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:

2023-24: S.9505

2021-22: S.6711B (Reported to Finance)/ A.7747B (Passed Assembly)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STAT 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

2025-S3250 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3250
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, S. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  applications and state aid for snowmobile trail develop-
   ment and maintenance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 27.17 of the parks, recre-
 ation 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,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03541-01-5

 S. 3250                             2
 
 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.
   §  2.  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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