S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7200--B
Cal. No. 1075
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 3, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, in relation to vintage snowmobile
registrations
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 section 1 of part MM of chapter 58 of the laws of
2023, is amended to read as follows:
4-a. Additional fee. (A) 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 one hundred
twenty-five dollar fee for residents and one hundred twenty-five dollar
fee for nonresidents or a fifty-five dollar fee for residents and
fifty-five dollar fee for nonresidents 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 association which are imposed by section 21.07 of the
parks, recreation and historic preservation law. In the event that an
individual seeking snowmobile club membership is unable, for any reason,
to secure such club membership, [he or she] THEY may contact the New
York state snowmobile association, who shall secure such membership for
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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such person. This fee shall also be collected from dealers at the time
of original registration and at the time of each renewal. [The commis-
sioner shall effectuate regulations regarding what is required as proof
of membership in an organized 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.]
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER FEES PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B),
(C) AND (F) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL,
UPON APPLICATION IN SUCH CASES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A SNOWMOBILE
MANUFACTURED MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR
OR THE RENEWAL THEREOF, COLLECT THE ANNUAL ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLAR FEE FOR RESIDENTS AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR FEE FOR
NONRESIDENTS OR A TWENTY DOLLAR FEE FOR RESIDENTS AND TWENTY DOLLAR FEE
FOR NONRESIDENTS 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
SNOWMOBILE CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS UNABLE, FOR ANY REASON, TO SECURE SUCH
CLUB MEMBERSHIP, SUCH PERSON MAY CONTACT THE NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE
ASSOCIATION, WHO SHALL SECURE SUCH MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH PERSON.
(C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EFFECTUATE REGULATIONS REGARDING WHAT IS
REQUIRED AS PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP IN AN ORGANIZED NEW YORK STATE SNOWMO-
BILE CLUB THAT IS A TRAIL MAINTENANCE ENTITY AND A MEMBER OF THE NEW
YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
(F) A FEE OF FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT AND NON-RESI-
DENT REGISTRATION OF A SNOWMOBILE MANUFACTURED MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.
§ 3. Subdivision 8 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
8. The validating date tag. At the time of the original registration
and at the time of each annual renewal thereof, the commissioner shall
also issue to said registrant a date tag or tags indicating the validity
of the current registration and the expiration date thereof, which vali-
dating date tag or tags should be affixed to the snowmobile in such
manner as the commissioner may prescribe. Notwithstanding the fact that
a snowmobile has been assigned an identifying number, it shall not be
considered as validly registered within the meaning of this section
unless a validating date tag and current registration certificate have
been issued. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEVELOP A VINTAGE DESIGN FOR THE DATE
TAG OR TAGS ISSUED TO A SNOWMOBILE MANUFACTURED MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.
§ 4. Subdivision 2 of section 21.07 of the parks, recreation and
historic preservation law, as amended by section 2 of part MM of chapter
58 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
2. (A) Notwithstanding the fee as established in subdivision one of
this section, an individual resident or nonresident registering a snow-
mobile who provides proof at the time of registration, that such indi-
vidual 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 mainte-
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nance entity and a member of the New York state snowmobile association,
shall pay fifty-five dollars for each snowmobile for the snowmobile
trail development and maintenance 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] SUCH PERSON may contact the New York
state snowmobile association, who shall secure such membership for such
person.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FEE AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS IS HEREBY IMPOSED UPON THE RESIDENT, AND ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS UPON THE NONRESIDENT, OWNER OF A SNOWMOBILE MANUFAC-
TURED MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE
SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND TO BE PAID TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES UPON THE REGISTRATION THEREOF IN ADDITION
TO THE REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED BY THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, THE
PAYMENT OF WHICH FEE HEREBY IMPOSED SHALL BE A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO
SUCH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OR INDIVIDUAL NONRESIDENT REGISTRATION.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT REGISTERING A
SNOWMOBILE MANUFACTURED MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT
CALENDAR YEAR 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 ORGANIZED NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE CLUB THAT IS A TRAIL
MAINTENANCE ENTITY AND A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCI-
ATION, SHALL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH SNOWMOBILE FOR THE SNOWMO-
BILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND IN ADDITION TO THE REGISTRA-
TION 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, THEY MAY CONTACT THE NEW YORK STATE
SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, WHO SHALL SECURE SUCH MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH
PERSON.
§ 5. This act shall take effect December 31, 2028. Effective imme-
diately, 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.
