Revision: June 11, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tCHAPTER 233
SB 521-FN - FINAL VERSION
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2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t521-FN
AN ACT\trelative to an OHRV registration fee for persons who are members of an OHRV club, and requiring a report on registration alternatives for OHRV users who do not use organized trail systems.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Daniels, Dist 11; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Rep. Chandler, Carr. 1; Rep. Mullen, Straf. 1; Rep. Rappaport, Coos 1; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4
COMMITTEE:\tTransportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill establishes an OHRV registration fee for persons who are members of an OHRV club which is reduced $30 from the increased fee paid by other registrants. The bill also requires the executive director of the fish and game department to report on registration alternatives for OHRV users who do not use organized trail systems.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to an OHRV registration fee for persons who are members of an OHRV club, and requiring a report on registration alternatives for OHRV users who do not use organized trail systems.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t233:1 OHRV Registration; 14-Month Registration; Club Membership. Amend RSA 215-A:21, X to read as follows:
\t\tX. The executive director shall issue to a person applying therefor a 14-month registration to include the months of May and June for a registration of an OHRV under RSA 215-A:23, provided that the prorated registration fee and the appropriation from each fee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) For an individual resident registration- [$49] $79 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$60] $90 for each other OHRV registration upon presentation of a valid driver's license issued to a New Hampshire resident 18 years of age or older. An individual resident registering a 2-wheeled trail bike or OHRV who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club which is a member of the New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association, shall pay $49 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $60 for each other OHRV registration.
\t\t\t\t(1) The first [$8.16] $38.16 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$19.16] $49.16 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club, or $8.16 of each 2-wheeled trail bike or $19.16 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who provides proof of membership in an OHRV club shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to RSA 215-A:23, VI.
\t\t\t\t(2) From the balance, $17.86 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in RSA 215-A:23, VII, and $22.98 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in RSA 215-A:23, VIII.
\t\t\t(b) For an individual nonresident registration- [$72] $102 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$82] $112 for each other OHRV registration. An individual nonresident registering a 2-wheeled trail bike or OHRV who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club which is a member of the New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association, shall pay $72 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $82 for each other OHRV registration.
\t\t\t\t(1) The first [$16] $46 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$26] $56 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club, or $16 of each 2-wheeled trail bike or $26 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who provides proof of membership in an OHRV club shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to RSA 215-A:23, VI.
\t\t\t\t(2) From the balance, $19.95 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in RSA 215-A:23, VII, and $36.05 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in RSA 215-A:23, VIII.
\t233:2 OHRV Registration Fees; Residents; Club Membership. Amend RSA 215-A:23, I to read as follows:
\t\tI. Individual resident registration-- [$42] $72 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$51] $81 for each other OHRV registration upon presentation of a valid driver's license issued to a New Hampshire resident 18 years of age or older. An individual resident registering a 2-wheeled trail bike or OHRV who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club which is a member of the New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association, shall pay $42 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $51 for each other OHRV registration.
\t\t\t(a) The first [$7] $37 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$16] $46 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club, or $7 of each 2-wheeled trail bike or $16 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who provides proof of membership in an OHRV club shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
\t\t\t(b) From the balance, $15.30 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $19.70 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
\t233:3 OHRV Registration Fees; Nonresidents; Club Membership. Amend RSA 215-A:23, III to read as follows:
\t\tIII. Individual nonresident registration-- [$61] $91 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$70] $100 for each other OHRV registration. An individual nonresident registering a 2-wheeled trail bike or OHRV who provides proof, at the time of registration, that the individual is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club which is a member of the New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association, shall pay $61 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $70 for each other OHRV registration.
\t\t\t(a) The first [$13] $43 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or [$22] $52 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who does not, at the time of registration, provide proof of membership in an organized New Hampshire nonprofit OHRV club, or $13 of each 2-wheeled trail bike or $22 of each other OHRV registration registered by an individual who provides proof of membership in an OHRV club shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
\t\t\t(b) From the balance, $17.10 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $30.90 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
\t233:4 Fish and Game Department; Report on Registration Alternatives. The executive director of the fish and game department shall work in conjunction with the New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association to study registration alternatives for OHRV users who do not use organized trail systems. The executive director shall report any findings or recommendations resulting from the study to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before December 1, 2017.
\t\tI. Section 4 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
\t\tII. The remainder of this act shall take effect May 1, 2018.
Approved: June 9, 2016
Effective Date:\t\tI. Section 4 shall take effect June 9, 2016
\t\t\t II. Remainder shall take effect May 1, 2018