Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §2, is further amended to read:

2. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 2-B, the annual snowmobile registration fee is as follows:

A. For residents, $25 $30. The registration for a snowmobile owned by a resident is valid for one year, commencing on July 1st of each year; and

B. For nonresidents:

(1) Thirty-five Forty dollars for a 3-consecutive day registration. A person may purchase more than one 3- day registration in any season;

(2) Fifty Fifty-five dollars for a 10-consecutive day registration. A person may purchase more than one 10- day registration in any season; and

(3) Sixty Sixty-five dollars for a seasonal registration.

The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for which the registration is valid.

Five dollars from the registration fee in this subsection is to be transferred to a special fund administered by the Off- Road Recreational Vehicle Division of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation.__The funds must be used to assist any entity that has a snowmobile trail grooming contract with the bureau in the purchase of trail grooming equipment.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §4, is further amended to read:

9. Requirement. Except as specifically provided in this subsection, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a snowmobile belonging to a nonresident may be possessed or operated by any person in this State without being registered in this State as long as:

A. The snowmobile is properly registered in this State in the name of a nonresident owner of the snowmobile; and.

B. The nonresident owner of the snowmobile is a resident of a state, province, country or district with which this State has reciprocity.