CHAPTER 424
S.P. 109 - L.D. 335
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 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.
For purposes of this subsection, "state, province, country or district with which this State has reciprocity" means a state, province, country or district that shares a common border with this State and that offers similar privileges to residents of this State. A state, province, country or district does not offer similar privileges if Maine residents holding a valid Maine snowmobile registration are charged a fee for access to the trail system in that state, province, country or district, or if, as determined by the commissioner, privileges and opportunities offered to snowmobile users in that state, province, country or district are not otherwise comparable to those offered in this State.
A snowmobile owned by a nonresident may not be issued a resident registration. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the operation of any snowmobile in any manner contrary to this subchapter. This subsection does not apply to snowmobiles and grooming equipment registered to a federal or state entity, snowmobile clubs, municipalities or counties from bordering states or provinces and engaged in trail grooming. Snowmobiles registered in either New Hampshire or Canada may be operated on any lake or pond that is both partly in the State and New Hampshire or Canada without being registered in the State.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
11. Open snowmobile weekend. The commissioner may designate one weekend a year as an open snowmobile weekend when snowmobiles registered outside the State may be used in the State without being registered in the State. All other provisions of this chapter relating to snowmobiles apply during an open snowmobile weekend.
Sec. 3. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.
2001-02 2002-03
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Savings Fund Program
All Other $83,685 $83,685
Appropriates funds to be used only to avoid future fee increases.
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES
AND WILDLIFE ____________ ____________
TOTAL $83,685 $83,685
Sec. 4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Act.
2001-02 2002-03
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Off-road Recreational Vehicles Program
All Other $280,166 $280,166
Allocates additional funds for the Snowmobile Trail Fund.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL $280,166 $280,166
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administrative Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
All Other $26,149 $26,149
Allocates additional funds for the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund.
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES
AND WILDLIFE ____________ ____________
TOTAL $26,149 $26,149
____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $306,315 $306,315
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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