C.__A person who possesses a current and valid operator's license issued pursuant to chapter 715.

4.__Use of license fees.__Notwithstanding section 7074, subsection 3, all funds derived from the sale of licenses under this section may be used only for the costs of trail maintenance and enforcement of this section.__The funds must be divided equally between the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the purposes of this subsection.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a recreational license to be issued by the Commissioner of Conservation to any resident or nonresident who engages in the recreational activities of hiking, canoeing, kayaking or off-road bicycling in the State. A person is exempt from this requirement if the person is hiking, canoeing, kayaking or off-road bicycling on the land of the person or the person's immediate family or if the person possesses a current and valid hunting or fishing permit or a license to operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. Fees for the recreational license range from $5 for a resident who is under 16 years of age to $48 for a nonresident who is 16 years of age or older. All fees must be used for trail maintenance and enforcement of this licensing provision to be divided between the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.