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Committee hears staff and users on proposal to raise snowmobile registration fees
Summary
A Transportation Committee staff briefing and public testimony covered a proposal to raise annual snowmobile registration fees from $50 to $75 (and vintage fees from $12 to $18) beginning Sept. 30, 2025; agencies said the increase would partly fund snowmobile parks and maintenance but would have limited general transportation budget effect.
The Transportation Committee received a staff briefing and public testimony on Senate Bill 5,234, which would raise the annual registration fee for regular snowmobiles from $50 to $75 and increase the fee for vintage snowmobiles (defined in the bill as manufactured at least 30 years ago) from $12 to $18 beginning Sept. 30, 2025.
Department of Licensing staff summarized the policy and fiscal picture. "Snowmobiles operating in the state must have a registration or a nonresident temporary permit to operate," the staff member told the committee and added, "DOL does project revenues of about $30,000 a biennium to go towards the motor vehicle account, but they also anticipate a one‑time cost of $19,000…
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