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House approves bill raising OHV registration fees to fund trail grooming and helicopter rescues
Summary
First substitute SB15 authorizes modest registration increases for snowmobiles and ATVs and directs $1 per registration to the Highway Patrol Aero Bureau to support backcountry rescues; the House passed the measure 48–24 after debate on fairness and revenue.
First substitute Senate Bill 15, sponsored in the House by Representative Draxler, was presented as a user-fee compromise to fund snowmobile trail grooming and to help finance aging Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau helicopters used for backcountry rescues. Draxler said the snowmobile registration fee may be raised to $26 and the ATV/…
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