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Panel hears mixed testimony on bill to raise snowmobile registration fees to support groomed trails and enforcement
Summary
House Bill 2139 would increase snowmobile registration fees (from $50 to $75) and direct revenues to snow-park grooming and trail maintenance; the committee heard agency estimates of increased revenue and public testimony split between supporters citing program funding shortfalls and opponents worried about unregistered sleds and enforcement.
Staff introduced House Bill 2139 as Parks and Recreation Commission request legislation to raise annual snowmobile registration fees from $50 to $75 and vintage registration from $12 to $18. The Department of Licensing and State Parks fiscal notes estimate roughly $482,000 in additional revenue in the first biennium and about $1 million per subsequent biennium; the Department of Licensing cited a small one-time system modification cost…
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