Maine LD 1547: An Act To Use A Portion Of The Sales Tax On Snowmobiles To Fund Maine'S Snowmobile Trail Programs

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 631 - L.D. 1547
An Act to Fund Maine's Snowmobile Trail Programs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1893, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §21
and affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended to read:
A. Within available funds, the snowmobile program shall develop and maintain
snowmobile trails and provide educational and informational materials for the use of
operators of snowmobiles. The bureau may charge a reasonable fee for such services
and materials when the money credited to it under chapter 937 is insufficient to satisfy
the demand for those services and materials. All fees collected must be deposited in
the bureau's Snowmobile Trail Fund. The bureau shall administer the Snowmobile
Trail Fund, and the snowmobile program's other activities must be conducted pursuant
to subsection 3. The Snowmobile Trail Fund receives funding as provided in section
10206, subsection 2-A, chapter 937 and Title 36, section 2903‑D, subsection 2.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 556, §1; PL
2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5 and 7; and PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:
A. After the transfers provided in section 13104, subsection 4 subsection 2-A, the
snowmobile and trail-grooming equipment registration fee for residents collected
under chapter 937 is credited as follows:
(1) Twenty-two percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue;
(2) Fifty-two percent is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department
of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands; and
(3) Twenty-six percent is annually distributed to the municipality of the owner's
residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate, except that in
unorganized territory, 26% is annually distributed to the county of the owner's
residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate and credited to the
unorganized territory fund of that county established in Title 30‑A, section 7502.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 556, §2; PL
2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5 and 7; and PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:
APPROVED
APRIL 13, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
676
PUBLIC LAW

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B. After the transfers provided in section 13104, subsection 4 subsection 2-A, the
snowmobile registration fee for nonresidents collected under chapter 937 is credited as
follows.
(1) Eighteen percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue.
(2) Seven percent is credited to the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund established
under section 10258.
(3) The remainder is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Distribution of revenue from snowmobile registrations. Revenues received
for snowmobile registration fees must be disbursed and used as follows.
A. The snowmobile registration fee for residents collected under section 13104,
subsection 4, paragraph A is credited as follows:
(1) For registrations issued July 1st to December 15th of each year, $17 must be
transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund;
(2) For registrations issued July 1st to December 15th of each year, $10 must be
transferred to a special fund administered by the Off-road Recreational Vehicle
Office;
(3) For registrations issued December 16th of each year to June 30th of the
following year, $30 must be transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund; and
(4) For registrations issued December 16th of each year to June 30th of the
following year, $12 must be transferred to a special fund administered by the Off-
road Recreational Vehicle Office.
B. The snowmobile registration fee for nonresidents collected under section 13104,
subsection 4, paragraph B is credited as follows:
(1) For registrations issued July 1st to December 15th of each year, $21 from each
seasonal registration fee must be transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund;
(2) For registrations issued July 1st to December 15th of each year, $15 from each
seasonal registration fee must be transferred to a special fund administered by the
Off-road Recreational Vehicle Office;
(3) For registrations issued December 16th of each year to June 30th of the
following year, $47 from each seasonal registration fee must be transferred to the
Snowmobile Trail Fund;
(4) For registrations issued December 16th of each year to June 30th of the
following year, $20 from each seasonal registration fee must be transferred to a
special fund administered by the Off-road Recreational Vehicle Office;
(5) Five dollars from each 3-consecutive-day registration fee and 10-consecutive-
day registration fee must be transferred to the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund
established under section 10258; and
(6) Fifty-one dollars from each 3-consecutive-day registration f