Section 215-A:23 Registration Fees.
The fees to be collected under this chapter are as follows:
I. Individual resident registration- $42 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $51 for each other OHRV registration upon presentation of a valid driver's license issued to a New Hampshire resident 18 years of age or older.
(a) The first $7 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $16 of each other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $15.30 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $19.70 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
II. [Repealed.]
II-a. Resident antique all terrain vehicle permanent registration- $35 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver's license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:
(a) The first $20 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
II-b. Resident antique trail bike permanent registration- $35 for each registration upon presentation of a valid New Hampshire driver's license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:
(a) The first $20 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
III. Individual nonresident registration- $61 for each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $70 for each other OHRV registration.
(a) The first $13 of each 2-wheeled trail bike registration or $22 of each other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $17.10 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $30.90 from each 2-wheeled trail bike or other OHRV registration shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
[Paragraph IV effective until July 1, 2010; see also paragraph IV set out below.]
IV. Dealer registration- $35 for each plate.
(a) The first $16 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $9.30 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $9.70 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
[Paragraph IV effective July 1, 2010; see also paragraph IV set out above.]
IV. Dealer registration-- $45.50 for each plate.
(a) The first $20.80 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $12.09 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $12.61 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
[Paragraph IV-a effective until July 1, 2010; see also paragraph IV-a set out below.]
IV-a. Rental agency registration- $58 for each set of decals.
(a) The first $35 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $11.10 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $11.90 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
[Paragraph IV-a effective July 1, 2010; see also paragraph IV-a set out above.]
IV-a. Rental agency registration-- $75.40 for each set of decals.
(a) The first $45.50 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $14.43 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $15.47 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
V. Registration after transfer as provided in RSA 215-A:22- $13.
(a) The first $8 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau's grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.
(b) From the balance, $2.80 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $2.20 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.
VI. (a) Any funds appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau's grant-in-aid program shall be kept in a separate account and shall not be used for any other purpose. The corresponding registration fee moneys allocated to the bureau's grant-in-aid program under paragraphs I and III shall be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may only be used for grant-in-aid projects that benefit the ridership of OHRVs. Any unexpended balance remaining in the account at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse and shall be transferred to the account established in RSA 215-A:23, VII(c). From each registration fee collected under this section, $5 shall be used for the purpose of purchasing trail maintenance equipment. All remaining funds shall be used for trail maintenance and construction.
(b) Grants-in-aid shall be granted to OHRV clubs and political subdivisions for the construction and maintenance of public use OHRV trails and facilities. The bureau shall make grants on such terms as it deems necessary and shall determine what trails and facilities shall be eligible. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subparagraph, a landowner who grants permission for a grant-in-aid trail to be located on his or her property shall retain the right to establish the inclusive dates during which OHRV operation shall be permitted. Use of trails on private land shall extend only to the specific type of OHRV and snowmobile permitted by the landowner.
(c) All revenue appropriated in this paragraph shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated to the grant-in-aid program of the bureau of trails. Such revenue is hereby continually appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the purposes of this paragraph.
VII. Funds appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) Publications.
(b) Trail maintenance and acquisition.
(c) Land purchases, easements, rights-of-way, and new construction of trails. A separate account shall be established into which $2 of each resident trail bike and other OHRV registration fee appropriated for administration of the bureau under RSA 215-A:23, I(b) and $2 of each nonresident trail bike and other OHRV registration fee appropriated for administration of the bureau under RSA 215-A:23, III(b) shall be deposited to be used only for land purchases, easements, rights-of-way, and direct costs attributed to the physical construction of ATV or trail bike trails or parking facilities.
(d) OHRV facilities.
(e) From the amount collected from each individual registration fee, $3 shall be used by the bureau for the purposes of purchasing trail maintenance equipment or paying trail maintenance expenses. These funds shall be kept in a separate account and shall be used and appropriated solely for these purposes.
(f) Such other purposes as may be budgeted within the limits of the funds available. Any unexpended balance in said accounts shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
VIII. Any funds appropriated to the fish and game department shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) Enforcement of the provisions of RSA 215-A and RSA 215-C.
(b) Establishment of snowmobile and OHRV training programs. At the discretion of the director, OHRV training programs may be combined with snowmobile training programs.
(c) Law enforcement under this chapter, which shall be the responsibility of the executive director.
(d) OHRV registration.
(e) Such other purposes as may be budgeted within the limitation of the funds available. Any unexpended balance in said accounts shall not lapse, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(f) Contracting with state, county, and local law enforcement agencies to enforce the provisions of this chapter relative to ATV use.
IX. Any excess registration fees collected and not expended shall be nonlapsing and shall be retained by the OHRV and snowmobile program for future use. In each year of the biennium, the excess fees collected may be expended by the fish and game department and the department of resources and economic development in the same proportion as described in this section with prior approval of the fiscal committee and the governor and council.
X. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph IX, there shall be paid to the executive director, in addition to the fees required by this section, an additional fee of $1 for each registration required by this section. The additional fee shall be paid into the fish and game search and rescue fund established under RSA 206:42.
XI. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, $5 for each set of plates for OHRV trails maintenance vehicles. No other fees shall be collected under this chapter for the registration of such vehicles. Any such funds collected shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the costs of administration of OHRV trails maintenance vehicles.
Source. 1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:12. 1985, 137:3; 261:9. 1987, 190:1; 292:7. 1989, 179:8; 282:1; 408:95. 1990, 186:6-8. 1992, 86:1. 1993, 52:1, eff. June 15, 1993; 53:8, eff. June 15, 1993. 1997, 268:6, eff. July 1, 1997. 2000, 85:4, eff. July 1, 2000; 108:5, 6, eff. July 1, 2000. 2001, 226:3, 4; 259:6, 7, eff. July 1, 2001. 2002, 233:9-11, eff. July 1, 2002; 253:4, 5, eff. July 1, 2002. 2003, 112:8-11, eff. Aug. 5, 2003; 295:3, 16, eff. July 1, 2003. 2005, 210:27, 28, 64, XI, eff. July 1, 2006. 2006, 90:4, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2007, 263:61, eff. July 1, 2007. 2009, 258:3, eff. July 1, 2010.