Senate Study Bill 1171 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ROZENBOOM) A BILL FOR An Act relating to snowmobile registration and use of moneys 1 from the special snowmobile fund. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2654XC (1) 87 ns/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321G.1, subsection 21, Code 2017, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 21. “Public land” means land owned by the federal 3 government, the state, or political subdivisions of the state 4 and land acquired or developed for public recreation pursuant 5 to section 321G.7 . “Public land” includes but is not limited 6 to a roadway or highway. 7 Sec. 2. Section 321G.7, subsection 2, Code 2017, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 2. The department shall remit the fees, including user 10 permit fees collected pursuant to section 321G.4A , to the 11 treasurer of state, who shall place the money in a special 12 snowmobile fund. The money is appropriated to the department 13 for the snowmobile programs of the state. The programs shall 14 include grants, subgrants, contracts, or cost-sharing of 15 snowmobile programs with political subdivisions or incorporated 16 private organizations or both , which may include the purchase, 17 ownership, and maintenance of trail grooming equipment, in 18 accordance with rules adopted by the commission. Snowmobile 19 fees may be used to support snowmobile programs on a usage 20 basis. At least fifty seventy percent of the special fund 21 shall be available for political subdivisions or incorporated 22 private organizations or both. Moneys from the special fund 23 not used by the political subdivisions or incorporated private 24 organizations or both shall remain in the fund and may be used 25 by the department for the administration of the snowmobile 26 programs. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys in the special 27 fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state at 28 the end of a fiscal year. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 29 subsection 2 , interest or earnings on moneys in the special 30 fund shall remain in the fund. 31 Sec. 3. Section 321G.7, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law 34 to the contrary, the department may donate trail grooming 35 -1- LSB 2654XC (1) 87 ns/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ equipment owned by the department to a political subdivision 1 or incorporated private organization receiving moneys from the 2 fund after the useful life of the trail grooming equipment to 3 the department has expired. 4 Sec. 4. Section 321G.8, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Snowmobiles registered in an organized 7 special event authorized pursuant to section 321G.16 when such 8 snowmobiles are operated within the boundaries of the event. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill defines “public land” as the term relates to 13 snowmobile operation under Code chapter 321G to include 14 roadways and highways. Under current law, the operation of 15 snowmobiles on roadways and highways is regulated by Code 16 section 321G.9. 17 The bill increases the share of the special snowmobile fund 18 to be allocated to political subdivisions or incorporated 19 private organizations from 50 percent to 70 percent, and allows 20 political subdivisions and incorporated private organizations 21 to use moneys from the fund for the purchase, ownership, and 22 maintenance of trail grooming equipment. Under current law, 23 the remainder of the fund is allocated to the department of 24 natural resources (DNR) for administration of snowmobile 25 programs. The bill permits the DNR to donate trail grooming 26 equipment owned by the DNR to a political subdivision or 27 incorporated private organization receiving moneys from the 28 fund after the useful life of the trail grooming equipment to 29 the DNR has expired. 30 The bill exempts from the snowmobile registration 31 requirements snowmobiles registered in an organized special 32 event authorized by the DNR when such snowmobiles are operated 33 within the boundaries of the event. 34 -2- LSB 2654XC (1) 87 ns/nh 2/ 2