S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2388

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   January 19, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  SEWARD,  DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER -- read
         twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
         Committee on Transportation

       AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis-
         tration of vintage snowmobiles

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1.  Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
    3    15. (A) FEES FOR VINTAGE SNOWMOBILES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  LAW,
    4  RULE  OR  REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, FEES FOR REGISTRATION OF A VINTAGE
    5  SNOWMOBILE WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED AS AN EXHIBITION PIECE OR COLLEC-
    6  TOR'S ITEM, AND IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIVITIES,  EXHIBITS,
    7  TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR USES, BUT NOT USED
    8  FOR GENERAL SNOWMOBILING PURPOSES, SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL FEES
    9  SET  OUT IN SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF THIS SECTION, AND SECTION 21.07 OF THE
   10  PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
   11    (B) THE REGISTRATION STICKER FOR VINTAGE SNOWMOBILES  WHICH  SHALL  BE
   12  USED  ONLY  FOR  VINTAGE  SNOWMOBILES SHALL BE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN
   13  OTHER REGISTRATION STICKERS FOR SNOWMOBILES.
   14    (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE SHALL  MEAN
   15  ANY  SNOWMOBILE  MANUFACTURED  MORE  THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THE
   16  CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR, AND ANY OTHER MODEL,  YEAR  AND  TYPE  SNOWMOBILE
   17  WHICH  HAS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND WHICH IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
   18  SIONER TO BE OF HISTORICAL, CLASSIC OR EXHIBITION VALUE.
   19    (D) A PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES A SNOWMOBILE WHICH IS REGISTERED  AS
   20  A  VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE AND SUCH SNOWMOBILE IS NOT A VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE AS
   21  DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  GUILTY  OF  A
   22  VIOLATION AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
   23    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   24  have become a law, provided that the commissioner of motor  vehicles  is
   25  immediately  authorized  and  directed  to  promulgate and/or repeal any
   26  rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
   27  on its effective date.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05743-01-1