1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; adding a grant-in-aid surcharge to the all-terrain
1.3 vehicle registration fee; increasing fee for nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail
1.4 passes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.922, subdivision 5; 84.9275,
1.5 subdivision 1.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 5.Fees.(a) The fee for a three-year registration of an all-terrain vehicle under
1.9this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under paragraph (b) or
1.10(c), is:
1.11 (1) for public use, $60;
1.12 (2) for private use, $6 $20; and
1.13 (3) for a duplicate or transfer, $4 $15.
1.14 (b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated for
1.15demonstration or testing purposes is $50 $100 per year. Dealer registrations are not
1.16transferable.
1.17 (c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and operated
1.18for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 $200 per year.
1.19Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
1.20 (d) The onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b is $6
1.21$20.
1Section 1.
25-02084 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/VJ
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 592NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Eichorn and Kupec)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/27/2025
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (e) A $45 surcharge is placed on each all-terrain vehicle licensed under paragraph (a),
2.2clause (1), and may be used only for grant-in-aid programs under section 84.927, subdivision
2.32, paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (6).
2.4 (e) (f) The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle
2.5account.
2.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.7 Subdivision 1.Pass required; fee.(a) A tribal member exempt from registration under
2.8section 84.922, subdivision 1a, clause (2), or a nonresident may not operate an all-terrain
2.9vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid
2.10nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must be
2.11available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated
2.12under section 84.0835.
2.13 (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and payment
2.14of a $30 $45 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees collected
2.15under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the
2.16state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund
2.17and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner
2.18under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and
2.19municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain all-terrain
2.20vehicle trails and use areas.
2.21 (c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:
2.22 (1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, or
2.23a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.922,
2.24subdivision 1a;
2.25 (2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned
2.26by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
2.27 (3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to section
2.2884.922.
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