HF 1547

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Off-highway vehicles regulated, rulemaking required, certain state trail and forest classifications provisions modified, study required, civil penalties provided, and money appropriated.

Section 1: Civil citation issuance to operators of off-highway vehicles authorized.
Sec. 2: Off-highway vehicle damage account provisions expanded.
Sec. 3: Department resource usage expanded for trail development.
Sec. 4: Safety and conservation grant program established.
Sec. 5: Worker displacement prohibition established.
Sec. 6: Registration decal display required for off-highway motorcycles.
Sec. 7: Sound emission regulations established.
Sec. 8: Environment and safety educaiton and training program completion required of violators.
Sec. 9: General requirements modified.
Sec. 10: Education and training programs established and requirements specified.
Sec. 11: Program establishment provided.
Sec. 12: Training requirements specified.
Sec. 13: Youthful operator prohibitions specified.
Sec. 14: Passenger regulations expanded.
Sec. 15: Vehicle exceptions by permit modified.
Sec. 16: General operation regulations modified.
Sec. 17: Northshore Trail usage specifications clarified.
Sec. 18: Rulemaking exception modified.
Sec. 19: Forest classification status review nonapplicability to lands north of US Highway 2 provided.
Sec. 20: Required rulemaking provided.
Sec. 21: Money appropriated.
Sec. 22: Repealer.

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4-27-05