HF 278

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/24/2025 05:38 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; adding a grant-in-aid surcharge to the all-terrain
vehicle registration fee; increasing fee for nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail
passes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.922, subdivision 5; 84.9275,
subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fees.

(a) The fee for a three-year registration of an all-terrain vehicle under
this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under paragraph (b) or
(c), is:

(1) for public use, $60;

(2) for private use, deleted text begin $6 deleted text end new text begin $20 new text end ; and

(3) for a duplicate or transfer, deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end .

(b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated for
demonstration or testing purposes is deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $100 new text end per year. Dealer registrations are not
transferable.

(c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and operated
for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is deleted text begin $150 deleted text end new text begin $200 new text end per year.
Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.

(d) The onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b is deleted text begin $6 deleted text end new text begin
$20 new text end .

new text begin (e) A $45 surcharge is placed on each all-terrain vehicle licensed under paragraph (a),
clause (1), and may be used only for grant-in-aid programs under section 84.927, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (6).
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle
account.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Pass required; fee.

(a) A tribal member exempt from registration under
section 84.922, subdivision 1a, clause (2), or a nonresident may not operate an all-terrain
vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid
nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must be
available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated
under section 84.0835.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and payment
of a deleted text begin $30 deleted text end new text begin $45 new text end fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees collected
under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the
state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund
and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner
under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and
municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain all-terrain
vehicle trails and use areas.

(c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:

(1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, or
a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.922,
subdivision 1a;

(2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned
by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or

(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to section
84.922.