HB0004

Increases snowmobile registration and user fees for residents and nonresidents, creates a permanent registration category for antique snowmobiles, and requires rulemaking for implementation.

• Creates a new permanent registration category for antique snowmobiles (at least 30 years old) operated solely for organized activities, parades, exhibitions, and tours, with registration expiring upon transfer of ownership. (W.S. 31-2-410, Sec. 1)
• Increases the annual resident snowmobile registration fee for private use from $35.00 to $50.00. (W.S. 31-2-404(a)(i), Sec. 2)
• Increases the annual resident commercial snowmobile registration fee from $105.00 to $150.00. (W.S. 31-2-404(a)(ii), Sec. 2)
• Establishes a $25.00 one-time registration fee for antique snowmobiles paid at the time of registration. (W.S. 31-2-404(a)(iii), Sec. 2)
• Increases the annual nonresident snowmobile user fee from $35.00 to $70.00. (W.S. 31-2-409(a)(ii), Sec. 2)
• Establishes a $25.00 nonresident user fee for antique snowmobiles paid at the time of registration. (W.S. 31-2-409(a)(iii), Sec. 2)
• Modifies selling agent commission structure to allow one dollar retention per nonresident user fee and per resident snowmobile registration sold. (W.S. 31-2-402(b), Sec. 2)
• Updates the fuel tax credit calculation formula for snowmobile trail improvements to account for antique snowmobile registrations at the new rate of $28.75 per snowmobile. (W.S. 39-17-111(c)(ii), Sec. 2)
• Requires the department of state parks and cultural resources to promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of the act. (Sec. 3)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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