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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
off-highway vehicle recreation fund
Purpose
Requires an issuing agency's Off-Highway Vehicle Annual Report to be posted on the agency's website.
Background
An off-highway vehicle (OHV) is a motorized vehicle that is operated primarily off of highways and that is designed, modified or purpose-built primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel (A.R.S. § 28-1171).
The Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund (Fund) consists of monies appropriated by the Legislature, monies from off-highway vehicle user indicia fees, monies from motor vehicle fuel taxes, federal grants and private gifts. Monies in the Fund are distributed to the following agencies for specified purposes, including program administration, law enforcement and OHV trail maintenance: 1) 35 percent to the Arizona Game and Fish Department; 2) 5 percent to the State Land Department; and 3) 60 percent to the Arizona State Parks Board.
Each agency receiving monies from the Fund is required to distribute an annual OHV report. The report must be submitted to the legislature by September 1 of each of year and made available to the public. The report must include, if applicable: 1) the amount of monies spent or encumbered for OHV law enforcement activities; 2) the amount of monies spent for employee services; 3) the number of full-time employees employed in connection with OHV law enforcement activities; 4) the amount of monies spent for information and education; 5) information about verbal and written warnings and citations given or issued; and 6) a specified and detailed accounting for all monies spent for construction of new OHV trails, mitigation of damages to lands, revegetation, prevention and restoration of natural and cultural resources, signage, maps and necessary environmental, historical and cultural clearance or compliance activities (A.R.S. §§ 28-1176 and 28-1177).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires each issuing agency's OHV Annual Report to be posted on the agency's website.
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 29, 2021
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