ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: TTMC DP 5-0-2-0 | 3^rd Read 19-8-3-0 House: TI DP 10-0-0-1 | 3^rd Read 42-13-4-0-1

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SB1055: off-highway vehicle study committee; extension

Sponsor: Senator Kerr, LD 25

Transmitted to the Governor

Overview

Continues the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Study Committee for one year until June 1, 2025.

History

Laws 2022, Chapter 148 established the Arizona OHV Study Committee (Study Committee). The Study Committee is required to study and collect information from stakeholders and the public regarding OHV issues in this state and must submit an annual report on the Study Committee's activities and recommendations for legislative or administrative action.

The Study Committee's membership consists of:

1) four legislators, two from the Senate and two from the House of Representatives;

2) the Director of the Arizona State Parks Board or their designee;

3) the Director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department or their designee;

4) the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation or their designee;

5) the Commissioner of the Arizona State Land Department or their designee;

6) a law enforcement officer who enforces OHV laws;

7) two representatives from OHV organizations or recreational groups;

8) a representative from a hunting or fishing organization;

9) a representative from the farming and agriculture industry;

10) a representative from an OHV rental company;

11) a representative from an OHV manufacturer or retailer; and

12) two public members with outdoor recreation knowledge.

The Study Committee will be repealed on June 1, 2024.

An 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. An OHV includes a tracked or wheeled vehicle, utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, four-wheel drive vehicle, dune buggy, sand rail, amphibious vehicle, ground effects or air cushion vehicle and any other means of land transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. (A.R.S. § 28-1171).

Provisions

1. Repeals the Study Committee on June 1, 2025, rather than June 1, 2024. (Sec. 1)

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