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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
off-highway vehicle study committee; extension
Purpose
Continues the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Study Committee for one year.
Background
Established in 2022, the Arizona OHV Study Committee (Study Committee) must study and collect information about OHV issues in Arizona and submit an annual report on the Study Committee's activities and recommendations for legislative or administrative action. The Study Committee consists of: 1) four legislative members; 2) the Director of the Arizona State Parks Board; 3) the Director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department; 4) the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation; 5) the Commissioner of the Arizona State Land Department; 6) a law enforcement officer who enforces OHV laws; 7) two representatives from OHV organizations; 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 expires on May 31, 2024 (Laws 2022, Ch. 148).
An OHV is a motorized vehicle that is operated primarily off of highways and is designed, modified or purpose-built primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel, including a tracked or wheeled vehicle, utility vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, four-wheel drive vehicle, dune buggy, 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).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Repeals the Study Committee on May 31, 2025, rather than May 31, 2024.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 25, 2024
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