Title: An act relating to snowmobile registration.

Brief Description: Modifying snowmobile registration requirements.

Sponsors: Representatives O'Brien, Hinkle, Condotta, Fromhold, Ahern, McCune and Warnick.

Brief History: Passed House: 2/28/07, 97-0.

Committee Activity: Transportation: 3/20/07, 3/21/07 [DPA, w/oRec]; 2/21/08, 2/26/08[DPA].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: Do pass as amended.Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Swecker, Ranking Minority Member; Berkey, Delvin, Eide, Holmquist, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, King, Pflug, Sheldon and Spanel.

Staff: Janice Baumgardt (786-7319)

Background: Snowmobiles must be registered with the Department of Licensing (DOL) if owned, transported, or operated in Washington State (unless exempted elsewhere in law, e.g, snowmobiles owned or operated by a government, or snowmobiles owned by residents of certain states or Canadian provinces operating temporarily in Washington State).

Summary of Bill: The bill as referred to committee was not considered.

SUMMARY OF BILL (Recommended Amendments): Snowmobiles must be registered with DOL only if operated in Washington State. A person who owns or transports a snowmobile in Washington, but does not operate it, is not required to register the snowmobile.

Contradictory language regarding fee setting is removed.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Recommended Amendments: PRO: We agree with the striking amendment and support it 100 percent.

Persons Testifying: PRO: Mark Gjurasic, Stephen Alldridge, Washington State Snowmobile Association.