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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1378
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
PARKS
AND
RECREATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
57
-
1901,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
2
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
OFF
-
ROAD
MOTOR
VEHICLE
ACCOUNT;
AMEND
-
3
ING
SECTION
67
-
7106,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
SNOWMO
-
4
BILES;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
7107A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
RE
-
5
GARDING
THE
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
AVALANCHE
FUND;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
7113,
6
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
VIOLATIONS
AND
LIABILITY;
7
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
7126,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARD
-
8
ING
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLES
AND
THE
ASSOCIATED
ACCOUNT;
AMENDING
SECTION
9
67
-
7127,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
USE
OF
MONEYS
10
IN
THE
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLES
ACCOUNT;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
7128,
IDAHO
1
1
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLE
ADVISORY
12
COMMITTEE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
13
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
14
SECTION
1.
That
Section
57
-
1901,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
57
-
1901.
CREATION
OF
OFF
-
ROAD
MOTOR
VEHICLE
ACCOUNT
-
-
PURPOSE.
(1)
17
There
is
hereby
created
and
established
in
the
state
treasury
an
account
to
18
be
known
as
the
"off
-
road
motor
vehicle
account"
to
which
shall
be
credited
19
or
deposited
all
moneys
accruing
for
the
purposes
of
the
account.
20
(2)
The
purposes
for
which
moneys
in
the
account
may
be
used
shall
be
to
:
21
(a)
acquire
Acquire
,
purchase,
improve,
repair,
maintain,
furnish,
and
22
equip
off
-
road
motor
vehicle
facilities
and
sites
or
areas
used
by
off
-
23
road
vehicles
on
public
or
private
land
,
and
to
assist
;
24
(b)
Assist
with
the
enforcement
of
laws
and
regulations
governing
the
25
use
of
off
-
road
vehicles
in
the
state
of
Idaho
.
;
26
(c)
Secure
special
leases,
use
licenses,
or
recreation
easements
or
27
permits,
or
to
purchase
land
under
private,
state,
or
federal
ownership
28
to
be
used
for
public
recreational
off
-
road
vehicle
activity;
29
(d)
Secure,
maintain,
construct,
or
develop
trails
and
other
public
30
recreational
facilities
for
off
-
road
vehicle
use
on
private,
state,
and
31
federal
lands;
32
(e)
Finance
the
formulation
and
implementation
under
the
park
and
33
recreation
board's
direction
of
an
off
-
the
-
road
rider
education
pro
-
34
gram;
and
35
(f)
Acquire
applicable
federal
matching
funds.
36
(3)
The
park
and
recreation
board
is
charged
with
the
administration
of
37
the
account
for
the
purposes
specified
herein.
38
(4)
The
provisions
of
section
67
-
4228,
Idaho
Code,
are
made
applicable
39
for
the
provisions
of
to
this
section.
40
(5)
All
claims
against
the
account
shall
be
examined,
audited
,
and
al
-
41
lowed
in
the
same
manner
now
or
hereafter
provided
by
law
for
claims
against
42
2
the
state,
except
that
the
board
is
hereby
empowered
to
enter
into
agreements
1
with
legal
governmental
agencies
in
Idaho
and
Idaho
nonprofit
entities
,
for
2
the
disbursement
of
funds
to
them
on
a
project
by
project
basis.
3
(6)
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
"off
-
road
vehicle"
has
the
same
4
meaning
as
"off
-
highway
vehicle,"
defined
in
section
67
-
7101,
Idaho
Code.
5
SECTION
2.
That
Section
67
-
7106,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
67
-
7106.
SNOWMOBILES
-
-
DISTRIBUTION
OF
MONEYS
COLLECTED
-
-
COUNTY
8
SNOWMOBILE
FUND
-
-
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
FUND
-
-
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS
ALLOCATION
9
-
-
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
SEARCH
AND
RESCUE
FUND
-
-
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
AVALANCHE
10
FUND.
(1)
Each
vendor
shall,
not
later
than
the
fifteenth
day
of
each
month,
1
1
remit
all
moneys
collected
under
the
provisions
of
sections
67
-
7103
and
12
67
-
7104,
Idaho
Code,
to
the
state
treasurer
for
credit
to
the
state
snow
-
13
mobile
fund,
established
in
the
dedicated
fund,
to
be
administered
by
the
14
director,
except
that
the
amounts
designated
in
this
subsection
from
each
15
snowmobile
certificate
of
number
fee,
each
rental
certificate
of
number
16
fee,
and
each
nonresident
snowmobile
user
certificate
issued
by
the
vendor
17
shall
be
credited
by
the
state
treasurer
to
each
of
the
following
funds
or
18
entities:
19
(a)
Two
dollars
($2.00)
One
dollar
($1.00)
to
the
state
snowmobile
20
search
and
rescue
fund
created
in
section
67
-
2913A,
Idaho
Code;
21
(b)
One
dollar
($1.00)
to
the
state
snowmobile
avalanche
fund
created
22
in
section
67
-
7107A,
Idaho
Code;
and
23
(c)
One
dollar
($1.00)
to
the
Idaho
department
of
lands
to
provide
snow
-
24
mobile
opportunities
and
to
repair
damage
directly
related
to
snowmo
-
25
bile
use,
provided
that
:
26
(i)
the
The
Idaho
department
of
lands
shall
annually
publish
a
27
report
specifically
identifying
the
uses
of
moneys
allocated
pur
-
28
suant
to
this
subsection
.
;
and
29
(ii)
Any
funds
so
credited
that
remain
or
are
unencumbered
by
the
30
department
of
lands
after
three
(3)
fiscal
years
shall
be
returned
31
to
the
state
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
state
snowmobile
fund.
32
(2)
Each
county
with
a
bona
fide
snowmobile
program
shall
be
entitled
to
33
receive
from
the
department
eighty
-
five
percent
(85%)
of
the
moneys
gener
-
34
ated
for
that
county
during
that
certificate
of
number
period.
Counties
with
35
a
bona
fide
snowmobile
program
may
use
up
to
fifteen
percent
(15%)
of
their
36
county
snowmobile
moneys
upon
recommendation
by
their
county
snowmobile
ad
-
37
visory
committee
for
snowmobile
law
enforcement
purposes.
38
(3)
Up
to
fifteen
percent
(15%)
of
the
revenue
generated
from
snowmo
-
39
bile
certificates
of
number
each
year
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
defray
40
administrative
costs.
Any
moneys
unused
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
41
be
returned
to
the
state
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
state
snowmobile
fund.
42
(4)
Vendors
shall
be
entitled
to
retain
a
handling
fee
of
one
dollar
and
43
fifty
cents
($1.50)
per
certificate
of
number
or
nonresident
user
certifi
-
44
cate.
Handling
fees
collected
by
the
department
shall
be
deposited
to
the
45
state
snowmobile
fund.
46
(5)
For
those
certificates
of
number
not
designated
to
a
bona
fide
47
county
snowmobile
program,
the
moneys
generated
shall
be
deposited
to
the
48
3
state
snowmobile
fund,
and
such
fund
shall
be
available
to
the
department
for
1
snowmobile
-
related
expenses.
2
SECTION
3.
That
Section
67
-
7107A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
67
-
7107A.
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
AVALANCHE
FUND
-
-
STATE
SNOWMOBILE
5
AVALANCHE
FUND
COMMITTEE.
(1)
There
is
hereby
established
in
the
state
6
treasurer's
office
an
account
to
be
known
and
designated
as
the
"state
snow
-
7
mobile
avalanche
fund."
This
fund
shall
receive
one
dollar
($1.00)
from
each
8
snowmobile
certificate
of
number
fee,
one
dollar
($1.00)
from
each
rental
9
certificate
of
number
fee,
and
one
dollar
($1.00)
from
each
nonresident
10
snowmobile
user
certificate
issued
by
vendors,
as
provided
for
in
section
1
1
67
-
7106,
Idaho
Code.
Any
amounts
credited
to
this
fund
that
remain
or
are
12
unencumbered
after
three
(3)
fiscal
years
shall
be
returned
to
the
state
13
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
state
snowmobile
fund.
This
fund
shall
be
man
-
14
aged
by
the
state
snowmobile
avalanche
fund
committee.
15
(2)
The
board
shall
appoint
a
state
snowmobile
avalanche
fund
committee
16
(SSAFC)
of
five
(5)
members.
The
membership
of
the
SSAFC
shall
consist
of
the
17
director
of
the
United
States
forest
service
national
avalanche
center,
or
18
his
designee,
who
shall
chair
the
SSAFC,
and
one
(1)
active
snowmobiler
from
19
each
of
the
following
districts:
north
Idaho,
central
Idaho,
south
Idaho,
20
and
east
Idaho.
These
four
(4)
regional
members
of
the
SSAFC
shall
be
ap
-
21
pointed
by
the
board
from
a
list
of
no
fewer
than
two
(2)
persons
nominated
by
22
the
Idaho
state
snowmobile
association,
and
said
members
shall
serve
a
term
23
of
four
(4)
years,
except
that
the
term
of
the
initial
appointees
shall
com
-
24
mence
on
the
date
of
appointment
and
shall
be
staggered
such
that
at
least
25
one
(1)
position
is
up
for
appointment
each
year.
Each
member
of
the
SSAFC
26
must
be
a
qualified
elector
of
the
state,
maintaining
a
residence
and
domi
-
27
cile
within
the
district
of
appointment.
For
purposes
of
SSAFC
membership
28
and
representation,
the
four
(4)
districts
shall
be
as
follows:
29
(a)
North
Idaho
consists
of
Boundary,
Bonner,
Kootenai,
Benewah,
30
Latah,
Shoshone,
Clearwater,
Nez
Perce,
Lewis,
and
Idaho
counties.
31
(b)
Central
Idaho
consists
of
Adams,
Washington,
Valley,
Payette,
Gem,
32
Boise,
Canyon,
Ada,
Elmore,
and
Owyhee
counties.
33
(c)
South
Idaho
consists
of
Lemhi,
Custer,
Butte,
Camas,
Blaine,
Good
-
34
ing,
Lincoln,
Jerome,
Minidoka,
Twin
Falls,
and
Cassia
counties.
35
(d)
East
Idaho
consists
of
Clark,
Fremont,
Jefferson,
Madison,
Teton,
36
Bonneville,
Bingham,
Power,
Bannock,
Caribou,
Bear
Lake,
Franklin,
and
37
Oneida
counties.
38
(3)
The
duties
of
the
SSAFC
include:
39
(a)
Determining
and
directing
distributions
from
the
state
snowmobile
40
avalanche
fund,
at
least
annually,
to
avalanche
centers
within
the
41
state
of
Idaho
or
avalanche
centers
providing
reporting
services
within
42
the
state
of
Idaho
operated
and
administered
by
the
national
avalanche
43
center,
United
States
forest
service,
or
United
States
department
of
44
agriculture.
The
SSAFC
may
require
that
applications
or
proposals
be
45
submitted
for
review
and
consideration
from
avalanche
centers
seeking
46
funds
from
the
state
snowmobile
avalanche
fund.
The
SSAFC
must
require
47
the
funds
so
distributed
be
used
for
existing
avalanche
center
oper
-
48
ations
and
maintenance
within
or
for
the
benefit
of
areas
within
the
49
4
state
of
Idaho,
which
include:
avalanche
forecaster
labor;
website
1
and
information
technology
improvements
and
maintenance;
snowmobiles
2
and
related
equipment;
remote
weather
station
installation
and
upkeep;
3
avalanche
education
costs;
and
safety
equipment;
4
(b)
Representing
the
best
interests
of
the
snowmobile
users
in
the
dis
-
5
trict
from
which
each
member
is
appointed;
and
6
(c)
Advising
existing
avalanche
centers
in
Idaho
and
registered
non
-
7
profit
organizations
that
support
them
as
to
whether
current
projects
8
meet
the
needs
of
snowmobile
users
in
that
area.
9
(4)
The
SSAFC
shall
be
compensated
as
provided
in
section
59
-
509(b),
10
Idaho
Code.
1
1
SECTION
4.
That
Section
67
-
7113,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
67
-
7113.
VIOLATIONS
-
-
ACCOUNTABLE
FOR
PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
(1)
Unless
14
otherwise
provided
in
this
chapter,
any
person
who
violates
any
provision
15
of
this
chapter,
or
any
rule
promulgated
by
the
department
pursuant
to
this
16
chapter,
shall
be
guilty
of
an
infraction
and
shall
be
punished
by
a
fine
of
17
one
hundred
dollars
($100).
18
(2)
In
addition
thereto,
the
operator
and/
or
owner
of
the
snowmobile
or
19
OHV
shall
be
responsible
and
held
accountable
to
the
owner
of
any
lands
where
20
trees,
shrubs
,
or
other
property
have
been
damaged
as
the
result
of
travel
21
over
their
premises.
22
(3)
Whenever
any
owner
of
public
or
private
land
gives
notice
of
and
23
imposes
closures,
restrictions,
rules,
or
prohibitions
in
relation
to
the
24
use
of
the
owner's
land
by
snowmobile
or
OHV
operators,
any
person
who
vio
-
25
lates
the
same
shall
be
guilty
of
trespass,
punishable
as
provided
by
section
26
18
-
7008,
Idaho
Code.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
"notice"
means
ac
-
27
tual
or
constructive
notice.
28
SECTION
5.
That
Section
67
-
7126,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
29
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
67
-
7126.
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLES
-
-
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ACCOUNT
-
-
DISTRI
-
31
BUTION
OF
FEES.
(1)
There
is
hereby
established
in
the
state
treasurer's
of
-
32
fice
an
account
to
be
known
and
designated
as
the
"OHV
recreation
account."
33
(2)
The
fee
of
twelve
-
dollar
s
($12.00)
fee
collected
for
off
-
highway
34
vehicle
certificates
of
number
and
nonresident
user
certificates
under
the
35
provisions
of
pursuant
to
sections
67
-
7122
and
67
-
7124,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
36
allocated
as
follows:
37
(1)
(a)
Vendors
shall
charge
and
retain
one
dollar
and
fifty
cents
38
($1.50)
for
a
handling
fee;
39
(2)
(b)
Up
to
fifteen
percent
(15%)
of
the
revenue
generated
from
OHV
40
certificates
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
defray
administrative
41
costs
and
the
production
of
certificates
of
number,
nonresident
user
42
certificates,
and
validation
stickers.
Any
moneys
unused
at
the
end
43
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
be
returned
to
the
Idaho
state
treasurer
for
44
deposit
in
the
OHV
recreation
account;
45
(3)
(c)
One
dollar
($1.00)
shall
be
deposited
into
the
off
-
highway
ve
-
46
hicle
law
enforcement
fund.
Moneys
in
said
fund
shall
be
paid
and
used
47
5
as
follows:
used
only
for
off
-
highway
-
related
law
enforcement
activi
-
1
ties
and
allocated
pursuant
to
this
paragraph.
2
(a)
(i)
Sheriffs
of
counties
with
a
current
or
an
actively
de
-
3
veloping
bona
fide
off
-
highway
vehicle
law
enforcement
program
4
that
is
recognized
by
the
department
shall
receive
moneys
from
the
5
fund
based
upon
a
formula
as
provided
in
rule
promulgated
by
the
6
board;
and
be
allocated
a
minimum
of
twenty
-
five
hundred
dollars
7
($2,500).
8
(ii)
Moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
shall
be
allocated
among
such
9
counties
as
follows:
10
1.
Fifty
percent
(50%)
based
on
the
use
area
designation
1
1
made
by
purchasers
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
certificates;
12
2.
Twenty
-
five
percent
(25%)
based
on
the
number
of
13
off
-
highway
vehicle
education
certificates
awarded
for
com
-
14
pleting
off
-
highway
vehicle
rider
safety
classes;
15
3.
Twelve
and
one
-
half
percent
(12.5%)
based
on
the
total
16
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
inspections
performed;
and
17
4.
Twelve
and
one
-
half
percent
(12.5%)
based
on
the
total
18
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
citations
issued;
19
(b)
Moneys
from
the
fund
shall
be
used
only
for
off
-
highway
-
related
law
20
enforcement
activities;
and
21
(4)
(d)
One
dollar
($1.00)
shall
be
allocated
to
the
Idaho
department
of
22
lands
to
provide
off
-
highway
vehicle
opportunities
and
to
repair
damage
23
directly
related
to
off
-
highway
vehicle
use.
Any
funds
so
credited
that
24
remain
or
are
unencumbered
by
the
department
of
lands
after
three
(3)
25
fiscal
years
shall
be
returned
to
the
state
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
26
OHV
recreation
account.
The
department
of
lands
shall
annually
publish
27
a
report
specifically
identifying
the
uses
of
moneys
allocated
pursuant
28
to
this
subsection;
and
29
(5)
(e)
The
remaining
funds
shall
be
transmitted
to
the
state
trea
-
30
surer's
office
for
deposit
to
the
credit
of
the
OHV
recreation
account,
31
all
such
moneys
to
be
transmitted
to
the
state
treasurer
on
or
before
the
32
tenth
day
of
each
month.
33
(3)
An
off
-
highway
vehicle
law
enforcement
program
shall
be
bona
fide
34
if
it
is
sponsored
by
a
county
sheriff
to
promote
off
-
highway
vehicle
safety,
35
education,
and
law
enforcement
and
is
overseen
by
an
advisory
committee
36
of
three
(3)
or
more
individuals
that
includes
at
least
one
(1)
sheriff
or
37
deputy
sheriff
and
two
(2)
representatives
of
active
off
-
highway
vehicle
38
users
that
reside
in
the
applicable
county
and
who
are
not
law
enforcement
39
officers.
40
(a)
The
department
may
withhold
recognition
of
a
bona
fide
off
-
highway
41
vehicle
law
enforcement
program
if
a
county
failed
to
perform
its
off
-
42
highway
vehicle
enforcement
duties
within
the
past
calendar
year.
43
(b)
A
bona
fide
off
-
highway
vehicle
law
enforcement
program
shall
sub
-
44
mit
an
annual
report
documenting
the
previous
year's
accomplishments
to
45
the
department
by
March
1
of
each
year.
The
report
shall
include:
46
(i)
The
names
of
the
advisory
committee
members;
47
(ii)
The
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
safety
class
certificates
48
awarded;
49
(iii)
The
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
inspections
completed;
50
6
(iv)
The
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
accidents
reported;
and
1
(v)
The
number
of
off
-
highway
vehicle
citations
issued.
2
(c)
The
department
may
require
such
report
be
submitted
using
certain
3
forms.
4
(4)
Off
-
highway
vehicle
certificates'
use
area
designations
shall
be
5
collected
and
reported
from
January
1
through
December
31
of
the
preceding
6
year.
7
(5)
The
department
shall
annually
publish
a
report
specifically
iden
-
8
tifying
the
use
of
revenues
generated
from
OHV
certificates
of
number
and
9
nonresident
user
certificates.
Collection
of
fees
for
off
-
highway
vehicle
10
certificates
of
number
and
nonresident
user
certificates
shall
not
impose
1
1
any
additional
liability
on
the
state
of
Idaho
or
any
of
its
political
sub
-
12
divisions
or
upon
the
employees
of
the
state
and
or
of
its
political
subdi
-
13
visions,
and
those
entities
and
persons
shall
retain
the
limitations
of
lia
-
14
bility
provided
by
section
36
-
1604,
Idaho
Code,
regardless
of
the
use
of
such
15
fees.
16
SECTION
6.
That
Section
67
-
7127,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
67
-
7127.
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLES
-
-
USE
OF
MONEYS
IN
ACCOUNT.
The
board
19
shall
administer
the
OHV
recreation
account.
The
moneys
derived
from
this
20
account
shall
be
used
as
follows:
21
(1)
For
the
securing
of
special
leases,
use
licenses,
or
recreation
22
easements
or
permits,
or
for
the
actual
purchase
of
land
under
private,
23
state,
or
federal
ownership
to
be
used
for
public
recreational
off
-
highway
24
vehicle
activity;
25
(2)
For
the
securing,
maintenance,
construction
or
development
of
26
trails
and
other
public
recreational
facilities
for
off
-
highway
vehicle
use
27
on
private,
state,
and
federal
lands;
28
(3)
To
finance
the
formulation
and
implementation
under
the
board's
di
-
29
rection
of
an
off
-
the
-
road
rider
education
program;
and
30
(4)
To
acquire
applicable
federal
matching
funds
.
;
and
31
(5)
To
acquire,
purchase,
improve,
repair,
maintain,
furnish,
and
32
equip
off
-
highway
vehicle
facilities
and
sites
or
areas
used
by
off
-
highway
33
vehicles
on
public
or
private
land.
34
SECTION
7.
That
Section
67
-
7128,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
35
amended
to
read
as
follows:
36
67
-
7128.
OFF
-
ROAD
MOTOR
OFF
-
HIGHWAY
VEHICLE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
-
-
37
CREATION
-
-
SELECTION
-
-
TERM
OF
OFFICE
-
-
DUTY.
(1)
The
park
and
recre
-
38
ation
board
shall
appoint
an
off
-
road
motor
off
-
highway
vehicle
advisory
39
committee
(ORMV)
(OHVAC)
of
nine
(9)
members.
The
membership
of
the
advi
-
40
sory
committee
shall
consist
of
three
(3)
members
each
from
northern
Idaho,
41
southwestern
Idaho,
and
southeastern
Idaho.
Two
(2)
members
from
each
area
42
shall
represent
the
following
groups:
motorbikes,
ATV
or
UTV
riders
and
43
snowmobilers.
One
(1)
member
interested
in
ORMV
projects
shall
be
appointed
44
from
each
area
without
regard
to
the
recreational
activity
in
which
that
45
member
participates
and
shall
represent
interests
other
than
motorbike,
ATV
46
or
UTV
riders
and
snowmobilers.
47
7
(a)
One
(1)
member
from
each
area
shall
represent
motorbike
riders.
1
(b)
One
(1)
member
from
each
area
shall
represent
ATV
riders.
2
(c)
One
(1)
member
from
each
area
shall
represent
UTV
or
specialty
off
-
3
highway
vehicle
riders.
4
(2)
Each
member
of
the
advisory
committee
shall
be
chosen
by
the
park
5
and
recreation
board
to
serve
a
term
of
three
(3)
years,
except
that
the
term
6
of
the
initial
appointees
shall
commence
on
the
date
of
appointment
and
shall
7
be
of
staggered
lengths.
Each
member
of
the
advisory
committee
shall
be
a
8
qualified
elector
of
the
state.
9
(3)
Duties
of
the
committee
shall
include:
10
(a)
Representing
the
best
interests
of
the
ORMV
off
-
highway
vehicle
1
1
users
and
activities
which
they
represent
in
the
district
from
which
12
they
are
appointed;
13
(b)
Advising
the
department
as
to
whether
proposed
ORMV
OHVAC
projects
14
meet
the
needs
of
ORMV
off
-
highway
vehicle
users
in
that
area;
15
(c)
Advising
the
department
as
to
how
funds
can
be
used
to
rehabilitate
16
areas
on
public
or
private
lands
and
how
the
department
can
assist
in
the
17
enforcement
of
laws
and
regulations
governing
the
use
of
off
-
road
off
-
18
highway
vehicles
in
the
state
of
Idaho;
and
19
(d)
The
three
(3)
motorbike,
all
-
terrain
vehicle
or
utility
type
ve
-
20
hicle
representatives
from
the
ORMV
advisory
committee
shall
advise
21
Advising
the
department
on
matters
relating
to
the
use
of
moneys
in
the
22
motorbike
OHV
recreation
account
as
provided
for
in
section
67
-
7127,
23
Idaho
Code.
24
(2)
(4)
The
committee
shall
be
compensated
as
provided
in
section
25
59
-
509(f),
Idaho
Code,
and
authorized
by
the
department.
26
SECTION
8.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
27
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
28
July
1,
2026.
29