Bill > H2127

This bill establishes a snowmobile educational safety program in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It creates a Recreational Trail Land Acquisition Trust Fund to acquire land for public snowmobile trails, which can also be used for other recreational purposes. 2. It requires individuals 12 years and older, born after July 1, 1999, to complete a state-approved snowmobile safety education program and obtain a certificate before operating a snowmobile, with some exceptions. 3. It establishes a snowmobile safety education program and allows the state to issue certificates of completion. 4. It requires snowmobiles to display a trail land acquisition stamp when registered, with fees from the stamps going to the Trust Fund. 5. It prohibits operating motor vehicles on designated snowmobile trails on public property, with penalties for violations. 6. It provides for a delayed implementation and temporary emergency regulations for certain provisions to give time for the new requirements to be established.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2127