Show I 1 Recreation Vehicle Act Discussed A Public Hearing concerning the proposed Recreation Vehicle Vehicle Ve Ve- hicle hide Act was held in the State Office Building auditorium auditor auditor- turn ium on Wednesday Dec 16 The hearing was conducted by the trie Utan Park and Recreation Kec- Kec reat on Division whose officials plan to submit the bill to the next legis legis- lature OVER dealers and owners of snowmobiles trail bikes dune buggies four- four wheel drive and other types of recreational vehicles were in attendance at his meet meet- ing The proposed bill includes a 5 re registration fee for all recreational V vehicles provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions for law enforcement display of registration numbers numbers numbers num num- bers accident reporting and statewide un uniformity of reg reg- IT ALSO includes laws against operating one of these vehicles while under the in influence influence influence in- in fluence of liquor and drugs Laws are arc also set forth governing the operation of these vehicles by persons under under under un un- un- un der 16 years of age and regulations concerning the disturbance of wildlife by harassment and noise While the general opinion was that some type of regulation regulation regulation reg reg- is needed there was conflict as to whether the State should do this regulating regulating regulating regu regu- lating or if it should be left up to the clu clubs and individual ual owners Most of the snow belt states already have legislation legislation leg leg- on snowmobiles and the snowmobile industry has been pushing for this legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation for some time now THE MONIES that would be collected from this registration registration registration regis regis- are to be used for construction of facilities for forthe i ithe Ithe the recreational vehicle users I This also brought up the thought expressed by Bert I j Moore of the Bonneville Buggy Club We leave the roads to get away from fa- fa We dont don't want to drive several miles out in the country to find a hotel when we get th there re A number of persons felt feU that the terminology of the proposed law is just too vague It provides exemptions of the registration to wheel four-wheel drive vehicle users to drive only occasionally for hunting fishing or camping trips provided provided provided pro pro- vided they are covered by bythe bythe the regular highway licensing OTHERS who use their vehicles vehicles vehicles ve ve- year round for off the road activity would be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to pay And what is considered off the road According to the bill an n all terrain all terrain vehicle is any anyone one that is capable of travel over unimproved terrain At times this could even include the family car not to mention up pick-up trucks So if you think this bill just effects the owners and drivers of snowmobiles and wheel four drives think again ALTHOUGH some sort of regulation is needed and this bill has many good points in it it is still too top vague to accomplish the things that it is intended to do Harold Tippetts Director asked that anyone with good sound Ideas for this bill submit their ideas i ir ft writing to his office It would also be a good idea to talk to your Legislator about this bill and let him know your feelings on it |