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Signed by Governor Branstad
The ISSA-supported $15 snowmobile trail pass bill has been signed into law
by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad after passing both the House and Senate the
second week in April.
Without amendment, the measure passed the House 88-3, while the Senate
vote was much closer with 15 Republicans and two Democrats opposing the
bill. It passed on a 29 to 18 vote.
ISSA Lobbyist Mike Heller noted that this bill is one of the very few fee
increase bills to pass this year in the Iowa Legislature, "or in several years for
that matter," he said.
"It has been a long haul, and it is important to thank legislators who helped
on this important bill. We also need to let the governor's office know the
importance of the bill," Heller said.
The $15 trail pass is on top of the $15 annual snowmobile registration fee in
Iowa. The added revenue would be a boon to the IDNR's ongoing initiative of
updating the aging groomer fleet in Iowa, especially with the cloudy future of
federal grant money.
"This bill is in lieu of the $15 registration fee increase," ISSA President Gary
Burger explained. "Those with registered sleds in Iowa who ride only in other
states or on their own property would not need to purchase the trail pass."
The ISSA-supported $15 snowmobile trail pass bill has been signed into law
by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad after passing both the House and Senate the
second week in April.
Without amendment, the measure passed the House 88-3, while the Senate
vote was much closer with 15 Republicans and two Democrats opposing the
bill. It passed on a 29 to 18 vote.
ISSA Lobbyist Mike Heller noted that this bill is one of the very few fee
increase bills to pass this year in the Iowa Legislature, "or in several years for
that matter," he said.
"It has been a long haul, and it is important to thank legislators who helped
on this important bill. We also need to let the governor's office know the
importance of the bill," Heller said.
The $15 trail pass is on top of the $15 annual snowmobile registration fee in
Iowa. The added revenue would be a boon to the IDNR's ongoing initiative of
updating the aging groomer fleet in Iowa, especially with the cloudy future of
federal grant money.
"This bill is in lieu of the $15 registration fee increase," ISSA President Gary
Burger explained. "Those with registered sleds in Iowa who ride only in other
states or on their own property would not need to purchase the trail pass."
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law in May a new $15 trail pass
requirement for anyone riding on public snowmobile trails in Iowa. The
occasion was the culmination of two years' of lobbying by the ISSA for
increased trail funding in the state.
requirement for anyone riding on public snowmobile trails in Iowa. The
occasion was the culmination of two years' of lobbying by the ISSA for
increased trail funding in the state.
Reimbursement at 2012 Convention
By a show of hands Saturday morning, snowmobilers at the 39th Annual ISSA
Convention in Okoboji Nov. 16-18 unanimously endorsed an initiative to pursue
snowmobile fuel tax reimbursement legislation from the Iowa Legislature in
2013.
The scene was quite similar to the last time the convention was held in
northwest Iowa, when snowmobilers in 2010 voted for a snowmobile
registration increase. That effort ultimately resulted in a $15 Iowa Department of
Natural Resources (IDNR) User Permit that begins this winter.
“You know what this means, don’t you?,” then-ISSA President Gary Burger
asked members at the General Membership Assembly at this year’s event at
the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center. “It means we will be once again
sending out emails asking for your support and for you to contact your
legislators.”
ISSA leaders were concerned members would have been “burned out” by the
last two-year campaign for the user permit (otherwise known as a trail pass);
but the foreshadowing by Burger did not affect their response at convention, and
thus, the ISSA legislative agenda for 2013 was set.
By a show of hands Saturday morning, snowmobilers at the 39th Annual ISSA
Convention in Okoboji Nov. 16-18 unanimously endorsed an initiative to pursue
snowmobile fuel tax reimbursement legislation from the Iowa Legislature in
2013.
The scene was quite similar to the last time the convention was held in
northwest Iowa, when snowmobilers in 2010 voted for a snowmobile
registration increase. That effort ultimately resulted in a $15 Iowa Department of
Natural Resources (IDNR) User Permit that begins this winter.
“You know what this means, don’t you?,” then-ISSA President Gary Burger
asked members at the General Membership Assembly at this year’s event at
the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center. “It means we will be once again
sending out emails asking for your support and for you to contact your
legislators.”
ISSA leaders were concerned members would have been “burned out” by the
last two-year campaign for the user permit (otherwise known as a trail pass);
but the foreshadowing by Burger did not affect their response at convention, and
thus, the ISSA legislative agenda for 2013 was set.
ISSA members show their support for snowmobile gas tax reimbursement at the