Idaho Could Increase Snowmobile Fees

The Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 in favor of increasing snowmobile fees Monday. House Bill 229 will now go to that state’s Senate.
The bill would raise the current snowmobile certificate fee by 7.4% from $31 to $35.50 for Idaho residents and by 92% from $31 to $59.50 for non-residents. Validation stickers on rented snowmobiles would increase from $61 to $65.50 for everyone.
The bill outlined that $2 would go to the state snowmobile search and rescue fund, $1 will go to the Idaho Department of Lands to “provide snowmobile opportunities and to repair damage directly related to snowmobile use.”
The bill would also create a new state avalanche fund with $1 of each snowmobile rider’s fee going to this fund. The fund would support avalanche centers, improve avalanche education and avalanche forecasting.