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9 NYCRR 454.1 - Availability of State aid for snowmobile trail development and maintenance

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Compiling agency: Executive Department
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Compiled text through: Sep 15, 2021
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(a)The office shall provide State aid for snowmobile trail development and maintenance in accordance with the provisions of this Part to local sponsors, as defined in section 453.1(ff) of this Title.

(b)State aid shall be available in the following categories:

(1)development grants for new trail construction, including but not limited to culverts and bridges, signage, and amenities such as shelters, parking lots and sanitary facilities; and

(2)maintenance grants for repair, rehabilitation and maintenance of trail facilities, including but not limited to brush cutting, grooming, sign replacement, and repair and upkeep of facilities.

(c)Projects in each category will be funded according to the proportion that the authorized expenditures which a local sponsor makes in a given category bear to the total of authorized expenditures which all local sponsors make in that category.

9 NYCRR 454.2 - Authorized expenditures

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The following items, to the extent that they are in excess of any snowmobile user fees received by the local sponsor, shall be deemed authorized expenditures when used according to the provisions of this Part and shall be eligible for funding as provided in section 454.5 of this Part.

(a)Land use costs.

Charges, such as rentals, permit fees and the costs of acquiring easements which are required for authorization to use lands of another for trails.

(b)Subcontracts.

Costs for subcontracting with municipalities, not-for-profit corporations, snowmobile clubs and other like entities for the development and maintenance of snowmobile trails and facilities. Any such contract shall contain a provision holding harmless the State of New York from any liability in connection with such contract and shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner in form and content.

(c)Labor.

The costs for personnel of the local sponsor which are assigned to and engaged in trail construction or maintenance shall be paid at the normal hourly rates of wage of such personnel, regardless of whether the employee is in overtime status at the time that such work is performed. Payroll information shall be kept by the local sponsor at the office of the appropriate official for inspection.

(d)Equipment and motor vehicle rental.

Eligible costs may include the charge for the equipment operator. Rental of equipment, including but not limited to bulldozers, backhoes, dumptrucks, four-wheel drive vehicles, snowmobiles, ATV's and groomers or grooming equipment, shall be eligible costs at the actual current lease or rental rate, except that the commissioner may establish a reasonable maximum allowable rate for each piece of equipment.

(e)Purchase of equipment.

Purchase of power equipment and hand tools for use on a snowmobile trail project, including but not limited to chain saws, power scythes, shovels, hoes, tree trimmers, rakes and axes.

(f)Materials.

The cost of materials for use on a snowmobile trail project, including but not limited to gravel, stone, lumber and culverts.

(g)Vehicle costs.

Allowance for actual mileage of vehicles owned by the local sponsor while being used on a snowmobile trail project.

9 NYCRR 454.3 - Local snowmobile trail development and maintenance plans

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Compiling agency: Executive Department
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Register checked through: July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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(a)Each local sponsor wishing to obtain State aid for snowmobile trail development and maintenance shall submit to the commissioner a local snowmobile trail development and maintenance plan. The plan shall be in a form and contain such information as shall be required by the commissioner.

(b)The plan shall serve as a long-range planning document for the development and maintenance of snowmobile trails by the local sponsor and all applications for future State aid shall be in conformance with and implement all or part of the plan. The plan shall cover at least three years' snowmobile trail development and maintenance.

(c)After January 1, 1989, no local sponsor shall submit to the commissioner an application for State aid until it has first submitted and had approved a local plan. In order to submit an application for State aid for a project which is not covered by the plan previously submitted a local sponsor shall submit and have approved an updated plan.

(d)No later than September 1st of each year, each local sponsor shall submit an update of its local plan. The update shall include any changes to the plan previously submitted which the local sponsor has determined to be necessary or appropriate. In addition, the update shall always project the trail development and maintenance to be undertaken for three years beyond the current fiscal year.

(e)The commissioner shall review the local plan, and local plan updates, and comment on each in writing no later than 90 days after receipt.

(f)The local sponsor shall be responsible for conducting all appropriate reviews of the plans, including environmental reviews, and for obtaining necessary approval of local, regional and other State governmental entities.

9 NYCRR 454.4 - Application for State aid

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Compiling agency: Executive Department
Text status: Source receipt
Compiled text through: Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through: July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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Source snapshot: Jun 6, 2026

(a)An application for State aid shall be submitted no later than September 1st of each year for which aid is sought. The application shall include a description of the projects which the local sponsor will carry out during the current fiscal year, including an estimate of expenditures for their implementation, and shall be in a form and contain such additional information as shall be required by the commissioner.

(b)The commissioner shall review each application to determine whether the proposed expenditures conform to its trail development and maintenance plan and are authorized under this Part.

(c)The commissioner shall determine the percentage proportion which the authorized expenditures of each local sponsor which applies for State aid bear to the total authorized expenditures of all local sponsors applying for funds.

(d)Such percentage shall be applied against the amount of State aid available for distribution for that fiscal year. The amount thus determined shall be the amount of State aid which each local sponsor shall be entitled to receive.

(e)No city, town of village may apply for State aid in any fiscal year in which the county containing such city, town or village shall also apply for such aid.

9 NYCRR 454.5 - Project agreement

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Compiling agency: Executive Department
Text status: Source receipt
Compiled text through: Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through: July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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Source snapshot: Jun 6, 2026

(a)Each local sponsor shall enter into a project agreement with the office for the receipt of State aid under this Part.

(b)Seventy percent of the State aid shall be made available to the local sponsor after November 1st and upon execution and approval of the project agreement.

(c)The remaining 30 percent shall be paid to the local sponsor after completion of the program for that fiscal year and verification of the local sponsor's expenditures to the satisfaction of the commissioner.

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