Minnesota Statutes 84.794 – Off-Highway Motorcycle Account; Receipts and Allocations
Subdivision 1.Registration revenue.
Fees from the registration of off-highway motorcycles and the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to off-highway motorcycle use under section 296A.18 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the off-highway motorcycle account in the natural resources fund.
Subd. 2.Purposes.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 84.794
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 84.794
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the off-highway motorcycle account may only be spent for:
(1) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.787 to 84.795;
(2) acquisition, maintenance, and development of off-highway motorcycle trails and use areas;
(3) grants-in-aid to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain off-highway motorcycle trails and use areas; and
(4) grants for enforcement and public education to local law enforcement agencies.
(b) The distribution of funds made available for grants-in-aid must be guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.