41-22-19. Off-highway Vehicle Account -- Deposit and use of funds -- Grants and matching funds.
(1) Except as provided under Subsectionsthroughand Sectionsand, registration fees and related money collected by the Motor Vehicle Division or any agencies designated to act for the Motor Vehicle Division under this chapter shall be deposited as restricted revenue into the Off-highway Vehicle Account in the General Fund less the costs incurred by the Motor Vehicle Division for collecting off-highway vehicle registration fees. (3) (5) 41-22-34 41-22-36 The balance of the money may be used by the division: for the construction, improvement, operation, acquisition, or maintenance of publicly owned or administered off-highway vehicle facilities, including public access facilities; for the mitigation of impacts associated with off-highway vehicle use; for the education of off-highway vehicle users; for off-highway vehicle access protection; to support off-highway vehicle search and rescue activities and programs; to promote and encourage off-highway vehicle tourism; for other uses that further the policy set forth in Section; 41-22-1 as grants or matching funds with a federal agency, state agency, political subdivision of the state, or organized user group for any of the uses described in Subsectionsthrough; and (1)(b)(i) (vii) for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(2) An agency or political subdivision requesting matching funds shall submit plans for proposed off-highway vehicle facilities to the division for review and approval. The division may award an upfront grant from the Off-highway Vehicle Account to cover the entire projected cost of a project or program to: a political subdivision of the state that: is a county of the third through sixth class; and submits a plan for a project or program consistent with a use described in Subsection; and (1)(b) an organized user group or agency that submits a plan for a project or program: located in a county of the third through sixth class; and consistent with a use described in Subsection. (1)(b) In awarding a grant under Subsection, the division may evaluate a grant application submitted on or after January 1, 2025. (2)(b)
(3) One dollar and 50 cents of each annual registration fee collected under Subsectionand each off-highway vehicle user fee collected under Subsectionshall be deposited into the Land Grant Management Fund created under Section. 41-22-8(1) 41-22-35(2) 53C-3-101 The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall use the money deposited under Subsectionfor costs associated with off-highway vehicle use of legally accessible lands within its jurisdiction as follows: (3)(a) to improve recreational opportunities on trust lands by constructing, improving, maintaining, or perfecting access for off-highway vehicle trails; and to mitigate impacts associated with off-highway vehicle use. An unused balance of the money deposited under Subsectionexceeding $350,000 at the end of each fiscal year shall be deposited into the Off-highway Vehicle Account under Subsection. (3)(a) (1)
(4) One dollar of each off-highway vehicle registration fee collected under Subsectionshall be deposited into the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau Restricted Account created in Section. 41-22-8(1) 53-8-303
(5) The Motor Vehicle Division shall collect a fee for any new or replacement license plate issued under this chapter. The fee described in Subsectionshall be an amount equal to the fee for a new or replacement license plate as established in accordance with Section. (5)(a) 63J-1-504 The Motor Vehicle Division shall deposit the fee described in Subsectioninto the License Plate Restricted Account created under Section. (5)(a) 41-1a-122
(6) For a vehicle registered for a 24-month period as provided in Section, the deposited amounts described in this section shall be double the amount for the same vehicle registered for a 12-month period. 41-1a-215.5
(7) In accordance with, the division, after notifying the commission, shall make rules as necessary to implement this section. Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act