DMV has reported that as of 12/31/02 there were 117,336 vehicles registered under the ATV registration program, up about 19% from 2001. The double-digit increase in registration continues the pattern that demonstrates the swift grown trend in OHV sales and interest in ATV recreation in New York. (Recall industry estimates that put NY 3rd in 
sales for `02 behind only CA and TX; final sales for the year are estimated at 43,000 units for NY.) 

This also means registrants paid over $1.17 million in 2002 in registration fees into the general fund and saw no return in the form of ATV trails.  (This does not include sales tax on new machine sales, which would eclipse this figure by far at possibly over $15M.)  

As detailed in the PDF article linked below, ATV and trail bike riders who have dutifully registered their machines as required by law have now paid over $7.2 million just in registration fees to the State's General Fund with no return on their "investment" in compliance. See http://www.nysorva.org/documents/RegFeesCollected-unused.pdf. 

With your help, NYSORVA will continue to advocate for state legislation to correct this madness. We'll keep you posted as things develop in the 2003 Legislative Session. 

To learn more about past efforts to reinstate the Trail Fund, see 
http://www.nysorva.org/legislation/. 
 

Alex Ernst 
Communications Director 
NYSORVA Inc. 
PO Box 250 
Clarksville, NY  12041 
www.nysorva.org 
www.nyatvsafety.net