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Total ATV-related spending in New York State during 2002 was $380,000,000. New York State derived approximately $16,700,000 in sales tax revenues from these purchases. New York ATV households spent $277 in 2001 for tourism related expenditures, or about $41,500,000. Nationally, the average household spent $499 on tourism related expenditures. The loss of tourism dollars related to below average spending in New York State for 2001 was $33 million. Between 1990 and 2002, more than $3.8 million in ATV registration
fees intended for an ATV trail fund was diverted to the state general fund.
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