Veto override sets stage for off-road vehicle charges

CARSON CITY – The Legislature has overridden Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill to license and charge a fee to the owners of some 200,000 to 425,000 off-road vehicles in Nevada.

But the licensing and fee are still at least two years away.

Leah Bradle of the Nevada Powersport Dealers Association said it now has to raise $500,000 in grants and donations to pay for the state Department of Motor Vehicles to put the system in place.

She said the off-road dealers and others have until July 2011 to collect the money. And the motor vehicle department has a year to install the system to license the vehicles. The fee would be $20 to $30 a year.

Bradle, one of the leaders in getting passage of Senate Bill 394, estimated there are 200,000 off-road vehicles that would be subject to licensing. Sen. Dean Rhoads, R-Elko, the sponsor of the bill, said there are 425,000 of these units.

Once collected, much of the money would be used to improve off-road trails and other areas.

Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed the bill because it was a new fee on an activity that residents previously enjoyed for free.

The Senate voted 21-0 Sunday to override the veto of the governor. And the Assembly followed suit with a 36-6 vote to overturn the governor’s decision.

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/01/veto-override-sets-stage--road-vehicle-charges/

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