260:61 Credit Provided; Liability Insurance. –
I. Annually, on or before June 30, the comptroller shall transfer, from road tolls collected, an amount equal to the number of licensed OHRVs and snowmobiles for the previous year times the average number of gallons consumed per year per OHRV and snowmobile times the gasoline road toll imposed under RSA 260:32, less any amount refunded for OHRV and snowmobile use for the previous year, to the fish and game department and the bureau of trails as follows. The road toll administrator shall report to the comptroller if there is a balance of unrefunded road tolls collected. The administrator shall certify the amount to the comptroller who shall credit 1/2 of such balance to the bureau of trails for use as provided in paragraph I-a, and 1/2 of such balance to the fish and game department as unrestricted revenue to the fish and game fund. For the purposes of this section, "the average number of gallons consumed per year per OHRV or snowmobile" is 100.
I-a. The bureau shall use 662/3 percent of the amount credited for grants under its grant-in-aid program, and 331/3 percent for general operating expenses and expenses incurred in administering and supervising the grant-in-aid program. Any balances in the funds hereby transferred shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall remain in the OHRV and snowmobile fund.
II. The bureau's grant-in-aid program shall bear the expenses of the following:
(a) A liability insurance policy for the benefit of landowners who allow riders of off highway recreational vehicles, as defined in RSA 215-A:1, VI, and snowmobiles, as defined in RSA 215-C:1, to use their property, and
(b) A liability insurance policy for the benefit of landowners who lease their land to the state of New Hampshire for use by riders of off highway recreational vehicles, as defined in RSA 215-A:1, VI, and snowmobiles, as defined in RSA 215-C:1.