Yeah this craps been going on for years. Theyll prob give us a 10 mile loop on the Canadian border.
From the original argument:
In 1986 the original ATV law established mandatory registration of all recreational ATVs and off-highway motorcycles, and 50 percent of the fee was to be set aside for a trail fund. However, while funds accumulated, the grant program was never established. And in 1990 the fund was abolished and over $500,000 was removed to the state's general fund to make up for shortfalls in the State's budget due to economic recession. Since then, 100 percent of the $10 registration has been deposited to the general fund with no return to riders, for a total unrealized investment of over $7.2 million since 1986.
The motorized-recreation community has supported various New York Senate and Assembly bills to re-establish a dedicated fee-based funding source for the development ATV and off-highway motorcycle trails. All have failed.