The proposal would raise private users’ fees by $10 a year and commercial fees by $30 a year.
Snowmobilers could face higher fees to help maintain and groom the thousands of miles of trails managed by the state.
A legislative committee voted last week to study a plan to raise the annual snowmobile permit fee from $25 to $35 for private users and $75 to $105 for commercial operators.
Domenic Bravo with the Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails said the hikes would raise about $351,000 a year.
He told the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee that money is needed to make up for the likely loss of federal funds next year.
The state has relied on $800,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Recreational Trails Program to make up for a funding shortfall in its trails program.
Bravo said it is expected that Congress will not renew the funds next year
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