Sides From 2014-2015 Season Presentation at Annual NYSSA

Slides from the
NYS OPRHP Snowmobile Unit
2014-2015
Snowmobile Season Presentation
Christopher Fallon, Director
James MacFarland, Senior Natural Resources Planner
Bennett Campbell, Administrative Program Aide
OPRHP / DMV / Comptroller
54 Local Government Sponsors
Over 200 Trail Maintenance Entities
(Snowmobile Clubs)
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$100 full registration:
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$5 to DMV
$5 to General Fund
$90 to Trail Fund
$45 club member
registration
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$5 to DMV
$5 to General Fund
$35 to Trail Fund
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Trail maintenance & grooming (grant
program)
Safety education program
Law enforcement (SLE grant program)
Capital projects (OPRHP & DEC)
Trail insurance
Program administration
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Trail grant administration - ~$5,000,000 grant, 10,000 + trail miles
Law enforcement grant administration
Law enforcement training
Safety education program
Office of record for accident reports
Special event permits
Advise OPRHP commissioner/agency on snowmobile related
issues
Coordination with other states, federal agencies, associations,
manufacturers, & user groups
Promotion of snowmobiling & the state funded trail system
Public outreach (NYS Fair, snowmobile shows, etc.)
The snowmobile unit is limited by law to a maximum of three staff !
Registrations
Trail Miles
10440
10317
9860
90,433
10517
10497
10417
10360
10290
11213
10667
121,539
115,982
116,725
134,442
131,664
136,471
128,283
130,502
149,610
155,000
163,635
172,164
151,287
146,662
126,041
117,823
108,463
101,933
94,607
10161
9539
8968
8753
8703
8142
7412
7412
6285
7300
Program Overview:
Registrations & Trail Miles
Program Overview
2014-2015 Registrations by County (High to Low)
Erie
Oneida
Onondaga
Monroe
Oswego
Saratoga
Herkimer
St Lawrence
Chautauqua
Wayne
Madison
Fulton
Jefferson
Albany
Niagara
Lewis
Suffolk
Warren
Washington
Cayuga
Wyoming
Orange
Rensselaer
Cattaraugus
Ulster
Delaware
Genesee
Montgomery
Clinton
Broome
Dutchess
Ontario
Otsego
Schenectady
Franklin
Chenango
Essex
Cortland
Steuben
Sullivan
Livingston
Schoharie
Hamilton
Allegany
Orleans
Nassau
Tompkins
Columbia
Westchester
Greene
Tioga
Seneca
Putnam
Rockland
Schuyler
Chemung
Yates
Richmond
Queens
Kings
New York
Bronx
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Program Overview
Year Over Year Registration Statistics
Total Registrations
2013-14
2014-15 Change % Change
115,982
121,539
5,557
4.57%
Total Receipts $4,802,695 $5,175,115 $372,420
7.20%
Total Club Regs
Total Non-club
Registrations
102,467
104,789
2,322
2.22%
13,515
16,750
3,235
19.31%
Total Renewals
89,403
88,889
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-0.58%
Total Originals
26,579
32,650
6,071
18.59%
Total In-State
99,342
104,166
4,824
4.63%
Total Out of State
16,640
17,373
733
4.22%
Program Overview
Year Over Year Registration Revenue
2009-2010 Registrations
2010-2011 Registrations
2011-2012 Registrations
2012-2013 Registrations
2013-2014 Registrations
2014-2015 Registrations
$5,515,850
$5,552,582
$3,661,485
$4,839,535
$4,802,695
$5,175,115
Snowmobile Projected Annual Budget
FY 14/15
Cash Projection:
102,467 registrations
x $35 =
$ 3,586,348
13,946 registrations
x $90 =
$ 1,255,140
Total
Revenue
Projection: $ 4,841,488
Projected Based FY13/14
Actual Registrations:
116,413
(plus 431)
Projected Expenditure Plan:
PS (attach backup with people charging to the fund)
NPS (attach backup listing NPS needs)
Fringe & Indirect (50% of PS number)
DEC & Regional Allocations (project list needed for release of funds in the Fall)
Local Law Enforcement (by law max of $150,000)
Insurance (projection derived from working with Insurance Agent-yearly cost)
Local Grants - 30% prorated depending on multiple variables
Local Grants - 70% (the balance of the cash projection after all of the above)
If the cash projection is high - 30% can be adjusted
Amount
$ 159,000
$ 46,752
$ 90,407
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$ 145,248
$ 316,596
$ 1,225,046
$ 2,858,439
$ 4,841,488
State Operations Approp:
PS
$ 159,000
NPS
$ 45,000
Fringe & Ind.
$ 97,000
DEC & Regions
$ 332,000
Local
Law Enforcemt
$ 150,000
Insurance
$ 316,596
Local Grants
$ 4,083,485
Corridor A = 5,937 miles x $315 = $1,870,155
Corridor B = 721 miles x $245 =
$176,645
Secondary A = 3,237 miles x $315 = $1,019,655
Secondary B = 545 miles x $245 =
$133,525
High Snow = 2,827 miles x $315 =
$890,505
$4,090,485
70% Grant Payment
$2,861,355
30% Grant (expected)
$1,229,130
Insurance
(incl. NYSSA admin fee)
$316,596
Stateside Capital Projects
$0
Administration
$296,159
Law Enforcement
$145,248
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The legislature hereby finds that it is in the public interest to
register snowmobiles as recreational vehicles for the purposes of
enforcement of reasonable provisions concerning their use and
control;
to encourage the sport of snowmobiling as a family activity;
to promote the proper and safe use and operation of snowmobiles;
to provide an adequate safety educational program for youthful
operators;
to limit the operation of snowmobiles upon public highways and
private property without the consent of the owner;
to protect and preserve the state's natural resources, including its
wildlife, wild forests, waters and scenic and wilderness character;
to reduce the effect on the environment of excess noise;
to insure privacy of remote areas;
to afford opportunity for compatible enjoyment of various
recreational activities on the state's lands and open spaces.
to promote the safe and proper use of snowmobiles for recreation
and commerce in this state by encouraging their use and
development and minimizing detrimental effects of such use upon
the environment.
Education
Youth age 10-13 must pass safety
course & may operate within 500’ of
supervising adult
Youth age 14-17 may operate within
500’ of supervising adult -or- after
passing safety course may operate with
no age restriction
8 hour classroom-based course
Over 400 certified volunteer instructors
For More Information on Snowmobile
Safety Course Availability Please Visit :
www.nysparks.com
Education
Students Completing OPRHP Snowmobile Safety
Course
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Reported Accidents
667
507
448
310
317
235
323
285
300
294
207
189
196
104
31
19
13
19
26
14
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10
14
19
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12
10
20122013
20132014
20142015
3
20012002
20022003
20032004
20042005
20052006
20062007
20072008
20082009
20092010
20102011
Year
Fatalities
Number of Reported Accidents
20112012
Number of Snowmobile Accidents Per 1000 Registrations
Average
4.50
0.50
0.00
1.61
1.78
1.65
2.23
2.37
2.46
2.05
1.12
1.00
2.25
1.50
1.57
2.00
3.10
2.50
2.09
3.00
3.13
3.50
2.89
3.86
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Law Enforcement
NYS SLEDS‐
NYS Snowmobile Law Enforcement Development School
‐Basic Course
‐20 Students from 13 Agencies
‐Instruction includes basic and evasive operation, equipment maintenance, accident reports & scene investigation, Local Law Enforcement Grant Assistance $150,000 patrols, checkpoints, snowmobile laws, etc. ($12,500 maximum per County)
 50-50 grant – 50% of documented, allowed
expenses reimbursed up to $12,500
 13 Participating Counties and 2 City/Town/Village
Departments
 Documented $ 246,173 in expenses
 Examples of allowed expenses: snowmobiles and
snowmobile equipment, clothing, operation and
maintenance, training costs, patrol payroll, etc.
Program Overview
Special Event Permits
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Applications must be
submitted 15 days before
event
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Exempt from registration,
speed lights & mufflers but
NOT underage operation
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NYSSA insurance does not
cover competitive events
Special Event Permits Issued 2005-2015
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
136
113
99
74
74
62
37
47
42
81
Groomer Operator Training
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Trail Groomer Training DVD sent to
every Club in 2009.
Textbooks available on OPRHP website.
Hardcopy textbooks and PowerPoint
presentation available for any class of
30+ students.
OPRHP Completion Certificates can
only be issued for OPRHP led (or
approved) instruction.
We will try to honor any requests for
OPRHP led instruction of 30+ students.
We are working closely with the IASA
to continually update and improve this
training.
Review of Snowmobile Trail Grant
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Phase I: Prior approval process for developing
and maintaining trails within the State Trail
system.
Phase II: The formal grant application from
Local Sponsors to OPRHP.
Phase III: Post Project submission and
documentation submission. Post season
audits by the Counties and OPRHP.
Overview of Snowmobile Trail Grant
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New Trails
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Previously Funded Trails to be
Reclassified, Rerouted, or Removed
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Corrections Using GPS Data
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Reopening Closed Trails
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Transferring Trail Maintenance
Responsibility to Another Club
Overview of Snowmobile Trail Grant
The current requirement states that projected GPS derived GIS data no older than 2008 is
required for ALL TRAILS to continue receiving funding. This means any trail data that was
collected before January 1, 2008 and any data not collected via GPS must be resubmitted. Each
trail’s GPS collection date is listed as an attribute in the trails GIS database and included in a
mileage table provided to the local sponsor with the prior approval application determination.
Local Sponsors can also request their GIS database information by using the attached request
form. A copy of the statewide GIS database is provided to the NYSSA Trail Coordinator annually.
Our website also has a KMZ file of the funded snowmobile trails that can be viewed in Google
Earth, available to download free of charge.
As of June 1, 2016 (expected 2016-2017 Phase I due date), all trails must have GPS derived
GIS data no older than January 1, 2011. This will be the next required update. The current
2015-2016 project year has no new requirement. Note that all trail proposals must be
accompanied by current GPS derived GIS data.
As of June 1, 2020 (expected 2020-2021 Phase I due date), all trails must have GPS derived
GIS data no older than January 1, 2017.
Thereafter, each and every trail must have GPS derived GIS data no more than three years
old. It is recommended that clubs stagger their GPS data collection efforts beginning in 2017 so
they are not collecting data for all of their trails in the same year going forward. Data no more
than three years old will be the minimum requirement; clubs are encouraged to collect data more
often if they are able and local sponsors may set more stringent requirements.
Trail Classifications
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Established as part of the State of New York
Snowmobile Trail Plan adopted in October 1989.
Classification includes
Corridor Trails are the major connecting routes between
communities and between major points of interest
Secondary Trails connect snowmobilers to local services
and points of interest from Corridor Trails.
Trails are further classified as:
Class A, (> 12ft wide) and Class B (<12ft and > 8ft ).
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Trails within the Adirondack Park are evaluated
separately.
OPRHP designates and assigns all trail classifications as
part of the approval process.
Snowmobile Unit
Phone: (518) 474-0446 Fax: (518) 486-7378
www.nysparks.com
snowmobile.unit@parks.ny.gov
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Chris Fallon: Director of Snowmobiling
Jim MacFarland: Senior Natural Resource Planner
Bennett Campbell: Administrative Program Aide