1Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, providing
3for snowmobile trails.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

8§ 7754. Snowmobile trails.

9(a) Trail maintenance and grooming.--The department shall
10give priority to maintaining joint use roads, bridges and trails
11used as snowmobile trails in a condition that adheres to best
12management practices and maximizes both financial and natural
13resources for the benefit of the snowmobiling public.

14(b) Resources extraction.--Snowmobile trails shall not be
15impacted by mineral or other resource extraction without the
16department providing alternatives in maintaining the continuity
17and connectivity of the trail system so affected.

1(c) Grooming and plowing.--Any snow plowing done on roads,
2bridges or trails which are a part of a designated snowmobile
3trail or trail system, must adhere to the following:

4(1) Joint use roads, bridges and trails shall be
5maintained so that snowmobiles are not impeded in their use.

6(2) When joint use roads, bridges and trails are shared
7with vehicular traffic, snow removal shall be done in a
8manner that provides the continued snowmobile use.

9(3) Joint use roads, bridges and trails under the
10control of the department shall be groomed during evening and
11nighttime hours to maximize safety and surface integrity.

12(d) Specifications.--The department shall require all
13individuals and organizations who have access to State lands
14under the department's control for any purpose, or, to gain
15access for resource recovery or resource extraction use that
16requires the use of snowplows on State forest and State park
17roads open to snowmobiling to leave a lane of unplowed snow the
18width of no less than five feet. Snowplows shall be equipped
19with adequate shoes to protect the road surface and leave a snow
20mat of at least three inches.

21Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.