1. (a) “Applicant” means an OHRV club, snowmobile club, or political subdivision that applies to the grant-in-aid program.
2. (b) "Bureau chief" means the chief supervisor for the bureau of trails within the department of natural and cultural resources (bureau).
3. (c) “Class 1 equipment” means a standard snowmobile or an ATV, or similar style vehicle, which is used for trail grooming or maintenance.
4. (d) “Class 2 equipment” means a snowmobile with wide tracks or a standard UTV, or similar style vehicle, which is used for trail grooming or maintenance.
5. (e) "Class 3 equipment" means a tractor or UTV with tracks used to groom or maintain trails with a horsepower range of 48 to 80.
6. (f) "Class 4 equipment" means a tractor used to groom or maintain trails with a horsepower range of 81 to 100.
7. (g) "Class 5 equipment" means a tractor or grader used to groom or maintain trails with a horsepower range of 101 or more.
8. (h) “Grant-in-aid (GIA)” means the program administered by the department of natural and cultural resources, bureau of trails, pursuant to Ncr 840.
9. (i) “Grooming, grading, or maintenance implement” means drags, rock rakes, blades, or any other attachment purchased, and used on, or towed behind equipment for the purpose of trail maintenance, grading, or grooming.
10. (j) “Grooming, grading, or maintenance equipment” means any class 1 through 5 equipment as defined above or maintenance equipment purchased specifically to maintain public trails.
11. (k) “OHRV advisory committee” means the volunteer committee which advises the bureau chief about GIA projects. The committee is made up of an OHRV representative from each bureau district who are recommended to the bureau chief by the NH off highway vehicle association, and approved by the bureau chief, based upon the trail maintenance and volunteer club experience of the individual.
12. (l) "OHRV club" means "OHRV club" as defined in RSA 215-A:1, V-a, namely "an organized, dues-paying group of OHRV users with bylaws, registered with the secretary of state as a nonprofit organization."
13. (m) "Political subdivision" means a town, city, county, or another department or division of the state.
14. (n) “Snowmobile advisory committee” means the volunteer committee which advises the bureau chief about GIA projects. The committee is made up of a snowmobile representative from each county who are recommended to the bureau chief by the NH snowmobile association, and approved by the bureau chief, based upon the trail maintenance and volunteer club experience of the individual.
15. (o) "Snowmobile club" means "snowmobile club" as defined in RSA 215-C:1, XVI, namely "an organized, dues-paying group of snowmobile users with bylaws, registered with the secretary of state as a nonprofit organization."
16. (p) “Summer grading operations” means when an applicant uses trail maintenance registered and insured equipment to grade a trail surface during the summer season.
17. (q) "Tractor" means groomers, graders, and farm tractors used for the purpose of the GIA program.
18. (r) "Trail administrator" means a member of an OHRV club, snowmobile club, or political subdivision designated or elected to enter into agreements with the bureau for GIA purposes.
19. (s) “Trail project” means trail construction and maintenance, purchase of grooming, grading, maintenance equipment or implement, reconditioning of trail grooming or grading equipment, and summer grading operations, and can include construction and maintenance of public safety landing zones adjacent to the trail system when necessary for remote rescue.
20. (t) “Winter grooming operations” means when an applicant uses trail maintenance registered and insured equipment to groom a trail surface during the winter season.
21. (u) "Winter season" means the months of November through April and when the ground is predominantly covered with snow.

Source. #14293, eff 6-25-25, EXPIRES: 6-25-35