A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT the LEGISLATIVE research commission to study registration and regulation of the use of all‑Terrain VEHICLES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. The Legislative Research Commission is directed to study the registration and regulation of all‑terrain vehicles.
SECTION 2.  As a part of its study, the Commission shall study the following:
(1) 	Registration of all‑terrain vehicles including the appropriate fee for the registration.
(2)	Regulation of the use of all‑terrain vehicles to protect the environment, to ensure that the recreational use of all‑terrain vehicles is compatible with other recreational uses within this State, to promote the health and safety of the operators and the general public by requiring adherence to certain rules designed to ensure the safe operation of the vehicles, and to restrict the use of all‑terrain vehicles to areas where that use is appropriate and permitted.
(3) 	Any other related issues the Legislative Research Commission considers relevant and appropriate.
SECTION 3.  The Commission shall make a report of its findings and any recommended legislation to the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.