MINNESOTA UNITED SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SPORT OF IT

Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association (MnUSA) will hold its annual reception on February 27, 2017, from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Capitol Ridge, 161 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, MN 55103. All legislators and members are invited to attend.

MnUSA's legislative priorities for the 2017 session include:

• Protection of the integrity of the Snowmobile Dedicated Account - protect against raids on the account for non-snowmobile related uses
• Protection of the unrefunded gas tax attributed to snowmobile use
• Protection of the use of snowmobiles on public land
• Support of programs and policy that encourage continued access to private land for public use
• Support of the use of a portion of the Parks and Trails Legacy Funds for trails that benefit snowmobiling
• Support of legislation that will protect and accommodate trail crossings impacted by development of any new publicly funded rail developments for both light and heavy rail
• Support of legislation that will exempt building materials and supplies used for snowmobile trails from sales tax

To find out who your legislators are to invite them to join you at the reception, go to http://www.gis.leg.mn/OpenLayers/districts/