b'19SSTPGrooming Budget/PaymentsYear Grooming Budget Grooming Payments Actual/Budget % Special Notes2001-02 $1,200,000 $767,568 64%2002-03 $1,200,000 $1,133,076 94%2003-04 $1,500,000 $1,186,700 79%2004-05 $1,600,000 $1,183,131 74%2005-06 $1,800,000 $925,733 51%2006-07 $1,800,000 $1,133,000 63%2007-08 $1,800,000 $1,961,894 108%2008-09 $1,585,000 $1,465,080 92%2009-10 $1,585,000 $1,160,000 73%2010-11 $1,900,000 $1,764,557 93%2011-12 $1,639,111 $956,368 58%2012-13 $1,650,000 $1,110,195 67%2013-14 $1,650,000 $1,372,170 83% Includes $38,426.98 subsidy & Approx. $14,354.83 left to pay to 12 clubs missing paperwork2014-15 $1,882,445 $1,821,009 97% Includes 10 clubs paid over grooming cap for total of $40,917.642015-16 $1,800,000 $1,071,050 60% Subsidies paid to all grooming clubs and contractors. Three clubs/contractors forfeited payment.2016-17 $1,750,000 $1,186,906 68% Subsidies paid to 41 clubs and contractors for a total of $83,342.29.Two clubs/contractors forfeited payment.2017-18 $1,329,217 $1,357,437.00 102% Subsidies paid to 26 clubs and contractors for a total of $30,186.46.One club forfeited payment.2018-19 $1,457,770 $1,620,927.00 111% Subsidies paid to 22 clubs and contractors for a total of $27,204.One club forfeited payment.18 Yr Total $29,128,543 $23,176,800 80% (Average)12.5% of the clubs/contractors grooming contract cap,miles during the winter of 2018-2019. This compares which is calculated by multiplying the club/contractorsto 117,005 miles during the winter of 2017-2018 and contract mileage by the contract rate by the contract96,464 miles during the winter of 2016-2017. weeks and multiplying this number by two grooms per week. The total figure for start-up payments for theSnowmobile Registrations2018-2019 season was $276,505.The first-round grooming payment totaled $116,115The funding mechanisms for the Statewide and covered grooming between December 10 thandSnowmobile Trails Program (SSTP) are generated January 20th. through snowmobile registration fees and snowmobile fines and penalties. Through a cooperative agreement The total for second round grooming payments waswith the Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation, $617,966. This payment covered grooming activity forVAST receives 100% of all snowmobile registration weeks 6-10 (January 21st through February 24th). fees and 100% of all snowmobile related fines and The third and final grooming payments were mailed outpenalties. During FY 2019, there were a total of 20,750 to clubs/contractors that had submitted all 16 of theirregistrations; 14,265 VT Registrations and 6,485 non-grooming log sheets along with their financial analysisresident registrations. This is based on a report from in May. One club did not submit its grooming log sheetsDMV for registrations as of 7/1/19.This is an increase of or financial analysis by the deadline and as a result will20 registrations as compared to FY 18. not receive its grooming payment this season. The total amount paid for the 3 rdround of grooming payments2018-2019 Summarywas $610,341 (February 25 ththrough the end of the grooming season April 7 th ). VAST spent $227,240 in Trail Maintenance, $90,257 in Trail Construction, and $30,236 in debrushing on a A total of $1,620,927 was paid out in grooming fortotal of 180 Grant in Aid Projects. the winter, with 22 clubs and contractors receivingThe VAST Grooming Fleet logged a total of 148,302 a grooming subsidy.The subsidy amount paid wasmiles during the 2018-2019 snowmobile season$27,204.(Class 1:138,499 Class 2:1,144, Class 3:2,166, Class The fleet of grooming equipment logged 148,3024: 6,493).'