Senate Bill 1527 has five sponsors, many more needed
The federal Recreational Trails Program has used off-highway vehicle
users’ federal gas taxes to fund more than 24,000 trail projects
nationally since 1992. It is clearly one of the best tools we have to
help fund trail construction and maintenance.
Only about $84 million of the estimated $270 million collected
annually on OHV fuel makes its way to trails projects. That’s less than a
third. And it’s a gap that every trail user should want closed.
In late May, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that takes the first, important step toward getting RTP the full funding it deserves. Four other senators have signed on to co-sponsor the bill, which requires the Federal Highway Administration
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