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New Transportation Bill funds additional activities in RTP

Postby TMW » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:10 pm

the new federal transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU) includes some interesting new features for the Recreational Trails Program. I don't know if this has already been posted, but in case it has not, here are some key bullet points I obtained at a briefing today:

Recreational Trails Program [1101(a)(8), 1109]

Provides funds to develop & maintain recreational trails & associated facilities for motorized and nonmotorized trail uses.

Authorization by year:
    2005: $60 M
    2006: $70 M
    2007: $75 M
    2008: $80 M
    2009: $85 M

Funds may be used to develop, construct, maintain, and rehabilitate trails.

Previously Included Uses:
    Hiking
    Biking
    In-line Skating
    Equestrian use
    Cross-Country Skiing
    Snowmobiling
    Off-Road Motorcycling
    ATV riding
    other Off-Road Motorized Vehicles
New eligible uses for funds:
    Assessment of trail conditions for accessibility & maintenance
    Monitoring and patrol programs
    Trail-related training
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Postby Scott Hatch » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:21 pm

Thanks for the information

The numbers you listed what state(s) are they specific to?

Do you have a link to this information?

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Postby Guest » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:23 pm

Scott Hatch wrote:Thanks for the information

The numbers you listed what state(s) are they specific to?

Do you have a link to this information?

Scott


The numbers are nationwide. $70 million nationwide in FY '06.

As for a link... I can go find one. This was presented via speaker at a seminar I sat in on today.

You could dig here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/index.htm and see what you find.
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Postby Guest » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:26 pm

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS FOR THE
RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

STATE AMOUNT
    ALABAMA $1,428,625
    ALASKA 1,041,230
    ARIZONA 1,453,155
    ARKANSAS 1,115,010
    CALIFORNIA 5,099,645
    COLORADO 1,280,896
    CONNECTICUT 849,780
    DELAWARE 741,843
    DIST. OF COL. 678,039
    FLORIDA 2,739,972
    GEORGIA 1,796,606
    HAWAII 765,737
    IDAHO 1,142,460
    ILLINOIS 1,823,729
    INDIANA 1,200,820
    IOWA 1,184,082
    KANSAS 1,119,797
    KENTUCKY 1,168,177
    LOUISIANA 1,431,425
    MAINE 1,029,863
    MARYLAND 1,004,203
    MASSACHUSETTS 1,140,267
    MICHIGAN 2,057,933
    MINNESOTA 1,583,702
    MISSISSIPPI 1,259,938
    MISSOURI 1,342,928
    MONTANA 1,175,134
    NEBRASKA 972,215
    NEVADA 941,087
    NEW HAMPSHIRE 927,674
    NEW JERSEY 1,158,578
    NEW MEXICO 1,182,119
    NEW YORK 1,721,478
    NORTH CAROLINA 1,594,344
    NORTH DAKOTA 841,878
    OHIO 1,646,336
    OKLAHOMA 1,226,976
    OREGON 1,166,743
    PENNSYLVANIA 1,659,541
    RHODE ISLAND 738,391
    SOUTH CAROLINA 1,081,347
    SOUTH DAKOTA 867,530
    TENNESSEE 1,264,946
    TEXAS 3,038,390
    UTAH 1,227,294
    VERMONT 821,972
    VIRGINIA 1,247,710
    WASHINGTON 1,572,047
    WEST VIRGINIA 1,004,267
    WISCONSIN 1,535,835
    WYOMING 1,066,306
TOTAL $69,160,000
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Postby Guest » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:37 pm

from http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/factsheets/rectrails.htm

Fact Sheets on Highway Provisions
RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM

    Year Authorization
    2005 $60M
    2006 $70M
    2007 $75M
    2008 $80M
    2009 $85M

Program Purpose
The Recreational Trails program provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses.

Statutory References
SAFETEA-LU Section(s): 1101(a)(8), 1109

Other: 23 USC 104(h) & 206

Funding/Formula
Funded by contract authority, to remain available for 4 years. Funds are subject to the overall Federal-aid highway obligation limitation.

Before apportioning funds to the States, there will be a takedown of $840,000 each fiscal year (2005-2009) for program research, technical assistance, and training expenses. Funds will be distributed to the States by formula as follows:
    50% of the amount will be apportioned equally among eligible States;
    50% of the amount will be apportioned among eligible States proportionate to the amount of non-highway recreational fuel used in each State during the preceding year.

Eligible Use of Funds
Funds are available to develop, construct, maintain, and rehabilitate trails and trail facilities. Trail uses include hiking, bicycling, in-line skating, equestrian use, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, off-road motorcycling, all-terrain vehicle riding, four-wheel driving, or using other off-road motorized vehicles.

Continued eligibilities include:
    maintenance and restoration of trails
    development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities
    purchase and lease of trail construction and maintenance equipment
    construction of new trails (with some limits on Federal lands)
    acquisition of easements and fee simple title to property
    assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance
    development and dissemination of publications and operation of trail safety and trail environmental protection programs (including non-law enforcement monitoring and patrol programs and trail-related training), not to exceed 5% of the annual apportionment
    State costs for administering the program, not to exceed 7% of the annual apportionment

New eligible activities include:
    assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance
    clarification that educations funds may be used for publications, monitoring and patrol programs and for trail-related training

Program Features
States must meet minimum funding between motorized, non-motorized and diverse trail use:
    40% for diverse trail use;
    30% for non-motorized recreation
    30% for motorized recreation


The ability for a State recreational trails advisory committee to waive the setasides for non-motorized and motorized recreation has been eliminated by SAFETEA-LU.

States are encouraged to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with youth conservation and service corps to perform trail construction and maintenance.

Federal Share
The Federal share will be in accordance with section [23 USC 120(b)] (i.e. the sliding scale provision), but funds from other Federal programs outside the U.S. Department of Transportation may be used to fulfill the non-Federal share requirement, except that the combination of the U.S. DOT other Federal agency share may not exceed 95 percent.

Upon approval, planning and environmental assessment costs incurred prior to project approval may be credited toward the non-Federal share cost of the project, limited to costs incurred not more than 18 months prior to project approval.

Recreational Trails program funds may be used to match other Federal program funds for purposes that would be eligible under the Recreational Trails program.
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Postby Scott Hatch » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:56 pm

Thank you.....this is some great information

Just curious, who are you?

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Postby Wagz » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:41 am

Scott Hatch wrote:Thank you.....this is some great information

Just curious, who are you?

Scott


sorry... forgot to log in.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/flh/
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