,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aebg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,risch1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,burr1 and 
,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,transportation to conduct1 and submit  
to ,congress a report describing the    
results of1 an assessment of the total  
amount of nonhighway recreational fuel  
taxes received by the ,secretary of the 
,treasury and transferred to the        
,highway ,trust ,fund1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,rtp ,funding      
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,nonhighway    
recreational fuel study  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,highway ,trust ,fund ,the term ,highway
 ,trust ,fund means the ,highway ,trust 
,fund established by section #iejc7;a7  

of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf4  7#b7 ,nonhighway recreational   
fuel taxes ,the term nonhighway         
recreational fuel taxes means taxes     
under sections #djda and #djha of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf with  
respect to fuel used in vehicles on     
recreational trails or back country     
terrain 7including vehicles registered  
for highway use when used on            
recreational trails1 trail access roads 
not eligible for funding under title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 or back     
country terrain74  7#c7 ,recreational   
trails program ,the term recreational   
trails program means the recreational   
trails program under section #bjf of    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7b7 
,assessment2 report  7#a7 ,assessment   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act and not less  
frequently than once every #e years     
thereafter1 as determined by the        

,secretary1 the ,secretary shall carry  
out an assessment of the best available 
estimate of the total amount of         
nonhighway recreational fuel taxes      
received by the ,secretary of the       
,treasury and transferred to the        
,highway ,trust ,fund for the period    
covered by the assessment4  7#b7 ,report
 ,after carrying out each assessment    
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,finance and ,environment and ,public   
,works of the ,senate and the           
,committees on ,ways and ,means and     
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that includes-- 7,a7 a description of   
the results of the assessment and an    
evaluation of whether the current       
recreational trails program funding     
level reflects the amount of nonhighway 
recreational fuel taxes collected and   
transferred to the general fund of the  
,treasury and transferred to the        
,highway ,trust ,fund1 to assist        

,congress in decisionmaking with respect
 to appropriate funding levels for the  
recreational trails program2  7,b7 an   
evaluation of whether the current       
recreational trails program funding     
level of each participating ,state      
accurately reflects the apportionment   
criteria described in section           
#acc7;h77#e7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7,c7 in the case of 
the first report submitted under this   
paragraph1 an estimate of the frequency 
with which the ,secretary anticipates   
carrying out the assessment under       
paragraph 7#a71 subject to the condition
 that such an assessment shall be       
carried out not less frequently than    
once every #e years4  7c7 ,consultation 
,in carrying out an assessment under    
subsection 7b77#a71 the ,secretary may  
consult with1 as the ,secretary         
determines to be appropriate-- 7#a7 the 
heads of-- 7,a7 ,state agencies         
designated by ,governors pursuant to    
section #bjf7;c77#a7 of title #bc1      

,united ,states ,code1 to administer the
 recreational trails program2 and  7,b7 
division offices of the ,department of  
,transportation2  7#b7 the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury2  7#c7 the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,highway               
,administration2 and  7#d7 groups       
representing recreational activities and
 interests1 including hiking1 biking and
 mountain biking1 horseback riding1     
water trails1 snowshoeing1 cross-country
 skiing1 snowmobiling1 off-highway      
motorcycling1 all-terrain vehicles and  
other offroad motorized vehicle         
activities1 and recreational trail      
advocates4  7d7 ,maintenance in effect  
of recreational trails program          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1   
shall ensure that-- 7#a7 for fiscal year
 #bjbj and each fiscal year thereafter1 
the amount made available to carry out  
the recreational trails program is equal
 to not less than the amount made       

available to carry out the recreational 
trails program during fiscal year #bjai2
 and  7#b7 the recreational trails      
program shall be carried out as a       
distinct program of the ,department of  
,transportation1 in accordance with     
section #bjf of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code4