,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aebg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4    
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mrs4   
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,burr1 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation to conduct1 & submit to 
,congress a report describ+ ! results (1
 an assessm5t ( ! total am\nt (         
nonhighway recreational fuel taxes      
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury &  
transf]r$ to ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,rtp ,fund+       
,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,nonhighway      
recreational fuel /udy  7a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,highway ,tru/     
,fund ,! t]m ,highway ,tru/ ,fund means 
! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund e/abli%$ by      
section #iejc7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,code ( #aihf4  7#b7 ,nonhighway        
recreational fuel taxes ,! t]m          

nonhighway recreational fuel taxes means
 taxes "u sections #djda & #djha ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf ) respect
 to fuel us$ 9 vehicles on recreational 
trails or back c\ntry t]ra9 7includ+    
vehicles regi/]$ = highway use :5 us$ on
 recreational trails1 trail access roads
 n eligible = fund+ "u title #bc1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 or back c\ntry t]ra974   
7#c7 ,recreational trails program ,! t]m
 recreational trails program means !    
recreational trails program "u section  
#bjf ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  7b7       
,assessm5t2 report  7#a7 ,assessm5t ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act & n less frequ5tly ?an once e 
#e ye>s !reaft]1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry out an 
assessm5t ( ! be/ available e/imate ( ! 
total am\nt ( nonhighway recreational   
fuel taxes receiv$ by ! ,secret>y ( !   
,treasury & transf]r$ to ! ,highway     
,tru/ ,fund = ! p]iod cov]$ by !        

assessm5t4  7#b7 ,report ,aft] c>ry+ out
 ea* assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,f9ance & ,environm5t & ,public      
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committees on    
,ways & ,means & ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives a report t includes--   
7,a7 a description ( ! results ( !      
assessm5t & an evaluation ( :e!r !      
curr5t recreational trails program fund+
 level reflects ! am\nt ( nonhighway    
recreational fuel taxes collect$ &      
transf]r$ to ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury 
& transf]r$ to ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund1  
to assi/ ,congress 9 decisionmak+ )     
respect to appropriate fund+ levels = ! 
recreational trails program2  7,b7 an   
evaluation ( :e!r ! curr5t recreational 
trails program fund+ level ( ea*        
p>ticipat+ ,/ate accurately reflects !  
apportionm5t crit]ia describ$ 9 section 
#acc7;h77#e7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7,c7 9 ! case ( ! fir/ report 
submitt$ "u ?is p>agraph1 an e/imate ( !

 frequ5cy ) :i* ! ,secret>y anticipates 
c>ry+ out ! assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 
subject to ! condition t su* an         
assessm5t %all be c>ri$ out n less      
frequ5tly ?an once e #e ye>s4  7c7      
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out an assessm5t 
"u subsection 7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y may  
consult )1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be 
appropriate-- 7#a7 ! heads (-- 7,a7     
,/ate ag5cies designat$ by ,gov]nors    
pursuant to section #bjf7;c77#a7 ( title
 #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to adm9i/] ! 
recreational trails program2 &  7,b7    
division (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (         
,transportation2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( !  
,treasury2  7#c7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#d7  
gr\ps repres5t+ recreational activities 
& int]e/s1 includ+ hik+1 bik+ & m\nta9  
bik+1 horseback rid+1 wat] trails1      
sn[%oe+1 cross-c\ntry ski+1 sn[mobil+1  
(f-highway motorcycl+1 all-t]ra9        
vehicles & o!r (froad motoriz$ vehicle  
activities1 & recreational trail        
advocates4  7d7 ,ma9t5ance 9 effect (   

recreational trails program ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y1 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( !          
,treasury1 %all ensure t-- 7#a7 = fiscal
 ye> #bjbj & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 !  
am\nt made available to c>ry out !      
recreational trails program is equal to 
n less ?an ! am\nt made available to    
c>ry out ! recreational trails program  
dur+ fiscal ye> #bjai2 &  7#b7 !        
recreational trails program %all be     
c>ri$ out z a di/9ct program ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation1 9          
accordance ) section #bjf ( title #bc1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4