,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eehc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,ris*1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4 ,budd7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to express f9d+s relat+ to !           
recreational trails program1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,rtp ,full ,fund+ ,act (  
#bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 ! recreational trails program "u   
section #bjf ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code-- 7,a7 funds developm5t &         
ma9t5ance ( valuable trail infra/ructure
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 b5efits  
millions ( div]se trail us]s1 includ+   
us]s :o p>ticipate 9 hik+1 bicycl+1     
9-l9e skat+1 eque/rian use1 cross-c\ntry
 ski+1 sn[mobil+1 (f-road motorcycl+1   
all-t]ra9 vehicle rid+1 #d-:eel         
(f-highway vehicle driv+1 & o!r (f-road 

motoriz$ vehicle use2  7,c7 7i7 embraces
 ! us]-pay-us]-b5efit model ( ! ,highway
 ,tru/ ,fund2  7ii7 is fund$ by a ,f$]al
 tax on fuel us$ = nonhighway           
recreation2  7iii7 is fund$ on an annual
 basis ( approximately #hd1jjj1jjj2 &   
7iv7 does n receive ! am\nts collect$ f 
! av]age annual fuel tax1 #bha1jjj1jjj1 
t are paid into ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund  
by nonhighway recreation vehicles2  7,d7
 contributes significantly to national  
transportation1 economic developm5t1    
heal?1 public l& access & enjoym5t1 &   
o!r national priorities2 &  7,e7 %\ld be
 fund$ at a level comm5surate ) tax     
contributions f nonhighway vehicle      
recreation2  7#b7 to ensure t ,f$]al    
taxes collect$ f nonhighway recreation  
are appropriately return$ to ! ,/ates = 
! recreational trails program describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 an accurate e/imate ( ! 
total am\nt ( nonhighway fuel taxes     
collect$-- 7,a7 is necess>y2 &  7,b7    
%\ld be provid$ to ,congress by ! ,f$]al
 ,highway ,adm9i/ration at lea/ #a ye>  

be=e ! date on :i* fund+ = ,f$]al-aid   
highways1 highway safety programs1 &    
transit programs is anticipat$ to       
expire2 &  7#c7 ! recreational trails   
program "u section #bjf ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %\ld be c>ri$ out  
?r\gh fund+ made available "u section   
#acc7;h7 ( t title 7commonly kn[n z !   
,transportation ,alt]natives program7   
)\t affect+ o!r ,f$]al highway programs4