,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #haa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,risch1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4   
,curtis1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to express findings relating to
 the recreational trails program1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,rtp    
,full ,funding ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
the recreational trails program under   
section #bjf of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code-- 7,a7 funds development  
and maintenance of valuable trail       
infrastructure across the ,united       
,states2  7,b7 benefits millions of     
diverse trail users1 including users who
 participate in hiking1 bicycling1      
in-line skating1 equestrian use1        
cross-country skiing1 snowmobiling1     

off-road motorcycling1 all-terrain      
vehicle riding1 #d-wheel off-highway    
vehicle driving1 and other off-road     
motorized vehicle use2  7,c7 7i7        
embraces the user-pay-user-benefit model
 of the ,highway ,trust ,fund2  7ii7 is 
funded by a ,federal tax on fuel used   
for nonhighway recreation2  7iii7 is    
funded on an annual basis of            
approximately #hd1jjj1jjj2 and  7iv7    
does not receive the amounts collected  
from the average annual fuel tax1       
#bha1jjj1jjj1 that are paid into the    
,highway ,trust ,fund by nonhighway     
recreation vehicles2  7,d7 contributes  
significantly to national               
transportation1 economic development1   
health1 public land access and          
enjoyment1 and other national           
priorities2 and  7,e7 should be funded  
at a level commensurate with tax        
contributions from nonhighway vehicle   
recreation2  7#b7 to ensure that        
,federal taxes collected from nonhighway
 recreation are appropriately returned  

to the ,states for the recreational     
trails program described in paragraph   
7#a71 an accurate estimate of the total 
amount of nonhighway fuel taxes         
collected-- 7,a7 is necessary2 and  7,b7
 should be provided to ,congress by the 
,federal ,highway ,administration at    
least #a year before the date on which  
funding for ,federal-aid highways1      
highway safety programs1 and transit    
programs is anticipated to expire2 and  
7#c7 the recreational trails program    
under section #bjf of title #bc1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 should be carried out   
through funding made available under    
section #acc7;h7 of that title 7commonly
 known as the ,transportation           
,alternatives program7 without affecting
 other ,federal highway programs4