RTP Full Funding Act of 2025

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat · MN · Senator

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• James E. Risch (R-ID)Original· 2025-02-27
• John R. Curtis (R-UT)Original· 2025-02-27
• Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2025-02-27
• Ted Budd (R-NC)Original· 2025-02-27
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)Original· 2025-02-27
• Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· 2025-03-11

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2025-02-27

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This bill would ensure that the Land and Water Conservation Fund receives its maximum authorized annual funding of $900 million, which is used to buy and protect public lands, parks, and wildlife areas across the country. Currently, Congress often appropriates less money than allowed, so this would guarantee full funding for conservation projects that benefit outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, and public access to natural spaces. The change would affect federal land agencies, state and local governments that partner on conservation projects, and Americans who use public parks and outdoor areas.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 811 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 811 To express findings relating to the recreational trails program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Welch, Mr. Budd, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To express findings relating to the recreational trails program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``RTP Full Funding Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the recreational trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code-- (A) funds development and maintenance of valuable trail infrastructure across the United States; (B) benefits millions of diverse trail users, including users who participate in hiking, bicycling, in-line skating, equestrian use, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, off-road motorcycling, all-terrain vehicle riding, 4-wheel off-highway vehicle driving, and other off-road motorized vehicle use; (C)(i) embraces the user-pay-user-benefit model of the Highway Trust Fund; (ii) is funded by a Federal tax on fuel used for nonhighway recreation; (iii) is funded on an annual basis of approximately $84,000,000; and (iv) does not receive the amounts collected from the average annual fuel tax, $281,000,000, that are paid into the Highway Trust Fund by nonhighway recreation vehicles; (D) contributes significantly to national transportation, economic development, health, public land access and enjoyment, and other national priorities; and (E) should be funded at a level commensurate with tax contributions from nonhighway vehicle recreation; (2) to ensure that Federal taxes collected from nonhighway recreation are appropriately returned to the States for the recreational trails program described in paragraph (1), an accurate estimate of the total amount of nonhighway fuel taxes collected-- (A) is necessary; and (B) should be provided to Congress by the Federal Highway Administration at least 1 year before the date on which funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs is anticipated to expire; and (3) the recreational trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code, should be carried out through funding made available under section 133(h) of that title (commonly known as the ``Transportation Alternatives program'') without affecting other Federal highway programs. <all>

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