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Title: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: devildog55 on June 01, 2005, 05:59:27 PM WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH $3 MILLION IN YOUR STATE ON 4X4 TRAILS?
Build new trails, maintain existing trails, improve trails and trailheads! The House of Representatives approved record-breaking amounts of funding for recreation trails through the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). However, the Senate cut that funding, on average, by more than $3 million per state for a total cut of over $161 million in 5 years. In the next 2 weeks the House and Senate will work to resolve the difference in funding. We need your help in urging the Senate to adopt the House funding level in the final bill. Arizona Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs: Funding cut by Senate = $3.5 million California Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs: Funding cut by Senate = $11.6 million Colorado Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs: Funding cut by Senate = $3.0 million Florida Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $6.1 million Great Lakes Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in MI by Senate = $3.0 million Funding cut in OH by Senate = $3.8 million Funding cut in IN by Senate = $2.7 million Funding cut in IL by Senate = $4.2 million Indiana Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $2.7 million Middle Atlantic Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in MD by Senate = $2.3 million Funding cut in PA by Senate = $3.9 million Funding cut in DE by Senate = $1.7 million Funding cut in NJ by Senate = $2.6 million Funding cut in VA by Senate = $2.8 million Midwest Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in IL by Senate = $4.2 million Funding cut in IA by Senate = $2.7 million Funding cut in MN by Senate = $3.7 million Funding cut in NE by Senate = $2.2 million Funding cut in ND by Senate = $1.9 million Funding cut in SD by Senate = $2.0 million Funding cut in WI by Senate = $3.5 million Montana Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $2.8 million Nevada United Four Wheelers Association: Funding cut by Senate = $2.2 million North America XJ Association (representing all 50 states): Funding cut by Senate = $161 million NorthEast Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs: Funding cut in MA by Senate = $2.6 million Funding cut in NH by Senate = $2.1 million Funding cut in CT by Senate = $1.9 million Funding cut in NY by Senate = $3.9 million Funding cut in VT by Senate = $1.9 million Oklahoma Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $2.8 million Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in WA by Senate = $3.7 million Funding cut in OR by Senate = $2.7million Funding cut in ID by Senate = $2.7 million Rustbelt 4x4 Trailriders Association: Funding cut in OH by Senate = $3.8 million Funding cut in MI by Senate = $3.0 million Funding cut in PA by Senate = $3.9 million Southern Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in NC by Senate = $3.7 million Funding cut in SC by Senate = $2.5 million Funding cut in TN by Senate = $2.9 million Funding cut in GA by Senate = $4.2 million Funding cut in KY by Senate = $2.8 million Funding cut in AL by Senate = $3.4 million Southwest Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut in KA by Senate = $2.6 million Funding cut in LA by Senate = $3.3 million Funding cut in MO by Senate = $3.1 million Funding cut in NM by Senate = $2.8 million Funding cut in OK by Senate = $2.8 million Funding cut in TX by Senate = $7.1 million Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $2.8 million Wisconsin Four Wheel Drive Association: Funding cut by Senate = $3.5 million More information about funding levels by state is available at the United website at www.ufwda.org. Please, send the following letter, or one in your own words, to your U.S. Senators urging them to adopt the House-passed funding level for the RTP program in the HR 3 conference report for the final version of HR 3. If you need help finding the name and/or address of your U.S. Senator go to: www.senate.gov and enter your zip code. A list of your two Senators will appear. Please write to both of them. Letters must be sent by June 6, 2005. [form letter to be sent to your U.S. Senator] Senator [Senator's name] [address] [date] Dear Senator, I live in your state and am an avid four wheel drive vehicle user. I am contacting you to ask that you ensure that the House-passed funding level for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is included in the HR 3 conference report for the final version of HR 3. The RTP is a proven success, leveraging federal funds with volunteer labor, state trails funding generated through registration fees and gas taxes and private funds. The program relies on user fees paid by recreationists like me. However, under the current RTP, and under the Senate-passed version of HR 3, recreational trail users are unfair "donors" to other transportation programs, receiving just 18% of the taxes paid. Adopting the House-passed funding levels in the final bill will address this unfairness. Please ensure that the final version of HR 3 includes the House-passed funding for the RTP program. This is a very important issue to me and I appreciate your attention to this matter. Yours truly, [Your name] [Your address] Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: Ida_Mann on June 02, 2005, 01:49:14 PM now, was this the funding that was supposed to be on top of what is already funded,,,,because that number is awful close.
I seem to remember that some funding was possible a while back that was supposed to equal about $160m over 5 years, but that was funding that was not definate yet. Id@ Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: apkkfx400 on June 02, 2005, 03:48:01 PM I might be wrong, but isn't Croom a state park? The $50 yearly permit fee goes where? Last year approx. 12,000 people purchased permits-some of course pro-rated-estimate income off of permits alone-not including camping fees-$600,000, where does this money go? I can say it definately is not going towards the maintanance of the facility. Don't get me wrong it's fun, but worrying about running into someone at a high speed, head on and god forbid it happens and I'm sure it has, the outcome would never be good! We (Florida) needs another facility or Croom needs a major facelift!! I say start from ground zero and have a modern and up-to-date camping/trails/fishing/etc. facility. A place that people from out of state would want to come and spend money at. A place with a one-way trail system! How many people do you think come down here to go riding-I'm going to guess less than 1,000-considering how many visitors we have, that's pathetic. I could go on further with ONF but I'll stop here. Show me where the money goes!!!
Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: devildog55 on June 02, 2005, 07:33:27 PM i dony know were the money is going, but any money that is for fl offroading im all for. im just askin you fill out the letter and send it to the senaters. i mean this is the only way to get what we want, we cant just b!*ch and moan about, we have to go through the right channels to handle this kind of stuff. everone is allways talkin bout protesting and stuff, yeah people notice you but they dont actually listen to what you have to say. i know this because the okinawain nations are allways protesting trying to get U.S. military to leave there island. people always notice when they do it but nobody cares hat they have to say. if you guy realy want something to happen, senators and congress men are the way to go. shore they dont realy listen to a few of us, but a gurantee if this whole forim and the people that we know start writing them at the same time they will listen. im just tryin to help all of you out. im always hearin how you guys have no where to ride. im not even in the country so i have no problem about not being able to ride antwheres. and when i am home every where i go is illegal and i have no problem with that. cops where i live love MARINES so i never have a porblem. well thats all i have to say about that
Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: SkyHighT100 on June 02, 2005, 08:12:02 PM I heard about this last week on an AOL news site.... and honestly... unfortunately... I think we all saw it coming. But I wont preach on this post... it's a waste of my breath anymore....
Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: TRX350_On_The_Rack on June 03, 2005, 10:33:07 AM Take, take, take is all I see from our wonderful constituents in office.
Title: Re: $6.1 MILLION CUT FROM FL OFFROAD FUNDING Post by: wheelie_boy on June 03, 2005, 10:55:30 AM its not fair that there taking all of are riding away >:(
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