The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.RTP Full Funding Act of 2024
Record date · December 18, 2024
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
This bill proposes that the federal government increase funding for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to match the amount of fuel taxes collected from off-road recreational vehicles. It seeks to align the program's annual budget with the $281 million currently paid into the by nonhighway recreation users, rather than the current $84 million allocation.
If enacted, this bill would change how federal fuel tax revenue is distributed, potentially increasing the annual budget for trail maintenance and development across the U.S. by approximately $197 million.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Recreational trail users
The bill aims to increase funding for the infrastructure used by hikers, cyclists, and off-road vehicle operators.
Federal Highway Administration
The agency would be required to provide Congress with specific estimates of nonhighway fuel tax collections.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Recreational Trails Program?
How is the program currently funded?
What does this bill change?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Funding Alignment
The bill explicitly seeks to close the gap between the $281 million collected in taxes and the $84 million currently allocated to the program.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools