Montana Trails Coalition Trails For All Montanans!

MONTANA TRAILS COALITION BOARD   American Trails and Professional Trail Builders Association Back Country Horsemen of Montana Bike Walk Montana Cross Country Skiers of Missoula Friends of the Little Belts Helena Parks and Recreation Missoula Mountain Bicyclers Montana Snowmobile Association Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association Montana Trails, Recreation & Parks Association Montana Wilderness Association Prickly Pear Land Trust State Trails Advisory Committee

TRAILS COALITION ADVISORS Bureau of Land Management Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fish, Wildlife & Parks Federal Highway Administration Governor’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Montana Department of Transportation USDA Forest Service

Potential Trail Funding Options Reviewed   Trail Maintenance License - User Fee Portion of State Gas Tax, Washington State Model Foundation (State Parks Foundation) – Long Range

Potential Trail Funding Options Reviewed   Sales Tax on Recreational Equipment (Dependent on state sales tax) Soft Drink Excise Tax, 5 cents - 2017 legislative session, HB 607, tabled in House Taxation Committee) Extend Vehicle Registration Fee of $8 for motor homes, travel trailers, motorcycles, quadricycles

Potential Trails Funding Options - Priority   Optional Light Motor Vehicle Registration Increase from $6 to $9 Lodging Facility Use Tax (Bed Tax) Increase by 1%

With $3 Increase @ 78% Compliance: $2,250,000 Optional Light Motor Vehicle Registration Increase from $6 to $9 With $3 Increase @ 78% Compliance: $2,250,000

Light Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Increase State Parks : $1.37 increase State Recreational Trails Grant Program : $1.38 Fishing Access Sites : 25 cent increase

Montana State Recreational Trails Grant Program Approximate Income at 78% compliance: $1,035,000 Grants to communities, counties, reservation, school districts, clubs and associations, state and federal agencies, reservations

Montana State Trails Grant Program Same application process, forms and guidelines as RTP Accounting separate from RTP to avoid federal strings and red tape State Trails Advisory Committee advises on grant awards Include 1 new State Parks Division FTE

Light Motor Vehicle Increase Reviews Montana Chamber of Commerce Parks In Focus Commission State Parks Foundation Montana Wildlife Federation Support At This Time From: League of Cities & Towns 13 organizations of the Montana Trails Coalition

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