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Coalition for Recreational TrailsAbout CRTThe Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) is a federation of national and regional trail-related organizations. Its members work together to build awareness and understanding of the Recreational Trails Program, which returns federal gasoline taxes paid by off-highway recreationists to the states for trail development and maintenance. CRT was formed in 1992 following the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) to ensure that the National Recreational Trails Fund (now known as the Recreational Trails Program or RTP) established by that legislation received adequate funding. During the six years of ISTEA, CRT worked to ensure that program was continued and strengthened as part of the ISTEA reauthorization process. Following the 1998 passage of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)and the 2005 passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), both of which significantly increased RTP program funding, CRT's efforts have been focused on supporting its continued, effective implementation and its extension and enhancement through the next round of transportation legislation. Click Here for CRT's Position on the Recreational Trails Program
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Coalition for Recreational Trails Announces 2007 Annual Achievement Awards Winners
Coalition for Recreational Trails | Great Outdoors Month 2007 | Great Outdoors Week 2007 | News Releases
Posted on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 15:43.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven trail projects have been chosen by the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) as recipients of its eighth Annual Achievement Awards in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. These national awards will be presented at a special Capitol Hill ceremony in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2007 as part of the celebration of Great Outdoors Week 2007.
The trail projects honored by the CRT and their award categories are: Recreation-Related Funding Sees Boosts Under New Surface Transportation Act
Coalition for Recreational Trails | CRT News Releases | CRT Policy | Scenic Byways | Scenic Byways Policy
Posted on Fri, 10/14/2005 - 15:00.
August 10, 2005, was a remarkable day for recreation advocates in the United States. President George W. Bush signed SAFETEA–LU, the five-year, $286.4 billion omnibus transportation bill which replaces TEA-21. The bill substantially increases funding for a number of recreation-related programs including the Recreational Trails Program, the National Scenic Byways Program, the Federal Lands Highway Program, the Transportation Enhancement Program, the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act and funding for bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements. An estimated $1.5 billion per year will go toward outdoor-related programs overall, not including millions of dollars for specific “high priority” community trail and recreation projects throughout the nation.
Great Outdoors Week 2005 CRT Winners
Coalition for Recreational Trails | CRT News Releases | Great Outdoors Week
Posted on Fri, 06/10/2005 - 11:15.
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