La. Admin. Code tit. 25 § IX-925

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section IX-925 - RTP Project Eligibility

A. RTP funds may be used for:

1. maintenance and restoration of existing trails;

2. development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages;

3. purchase and lease of trail construction and maintenance equipment;

4. construction of new trails (with restrictions for new trails on federal lands);

5. acquisition of easements or property for trails;

6. assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance;

7. development and dissemination of publications and operation of educational programs to promote safety and environmental protection related to trails (including supporting non-law enforcement trail safety and trail use monitoring patrol programs, and providing trail-related training) (limited to five percent of a state's funds);

8. state administrative costs related to this program (limited to seven percent of a state's funds).

B. States must use 30 percent of their funds for motorized trail uses, 30 percent for non-motorized trail uses, and 40 percent for diverse trail uses. Diverse motorized projects (such as snowmobile and motorcycle) or diverse non-motorized projects (such as pedestrian and equestrian) may satisfy two of these categories at the same time.

C. RTP funds may not be used for:

1. property condemnation (eminent domain);

2. constructing new trails for motorized use on National Forest or Bureau of Land Management lands unless the project is consistent with resource management plans; or

3. facilitating motorized access on otherwise non-motorized trails.

D. Fund Intention. RTP funds are intended for recreational trails. RTP funds may not be used to improve roads for general passenger vehicle use. RTP funds should not be used to provide shoulders or sidewalks along roads unless the shoulders or sidewalks are necessary to complete a trail link. A project proposal solely for trail planning would not be eligible (except a state may use its administrative funds for statewide trail planning). However, some project development costs may be allowable if they are a relatively small part of a particular trail maintenance, facility development, or construction project. States may allow some project development costs to be credited toward the non-federal share.

E. Eligible Sponsorship. RTP grants may be made to private organizations, or to municipal, county, State, Tribal, Federal government agencies or private organizations. Projects may be on public or private land, but projects on private land must provide written assurances of public access.

La. Admin. Code tit. 25, § IX-925

Promulgated by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of State Parks, LR 36:1233 (June 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:1681-1704, R.S. 56:1801-1809 and R.S. 36:201-209.