Trail riders.... Senator Paul Rand wants to cut funding for horse trails and upkeep.... please read below and contact your senators..... Kentucky Trail News A CALL TO ACTION from the KY Horse Council Take Action Now Against Cuts to Recreational Trail Programs! The American Horse Council is urging all recreational riders to call their senators and ask them to vote no on Senate Amendment 1742 to the 2014 transportation appropriations bill. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The amendment would strip all funding from the Recreational Trail Program. The Paul amendment would transfer all funding from the Transportation Alternatives Program to pay for bridge repairs. As part of the Transportation Alternatives Program,RTP would lose all funding in fiscal year 2014 if the amendment passes. Since its inception, RTP has provided money for thousands of state and local trail projects across the country, including many that benefit equestrians. RTP provides funding directly to states for recreational trails and trail-related facilities for all recreational trail users. It is funded with a portion of the gas taxes paid into the Highway Trust Fund by recreational off-highway vehicle users. Note from KHC: Contact our Senators and express the importance of the RTP program to trails and rural economic development: EVEN 10 CALLS OR EMAILS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO A SENATOR! WILL YOU BE ONE OF THEM? Sen. Paul Rand (202) 224-4343 Email: paul.senate.gov/?p=contact Sen. Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541 Email: mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact For more information, contact the American Horse Council. Trail Flowers KHC Logo Medium Join the Trails Mailing List The KY Trails Directory KY Trail Directory The Trails Directory is now available for FREE. Pay just $2.75 for postage. This was published in 2009, and we are in the process of putting it on the web and updating the information. Add to Cart KY Trail Organizations Back Country Horsemen of Eagle Creek Big Sandy Trail Association Central KY Back Country Horsemen Daniel Boone Distance Riders Fort Harrod Back Country Horsemen Friends of Pennyrile Kentucky Back Country Horsemen Kentucky Trail Riders Association Mammoth Cave Equine Trail Riders Association Muhlenberg County Trail Riders Northern Kentucky Network Trail Blazers Rough Riders Saddle Club Women on the Edge Trail Riders Western Kentucky Trail Riders Contact KHC to add your trail organization name (Do not need to be a KHC member association.) 2013 Trails & Open Space Committee Members Steve Barbour Rick and Laurie Bohrer Rick Brock Steve Carmichael Edith Conyers Roy Cornett Thecla Helmbrecht Howard Anthony H. Howard Jim Smith Scott Knight Jim Mayer Jane Proctor Joi Rapach Mindy Taylor Catherine Smith Tom Tuck Elaine Wilson Diana Wright Forward to a Friend
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:17:37 +0000
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