Urge Your Representative to Support the RTP
“Dear Colleague” Letter is an Opportunity for Your Member to Support the Recreational Trails Program
The Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which funds the development and maintenance of thousands of miles of motorized trails, needs to be reauthorized. The RTP exists and is funded as part of legislation that authorizes Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit. The most recent reauthorization, enacted in 2005, will expire this year, meaning that a new authorization bill must be approved.
Representatives Mike Michaud (D-ME) and Tom Petri (R-WI) are circulating a letter in support of continued and increased funding for the RTP in transportation reauthorization legislation and are asking other members of Congress to sign on to show their support as well.
Please follow the link below to send an email to your Representative encouraging him or her to sign the letter in support of the RTP:
http://www.arra-access.com/campaign/advocacy_rtp_colleagueletter
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About ARRA:
Americans for Responsible Recreational Access (ARRA) was formed to ensure that Americans are not arbitrarily denied the right to responsibly experience and enjoy the public lands that belong to the citizens of the United States. The members of ARRA, which include horseback riders, personal watercraft users, off-highway vehicle and snowmobile riders, and vacationing families, have joined together to provide input on decisions regarding land use designation, recreation opportunities, and preservation. Its members seek responsible consideration of competing activities, which are based on sound environmental principles.
No alliance member believes that recreation enthusiasts have the right to exclusive, unregulated use of our national heritage, but all oppose land closure or extreme regulation, which denies responsible citizens access to public lands for multifaceted recreational pursuits.
ARRA focuses on the entire spectrum of issues surrounding the Crisis of Closure. We work with the Administration and its agencies, Congress, local governmental representatives and most importantly, the citizens who care about maintaining access to public lands and waterways for outdoor recreational activities.
ARRA also serves as a central clearinghouse for the many like-minded initiatives and individuals who fight for fundamental fairness in public land designation and recreation opportunity.
ARRA can be found at: www.arra-access.com
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