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HB0048 • 2023

Active transportation and recreation grant program.

AN ACT relating to public health; authorizing grants for projects that increase trails, routes or pathways for bicycling, walking or horseback riding; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2023-02-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide a detailed breakdown of all possible projects or an exact effective date, only that it is to be July 1, 2023 if passed.

Active Transportation and Recreation Grant Program

The bill authorizes a grant program to fund projects that increase trails, routes or pathways for biking, walking, or horseback riding in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes grants funded with $40 million from the general fund.
  • Allocates 90% of funds to the Wyoming Department of Transportation for grants supporting eligible transportation projects like shared use pathways and safe pedestrian routes.
  • Requires applicants to provide at least a 20% match for each project.
  • Allocates 10% of funds to the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources for grants focusing on natural surface trails and active recreation planning.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions of the state that apply for grants.
  • Residents who use new biking, walking, or horseback riding paths created by funded projects.

Terms To Know

Match
The amount an applicant must provide to receive a grant. In this case, it is at least 20% of the total project cost.
Eligible projects
Projects that meet specific criteria set by the state and are eligible for funding through the grant program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass in its current session.
  • Funds will revert to the general fund if they are unspent by June 30, 2025.
  • Projects must meet specific eligibility criteria set out in the legislation.

Bill History

  1. 2023-02-07 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2023-02-07 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2023-01-12 House

    H06 - Travel:Do Pass Failed 4-5-0-0-0

  4. 2023-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  5. 2023-01-06 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2022-12-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0139
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0139
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0048

Active transportation and recreation grant program.

Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public health; authorizing grants for projects that increase trails, routes or pathways for bicycling, walking or horseback riding; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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(a)

There is appropriated forty million dollars ($40,000,000.00) from the general fund to be administered as provided in this section. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2025.

This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2025.

(b)

Ninety percent (90%) of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be appropriated to the Wyoming department of transportation. The funds shall be used to provide grants as provided in this subsection, provided that not more than seven percent (7%) of the amount available under this subsection may be used for administrative expenses to administer the grant program. The grants shall be administered in the same manner as the current transportation alternatives program administered by the department, provided that the grants shall:

(i)

Be available to any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state;

(ii)

Require at least a twenty percent (20%) match from the applicant; and

(iii)

Only be available for the following eligible projects:

(A)

Shared use pathways or greenways;

(B)

Safe pedestrian and bicycle routes to schools;

(C)

Bicycle path networks on existing roads;

(D)

Sidewalk and crosswalk networks;

(E)

Projects to develop a walkable main street corridor; or

(F)

Active transportation plans that encourage increased transportation by walking or bicycling.

(c)

Ten percent (10%) of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be appropriated to the Wyoming department of state parks and cultural resources. The funds shall be used to provide grants as provided in this subsection, provided that not more than seven percent (7%) of the amount available under this subsection may be used for administrative expenses to administer the grant program. The grants shall be administered in the same manner as the current Wyoming outdoor recreation grant program, provided that the grants shall:

(i)

Be available to any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state;

(ii)

Require at least a twenty percent (20%) match from the applicant; and

(iii)

Only be available for the following eligible projects:

(A)

Natural surface trails, including trails for hiking, horseback riding or mountain biking; or

(B)

Planning for active recreation projects that encourage increased hiking, biking or horseback riding.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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