The RTP Full Funding Act of 2025 expresses Congress's findings that the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which funds trail development and maintenance across the United States, should receive full funding based on fuel taxes collected from off-road recreation vehicles. Currently, the program receives approximately $84 million annually, but nonhighway recreational vehicles pay an estimated $281 million in annual fuel taxes into the Highway Trust Fund—meaning the trails program receives only about 30 percent of the taxes its users contribute. The bill directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide an accurate estimate of total nonhighway fuel taxes collected to Congress at least one year before highway and transit funding expires, and calls for the recreational trails program to be funded at levels commensurate with these tax contributions through the existing Transportation Alternatives program. The legislation affects millions of trail users nationwide, including hikers, cyclists, equestrians, snowmobilers, and off-road vehicle operators, by advocating for equitable distribution of fuel tax revenue between highway and recreational trail infrastructure.
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