2010-052 RES APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

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Texas Parks 8 Wildlife Department Texas Recreational Trails Fund ELIGIBLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES The following activities are permitted under this trail funding program. Construction of new recreational trails on public (federal, state, county, municipal, district, etc.) or private lands. To receive funding for trails on private lands, the sponsor must obtain a legally binding easement, lease, or license, satisfactory to TPWD, keeping the trail open to the public for a minimum of twenty (20) years. Acquisition of property by fee simple title when acquisition cannot be accomplished by easement. Property acquired under this fund will be subject to continuing recreational use provision, Section 6(fl(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. 7. Educational signing to interpret natural and/or cultural resources or for proper trail etiquette. Research, development and printing costs of educational/interpretive brochures or handouts are not eligible for reimbursement. Trail restoration or rehabilitation. Includes rerouting or repair of areas damaged by trail use, flooding, or erosion; rehabilitation of trail tread and facilities that have deteriorated over time as well as Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades. 3. Development of traif-side and trail-head facilities. Signs and displays Restrooms Parking areas Drinking water (water tanks, fountains, faucets) Horse-watering facilities, hitching posts/corrals Portable buildings for tool storage Bike racks Benches and picnic tables Fencing or bollards _ Facilities that support other recreation activities (e.g. camping areas, boat ramps, swimming areas, etc.) Landscaping Other Buildings (fee booth offices, etc.) Provision of features which facilitate access and use of trails by persons with disabilities. Acquisition of easements or leases for trails or trail corridors. Easements or other less than fee simple property interest must be secured for at Ieast twenty (20) years. A term of less than 20 years may be allowed for motorized trail projects, call for further guidance. Environmental mitigation. Provide for redesign, reconstruction, non-routine maintenance or relocation to mitigate or minimize impact to the natural environment. Maintenance of existing recreational trails. Routine maintenance will receive a lower priority for funding than new development or rehabilitation/restoration. USES NOT PERMITTED WITH TRTF FUNDS Many of the non-permitted uses are specified in the federal act. Others have been added to the Texas program and may be changed in the future as priorities are revised. Condemnation of any kind of interest in property. 2. Adding motorized uses to trails which were predominantly used by non-motorized trail users and on which motorized use was either prohibited or had not occurred, as of May 1, 1991. Spending moneys on private land managed as a commercial enterprise. A trail project on private land which charges fees will be considered a commercial enterprise unless all revenues from its operation will be used onl to offset the costs of its operation and maintenance (with the exception of grants to private motorized trail providers. See page i). 4. Spending moneys on trails not open to the general public. Projects which are restricted to club members only or which are only open during scheduled events will not be eligible for funding.