IN HB1607

The state auditor of state shall transfer 10% of gross retail sales tax collected on the first Saturday of June (National Trails Day) from the general fund to the recreational trail maintenance fund annually before July 30.

The recreational trail maintenance fund receives money from general assembly appropriations, donations, federal grants, and the annual National Trails Day sales tax transfer.

Responsible parties applying for maintenance grants must submit applications including contact information, project justification, financial statements, and future maintenance plans with funding sources.

Grant awards are determined by evaluating project need, applicant's past maintenance efforts and fiscal responsibility, ability to secure matching funding from non-state sources, adequacy of maintenance plan, and other department criteria.

Fund administration expenses are paid from fund money, unused funds do not revert to the general fund, and interest from investments of unused funds is deposited back into the fund.