National Recreational Trails Act of 1994

Summary: National Recreational Trails Act of 1994 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise State eligibility requirements with respect to national recreational trails funding to require States to agree to expend a specified amount from non-Federal sources for such trails. Repeals the current requirement that States imposing a tax on nonhighway recreational fuels reserve a reasonable estimation of such tax revenues for recreational trail use. 
Allows the use of certain administrative expenditures from the National Recreational Trails Trust Fund for contracting for services with other land management agencies.  Limits to one the number of national surveys of non-highway recreational fuel consumption by State that may be paid for out of such Fund. 
Requires States, in the mandatory use of specified amounts from such Fund for motorized or non-motorized recreation, to give priority, to the extent practicable, to project proposals that provide for the redesign, reconstruction, maintenance, or relocation of trails in order to mitigate the impact to the natural environment.  Authorizes States to apply for exemption from motorized or non-motorized recreation fund use requirements if they have determined, based on trail needs identified in the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, that it is in their best interests to be exempt. 
Authorizes appropriations. 
Increases from 11 to 12 the number of members of the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee.  Requires such committee to include one member appointed by the Secretary of the Interior representing individuals with disabilities. 
Rescinds specified unobligated FY 1994 appropriations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Recreational Trails Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITIES.

    (a) State Eligibility.--Section 1302(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Act'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``part'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Sixth-year provision.--Beginning on the date that is 
        5 years after the date of enactment of this part, a State shall 
        be eligible to receive moneys under this part for a fiscal year 
        only if the State agrees to expend, for the fiscal year, from 
        non-Federal sources for carrying out projects under this part 
        an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount received by the 
        State under this part for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 1302(d)(1) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) Administrative costs.--No more'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No more'';
            (2) by striking ``(A) approving'' and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(i) approving'';
            (3) by striking ``(B) paying'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) paying'';
            (4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(iii) contracting for services with other 
                        land management agencies; and'';
            (5) by striking ``(D) if'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) if''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) National survey.--Amounts in the Fund may be 
                used to pay the cost to the Secretary for conducting 1 
                national survey of nonhighway recreational fuel 
                consumption by State, for use in making determinations 
                and estimations pursuant to this part.''.
    (c) Environmental Mitigation.--Section 1302(e) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1261(e)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
                consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
                complying with paragraph (4), a State shall give 
                priority to project proposals that provide for the 
                redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or 
                relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize 
                the impact to the natural environment.
                    ``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance 
                for determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from 
                the recreational trail advisory board of the State that 
                meets the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A).''.
    (d) Exclusions.--Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1261(e)(7)) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(A)) is further 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(7) Small state exclusion.--Any State'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Exclusions.--
                    ``(A) Small state.--Any State''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Best interest of a state.--A State that 
                determines based on trail needs identified in the 
                Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan of the 
                State referred to in subsection (b) that it is in the 
                best interest of the State to be exempt from the 
                requirements of paragraph (4) may apply to the 
                Secretary for such an exemption. Before approving or 
                disapproving an application for such an exemption, the 
                Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
                of receipt of the application and provide an 
                opportunity for public comment on the application.''.
    (e) Return of Moneys Not Expended.--Section 1302(e)(9)(B) of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1261(e)(9)(B)) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(A)) 
is further amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the State'' before ``may be exempted''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``and expended or committed'' and all that 
        follows before the period at the end.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1302 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1261) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
        Account) to carry out this part $6,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995.
            ``(2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available 
        under paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as funds that were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
        title 23, United States Code, except that--
                    ``(A) the Federal share of the cost of activities 
                conducted under this part shall be as provided in this 
                section;
                    ``(B) the funds shall not be subject to any 
                obligation limitation other than subsection (d)(3); and
                    ``(C) the funds shall remain available until 
                expended.
            ``(3) Treatment.--Funds made available under paragraph (1) 
        shall be treated as if the funds were part of the Fund for the 
        purpose of making allocations to the States under subsection 
        (d).''.
    (g) Advisory Committee.--Section 1303(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1262(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``11 members'' and inserting ``12 
        members'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing 
        individuals with disabilities;''.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1302(e) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1261(e)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraphs (6) 
                and (8)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (7) and 
                (9)(B)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6)(A)(i) (as redesignated by 
                subsection (c)(1)(A)), by striking ``(g)(5)'' and 
                inserting ``(h)(5)''.
            (2) Section 1303(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``(b)(2)'' and inserting ``(b)(3)''.
            (3) Section 9511(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by striking ``1302(e)(8)'' and inserting 
        ``1302(e)(9)''.

SEC. 3. OFFSETTING RESCISSIONS.

    Effective October 1, 1994, each of the following unobligated 
balances on September 30, 1994, of funds made available for the 
following provisions of law is rescinded:
            (1) $65,787.32 made available for section 131(c) of the 
        Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-
        424; 96 Stat. 2120).
            (2) $3,559,837 made available for section 149(a)(35) of the 
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987 (Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 187).
            (3) $942,249 made available for section 149(a)(66) of such 
        Act (Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 191).
            (4) $797,800 made available for section 149(a)(100) of such 
        Act (Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 195).
            (5) $376,194.94 made available for section 149(a)(111)(C) 
        of such Act (Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 196).
            (6) $258,131.85 made available for section 149(a)(111)(L) 
        of such Act (Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 197).