Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/183

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PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 105 STAT. 2067 organizations, city and county governments, and other government entities as approved by the State after considering guidance from the recreational trail advisory board satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A), for uses consistent with this section. (B) CoMPUANCE.— A State that issues such grants under subparagraph (A) shall establish measures to verify that recipients comply with the specified conditions for the use of grant moneys. (4) ASSURED ACCESS TO FUNDS. —Except as provided under paragraphs (6) and (8)(B), not less than 30 percent of the moneys received annually by a State under this part shall be reserved for uses relating to motorized recreation, and not less than 30 percent of those moneys shall be reserved for uses relating to non-motorized recreation. (5) DIVERSIFIED TRAIL USE. — (A) REQUIREMENT.— To the extent practicable and consistent with other requirements of this section, a State shall expend moneys received under this part in a manner that gives preference to project proposals which— (i) provide for the greatest number of compatible recreational purposes including, but not limited to, those described under the definition of "recreational trail" in subsection (g)(5); or (ii) provide for innovative recreational trail corridor sharing to accommodate motorized and non-motorized recreational trail use. This paragraph shall remain effective until such time as a State has allocated not less than 40 percent of moneys received under this part in the aforementioned manner. (B) CoMPUANCE.— The State shall receive guidance for determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from the recreational trail advisory board satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A). (6) SMALL STATE EXCLUSION. —Any State with a total land area of less than 3,500,000 acres, and in which nonhighway recreational fuel use accounts for less than 1 percent of all such fuel use in the United States, shall be exempted from the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection upon application to the Secretary by the State demonstrating that it meets the conditions of this paragraph. (7) CONTINUING RECREATIONAL USE.—At the option of each State, moneys made available pursuant to this part may be treated as Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys for the purposes of section 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. (8) RETURN OF MONEYS NOT EXPENDED. — (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), moneys paid to a State that are not expended or dedicated to a specific project within 4 years after receipt for the purposes stated in this subsection shall be returned to the Fund and shall thereafter be reallocated under the formula stated in subsection (d). (B) If approved by the State recreational trail advisory board satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A), may be exempted from the requirements of paragraph (4) and expended or committed to projects for purposes other-