The area is getting nearly $900,000 in grant funding from the national recreational trails fund.
AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas is getting nearly $900,000 in grant funding to build and maintain new hiking trails.Nearly $300,000 will be used to build a 1.4-mile trail addition to the Emerald Crown Trail in Hays County.Another $300,000 will go toward a 2-mile addition to the San Marcos Outer Loop Trail.to renovate 2 miles of trail in Circle Acres and Guerrero Park.on Thursday going toward 16 trail construction and maintenance projects across the state.
The National Recreational Trails Fund supports recreational trail construction, renovation and acquisition through grants funded from a portion of the federal gas tax generated by fuel purchases for off-highway vehicles. The fund must be used to support a diverse mix of both motorized and non-motorized trail projects.The Texas Legislature has added an additional $1 million per year to the program and may include additional funds for this year from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax.
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