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Florida League of Cities

Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network (Support)

SB 106 (Brodeur) authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a program to recognize local communities located along or in proximity to one or more long-distance nonmotorized recreational trails as “trail towns.” The bill revises provisions relating to the Florida Greenways and Trails Program. It authorizes the Greenways and Trails Council to recommend priorities for regionally significant trails for inclusion by the Florida Department of Transportation in the Florida Shared Use Nonmotorized Trail Network. The bill revises the responsibilities of the Division of Tourism Marketing to include promotion of the Florida Greenways and Trails System and the Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network and to coordinate with the Office of Greenways and Trails to promote and assist local communities to maximize use of nearby trails as economic assets. It directs the Department of Transportation to give funding priority to specified trails and to ensure that local support exists for projects and trail segments. The bill authorizes state agencies and local governments to obtain sponsorships from nonprofit or commercial entities and to use the sponsorship revenue for maintenance, signage, and amenities. (O’Hara)