Model Policies — 2017
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Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act" with a number of other health clauses. For active transportation, Senate bill S.2760A provides for a state office building bicycle parking and storage facilities expansion and inventory plan and creates a temporary bicycle commuting...
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Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act
Creates the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. Supports and funds state & local parks and trails. Enacted. Read the legislation.
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West Virginia Economic Health and Impact Study Request
Requests the study of the economic and health impacts of biking, hiking and other forms of activity tourism. Did not pass. Read legislation here.
Success Stories

Clean Ohio: Bond Initiative Creates Hundreds of Millions for Trails, Conservation
First approved by voters in 2000, the Clean Ohio Fund is a $400 million state bond initiative that restores, protects and connects Ohio’s natural and urban places by preserving open space and farmland, improving outdoor recreation and attracting investment and economic development. The program,...

Florida: Funding Trails Through Conservation and the Ballot Box
Florida’s history of supporting environmental conservation and recreation dates back to the establishment of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in 1963. Throughout the years, a number of programs have helped support this important trust fund—and today, Florida seeks to build on the success of these...