Please Take Action: VTGC is urging you to email the Senate Transportation Committee to ask them to Support S.4, a bill that would clarify that municipalities have explicit authority, but not obligation, to maintain Legal Trails. The bill would also provide towns with the authority to regulate the use of Legal Trails within their municipality, including what types of vehicles have public access on these trails.
Legislative
Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Hosts Outdoor Recreation Introduction
e House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development asked VTGC to provide an introduction to our organization and an overview of the VTGC 2025 Policy Priorities. Please see the presentation here and check out the video of our testimony (27:30). Chair Mike Marcotte from the Commerce Committee is the lead sponsor on our key priority bill that aims to study a pathway to a mechanism for recognition of private landowners who provide public access trails. We eagerly await the introduction of this bill that includes:
2024 Agenda
The 2024 legislative season was a busy one for VTGC. We worked diligently with FPR on H 673, An Act relating to Vermont’s Outdoor Recreation Economy. This bill had three […]
Outdoor Recreation Day 2024
To support our legislative work and inform legislators of the value of outdoor recreation and trails, we partnered with FPR and VOBA to host the first annual Outdoor Recreation Day. […]
