Tell Your Senators to Request Byways Funding in the FY 23 THUD Appropriations Bill

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ACT NOW: Tell Your Senators to
Put Funding for Scenic Byways Funding in the FY 23 THUD Appropriations Bill

The Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Committee is working on its FY 23 Appropriations Bill, which has the opportunity to include funding for the National Scenic Byways Program. We need your help to urge members of the Senate to request at least $58 million to fund this critical program.

Tell your senators that funding for scenic byways must be included in the FY 23 THUD Appropriations Bill.

If Congress fails to include byways funding in this bill, there may be no funding for byways in FY 23.

Thanks to the support of byways advocates like you who took action last month, 37 representatives signed on to a letter from Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) requesting this funding in the House's version of the legislation. Now it's time for the Senate to do its part.

Simply out this form to send a message to your senators urging them to take action to ensure future funding for scenic byways.

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Subject: Fund Scenic Byways in the FY 23 Appropriations Bill

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I am writing to urge you to request the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman include at least $58 million to fund the National Scenic Byways Program in the FY 2023 THUD Appropriations Bill. The National Scenic Byways Program, managed by the Federal Highway Administration, is active in 52 states and territories (including Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico). Today there are 1,300 designated state, national, and tribal scenic byways, all of which would all be eligible for these funds. Byways serve as economic development investments and job creators by tying urban, rural, and suburban communities together for communities that need it the most. Scenic byways are stewarded by local stakeholder groups who volunteer countless hours in support of their byways, and byway grants are often combined with local public and private investment to provide an even greater return on federal funding. Dedicated funding was last made available to the program in 2012. The proposed $58 million in funding represents the amount, adjusted for inflation, from the last time funding was regularly authorized by Congress. It is a small investment in a program that brings large dividends to our communities around the nation. As your office makes decisions about your FY 23 THUD funding programmatic priorities, it is critical that byways funding is included in the FY 23 THUD Appropriations bill to help the byways in our state. By providing this dedicated funding, Congress will help facilitate the byways quickly contributing to economic development and job creation in our communities, especially at a time when our nation needs it the most. Thank you for taking action on this important issue.

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