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[QUOTE="James980, post: 569404, member: 16990"] There are several places that have applied for and gotten the grants. I think the biggest in operation right now is the Little Italy place (???). Anyway, operators are allowed to charge enough for admission to cover costs, which would include the salaries of the employees, I assume. As long as the operators remember they are running on state funds and not their own and don't abuse it, I don't see that being a problem. However, if they charge as much as a for-profit place ($20-$25), I think they would have some explaining to do. For comparison, the public lands in Ohio charge $5 a day or $25 for an annual pass. Somewhere on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources site there are links to press releases announcing the grants each year and all the riding areas that have opened thanks to the grants. Some places have gone back multiple years for more dough even after they have the land for upkeep, tractors, money for quads to maintain trails, etc. The program was started maybe four or five years ago. Whenever someone buys a new ATV or dirt bike, they are charged a fee that then is put into the grant fund. Every spring, the agency hands out the grants to the places/individuals it feels are most deserving. The key distinction is they are *reimbursement* grants. This means you need the cash or financing up front to buy the place, and then the grant pays you back (or pays the bank back). So, you have to be in a position to stick your neck out a little bit, but you don't have to be wealthy. Of course, there are environmental impact reports, public notices, etc., that have to be done before the land is considered eligible. Iowa has something similar, but I believe it was raided (or was threatened as much) to make up for that state's budget shortfalls in other areas -- the AMA magazine wrote a lot about that. There was some talk about that happening in Illinois, but the ABATE guys made sure that didn't get too far. The funds are safe in Illinois, thanks to ABATE and others. James [/QUOTE]
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