116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.
July 25, 2019
Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Ms. Pressley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Bikeshare Transit Act of 2019”.
Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking “and the installation” and inserting “, the installation”; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, and bikeshare projects, including any project or activity carried out to facilitate a bicycle rental operation that makes bicycles available for public transportation, allows riders to pick up and drop off bicycles, serves a defined geographic area, and facilitates the transit of individuals between various points in such geographic area”; and
(A) in subparagraph (M) by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (N) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(O) the acquisition or replacement of bicycles and related equipment, including technology and vehicles needed to restock stations, and the construction of bicycle-related facilities to facilitate a bikeshare project.”.
SEC. 3. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program eligible projects.
Section 149(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “bikesharing,” after “carsharing,”.