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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6659 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to facilitate electric bicycle sharing 

services for disadvantaged communities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2023 

Ms. BARRAGA ́N (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. TITUS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, and Mr. 

CLEAVER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 

to facilitate electric bicycle sharing services for disadvantaged communities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E-Bike Share Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELECTRIC BICYCLE SHARING SERVICE GRANT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 154 the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘§ 155. Electric bicycle sharing service grant program 

7 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

8 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 

9 Transportation shall carry out a program to award, on 

10 a competitive basis, grants to facilitate electric bicycle 

11 sharing services operating in disadvantaged communities. 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 

13 award a grant under this section to the following entities: 

14 ‘‘(1) A State or local government. 

15 ‘‘(2) A metropolitan planning organization. 

16 ‘‘(3) A transportation authority of a State or 

17 local government. 

18 ‘‘(4) A nonprofit organization, a public institu19 tion of higher education, a public housing agency of 

20 a State or local government, or a parks and recre21 ation department of a State or local government that 

22 has entered into an agreement with an entity de23 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) under which 

24 the entity agrees to host an electric bicycle sharing 

25 service within the property or jurisdiction of such 

26 entity. 


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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

2 under this section, an entity specified in subsection (b) 

3 shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, 

4 at such time, and containing such information as the Sec5 retary considers appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(d) CRITERIA FOR GRANT AWARDS.—In awarding 

7 grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the 

8 following criteria: 

9 ‘‘(1) The capacity of an applicant to operate a 

10 proposed electric bicycle sharing service. 

11 ‘‘(2) Whether such service would address— 

12 ‘‘(A) the infrastructure needs on the prop13 erty where such service will be operated; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the transportation needs of the com15 munity surrounding such service. 

16 ‘‘(3) Whether the main transportation routes a 

17 resident would use such service for are safe for cy18 clists, or will be accompanied by improvements in 

19 roadway design or complete streets that improve cy20 clist safety. 

21 ‘‘(4) Whether the applicant has developed a cul22 turally competent community engagement and edu23 cation plan for outreach regarding such proposed 

24 service. 


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1 ‘‘(5) The economic and operational sustain2 ability of such service. 

3 ‘‘(6) Whether the applicant proposes to pur4 chase electric bicycles that— 

5 ‘‘(A) with respect to final assembly, oc6 curred at a location in the United States; and 

7 ‘‘(B) are powered by battery cells or bat8 tery packs manufactured in the United States. 

9 ‘‘(7) Other criteria as determined by the Sec10 retary. 

11 ‘‘(e) PERMITTED GRANT USE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant 

13 awarded under this section may only use funds pro14 vided under such grant to facilitate an electric bicy15 cle sharing service operated in a disadvantaged com16 munity for the following uses: 

17 ‘‘(A) The purchase of electric bicycles that 

18 are not more than 2 years old. 

19 ‘‘(B) The purchase, installation, and main20 tenance of electric bicycle charging infrastruc21 ture, including related solar or battery storage 

22 and the electrification of existing bike share 

23 stations. 

24 ‘‘(C) Community education and outreach 

25 with respect to such service. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Incentives for residents to use such 

2 service, including subsidized memberships. 

3 ‘‘(E) Maintenance, repairs, and other costs 

4 associated with operating such service. 

5 ‘‘(F) Monitoring, data collection, and eval6 uation with respect to such service. 

7 ‘‘(G) Technical assistance relating to the 

8 establishment, operation, and evaluation of such 

9 service. 

10 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PURCHASED

11 ELECTRIC BICYCLES.—The Secretary shall establish 

12 minimum standards relating to functionality, safety, 

13 and range for electric bicycles eligible to be pur14 chased under paragraph (1)(A). 

15 ‘‘(f) GRANT LIMITATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—Grant funds awarded 

17 under this section shall be available to the recipient 

18 of such funds for obligation or expenditure during 

19 the 5-year period beginning on the date on which 

20 such funds are awarded. 

21 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant under this 

22 section may not be in an amount that exceeds 

23 $5,000,000. 

24 ‘‘(3) REPORTS.—As a condition of receiving a 

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1 mit to the Secretary, before the end of each fiscal 

2 year during which the recipient receives grant 

3 amounts, a report that— 

4 ‘‘(A) describes the activities carried out 

5 with such amounts; and 

6 ‘‘(B) includes data on— 

7 ‘‘(i) the operating and capital costs 

8 for the electric bicycle sharing service fa9 cilitated with such amounts; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the revenue generated by such 

11 service; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the daily averages of individual 

13 bookings and hours of electric bicycle use 

14 for such service; 

15 ‘‘(iv) the number of active users of 

16 such service; 

17 ‘‘(v) the distance traveled by the ac18 tive users of such service; 

19 ‘‘(vi) the reduction of greenhouse gas 

20 emissions and criteria air pollutants, and 

21 the self-reported health benefits from rid22 ers; and 

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1 tions, and other information the Secretary 

2 determines appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) CLASS 1 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term 

5 ‘class 1 electric bicycle’ means a two- or three6 wheeled vehicle that is— 

7 ‘‘(A) equipped with an electric motor that 

8 provides assistance only when the rider is ped9 aling; 

10 ‘‘(B) not capable of providing assistance 

11 when the speed of the vehicle exceeds 20 miles 

12 per hour; and 

13 ‘‘(C) not a class 3 electric bicycle. 

14 ‘‘(2) CLASS 2 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term 

15 ‘class 2 electric bicycle’ means a two-wheeled vehicle 

16 equipped with an electric motor that— 

17 ‘‘(A) may be used to propel the vehicle 

18 without the need of any additional assistance; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) is not capable of providing assistance 

21 when the speed of the vehicle exceeds 20 miles 

22 per hour. 

23 ‘‘(3) CLASS 3 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term 

24 ‘class 3 electric bicycle’ means a two-wheeled vehicle 

25 equipped with an electric motor that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provides assistance only when the 

2 rider is pedaling; and 

3 ‘‘(B) is not capable of providing assistance 

4 when the speed of the vehicle exceeds 28 miles 

5 per hour. 

6 ‘‘(4) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—The term 

7 ‘disadvantaged community’ means a community 

8 identified as disadvantaged under the Climate and 

9 Economic Justice Screening Tool published by the 

10 Council on Environmental Quality of the Executive 

11 Office of the President. 

12 ‘‘(5) ELECTRIC BICYCLE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— The term ‘electric bi14 cycle’ means a two-wheeled vehicle— 

15 ‘‘(i) that is a class 1 electric bicycle, 

16 a class 2 electric bicycle, or a class 3 elec17 tric bicycle; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) that is a vehicle equipped with— 

19 ‘‘(I) pedals capable of propelling 

20 such vehicle; 

21 ‘‘(II) a saddle or seat for the 

22 rider; and 

23 ‘‘(III) an electric motor of less 

24 than 750 watts which is capable of 

25 propelling such vehicle. 


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1 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION BASED ON A ACQUISI2 TION COST.—The term ‘electric bicycle’ shall 

3 not include any vehicle if the aggregate amount 

4 paid for the acquisition of such vehicle exceeds 

5 $5,000. 

6 ‘‘(6) ELECTRIC BICYCLE CHARGING INFRA7 STRUCTURE.—The term ‘electric bicycle charging in8 frastructure’— 

9 ‘‘(A) means any property, other than a 

10 building or the structural components thereof, 

11 that is— 

12 ‘‘(i) used to charge electric bicycles; 

13 ‘‘(ii) present at the location where 

14 such bicycles are charged; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) available for use by members of 

16 the general public; and 

17 ‘‘(B) includes any utility service connec18 tion, or utility panel upgrade for solar or bat19 tery storage, that is required for the charging 

20 of electric bicycles. 

21 ‘‘(7) ELECTRIC BICYCLE SHARING SERVICE.— 

22 The term ‘electric bicycle sharing service’ means a 

23 service that allows any of the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) An individual to apply for a member25 ship that pre-approves the individual to rent 


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1 electric bicycles from such service, including for 

2 short periods of time. 

3 ‘‘(B) An individual to submit payment in4 formation for an electric bicycle rental at the 

5 point of service prior to riding. 

6 ‘‘(8) FINAL ASSEMBLY.—The term ‘final assem7 bly’ means the process by which a manufacturer pro8 duces a new electric bicycle at, or through the use 

9 of, a plant, factory, or other place from which the 

10 bicycle is delivered to a dealer or importer with all 

11 component parts necessary for the mechanical and 

12 electrical operation of the bicycle included with the 

13 bicycle, whether or not the component parts are per14 manently installed in or on the bicycle. 

15 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 

18 2033.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap20 ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by insert21 ing after the item relating to section 154 the following: 

‘‘155. Electric bicycle sharing service grant program.’’. 

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