I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2568
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a transportation and 
active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a non-
motorized transportation pilot program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2003
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. HONDA, Mr. FROST, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BROWN of 
Ohio, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BALLANCE, Mr. 
CASE, and Mr. SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a trans-
portation and active living program, a safe routes to 
school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot 
program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pedestrian and Cyclist 
Equity Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND ACTIVE LIVING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 165. Transportation and active living program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 
this section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out 
a transportation and active living program. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program shall 
be to create, enhance, and promote, through changes in 
transportation, community design, and architectural poli-
cies and programs, community environments that improve 
opportunities for people to be physically active in their 
daily lives. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary shall make grants to State, local, and regional agen-
cies, including nonprofit organizations, for eligible activi-
ties. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—In making grants 
under this section, the Secretary may consider initiatives 
that—
‘‘(1) adopt community design, land use, and 
transportation policies that promote active living or 
remove barriers to physical activity, including poli-
cies that—
‘‘(A) integrate land use and transportation 
planning processes to promote nonmotorized 
travel choices; 
‘‘(B) incorporate pedestrian- and bicycle-
friendly features into community planning or 
legislative initiatives; 
‘‘(C) develop campaigns and provide tech-
nical assistance for safe routes to school; 
‘‘(D) implement commuter choice options 
and provide incentives for walking and bicy-
cling; 
‘‘(E) enhance accessibility and mobility ini-
tiatives for people with disabilities; and 
‘‘(F) improve access to transit, parks, and 
recreation areas; and 
‘‘(2) implement communications and marketing 
strategies to promote physical activity, including 
strategies that—
‘‘(A) promote the use of systems and facili-
ties that increase physical activity, such as bike-
ways, trails, parks, and transit; 
‘‘(B) 
promote 
awareness 
and 
under-
standing of the benefits of environments that 
support physical activity;
‘‘(C) provide school and workplace edu-
cation about resources to support a physically 
active lifestyle; and 
‘‘(D) engage local media and organize peri-
odic events about issues related to physical ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—A State, local, or regional 
agency, including a nonprofit organization, shall be 
eligible for a grant under this section if the agency 
submits to the Secretary an application in such form 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) ABILITY OF APPLICANT.—The Secretary 
shall require each applicant to demonstrate the abil-
ity to address, as part of ongoing local planning, de-
velopment, and transportation efforts, the needs of 
diverse populations for physical activity. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary shall give 
preference to applicants that demonstrate inter-
disciplinary alliances, engage governmental entities, 
and propose innovative policies, programs, and com-
munications strategies that have the potential to in-
crease access and remove barriers to physical activ-
ity.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
USES.—Amounts from grants 
under this section may be used for salaries, data col-
lection and analysis, meetings, supplies, and other 
direct project expenses, including a limited amount 
of essential equipment. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED USES.—Amounts from grants 
under this section may not be used to construct, re-
construct, or renovate facilities or as a substitute for 
funds currently being used to support similar activi-
ties. 
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—To ensure a broad 
geographical distribution of funds, the total amount 
awarded in grants under this section to applicants in any 
State may not exceed $1,000,000 for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project funded under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 
through 2009.