Bikeshare Transit Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4343
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2016-01-07
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Pedestrians and bicycling

Public transit

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bikeshare Transit Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill makes a bikeshare project eligible to be an associated transit improvement project, including one 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 the area. </p> <p>Public transportation capital projects shall include any project for 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. </p> <p>The bill also makes eligible for funds under the congestion mitigation air quality improvement program projects or programs that reduce demand for roads through bikesharing. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4343 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2016 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Buchanan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bikeshare Transit Act of 2016 . 2. Definitions Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(E)— (A) by striking and installing and inserting , installing ; 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 (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (K) by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (L) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (M) 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. . 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, .