Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4245
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-06-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires, as a condition of federal funding, that public transit systems accept cash for fares.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2021 Ms. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require public benefit corporations to accept cash for certain transportation as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021 . 2. Specification of cash acceptance for transportation services (a) In general As a condition of receiving Federal funds, a public benefit corporation providing designated public transportation (as such term is defined in section 221 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12141 )) shall accept cash (as such term is defined in section 602 of the Expedited Funds Availability Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4001 )) as legal tender for any public purchase of transportation services. (b) Public purchase of transportation services defined In this section, the term public purchase of transportation services means a purchase of transportation-related expenses at facilities operated by a transportation agency that has, at a minimum— (1) booths staffed by transportation agency personnel to conduct cash transactions; and (2) automated vending machines at transportation access points operated by the transit agency.