113 HR 5276 IH: Bike to Work Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-07-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2014 Mr. Crowley (for himself and Mr. Paulsen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat bicycle sharing systems as mass transit facilities for purposes of the qualified transportation fringe.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bike to Work Act of 2014.

2.

Bicycle Sharing Systems Treated as Mass Transit Facilities

(a)

In General

Section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G)

Bicycle Sharing Systems Treated as Mass Transit Facilities

(i)

In General

A bicycle sharing system shall be treated as a mass transit facility for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i). (ii)

Bicycle Sharing System

The term bicycle sharing system means a public transportation system— (I)consisting of a network of stations at which bicycles are made available to customers for commuting and short-term, point-to-point use within the network’s service area; and (II)that is operated or authorized by a government agency or public-private partnership. . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.