[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4343 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4343

    To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to 
              bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to 
              bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bikeshare Transit Act of 2016''.

SEC. 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.''.

SEC. 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,''.
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