[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3145 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3145

To allow property owners the discretion to make decisions regarding how 
     many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new 
    residential and commercial developments, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2023

   Mr. Robert Garcia of California (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
   Moulton, and Mr. Casar) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To allow property owners the discretion to make decisions regarding how 
     many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new 
    residential and commercial developments, 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 ``People Over Parking Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAWS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF 
              PARKING SPOTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

    (a) Authority Regarding Provision of Parking Spots.--In the case of 
a newly constructed or substantially reconstructed or rehabilitated 
residential, retail, commercial, or industrial structure in or 
affecting interstate or foreign commerce that is located not more than 
0.5 miles from the closest covered public transit point, or a project 
for such new construction or substantial reconstruction or 
rehabilitation that has been permitted or otherwise authorized by the 
appropriate agency of local government to be undertaken, the owner of 
such structure or project shall have the sole discretion to determine 
how many automobile parking spots to provide in connection with such 
structure.
    (b) Relation to State Law.--Any law, regulation, or other 
requirement of a State or political subdivision of a State that is 
inconsistent with this section is preempted, but only to the extent of 
such inconsistency.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Covered public transit point.--The term ``covered 
        public transit point'' means a passenger point of access to a 
        fixed guideway, except that--
                    (A) with respect to a passenger ferry system, only 
                a point of access that is serviced by an additional 
                mode of public transportation; and
                    (B) with respect to a bus system that is not a bus 
                rapid transit station, only a point of access that 
                intersects 2 or more bus routes with a frequency of 
                service interval at such point of access of not more 
                than 15 minutes during morning and afternoon peak 
                commuting periods.
            (2) Fixed guideway; public transportation.--The terms 
        ``fixed guideway'' and ``public transportation'' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 5302 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
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