Sec. 755. CONSERVE BY BICYCLING PROGRAM
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## SEC. 755 CONSERVE BY BICYCLING PROGRAM **[**[42 U.S.C. 16103](/us/usc/t42/s16103)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Program The term “**program**” means the Conserve by Bicycling Program established by subsection (b). ####
(2)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Transportation. ###
(b)Establishment There is established within the Department of Transportation a program to be known as the “Conserve by Bicycling Program”. ###
(c)Projects ####
(1)In general In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall establish not more than 10 pilot projects that are— #####
(A)dispersed geographically throughout the United States; and #####
(B)designed to conserve energy resources by encouraging the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles. ####
(2)Requirements A pilot project described in paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)use education and marketing to convert motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips; #####
(B)document project results and energy savings (in estimated units of energy conserved); #####
(C)facilitate partnerships among interested parties in at least 2 of the fields of— ######
(i)transportation; ######
(ii)law enforcement; ######
(iii)education; ######
(iv)public health; ######
(v)environment; and ######
(vi)energy; #####
(D)maximize bicycle facility investments; #####
(E)demonstrate methods that may be used in other regions of the United States; and #####
(F)facilitate the continuation of ongoing programs that are sustained by local resources. ####
(3)Cost sharing At least 20 percent of the cost of each pilot project described in paragraph
(1)shall be provided from non-Federal sources. ###
(d)Energy and Bicycling Research Study ####
(1)In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for, and the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct and submit to Congress a report on, a study on the feasibility of converting motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips. ####
(2)Components The study shall— #####
(A)document the results or progress of the pilot projects under subsection (c); #####
(B)determine the type and duration of motor vehicle trips that people in the United States may feasibly make by bicycle, taking into consideration factors such as— ######
(i)weather; ######
(ii)land use and traffic patterns; ######
(iii)the carrying capacity of bicycles; and ######
(iv)bicycle infrastructure; #####
(C)determine any energy savings that would result from the conversion of motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips; #####
(D)include a cost-benefit analysis of bicycle infrastructure investments; and #####
(E)include a description of any factors that would encourage more motor vehicle trips to be replaced with bicycle trips. ###
(e)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $6,200,000, to remain available until expended, of which— ####
(1)$5,150,000 shall be used to carry out pilot projects described in subsection (c); ####
(2)$300,000 shall be used by the Secretary to coordinate, publicize, and disseminate the results of the program; and ####
(3)$750,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (d).
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