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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5642
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds for certain
active transportation projects and activities from the Federal lands trans-
portation program and Federal lands access program, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 16, 2020
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
LOWENTHAL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. COHEN, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Mr.
BEYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Transportation to set aside not less than 5
percent of certain funds for certain active transportation
projects and activities from the Federal lands transpor-
tation program and Federal lands access program, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Active Transportation
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for Public Lands Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
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PROGRAMS.
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Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(f) SET ASIDE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out active trans-
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portation, the Secretary shall for each fiscal year
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combine and use not less than 5 percent of the
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funds authorized for programs under sections 203
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and 204.
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‘‘(2) ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION
DEFINED.—In
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this subsection, the term ‘active transportation’
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means any of the following projects or activities:
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‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of
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on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedes-
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trians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms
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of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle
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infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals,
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traffic calming techniques, lighting and other
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safety-related infrastructure, and transportation
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projects to achieve compliance with the Ameri-
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cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
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12101 et seq.).
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‘‘(B) Construction planning, and design of
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infrastructure-related projects and systems that
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will provide safe routes for non-drivers, includ-
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ing children, older adults, and individuals with
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disabilities, to access public accommodations
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and points of interest.
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‘‘(C) Conversion and use of abandoned
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railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians,
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bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation
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users.’’.
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