Legislation

All bills following two asterisks indicates bipartisan support for the legislation**

• CO SB22-193 (enacted 2022): creates the community access to electric bicycles grant program to award grant money to local governments , tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations that administer a bike share/ownership program.
• **CO HB22-1104 (enacted 2022): Allows transmission providers to enter into contracts to construct and maintain public recreational trails covering transmission corridors.
• CT S.B. 4 (enacted 2022): Expands electric vehicle rebate eligibility to electric bicycles to at least $500 per bicycle and with a priority to residents of environmental justice communities.
• DC B23-0288 (enacted 2020): mandates that if a road segment undergoing construction  has been pre-identified as a candidate for a protected bike lane, bus-only lane or private vehicle-free corridor, then it must be rebuilt with that new feature. 
• **IL HB0270 (enacted 2021): mandates that the state cover 100 percent of the cost of  walking and biking infrastructure on state roads. 
• IL H.B.2950 (enacted 2021): allows the state and counties to spend gas tax revenue on walking and biking infrastructure and new roads. 
• NY A.8936A (enacted 2022): increases state funding for construction and improvements by the department of transportation where the municipality agrees to fund a complete street design feature as a component of the project.
• NY S.7824 (enacted 2022): requires the Metropolitan Transit Agency to develop a strategic action plan to improve bicycle and pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other facilities operated by the authority or its affiliates or subsidiaries.