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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16103"
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description: "Conserve by Bicycling Program"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "149"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
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section: "16103"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16103"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16103 - Conserve by Bicycling Program
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Program The term “program” means the Conserve by Bicycling Program established by subsection (b).
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(2) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
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(b) Establishment There is established within the Department of Transportation a program to be known as the “Conserve by Bicycling Program”.
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(c) Projects (1) In general In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall establish not more than 10 pilot projects that are—
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(A) dispersed geographically throughout the United States; and
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(B) designed to conserve energy resources by encouraging the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles.
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(2) Requirements A pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) use education and marketing to convert motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips;
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(B) document project results and energy savings (in estimated units of energy conserved);
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(C) facilitate partnerships among interested parties in at least 2 of the fields of—
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(i) transportation;
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(ii) law enforcement;
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(iii) education;
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(iv) public health;
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(v) environment; and
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(vi) energy;
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(D) maximize bicycle facility investments;
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(E) demonstrate methods that may be used in other regions of the United States; and
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(F) facilitate the continuation of ongoing programs that are sustained by local resources.
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(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.
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(d) Energy and bicycling research study (1) In general Not later than 2 years after August 8, 2005, 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.
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(2) Components The study shall—
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(A) document the results or progress of the pilot projects under subsection (c);
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(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—
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(i) weather;
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(ii) land use and traffic patterns;
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(iii) the carrying capacity of bicycles; and
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(iv) bicycle infrastructure;
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(C) determine any energy savings that would result from the conversion of motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips;
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(D) include a cost-benefit analysis of bicycle infrastructure investments; and
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(E) include a description of any factors that would encourage more motor vehicle trips to be replaced with bicycle trips.
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(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—
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(1) $5,150,000 shall be used to carry out pilot projects described in subsection (c);
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(2) $300,000 shall be used by the Secretary to coordinate, publicize, and disseminate the results of the program; and
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(3) $750,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (d).
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(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 755, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 828.)
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