42 U.S.C. § 16103: Conserve by Bicycling Program

The term “program” means the Conserve by Bicycling Program established by subsection (b). The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. There is established within the Department of Transportation a program to be known as the “Conserve by Bicycling Program”. dispersed geographically throughout the United States; and designed to conserve energy resources by encouraging the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles. use education and marketing to convert motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips; document project results and energy savings (in estimated units of energy conserved); transportation; law enforcement; education; public health; environment; and energy; maximize bicycle facility investments; demonstrate methods that may be used in other regions of the United States; and facilitate the continuation of ongoing programs that are sustained by local resources. At least 20 percent of the cost of each pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall be provided from non-Federal sources. 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. document the results or progress of the pilot projects under subsection (c); weather; land use and traffic patterns; the carrying capacity of bicycles; and bicycle infrastructure; determine any energy savings that would result from the conversion of motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips; include a cost-benefit analysis of bicycle infrastructure investments; and include a description of any factors that would encourage more motor vehicle trips to be replaced with bicycle trips. $5,150,000 shall be used to carry out pilot projects described in subsection (c); $300,000 shall be used by the Secretary to coordinate, publicize, and disseminate the results of the program; and $750,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (d).