Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF1909

Requiring the commissioner of administration in cooperation with the
commissioners of transportation (DOT), health and public service and interested
nonprofit agencies to establish and operate a transportation program promoting
bicycle commuting by state employees to conserve energy, alleviate traffic
congestion around state offices, improve employee health through increased
physical activity, decrease demand for motor vehicle parking and minimize the
environmental impact of commuting by singly occupied motor vehicles; requiring
state agencies proposing or implementing capital investment plans to include
plans for increasing bicycle commuting or a statement describing
nonpracticability, requiring plan or statement review by the commissioner;
requiring state agencies to provide facilities promoting bicycle commuting,
specifying certain facility requirements; requiring state agencies providing
direct or indirect subsidies for singly occupied motor vehicle commuting by
state employees including the provision of parking at below local market rates
to make available an equal or greater subsidy for bicycle commuting (ra)