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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GEIST, MILLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, FREEMAN, GINGRICH, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KILLION, MAJOR, MATZIE, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, MARCH 1, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 1, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for the Pedalcycle and Pedestrian |
3 | Advisory Committee. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 3571(b) and (f) of Title 75 of the |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
8 | § 3571. Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (b) Composition.--The committee shall consist of [15] 17 |
11 | members. The members shall be as follows: |
12 | (1) The Secretary of Transportation, ex officio. |
13 | (2) The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources, |
14 | ex officio. |
15 | (3) The chairman and minority chairman of the |
16 | Transportation Committee of the Senate. |
17 | (4) The chairman and minority chairman of the |
18 | Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. |
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1 | [(5) Nine members of the public representing areas of |
2 | concern, who must have extensive experience and knowledge of |
3 | bicycle, pedalcycle, pedestrian and human power issues |
4 | throughout this Commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor |
5 | as follows: |
6 | (i) One member representing the Bicycling Federation |
7 | of Pennsylvania. |
8 | (ii) One member representing the League of American |
9 | Bicyclists. |
10 | (iii) One member representing the United States |
11 | Cycling Federation. |
12 | (iv) One member representing a Statewide rail-trail |
13 | organization in this Commonwealth. |
14 | (v) One member representing the Eastern Paralyzed |
15 | Veterans Association. |
16 | (vi) One member representing the general public. |
17 | (vii) One member representing the Western |
18 | Pennsylvania Wheelmen. |
19 | (viii) One member representing the Bicycle Coalition |
20 | of the Delaware Valley. |
21 | (ix) One member representing an established |
22 | pedestrian advocacy group organized within this |
23 | Commonwealth.] |
24 | (5) Eleven members of the public representing various |
25 | bicycling or pedestrian constituencies. Each member shall |
26 | have relevant expertise and knowledge and shall be familiar |
27 | with best practices in bicycle or pedestrian policy, |
28 | planning, design and education. The public members shall be |
29 | appointed by the Governor as follows: |
30 | (i) Two members representing urban and suburban |
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1 | constituencies in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh |
2 | metropolitan areas. |
3 | (ii) One member representing Statewide |
4 | constituencies. |
5 | (iii) One member representing a metropolitan |
6 | planning organization or rural planning organization. |
7 | (iv) One member representing trail constituencies. |
8 | (v) One member representing pedestrian |
9 | constituencies. |
10 | (vi) One member representing senior citizen or |
11 | disabled constituencies. |
12 | (vii) One member representing children and education |
13 | constituencies. |
14 | (viii) One member representing a recreational |
15 | cycling club. |
16 | (ix) Two at-large members representing the general |
17 | public. |
18 | Each member set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) may |
19 | designate an alternate to serve in his stead, and such member |
20 | shall notify the chairman in writing of this designation. |
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22 | (f) Powers and duties.--The powers and duties of the |
23 | committee shall be to advise and comment on all phases of |
24 | [cycling] bicycling and pedestrian program activities being |
25 | undertaken or financially assisted by the department and |
26 | agencies of State government. |
27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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