THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GEIST, MILLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, FREEMAN, GINGRICH, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KILLION, MAJOR, MATZIE, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, MARCH 1, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 1, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for the Pedalcycle and Pedestrian

Advisory Committee.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3571(b) and (f) of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 3571.  Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

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(b)  Composition.--The committee shall consist of [15] 17 

members. The members shall be as follows:

(1)  The Secretary of Transportation, ex officio.

(2)  The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources,

ex officio.

(3)  The chairman and minority chairman of the

Transportation Committee of the Senate.

(4)  The chairman and minority chairman of the

Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.

[(5)  Nine members of the public representing areas of

concern, who must have extensive experience and knowledge of

bicycle, pedalcycle, pedestrian and human power issues

throughout this Commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor

as follows:

(i)  One member representing the Bicycling Federation

of Pennsylvania.

(ii)  One member representing the League of American

Bicyclists.

(iii)  One member representing the United States

Cycling Federation.

(iv)  One member representing a Statewide rail-trail

organization in this Commonwealth.

(v)  One member representing the Eastern Paralyzed

Veterans Association.

(vi)  One member representing the general public.

(vii)  One member representing the Western

Pennsylvania Wheelmen.

(viii)  One member representing the Bicycle Coalition

of the Delaware Valley.

(ix)  One member representing an established

pedestrian advocacy group organized within this

Commonwealth.]

(5)  Eleven members of the public representing various

bicycling or pedestrian constituencies. Each member shall

have relevant expertise and knowledge and shall be familiar

with best practices in bicycle or pedestrian policy,

planning, design and education. The public members shall be

appointed by the Governor as follows:

(i)  Two members representing urban and suburban

constituencies in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

metropolitan areas.

(ii)  One member representing Statewide

constituencies.

(iii)  One member representing a metropolitan

planning organization or rural planning organization.

(iv)  One member representing trail constituencies.

(v)  One member representing pedestrian

constituencies.

(vi)  One member representing senior citizen or

disabled constituencies.

(vii)  One member representing children and education

constituencies.

(viii)  One member representing a recreational

cycling club.

(ix)  Two at-large members representing the general

public.

Each member set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) may

designate an alternate to serve in his stead, and such member

shall notify the chairman in writing of this designation.

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(f)  Powers and duties.--The powers and duties of the

committee shall be to advise and comment on all phases of

[cycling] bicycling and pedestrian program activities being

undertaken or financially assisted by the department and

agencies of State government.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.