Active Transportation for Public Lands Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8514 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8514

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
 Transportation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds
  for certain active transportation projects and activities from the
Federal lands transportation program and Federal lands access program,
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2026

 Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
 Transportation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds
  for certain active transportation projects and activities from the
Federal lands transportation program and Federal lands access program,
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Active Transportation for Public
Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Set Aside for Active Transportation.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out active transportation, the
        Secretary shall for each fiscal year combine and use not less
        than 5 percent of the funds authorized for programs under
        sections 203 and 204.
            ``(2) Active transportation defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `active transportation' means any of the following
        projects or activities:
                    ``(A) Construction, planning, and design of on-road
                and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians,
                bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of
                transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle
                infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic
                calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related
                infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve
                compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
                1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
                    ``(B) Construction planning, and design of
                infrastructure-related projects and systems that will
                provide safe routes for non-drivers, including
                children, older adults, and individuals with
                disabilities, to access public accommodations and
                points of interest.
                    ``(C) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad
                corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or
                other nonmotorized transportation users.''.
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