House energy bill has Bike provision

A "Conserve by Bike" provision has been included in the final version of the House Energy Bill that was just passed, and will be signed by the Prez..

WASHINGTON, DC - A new pilot program designed by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D - Ore) has been included into the final version of H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The initiative, called "Conserve By Bike," establishes within the Department of Transportation a program to oversee up to 10 pilot projects across the country designed to conserve energy resources by providing education and marketing tools to convert car trips to bike trips...

This news comes from new Cycling Blogger Jonathan Maus, of Just Riding Along, who got the heads up from an inside source.

$6.2 million ain't nothing to sneeze at. :-D

As a commenter named Richard points out "The "Conserve by Bicycling" provision is under subtitle C, Section 732" of a very large bill.

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