HB82

 BIKE IT OR HIKE IT - A Cleaner Way to Get to Work


 * Bill Number: ** HB82


 * Authors : **  Jbradshaw - Tennessee (R), SKronz - Oregon (G), Eharter - Washington (R)


 * Issue: ** Environment


 * Purpose: ** Helping the environment by reducing car exhaust and improving the health of American workers. It also helps reduse the number of obese people in America.
 * Eligibility:**  Business employees who are full United States Citizens and at the age of 16 or over.

This will inmprove air quality, awareness of the environment, and help eliminate obesity. Note: All businesses will have to show proof that they are eligible and are continuing to make clean efforts after becoming a part of Bike It Or Hike It. Motorcycles do not count as bikes because they use fuel.
 * Terms and Benefits: ** This program will be created to give an incentive to any willing business employees to walk, ride a bike TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION or carpool to work. In order to be a part of this program, a company will have SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM BY DOCUMENTING THE PARTICIPATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES. Once we know that the company is clean, we can enroll them in the program. We will do it this way so that we know we will be helping the people who help the environment most. If only one employee walks or bikes, THEY MAY PUT IN FOR THE TAX DEDUCTION. If a business PARTICIPATES, we will send them THE FORMS so that each employee who walks or bikes recieves one dollar DEDUCTION PER DAY FROM THEIR INCOME TAXES. (Some people live far from their workplace. If they are able to carpool everyday that both them and the person whom they are drivinig with come to work at the same time, they will also get $1 per DAY. The money for this program will be DEDUCTED FROM taxes.


 * Fiscal Impact: **

Expected cost: (Based on number of current bikers and walkers)

$4,453,507 per DAY $1,336,052,100  PER YEAR  maximum cost: (Assuming Every Employee in the US participates)

$146,743,000 per day $53,561,195,000 per year