H.R. 4245 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2021Ms. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require public benefit corporations to accept cash for certain transportation as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021. 2. Specification of cash acceptance for transportation services (a) In general As a condition of receiving Federal funds, a public benefit corporation providing designated public transportation (as such term is defined in section 221 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12141)) shall accept cash (as such term is defined in section 602 of the Expedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4001)) as legal tender for any public purchase of transportation services. (b) Public purchase of transportation services defined In this section, the term public purchase of transportation services means a purchase of transportation-related expenses at facilities operated by a transportation agency that has, at a minimum— (1) booths staffed by transportation agency personnel to conduct cash transactions; and (2) automated vending machines at transportation access points operated by the transit agency.