Energy bill includes bike commuter benefit (Comments: 0)

The new energy bill from the House Ways & Means Committee includes three pro-environment changes proposed by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon 3rd). You can read the press release for all the details, but here’s the part relevant to bike commuters:

The Commuter Benefit for bikers amends section 132(f) of the IRS code to include “bicycles” in the definition of transportation covered by fringe benefits. Included in the Ways and Means energy bill is a benefit of $20/month for those employees who bike to work, which is a clean, healthy and efficient mode of transportation. The provision is based on H.R. 1498, legislation introduced by Blumenauer earlier this year.

Now we’ll see what passes.

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