On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 12:16:34PM -0400, Sue Tancredi wrote: > > ============================================================ > From: Adam Spey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/04/19 Fri PM 12:03:52 EDT > To: Thunderhead Members List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: **SEGWAY IN THE SENATE UPDATE ** > > On, then off, now back on again. > > Here's the latest on the Segway bill from America Walks. [Remember, unless > your Senator is on the Environment and Public Works Committee, there's no > need to do much at this point]
>From that website, the folks in our area are Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), c/o Jim Reilly [no e-mail address; communicate through his Web site- carper.senate.gov] (202) 224-2441 Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ), c/o Bob Helland [no e-mail address; communicate through his Web site - corzine.senate.gov] (202) 224-4744 Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), c/o Tom Dower [no e-mail address; communicate through his Web site - specter.senate.gov] (202) 224-4254 -Jeff > The following news has been posted to the America Walks news page at > http://americawalks.org/news/ > ----------------------------- > SEGWAY IN THE SENATE UPDATE > ----------------------------- > Washington, DC, April 18, 2002 The Senate Environment and Public Works > Committee has rescheduled S 2024 -- the "Segway Bill" -- for the markup > session on Thursday, April 25th, 2002. S 2024 would amend title 23, United > State Code, to authorize the use of Segways (aka "electric personal > assistive mobility devices") on trails and pedestrian walkways constructed > or maintained with Federal-aid highway funds. > > The status of the bill is that it is still on the markup agenda, but will be > moved to the last order of business. Committee rules require 10 members to > be present to report a bill out of committee. The first order of business on > the 25th is a controversial bill, so the committee might not get to S 2024, > postponing it indefinitely. > > If the committee does get to this bill, there are three options for > committee action: > > (1) one member may object to consideration and the objection will be put to > a vote (a yes vote means it will be set aside, a no vote means the bill will > be considered), > > (2) the bill may be amended, the amendment will be voted upon and then the > bill will be voted upon (reporting it out of committee, or killing it in > committee), or > > (3) the bill will be voted upon as is (reporting it out of committee, or > killing it). > > If your State's Senator is on the EPW Committee, we encourage you to call or > e-mail your concerns. Check our list of committee members and their contact > information at http://americawalks.org/epamd/. For more information, > America Walks has posted a summary at that page of comments about the Segway > compiled by Andy Clarke of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle > Professionals and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. > > ----------------- > The Thunderhead Alliance is a coalition of forty-five state, regional and local >bicycle advocacy organizations representing over 80,000 cyclists. > > The Thunderhead Alliance seeks to strengthen, create and unite state, regional and >local bicycle advocacy organizations. > > www.thunderheadalliance.org > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dcQz.b2S7UO > Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register > ==^================================================================ > > ============================================================ > > > ********************************** > Sue McNamara Tancredi > Philadelphia Coordinator > Tri-State Transportation Campaign > 327 South 43rd Street > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > 215.243.2026 phone > 215.243.2029 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley list named "bike." > To subscribe or unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> The Big Book of Misunderstanding, now in bookstores and on the web: <http://www.misunderstanding.net/buystuff.html> ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley list named "bike." To subscribe or unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
