Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021”.
Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021
A BILL
To require public benefit corporations to accept cash for certain transportation as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Specification of cash acceptance for transportation services
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.
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—
booths staffed by transportation agency personnel to conduct cash transactions; and
automated vending machines at transportation access points operated by the transit agency.