§ 11. Pilot program of bicycle parking facilities. 1. Legislative
finding. In recognition of the role which bicycles can serve as a
valuable transportation mode with energy conservation, health and
environmental benefits, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the
state that provision for adequate and safe bicycle facilities including
the use of present facilities for safe and secure bicycle parking be
included in the planning and development of all state facilities.

2. (a) The commissioner of general services shall undertake a pilot
program for provision and promotion of safe and secure bicycle parking
facilities at state office buildings. The commissioner, within one year
of the enactment of this section, shall provide, at the principal office
buildings under his superintendence at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire
State Plaza in Albany, New York, secure bicycle parking facilities for
use by employees and visitors.

(b) The commissioner is also authorized, within a reasonable period
and where feasible, to provide suitable support facilities including
clothing lockers, showers and changing facilities, and to charge a
reasonable use fee.

(c) For the purpose of this section, the term "bicycle parking
facility" means a device or enclosure, located within a building or
installation, or conveniently adjacent thereto, that is easily
accessible, clearly visible and so located as to minimize the danger of
theft of bicycles. Such a device shall consist of a parking rack,
locker, or other device constructed to enable the frame and both wheels
of a bicycle to be secured with ease by use of a padlock in a manner
that will minimize the risk of theft, or an enclosure which limits
access to the bicycles and is under observation by an attendant.

3. In undertaking such pilot program, the office shall: (a) Consult
with and cooperate with (i) the statewide bicycle advisory council, (ii)
the New York state department of transportation regional bicycle
coordinator, (iii) local bicycle planning groups, and (iv) persons,
organizations, and groups served by, interested in, or concerned with
the area under study.

(b) Request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau,
commission or other agency of the state or any political subdivision
thereof or any public authority, any assistance and data as may be
necessary to enable the office to carry out its responsibilities under
this section.

(c) On or before the first day of January, nineteen hundred
eighty-nine, a report shall be submitted to the governor and the
legislature which shall include a determination of usage levels, a
statement outlining first year progress and the elements of a statewide
plan for the provision of such facilities.