Operators cluttering streets with electric hire bikes will pay to fund a crackdown on the surging share schemes while facing new rules on parking and helmets.

Operators like Lime, Ario and Hello Bike are able to deploy e-bikes without approval from councils or the NSW government, but laws to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday will enforce minimum standards.

Councils will also get to decide where the bikes can be ridden and parked to reduce clutter.

"Shared bikes strewn across footpaths and roads have been an eyesore and a danger to pedestrians for too long," NSW Transport Minister John Graham said.

The share-bike schemes have benefits including reducing congestion and helping people connect to public transport.

"But the current voluntary approach to parking and safety isn't work

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