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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1842

To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain

penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet

laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and to

delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail to meet

certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger vehicle safety

belt laws, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 9 (legislative day, JANUARY 25), 1994

Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. DURENBERGER, Mr. KOHL, Mr. LUGAR, Mr.

BURNS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HATCH, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. COATS, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State

from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements

relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in

effect a motorcycle safety program, and to delay the

effective date of certain penalties for States that fail

to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and

passenger vehicle safety belt laws, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND MOTORCYCLE HEL2 METS.

3 Section 153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is

4 amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1)—

6 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘1994’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘1996’’;

8 (B) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘1996’’;

10 (C) by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’

11 the following: ‘‘or a motorcycle safety program

12 administered by the State to reduce motorcycle

13 accidents and fatalities,’’; and

14 (D) by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘1997’’.

16 (2) in paragraph (2)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘1996’’, and

19 (B) by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’

20 the following: ‘‘or a motorcycle safety program

21 administered by the State to reduce motorcycle

22 accidents and fatalities,’’.

23 Language of new law if this proposed bill is enacted:

24 ‘‘(h) PENALTY.—

25 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—If, at any time in fis26 cal year 1996, a State does not have in effect a law
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1 described in subsection (a)(1) or a motorcycle safety

2 program administered by the State to reduce motor3 cycle accidents and fatalities, and a law described in

(a)(2), the Secretary shall transfer 11 4 ⁄2 percent of

5 the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year

6 1997 under each of subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and

7 (b)(3) of section 104 of this title to the apportion8 ment of the State under section 402 of this title.

9 (2) THEREAFTER.—If, at any time in a fiscal

10 year beginning after September 30, 1996, a State

11 does not have in effect a law described in subsection

12 (a)(1) or a motorcycle safety program administered

13 by the State to reduce motorcycle accidents and fa14 talities, and a law described in (a)(2), the Secretary

15 shall transfer 3 percent of the funds apportioned to

16 the State for the succeeding fiscal year under each

17 of subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of section

18 104 of this title to the apportionment of the State

19 under section 402 of this title.’’

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