Source: http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Programs+&+Grants/ci.HSGrantFunding_Guidance.print
Timestamp: 2014-10-01 16:15:30
Document Index: 149687254

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200', 'art 1200']

Section 402 funds are used to support countermeasure strategies and projects identified in the States’ Highway Safety Plan (HSP). This includes resources to initiate new projects and catalyze or accelerate existing projects to address major safety issues with well-planned strategies, and leverage additional State and local investment in highway safety. States must have an approved HSP to receive 402 grant funds. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.
Section 405(b) encourages States to adopt and implement effective occupant protection programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor vehicles. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.21.
Section 405(c) continues, with some changes, the State traffic safety information system improvements grant program authorized under SAFETEA-LU. The purpose of the new grant program is to support State efforts to improve the data systems needed to help identify priorities for Federal, State, and local highway safety programs, to link intrastate data systems, and to improve the compatibility and interoperability of these data systems with national data systems, and the data systems of other States for highway safety purposes such as enhancing the ability to analyze national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds, reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.22.
Section 405(d) encourages States to adopt and implement effective programs to reduce traffic safety problems that result from individuals driving motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combination of alcohol and drugs or that enacts alcohol ignition interlock laws. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds, reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.23.
Section 405(d) encourages States to adopt and enforce mandatory laws to require installation of alcohol ignition interlocks on vehicles operated by all individuals convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or of driving while intoxicated. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds, reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.23(5).
Section 405(e) authorizes incentive grants to States that enact and enforce laws to prohibit distracted driving. This includes texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds, reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.24.
Section 405(f) encourages States to adopt and implement effective programs to reduce the number of single-and multi-vehicle crashes involving motorcyclists. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds, reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.25.
Section 405(g) encourages States to adopt and implement effective graduated driver licensing laws. To review eligibility determination, qualification criteria, and use of grant funds reference: 23 CFR Part 1200.26.
In the event that all Section 405 grant funds are not distributed, MAP-21 authorizes NHTSA to transfer remaining amounts to other programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405 before the end of the fiscal year. For more detail, reference 23 CFR Part 1200.20 (e)(3).
The Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21) Restoration Act established a program to encourage States to enact Open Container laws. MAP-21 includes specific provisions related to Section 154. States that fail to meet the requirements of these provisions are penalized by the reservation of apportioned Federal aid funds. Funds are used for alcohol-impaired-driving programs and/or Highway Safety Improvement Programs (HSIP). If a State elects to use the reserved grant funds for alcohol-impaired-driving programs, the amounts are transferred to the State’s Section 402 apportionment. If the State elects to use reserved grant funds to conduct HSIP eligible activities, the funds are released to the State Department of Transportation. Section 154 funds used for alcohol programs take on the characteristics as Section 402 funds, and Section 154 funds used for HSIP take on the characteristics as FHWA’s Section 148 funds. (23 U.S.C. 154)
Section 164 - Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
The TEA-21 Restoration Act established a program to encourage States to enact Repeat Intoxicated Driver laws. MAP-21 includes specific provision related to Section 164. States that fail to meet the requirements of these provisions are penalized by the reservation of apportioned Federal-aid funds. These funds are used for alcohol-impaired driving programs and/or HSIP. If a State elects to use the reserved funds for alcohol-impaired driving programs, the fun