2011 US Code
Title 23 - Highways
Chapter 4 - HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 401 - 412)
Section 408 - State traffic safety information system improvements
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 23 - HIGHWAYS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 23 - HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 4 - HIGHWAY SAFETY Sec. 408 - State traffic safety information system improvements |
Contains | section 408 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 97-364, title I, §101(a), Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1738; amended Pub. L. 98-363, §§4, 7, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 436, 438; Pub. L. 100-17, title II, §203(a), (b), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 109-59, title II, §2006(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1527. |
Statutes at Large References | 96 Stat. 1738, 1740 98 Stat. 436 101 Stat. 219 109 Stat. 626 119 Stat. 1527 |
Public Law References | Public Law 97-364, Public Law 98-363, Public Law 100-17, Public Law 104-59, Public Law 109-59 |
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(a)
(1) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the safety data of the State that is needed to identify priorities for national, State, and local highway and traffic safety programs;
(2) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such improvements;
(3) link the State data systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the State, such as systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data; and
(4) improve the compatibility and interoperability of the data systems of the State with national data systems and data systems of other States and enhance the ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.
(b)
(1) established a highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership that includes, among others, managers, collectors, and users of traffic records and public health and injury control data systems; and
(2) developed a multiyear highway safety data and traffic records system strategic plan—
(A) that addresses existing deficiencies in the State's highway safety data and traffic records system;
(B) that is approved by the highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee;
(C) that specifies how existing deficiencies in the State's highway safety data and traffic records system were identified;
(D) that prioritizes, on the basis of the identified highway safety data and traffic records system deficiencies of the State, the highway safety data and traffic records system needs and goals of the State, including the activities under subsection (a);
(E) that identifies performance-based measures by which progress toward those goals will be determined; and
(F) that specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of the State are to be used to address needs and goals identified in the multiyear plan.
(c)
(1) certifies to the Secretary that an assessment or audit of the State's highway safety data and traffic records system has been conducted or updated within the preceding 5 years;
(2) certifies to the Secretary that its highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee continues to operate and supports the multiyear plan;
(3) specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of the State are to be used to address needs and goals identified in the multiyear plan;
(4) demonstrates to the Secretary measurable progress toward achieving the goals and objectives identified in the multiyear plan; and
(5) submits to the Secretary a current report on the progress in implementing the multiyear plan.
(d)
(1) the amount determined by multiplying—
(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for such fiscal year, by
(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State under section 402 for fiscal year 2003 bears to the funds apportioned to all States under such section for fiscal year 2003; or
(2)(A) $300,000 in the case of the first fiscal year a grant is made to a State under this section after the date of enactment of this subparagraph; or
(B) $500,000 in the case of a succeeding fiscal year a grant is made to the State under this section after such date of enactment.
(e)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(f)
(Added Pub. L. 97–364, title I, §101(a), Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1738; amended Pub. L. 98–363, §§4, 7, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 436, 438; Pub. L. 100–17, title II, §203(a), (b), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 109–59, title II, §2006(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1527.)
References in TextThe date of enactment of this subparagraph, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–59, which was approved Aug. 10, 2005.
The date of enactment of the SAFETEA–LU, referred to in subsec. (e)(3), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–59, which was approved Aug. 10, 2005.
Amendments2005—Pub. L. 109–59 amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to State traffic safety information system improvements for provisions relating to alcohol traffic safety programs.
1987—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–17, §203(a), substituted “5” for “three” in introductory provisions and “third, fourth, and fifth fiscal years” for “third fiscal year” in par. (3).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–17, §203(b), inserted “and except that sums authorized by this subsection shall remain available until expended” before period at end of second sentence.
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–363, §§4(a), 7(a), struck out “basic and supplemental” after “Secretary shall make” and inserted “or a controlled substance” after “alcohol”.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 98–363, §4(b), inserted “and controlled substance” after “alcohol”.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 98–363, §7(b), added par. (3).
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 98–363, §7(c), added par. (3).
Subsec. (f)(8). Pub. L. 98–363, §4(c), added par. (8).
Effective Date of 2005 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–59 effective Oct. 1, 2005, see section 2022 of Pub. L. 109–59, set out as a note under section 402 of this title.
Effectiveness of Drunk Driving LawsPub. L. 104–59, title III, §358(d), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 626, required the Secretary to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of certain State laws on reducing drunk driving.
Regulations; Congressional Veto of Supplemental GrantsPub. L. 97–364, title I, §101(c), Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1740, required the Secretary of Transportation, before Feb. 1, 1983, to issue regulations to implement this section.
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