23 U.S.C. § 408 : US Code - Section 408: State traffic safety information system improvements

Search 23 U.S.C. § 408 : US Code - Section 408: State traffic safety information system improvements

(a) Grant Authority. - Subject to the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible States to
support the development and implementation of effective programs by
such States to -
(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) First-Year Grants. - To be eligible for a first-year grant
under this section in a fiscal year, a State shall demonstrate to
the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has -
(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) Successive Year Grants. - A State shall be eligible for a
grant under this subsection in a fiscal year succeeding the first
fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under subsection
(b) if the State -
(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) Grant Amount. - Subject to subsection (e)(3), the amount of a
year grant made to a State for a fiscal year under this section
shall equal the higher of -
(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) Additional Requirements and Limitations. -
(1) Model data elements. - The Secretary, in consultation with
States and other appropriate parties, shall determine the model
data elements that are useful for the observation and analysis of
State and national trends in occurrences, rates, outcomes, and
circumstances of motor vehicle traffic accidents. In order to be
eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall submit to
the Secretary a certification that the State has adopted and uses
such model data elements, or a certification that the State will
use grant funds provided under this section toward adopting and
using the maximum number of such model data elements as soon as
practicable.
(2) Data on use of electronic devices. - The model data
elements required under paragraph (1) shall include data
elements, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, in
consultation with the States and appropriate elements of the law
enforcement community, on the impact on traffic safety of the use
of electronic devices while driving.
(3) Maintenance of effort. - No grant may be made to a State
under this section in any fiscal year unless the State enters
into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may
require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate
expenditures from all other sources for highway safety data
programs at or above the average level of such expenditures
maintained by such State in the 2 fiscal years preceding the date
of enactment of the SAFETEA-LU.
(4) Federal share. - The Federal share of the cost of adopting
and implementing in a fiscal year a State program described in
subsection (a) may not exceed 80 percent.
(5) Limitation on use of grant proceeds. - A State may use the
proceeds of a grant received under this section only to implement
the program described in subsection (a) for which the grant is
made.
(f) Applicability of Chapter 1. - Section 402(d) of this title
shall apply in the administration of this section.