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SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY
INTOXICATED PERSONS

Year

1997(ISTEA)

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Authorization

0

$55M

$65M

$80M

$90M

$100M

$110M

Program Purpose

A new program of incentive grants (under Section 163 of chapter 1 of Title 23) to encourage States to establish 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC) as the legal limit for drunk driving offenses. A State may use these grant funds for any project eligible for assistance under Title 23. [1404]

Distribution of Funds

Available funding each year is apportioned among all eligible States according to the Section 402 formula—

The apportionment to each State is no less than one-half of one percent.

Eligible Recipients

Any State that has in effect and is enforcing a 0.08 percent BAC law, before the end of the fiscal year, is eligible to receive incentive funds for that fiscal year. The law must provide that any person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 per cent or greater while operating a motor vehicle in the state shall be deemed to have committed a per se offense of driving while intoxicated (or an equivalent per se offense).

For purposes of this section, those jurisdictions defined as "States" in chapter 1 of Title 23 are eligible to receive Section 163 incentive funds; this includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Program Administration

The Federal share of a project funded under this section is 100 percent

September 14, 1998


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