incentive safety grants

incentive safety grants Sec. 204. Subsection (j)(3) of section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: “(3) In addition to other grants authorized by this section, the Secretary may make additional incentive grants to those States which have significantly reduced the actual number of traffic fatalities during the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which such incentive funds are authorized compared to the average of the actual number of traffic fatalities for the four calendar year period preceding such calendar year. Such incentive grants shall be made in accordance with criteria which the Secretary shall establish and publish. Such grants may only be used by recipient States to further the purposes of this chapter. Such grants shall Ire in addition to other funds authorized by this section. (4) No State shall receive from funds authorized for any fiscal year or period by this subsection incentive grants under paragraph (1) of this subsection which exceed an amount equal to 25 per centum of the amount apportioned to such State under this section for such fiscal year or period. No State shall receive from funds authorized for any fiscal year or period by this subsection incentive awards under paragraph (2) of this subsection which exceed an amount equal to 25 per centum of the amount apportioned to such State under this section for such fiscal year or period. No State shall receive from funds authorized for any fiscal year or period by this subsection incentive awards under paragraph (3) of this subsection which exceed an amount equal to 25 per centum of the amount apportioned to such State under this section for such fiscal year or period. “(5) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, no part, of the sums authorized by this subsection shall be apportioned as provided in such subsection. Sums authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under subsection (c) of this section.”.