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Transportation: Incentive Grants Awarded to 17 States

The Administration announced that $57.4 million in grant funds have been awarded to the District of Columbia and the 17 states that have lowered the threshold for drunk driving to 0.08 blood alcohol concentration. The funds are part of some $500 million in incentive grants made available under last year's Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to encourage states to adopt the tougher drunk driving standard. The incentive grant funds can be used to support a variety of highway safety programs ranging from seat belt use and special traffic enforcement programs to motorcycle education. They can also be used for highway construction. The incentive grants will be awarded as follows:

Alabama	$2,400,000
California	$13,500,000
Florida	$6,200,000
Hawaii	$705,417
Idaho	$924,560
Illinois	$5,800,000
Kansas	$2,100,000
Maine	$705,417
New Hampshire	$705,417
New Mexico	$1,100,000
North Carolina	$3,500,000
Oregon	$1,900,000
Texas	$9,400,000
Utah	$1,100,000
Vermont	$705,417
Virginia	$3,100,000
Washington	$2,700,000
District of Columbia	$705,417

Posted August 1999, reviewed December 2003.
Email statebudget-info@ncsl.org for more information.
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