This bill requires the Secretary of Transportation to compare year-to-year changes in two highway safety funding streams called "section 402 funding" and "section 405 funding" (as defined in title 23). Before distributing funds each fiscal year, the Secretary must determine whether each fund increased over the prior year.
If both funds increased, the Secretary checks whether the percentage increase in section 402 funding is at least four times the percentage increase in section 405 funding. If it is at least four times, no adjustment is made. If it is not, the Secretary must reduce section 405 funding and add that amount to section 402 funding so that, after the transfer, the percentage increase in section 402 is four times the percentage increase in section 405. The bill also describes rules when only one fund increases, when neither increases, and when section 405 increases while section 402 falls. After any required adjustment, the Secretary proceeds to distribute the funds. The section takes effect October 1, 2026.
The bill changes how the Department of Transportation decides the amounts for two named highway safety funding streams each year. In some years money may be moved from section 405 funding to section 402 funding to meet the required ratio. The text does not describe specific program details, recipients, or dollar amounts.
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