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PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State under section 402(c) for fiscal year 2003. The Secretary may award the grant in annual installments. ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF UNALLOCATED FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make additional grants under this section of any amounts made available for grants under this section that, on July 1, 2009, have not been allocated to States under this section. ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—The additional grants made under this subsection shall be allocated among all States that, as of that date, have enacted, have in effect, and are enforcing conforming primary safety belt laws for all passenger motor vehicles. The allocations shall be made in accordance with the formula for apportioning funds among the States under section 402(c). ‘‘(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a State may use a grant under this section for any safety purpose under this title or for any project that corrects or improves a hazardous roadway location or feature or proactively addresses highway safety problems, including— ‘‘(A) intersection improvements; ‘‘(B) pavement and shoulder widening; ‘‘(C) installation of rumble strips and other warning devices; ‘‘(D) improving skid resistance; ‘‘(E) improvements for pedestrian or bicyclist safety; ‘‘(F) railway-highway crossing safety; ‘‘(G) traffic calming; ‘‘(H) the elimination of roadside obstacles; ‘‘(I) improving highway signage and pavement marking; ‘‘(J) installing priority control systems for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections; ‘‘(K) installing traffic control or warning devices at locations with high accident potential; ‘‘(L) safety-conscious planning; and ‘‘(M) improving crash data collection and analysis. ‘‘(2) SAFETY ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that at least $1,000,000 of amounts received by States under this section are obligated for safety activities under this chapter. ‘‘(3) SUPPORT ACTIVITY.—The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to safety belt use laws. ‘‘(f) CARRY-FORWARD OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If the amount available for grants under this section for any fiscal year exceeds the sum of the grants made under this section for that fiscal year, the excess amount and obligational authority shall be carried forward and made available for grants under this section in the succeeding fiscal year. ‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable for grants under this section shall be 100 percent. ‘‘(h) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘passenger motor vehicle’ means— ‘‘(1) a passenger car; ‘‘(2) a pickup truck; and

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