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 92 STAT. 2732

PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978 "(G) provide for programs (which may include financial incentives and disincentives) to encourage the use of safety belts by drivers of, and passengers in, motor vehicles," (d) The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after "State highway safefy program" the following: "(other than planning and administration)" and by inserting immediately after "nonFederal share of the cost of any project under this section" the following: "(other than one for planning or administration)". INNOVATIVE PROJECT GRANTS

23 USC 407.

Application selection procedure, consultation.

Applications.

Annual report to Congress.

SEC. 208. (a) Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 407. Innovative project grants "(a) In addition to other grants authorized by this chapter, the Secretary may make grants in any fiscal year to those States, political subdivisions thereof, and nonprofit organizations which develop innovative approaches to highway safety problems in accordance with criteria to be established by the Secretary in cooperation with the States, political subdivisions thereof, and such nonprofit organizations as the Secretary deems appropriate. "(b) The Secretary shall establish a procedure for the selection of grant applications submitted under this section. In developing such procedure, the Secretary shall consult with the States and political subdivisions thereof, appropriate Federal departments and agencies, and such other public and nonprofit organizations as the Secretary deems appropriate. "(c) Any State, political subdivision thereof, and nonprofit organization may make an application under this section to carry out an innovative project described in subsection (a) of this section. Such application shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary, by regulation, prescribes. "(d) Not to exceed 2 per centum of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section shall be available to the Secretary for the necessary costs of administering the provisions of this section. "(©) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Congress which provides a description of each application received for a grant under this section and an evaluation of innovative projects carried out with grants made under this section.". (b) The analysis of chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "407. Innovative project grants.". H I G H W A Y SAFETY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION

Pilot projects. SEC. 209. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the 23 USC 401 note. Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall carry out six pilot projects designed, through the use of television and radio, to develop and evaluate techniques, methods, and practices to achieve maximum measurable effectiveness in reducing traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths. (b) Each pilot project authorized by this section shall be in operation not later than the one hundred and eightieth day after the date

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