1 Law 88-201 (Act of December 13, 1963, 77 Stat. 361, 15 2 U.S.C. §§ 1321-1323) are hereby repealed. Any rights or 3 liabilities now existing under Public Laws 87-637 and 884 201 shall not be affected by this repeal. 5 (b) Standards issued under the laws repealed in this 6 section shall continue in full effect and may be amended as 7 if they had been effectively issued pursuant to section 102. 8 Such standards shall, after enactment of this Act, be subject 9 to the enforcement and all other provisions of this title. 10 11 AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION SEC. 113. The Secretary, in exercising the authority un12 der this Act, shall utilize the services, research, and testing 13 facilities of other departments and agencies to the maximum extent practicable in order to avoid duplication in facilities 15 and services operated by the departments and agencies. 14 16 17 REGULATIONS SEC. 114. The Secretary is authorized to issue, amend, 18 and withdraw such rules and regulations as he may find 19 necessary or appropriate to carrying out the provisions of 20 this Act. 21 22 APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 115. There is authorized to be appropriated, from 23 the highway trust fund, for the purpose of carrying out the 24 provisions of this title, not to exceed $3,000,000 for fiscal 25 year 1967, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1968, and $9,000,000 1 for each of the fiscal years 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972 and 2 funds appropriated under this authority shall remain avail 3 able until expended. 4 TITLE II-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND INJURY 5 6 RESEARCH AND TEST FACILITY SEC. 201. The Secretary of Transportation is hereby 7 authorized, acting independently or in cooperation with other 8 Federal departments or agencies, to plan, design, construct, 9 maintain, and operate a facility or facilities, within the Dis10 trict of Columbia or elsewhere, in which to conduct so much 11 of the research, development, and testing provided for by 12 this Act, and other research, development, and testing in 13 traffic safety authorized by law, as he may deem appropriate 14 and necessary. 15 SEC. 202. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, 16 out of the highway trust fund, not to exceed $3,000,000 for 17 the planning of the facility or facilities authorized by section 18 201 of this Act, including necessary feasibility studies. Any 19 funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended. SEC. 203. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of the highway trust fund, so much as may be necessary 20 21 22 for the construction of the facility or facilities authorized by 23 section 201 of this Act. Any funds so appropriated shall 24 remain available until expended. 1 TITLE III-HIGHWAY SAFETY 2 SEC. 301. Title 23, United States Code, is hereby 3 amended by adding at the end thereof a new chapter: 4 "Sec. "Chapter 4.-HIGHWAY SAFETY "401. Authority of the Secretary. "402. Highway safety programs. "403. Highway safety research and development. 5 "§ 401. Authority of the Secretary 6 The Secretary is authorized and directed to assist and 7 cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, 8 State and local governments, private industry, and other 9 interested parties, to increase highway safety. 10 "§ 402. Highway safety programs 11 "(a) The Secretary shall encourage and assist each of 12 the States to establish a highway safety program designed 13 to reduce traffic accidents and deaths, injuries, and property 14 damage resulting therefrom. Such programs should be in 15 accordance with uniform standards approved by the Secre16 tary, which standards shall include, but not be limited to, 17 provisions for an effective accident record system, measures 18 calculated to improve driver performance, vehicle safety, 19 highway design and maintenance, traffic control, and surveil20 lance of traffic for detection and correction of high or poten21 tially high accident locations. 22 "(b) Any funds authorized to be appropriated to aid 1 the States to conduct the highway safety programs described 2 in subsection (a) shall be subject to a deduction for the 3 necessary costs of administering the provisions of this section. 4 and the remainder shall be apportioned among the several 5 States as follows: 75 per centum on the basis of population 6 and 25 per centum as the Secretary in his administrative 7 discretion may deem appropriate. All provisions of chapter 8 1 of this title that are applicable to Federal-aid primary 9 highway funds (except the apportionment formula). in10 cluding the provisions relating to obligation, period of avail11 ability, Federal share payable and expenditure of such funds, 12 shall govern the administration of the highway safety funds 13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 14 except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent 15 with this section. However, the Secretary shall apportion 16 to the States any funds authorized for the purposes of this 17 section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, as soon 18 as they shall be authorized. Where the term 'State high19 way department' is used in chapter 1 of this title it shall 20 mean the applicable State highway safety agency for the 21 purposes of this section. 22 "(c) The Secretary may make arrangements with other 23 Federal departments and agencies for assistance in the prep24 aration of uniform standards for the highway safety programs 1 contemplated by subsection (a) and in the administration 2 of such programs. Such departments and agencies are di 3 rected to cooperate in such preparation and administration, 4 on a reimbursable basis. 5 "§ 403. Highway safety research and development 6 "For the purpose of strengthening the highway safety 7 program of the Federal Government, the Secretary is au8 thorized to expand the highway safety research and devel9 opment activities under section 307 (a) of title 23, United 10 States Code, to cover all aspects of highway safety which 11 shall include, but not be limited to, highway safety systems 12 research and development relating to vehicle, highway, and 13 driver characteristics, accident investigations, communica14 tions, emergency medical care, and transportation of the 15 injured. The Secretary may use the funds appropriated for 16 any fiscal year for the purposes of this section, independently 17 or in cooperation with other Federal departments or agen18 cies, for grants to State or local agencies, institutions, and 19 individuals for training or education of highway safety per20 sonnel, research fellowships in highway safety, development 21 of improved accident investigation procedures, community 22 emergency medical service plans, demonstration projects, 23 and for related activities which are deemed by the Secretary 24 to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |