A bill to authorize appropriations for certain highway safety projects, to extend and improve the Federal highway safety program.
Highway Safety Act - Authorizes the appropriation out of the Highway Trust Fund of $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 for carrying out specified highway safety programs by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Authorizes the appropriation out of such Fund of $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974-1975 carrying out specified programs by the Federal Highway Administration. Authorizes the appropriation out of such Fund of $42,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974-1975 for carrying out specified highway safety research and development programs by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Provides that the Federal-aid safer roads system shall consist of all public roads or segments thereof needing improvements to correct safety hazards, selected or designated by each State subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation.
Requires identification, not later than June 30, 1974, of projects on the Federal-aid safer roads system, including projects to improve highway marking and signing, to eliminate roadside obstacles, to eliminate hazards at railroad-highway grade crossings, and to correct high-hazard locations.
Authorizes the appropriation out of the Highway Trust Fund of $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for the Federal-aid safer roads system, for such projects.
Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for each of such fiscal years for bridge construction.
Provides for the funding of driver education programs, including research, to provide greater safety for bicyclists using public roads in the States.
Provides for the expenditure of funds by Indian tribes to carry out highway safety programs within their jurisdictions.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out safety research on the relationship between the consumption and use of drugs and their effect upon highway safety and drivers of motor vehicles. Requires the Secretary to promulgate a highway safety program standard with respect to drug use in relation to highway safety.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Public Works with amendment, S. Rept. 93-106.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Public Works with amendment, S. Rept. 93-106.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
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