119 STAT. 1538 23 USC 405 note.
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
SEC. 2011. CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that are enforcing a law requiring that any child riding in a passenger motor vehicle in the State who is too large to be secured in a child safety seat be secured in a child restraint that meets the requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 3 of Anton’s Law (49 U.S.C. 30127 note; 116 Stat. 2772). (b) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—No grant may be made to a State under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for child safety seat and child restraint programs at or above the average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using amounts from grants under this section shall not exceed— (1) for the first 3 fiscal years for which a State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent; and (2) for the fourth fiscal year for which a State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent. (d) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.— (1) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts received by a State in grants under this section for a fiscal year not more than 50 percent shall be used to fund programs for purchasing and distributing child safety seats and child restraints to lowincome families. (2) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Amounts received by a State in grants under this section, other than amounts subject to paragraph (1), shall be used to carry out child safety seat and child restraint programs, including the following: (A) A program to support enforcement of child restraint laws. (B) A program to train child passenger safety professionals, police officers, fire and emergency medical personnel, educators, and parents concerning all aspects of the use of child safety seats and child restraints. (C) A program to educate the public concerning the proper use and installation of child safety seats and child restraints. (e) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a State for a fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25 percent of the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2003 under section 402 of title 23, United States Code. (f) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 1.—The provisions contained in section 402(d) of such title shall apply to this section. (g) REPORT.—A State that receives a grant under this section shall transmit to the Secretary a report documenting the manner in which the grant amounts were obligated and expended and identifying the specific programs carried out using the grant funds. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and may be combined with other State grant reporting requirements under of chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code. (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
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