Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/101

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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978 of the first appropriation of funds made under authority of this section, and shall be conducted for a one-year period. Not later than the ninetieth day after the end of each such one-year period, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall report to Congress the results of such project, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the effectiveness of such project and a statistical analysis of the traffic accidents and fatalities within the project area during such one-year period. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund, to carry out subsections (a) and (b) of this section, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. (d) Not later than the one hundred and eightieth day after the date of submission of the final report to Congress required by subsection (b) of this section, and utilizing those techniques, methods, and practices determined most effective, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall conduct a national highway safety campaign utilizing the local and national television and radio to educate and inform the public of techniques, methods, and practices to reduce the number and severity of highway accidents. (e) Such campaign is authorized to be conducted in cooperation with interested government and nongovernment authorities, agencies, organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals, and shall utilize to the extent possible nongovernmental professional organizations equipped and experienced to conduct such campaign. (f) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall engage such private firms or organizations as he determines necessary to conduct an on-going evaluation of the national campaign authorized by subsection (d) of this section to determine ways and means for encouraging the participation and cooperation of television and radio station licensees, for measuring audience reactions to on-going highway safety programing for evaluating the effectiveness of such programs in terms of the number of lives saved and the reduction in injuries, and for the purpose of developing new programs for the promotion of highway safety. Such evaluation shall include determinations of those programs designed to encourage the voluntary use of safety belts which are most effective and shall include recommendations for new methods and approaches which will result in greater voluntary utilization of safety belts by the public. (g) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall submit a report to the Congress on July 1 of each year in which the campaign is in progress on the results of such evaluation and on the steps being taken by the Federal Highway Administration to implement the recommendations of such evaluation. (h) For the purpose of carrying out subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated out of the HighAvay Trust Fund, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

92 STAT. 2733

Report to Congress.

Appropriation authorization. National campaign.

Evaluation.

Annual report to Congress.

Appropriation authorization.

MOTORCYCLE H E L M E T STUDY

SEC. 210. The Secretary of Transportation shall make a full and 23 USC 402 note, complete study of the effect of the provision contained in the eighth sentence of subsection (c) of section 402 of title 23 of the United