PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 333 safety data programs at or above the average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. "(4) MAXIMUM PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY. —N O State may receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997. "(5) FEDERAL SHARE.— The Federal share of the cost of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a fiscal year a program adopted by a State pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed— "(A) in the first and second fiscal years in which the State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent; "(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent; and "(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent. "(b) FIRST-YEAR GRANTS. — "(1) ELIGIBILITY.— A State shall become eligible for a firstyear grant under this subsection in a fiscal year if the State either— "(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the State has— "(i) established a highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership, including the administrators, collectors, and users of such data (including the public health, injury control, and motor carrier communities); "(ii) completed, within the preceding 5 years, a highway safety data and traffic records assessment or an audit of the highway safety data and traffic records system of the State; and "(iii) initiated the development of a multiyear highway safety data and traffic records strategic plan that— "(I) identifies and prioritizes the highway safety data and traffic records needs and goals of the State; "(II) identifies performance-based measures by which progress toward those goals will be determined; and "(III) will be submitted to the highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee of the State for approval; or "(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the Secretary— "(i) a certification that the State has met the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); "(ii) a multiyear highway safety data and traffic records strategic plan that— "(I) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iii); and "(II) specifies how the incentive funds of the State for the fiscal year will be used to address needs and goals identified in the plan; and "(iii) a certification that the highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee of the State
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