Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [H.R. 1861 Introduced in House (IH)] 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1861 To stop motorcycle checkpoint funding, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2013 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Jones, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________
A BILL To stop motorcycle checkpoint funding, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act''. SEC. 2. GRANT RESTRICTION. The Secretary of Transportation may not provide a grant or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for an operator of motorcycle or passenger on a motorcycle. SEC. 3. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY. Section 153 of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading by striking ``and motorcycle helmets''; (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``such fiscal year--'' and everything that follows through ``(2) a law'' and inserting ``such fiscal year a law''; (3) in subsection (b) by striking ``State laws'' each place it appears and inserting ``a State law''; and (4) in subsection (f) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as follows: ``(2) Second-year grants.--A State is eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year in which a State receives a grant under this section only if the State in the preceding fiscal year had in effect at all times a State law described in subsection (a) and achieved a rate of compliance with such law of not less than 50 percent. ``(3) Third-year grants.--A State is eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the second fiscal year in which a State receives a grant under this section only if the State in the preceding fiscal year had in effect at all times a State law described in subsection (a) and achieved a rate of compliance with such law of not less than 70 percent.''. SEC. 4. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. Section 402(a)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following: ``(iv) to prevent accidents in order to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from accidents involving motor vehicles and motorcycles;''.
13th CONGRESS
1st Session
To stop motorcycle checkpoint funding, and for other
purposes.
Mr. Sensenbrenner
(for himself, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, Mr. Huizenga of
Michigan, Mr. Kinzinger of
Illinois, Mr. Hultgren,
Mr. Jones,
Mr. Duffy,
Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and
Mr. Terry) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
To stop motorcycle checkpoint funding, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the
“Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding
Act”.
The Secretary of
Transportation may not provide a grant or any funds to a State, county, town,
or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for
any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for an operator of
motorcycle or passenger on a motorcycle.
Section 153 of title
23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section
heading by striking “and
motorcycle helmets”;
(2) in subsection (a)
by striking “such fiscal year—” and everything that follows
through “(2) a law” and inserting “such fiscal year a
law”;
(3) in subsection (b)
by striking “State laws” each place it appears and inserting
“a State law”; and
“(2) SECOND-YEAR
GRANTS.—A State is eligible
for a grant under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal
year in which a State receives a grant under this section only if the State in
the preceding fiscal year had in effect at all times a State law described in
subsection (a) and achieved a rate of compliance with such law of not less than
50 percent.
“(3) THIRD-YEAR
GRANTS.—A State is eligible
for a grant under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the second fiscal
year in which a State receives a grant under this section only if the State in
the preceding fiscal year had in effect at all times a State law described in
subsection (a) and achieved a rate of compliance with such law of not less than
70
percent.”.
Section 402(a)(2)(A)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (iv) and
inserting the following:
“(iv) to prevent accidents in order to reduce
injuries and deaths resulting from accidents involving motor vehicles and
motorcycles;”.