Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 C.F.R. Part 1270; 23 U.S.C. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and…

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $6.9 million under the Alcohol Open Container Requirements federal Formula Grant program (CFDA 20.607) to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The funding supports countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving through the enforcement of compliant open container laws from October 2021 through September 2025. Under Section 154, states must enact and enforce open container bans on possessing open alcoholic beverages to avoid penalty funds being transferred from their federal highway apportionments. The State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Secretary of the State, will oversee enforcement to discourage open alcohol containers and their contribution to impaired driving incidents.

Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 C.F.R. Part 1270; 23 U.S.C. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws.