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 a $1.746 million Formula Grant to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission under the Alcohol Open Container Requirements program (CFDA 20.607). The funding supports countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving in Louisiana from October 2022 through September 2026.

Specifically, the Commission will conduct no refusal support programs and the Louisiana Cops in Shops program. No refusal programs involve law enforcement efforts to obtain blood alcohol concentration test results from drivers suspected of impaired driving who refuse standard breathalyzer tests. The Cops in Shops initiative places law enforcement in retail alcohol outlets to monitor for underage drinking and impaired purchase attempts. Two sub-awards were also provided to support these efforts, including $150,000 to the Tangipahoa Parish Council for no refusal programs and an unspecified amount to the Louisiana Department of Revenue for the Cops in Shops initiative.

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.