Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. & 164) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact…

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $658,805 under the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated federal grant program (CFDA 20.608) to the Vermont Agency of Transportation on October 1, 2022. This formula grant funding supports countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving in Vermont through September 30, 2026.

Specifically, the grant funds will be used to implement alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in accordance with Section 164 of Title 23 of the U.S. Code. This provision encourages states to enact and enforce repeat intoxicated driver laws establishing minimum specified penalties for repeat offenders to avoid the transfer of federal highway funds to support impaired driving prevention efforts. The services delivered through this formula grant award will advance Vermont's traffic safety priorities in compliance with the federal funding conditions.

Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. & 164) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming repeat intoxicated driver laws.