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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the State of Florida Department of Transportation $15,044,206 on October 1, 2025, under the Alcohol Open Container Requirements formula grant program (CFDA 20.607). This Section 154 transfer funding supports alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open alcohol container laws. The award funds activities designed to encourage Florida to maintain compliance with federal requirements prohibiting the possession or consumption of open alcoholic beverage containers in the passenger area of motor vehicles on public highways and rights-of-way. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2029. As a state transportation agency, FDOT functions as the pass-through recipient administering federal transportation resources for Florida communities; sub-awards to local implementing partners execute the actual countermeasure activities. The federal share is reimbursed on vouchers covering incurred costs, with funds available until expended. Recipients must retain records for three years following submission of final expenditure reports and project deliverables.

Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 C.F.R. Part 1270; 23 U.S.C. § 154) ― penalty transfer funds to support alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open alcohol container laws. Under section 154, to avoid the transfer of funds, a state must enact and enforce an open container law that prohibits the possession of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area of any motor vehicle (including possession or consumption by the driver of the vehicle) located on a public highway, or the right-of-way of a public highway, in the state. 23 U.S.C. 154(B)(1)