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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $1.223154 million to Washington's Traffic Safety Commission under the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated program (CFDA 20.608) on October 1, 2025. The award funds alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in Washington State, which qualifies for Section 164 transfer funding because the state has enacted and enforces repeat intoxicated driver laws establishing specified penalties for second and subsequent convictions of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. Funds obligated total $1.223154 million, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. Section 164 funds must be used solely for alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures permissible under NHTSA's Section 402 formula grant program or for Federal Highway Administration Highway Safety Improvement Program eligible hazard elimination activities. Performance takes place in Olympia, Washington. The Traffic Safety Commission, Washington's designated State Highway Safety Office, administers highway safety programs and grant funding from NHTSA across the state in coordination with state and local partners. The award is assistance type Formula Grant, with federal reimbursement on claims submitted in vouchers for costs incurred. Funds placed in obligation remain available until expended, and the recipient shall retain records for three years following submission of a final expenditure report and other project deliverables.

Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. § 164) ― penalty transfer funds to support alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming repeat alcohol-intoxicated driver laws. Under section 164, to avoid the transfer of funds, a state must enact and enforce a repeat intoxicated driver law that establishes, at minimum, certain specified penalties for second and subsequent convictions of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. 23 U.S.C. 164(a)(5).