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Title 23 — HighwaysRelease 119-73not60

§406 General Requirements for Federal Assistance

Title 23 › Chapter 4— HIGHWAY SAFETY › § 406

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Grants under sections 402 and 405 pay for "funded projects," and those projects must follow the rules the Secretary sets. If a grant requires a State to share costs, the State’s total non‑Federal highway safety spending for that year (not including planning or administration) counts toward its share for other projects that year, even if the money was spent on different projects. States must apply when and how the Secretary requires. The Secretary sets one yearly deadline and must give each State its funds within 60 days after the later of the fiscal year start or when Congress provides the money.

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Title 23, §406

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(a)In this section, the term “funded project” means a project funded, in whole or in part, by a grant provided under section 402 or 405.
(b)Each funded project shall be carried out in accordance with applicable regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
(c)If a grant provided under this chapter requires any State to share in the cost of a funded project, the aggregate of the expenditures made by the State (including any political subdivision of the State) for highway safety activities during a fiscal year, exclusive of Federal funds, for carrying out the funded project (other than expenditures for planning or administration) shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any other funded project (other than planning and administration) during that fiscal year, regardless of whether those expenditures were made in connection with the project.
(d)(1)To be eligible to receive a grant under this chapter, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(2)The Secretary shall establish a single deadline for the submission of applications under paragraph (1) to enable the provision of grants under this chapter early in each applicable fiscal year beginning after the date of submission.
(e)Not later than 60 days after the later of the start of a fiscal year or the date of enactment of any appropriations Act making funds available to carry out this chapter for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute to each State the portion of those funds to which the State is entitled for the applicable fiscal year.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 406, added Pub. L. 93–643, § 126(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2291; amended Pub. L. 94–280, title II, § 205,
May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 129(g), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2708; Pub. L. 109–59, title II, § 2005(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1524, related to safety belt performance grants, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–141, § 3(a), div. C, title I, § 31109(b),
July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 413, 756, effective Oct. 1, 2012.

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Citation

23 U.S.C. § 406

Title 23 — Highways

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60