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A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.

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112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 273CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

February 3, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

February 3, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. USE OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES TO PREVENT REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVING.
(a) In General- Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 167. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving
‘(a) Definitions- In this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION- The term ‘alcohol concentration’ means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE- The terms ‘driving while intoxicated’ and ‘driving under the influence’ mean driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle in a State while having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE- The term ‘ignition interlock device’ means an in-vehicle device that requires a driver to provide a breath sample prior to the motor vehicle starting, and that prevents a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) MOTOR VEHICLE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘motor vehicle’ means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) EXCLUSIONS- The term ‘motor vehicle’ does not include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) a vehicle operated solely on a rail line; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) a commercial vehicle.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Laws Requiring Ignition Interlock Devices- A State meets the requirements of this subsection if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law that requires throughout the State the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual who is convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2014- On October 1, 2013, the Secretary shall withhold 1 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) if the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2015- On October 1, 2014, the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) if the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND THEREAFTER- On October 1, 2015, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) if the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds; Effect of Compliance and Noncompliance-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD FUNDS- Any funds withheld under subsection (c) from apportionment to a State shall remain available for apportionment to the State until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) APPORTIONMENT OF WITHHELD FUNDS AFTER COMPLIANCE- If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld under subsection (c) from apportionment are to remain available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State meets the requirements of subsection (b), the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State meets the requirements of subsection (b), apportion to the State the funds withheld under subsection (c) that remain available for apportionment to the State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF SUBSEQUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS- Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) shall remain available for expenditure until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are so apportioned; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) if not apportioned at the end of that period, shall lapse.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE- If, at the end of the period for which funds withheld under subsection (c) from apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (b), the funds shall lapse.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendment- The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 167. Use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.273 as Introduced in Senate Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2011



