§31107. Truck and bus accident grant program

(a) State Grants.-The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to States that agree to adopt or have adopted the recommendations of the National Governors' Association related to police accident reports for truck and bus accidents. The Secretary may make a grant under this section only to assist a State in carrying out those recommendations, including-

(1) assisting the State in designing appropriate forms;

(2) drafting instruction manuals;

(3) training appropriate State and local officers on matters, including training on accident investigation techniques to decide on the probable cause of truck and bus accidents;

(4) analyzing and evaluating safety information to develop recommended changes to existing safety programs necessary to address more effectively the causes of truck and bus accidents; and

(5) other activities the Secretary decides are appropriate to carry out this section.

(b) Coordination With Other Programs.-The Secretary shall coordinate grants made under this section with highway safety programs under section 402 of title 23. The Secretary may require that the information from police reports for truck and bus accidents be included in reports made to the Secretary under the uniform information collection and reporting program under section 402.

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.-Amounts necessary to carry out this section may be made available to the Secretary under section 31104(g)(1)(C) of this title.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 992 .)

In subsection (a)(3), the words "on matters, including training on accident" are substituted for "including training on accident" for clarity.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 31104 of this title.