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I. S„~A,71°IEN°I° AUTi~®I~ITY <br /> This Grant between the National Highway Traffic Safety Adaaainistratioa~, hereinafter <br /> referred to as the "NHTSA," and the ~Ia~vau C€eun8y Polies Depart seat hereinaf$er <br /> referred to as "the Grantee," is hereby entered into under the authority of the National <br /> Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1395). This Grant <br /> provides for the limited exchange of personnel, equipment, facilities and funds to achieve <br /> the following purpose(s). <br /> <br /> II. S°TAT>EI~1~1T ®F ~ACI~GIi®UND A101I~ PUItP®S)E <br /> A ~ACIGGIt(~d~'IVIj <br /> NHTSA was directed by Congress to allocate S 1,000,000 to igaipleraient innovative <br /> deanonstratioai programs through the award of grants of up to $50,000 to municipal, <br /> county, and other local goveaxiental entities to proanote seat bait usage. The basis for <br /> earanarking this money was to increase seat belt use rates by directing ariore resources to <br /> developing programs that reach high risk groups. These high risk groups include youth <br /> (ages 15-24), males, pickup trsack drivers, rural populations, rniaiorities, as yell ~ drivers <br /> with a poor driving record, drivers who speed or drink and drivers taking sh~art trips. <br /> While Congress acknowledges that NHTSA has initiated work in this area, it believes a <br /> greater effort is necessary to achieve results. <br /> buckle Up America (13UA) is a national caanpai_gai begun in 1997 to work towards <br /> irieeting tiorial seat belt and child passenger safety goals. Programs to inset the goals <br /> to increase seat belt use and decrease child fatalities are iasiplernented on the national <br /> level ~.hrough buckle Up Aarieriea enforcemeaitl3plus publicity- anobilization periods over <br /> the Memorial Day and T°hanlCSgiving weeks, as well as many other I~UA efFoa At the <br /> State level, the 13ucklc Up Aaaaerica program is supported prianarily through fills use of <br /> Section 402 and Section 157 Incentive and Ir~riovative grants. Under Section 157, neaily <br /> $90 rnilliori dollars will be distributed in PY'~001 to the states for use in increasing seat <br /> belt and child safety seat use. At the local level, the Seat I~eelt Deanonstration Grants for <br /> Local Cornzriunities will coanpleanent efforts already occurring at the state and the <br /> national level. These grants will foram the final link that will provide for a truly <br /> comprehensive buckle Up America program. We have already started this process with <br /> four municipal grants in Detroit, Michigaai; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, <br /> Missouri; and Indiaa~polis, Indiana in PY00 and PY01. We plan to utilize our expeaience <br /> with these grants to successfully iiiipleaaient the local community grants. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />