Summary#
This bill, titled the NO FLOCK Act, adds a new section to title 23 of the United States Code. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 10 percent of the amount apportioned to a State under 23 U.S.C. 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year that begins after the second fiscal year following enactment if the State does not have a law in effect that prohibits the use of automated license plate readers except for certain uses. The allowed uses listed are: enforcing toll systems; identifying stolen vehicles; locating missing or endangered persons; identifying vehicles registered to persons with a warrant for a felony; and investigating vehicles involved in a felony.
What it means for you#
- If your State does not pass a law that limits automated license plate readers to the listed uses, the State could have 10 percent of its surface transportation apportionment withheld beginning in the third fiscal year after the law is enacted.
- The bill focuses on what uses of automated license plate readers are permitted, and ties compliance to a portion of surface transportation funding apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 104(b).
Expenses#
- The bill requires withholding 10 percent of the amount apportioned to a State under 23 U.S.C. 104(b) for noncompliance, as described above.
- No publicly available information on broader budgetary estimates, administrative costs, or changes to overall spending is included in the bill text or provided metadata.
Proponents' View#
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Opponents' View#
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