This bill would change how a specific highway safety program is handled in states with low population density. It amends 23 U.S.C. §402(b) to allow a State with population density below the national average to require political subdivisions to spend 20 percent (instead of 40 percent) of certain highway safety program funds. The bill also adds a definition of "rural State" as any State whose population density is below the national average based on the most recent decennial Census. The bill was introduced by Senator Tim Sheehy on September 11, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
If you live in a State that the Census shows has a below‑average population density, your State could require local governments (political subdivisions) to spend 20 percent of the specified Section 402 highway safety program funds instead of 40 percent. If your State’s population density is at or above the national average, the current 40 percent rule would remain in place. The text does not describe specific programs, projects, or individual impacts.
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