The
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is requesting
your agency's support in increasing Texas ' safety belt
and child safety restraint usage rates. In appreciation
of your support, TxDOT is making available a number of incentives
that can be used for the purchase of equipment or training
needs.
Agencies
meeting the eligibility criteria will be entered into a
random drawing and could receive one of the incentives.
How
Can Your Agency Become Eligible?
-
Conduct
safety belt and child passenger safety enforcement
during the mobilization period (May 23 – June 5, 2005
).
-
Report
agency enforcement statistics by June 15, 2005 on
the Buckle Up Texas website www.buckleuptexas.com
. Each agency will have access to the user-friendly
web reporting system and the ability to create its
own report. Contact Julie O'Neill at Julie@tmpa.org
for website reporting questions. Each agency will
be required to input specific enforcement data. Click
here to see Required
Reporting Data
What
Type of Incentive Can Your Agency Receive?
If
your agency conducts enforcement activity during the mobilization
and submits the electronic report by the June 15 th deadline,
then your agency will be eligible for the drawing. The table
below indicates how agencies will be categorized and the
level of incentives that will be distributed.
Breakdown
of Incentives Based on Population and Funding Status
Funded
Agencies
(Any
agency with a current FY 05 TxDOT funded STEP grant)
|
Non-Funded
Agencies
(Any
Agency without an FY 05 TxDOT funded STEP grant)
|
200,001
+ population |
(2)
$7,000 |
50,001
+ population |
(2)
$5,000 |
50,001
to 200,000 |
(2)
$5,000 |
25,001
to 50,000 |
(3)
$3,500 |
1
to 50,000 |
(2)
$3,000 |
1
to 25,000 |
(3)
$2,500 |
TxDOT
will determine the eligibility of agencies for the drawing
by evaluating the submitted data on the Buckle Up Texas
website. Agencies meeting the eligibility requirements will
be categorized as described in the table above and a random
drawing will occur. The results of the random drawing will
be posted on the Buckle Up Texas website no later than June
25, 2005 . A TxDOT representative will contact the selected
agencies and determine what type of equipment or training
the agency plans to purchase. A Letter of Agreement will
then be drafted by TxDOT and signed by both parties. Agencies
will submit receipts of purchase for the equipment and TxDOT
will reimburse the agency for the actual costs, not to exceed
the limits listed above. Click here to see categories of
equipment/training that are allowable (
Equipment/Training ).
Remember,
TxDOT has the authority to request that each agency show
written documentation to prove their participation in the
CIOT campaign.
TxDOT
looks forward to working with your agency on this worthwhile
project. As we all know, safety belts and child passenger
restraints save lives. With your participation we can make
a difference. Click It or Ticket!
Questions
regarding CIOT enforcement should be directed to Scott Blanton
at sblanto@dot.state.tx.us
or
(512) 416-2853.
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