SELF-SUFFICIENT ALCOHOL SAFETY SYSTEM

This report covers a study of self-sufficient funding sources for alcohol safety programs. The current intensification of public interest in alcohol and highway safety coincides with the recession and a resulting period of retrenchment in State and local government budgets. This emphasizes the need for sources of funds for alcohol safety which call upon those who create the alcohol safety problem to pay the costs of overcoming the problem. This study focused on programs which are self-sufficient by supporting themselves through fines, fees, assessments, or special alcohol taxes. The study was conducted in three phases. First, a detailed and comprehensive search of the literature was made to locate all of the published reports on funding methods for safety programs. The second phase consisted of a data-gathering activity conducted by representatives in each of the 50 States. The current funding sources for each State are summarized in the report. The final phase of the program involved visits to nine States with self-sufficient funding. In these States, meetings were held with those individuals who were concerned with the collection, administration, and expenditure of the funds from fees or fines and from the special taxes. The study concluded that alcohol safety programs can be self-sufficient, but only by obtaining revenues of between $300 and $500 per convicted DWI.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Public Services Research Institute

  123 North Pitt Street
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McKnight, A J
  • Ribler, K J
• Publication Date: 1982-8-31

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Drunk driving; Finance; Financing; Fines; Local government; Safety programs; State government; Tax receipts
• Identifier Terms: Alcohol Safety Action Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial sources
• Old TRIS Terms: Asap (Alcohol safety action program); Self-supporting
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394301
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-806 548
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-81-C-05180
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM