23 CFR § 1240.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s1240.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 1240.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "1240.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GUIDELINES"
part_number: "1240"
part_name: "SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR USE OF SEAT BELTS—ALLOCATIONS BASED ON SEAT BELT USE RATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 157; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.48 and 1.50."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 57909, Oct 29, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1240"
---


# 1240.1 Purpose.

This part establishes requirements and procedures governing the allocation of funds to States made under 23 U.S.C. 157(c), based on seat belt use rates.