Petition to Eliminate Coercive Highway Safety Grant Incentives

Jack Weis filed a petition for rulemaking requesting that NHTSA initiate proceedings to eliminate coercive incentive structures in 23 CFR Part 1300, the regulation governing federal highway safety grants under programs such as Section 405. The petition specifically targets grant conditions that allegedly pressure states to adopt federally preferred safety policies. The document identifies 23 CFR Part 1300 as the regulatory provision to be amended.

This petition is a stakeholder submission and does not represent NHTSA action. The agency will determine whether to grant the petition, deny it, or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment. Interested parties can monitor the docket at regulations.gov under NHTSA-2026-0826 for any agency response or subsequent rulemaking activity.