Rural Safety Administration Flexibility Act

The Rural Safety Administration Flexibility Act modifies federal highway safety funding rules to provide rural states with more flexibility in fund allocation. It reduces the minimum percentage of highway safety funds that must be spent on specific programs from 40% to 20% for states classified as "rural." A rural state is defined as one with a population density below the national average, based on the most recent decennial census data. This change directly affects eligible rural states receiving federal highway safety funds, altering their spending requirements under existing law.