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infrastructure-based safety projects described in the SHSP and implemented by the state DOT, <br /> and other partners are encouraged to utilize the SHSP as a guide to investing their safety funds. <br /> 14. What is the deadline for States to have a completed SHSP? <br /> States are required to have developed and implemented a SHSP by October 1, 2006 in order to <br /> obligate funds for all HSIP (Section 148) eligible activities: <br /> 15. What happens if a State doesn't meet the deadline? <br /> Before October 1, 2006, and until a State has developed and implemented a SHSP, the State may <br /> only obligate its apportioned HSIP funds (Section 148) for projects that were eligible for funding <br /> under Sections 130 and the previous Section 152; in other words, the program that was in effect <br /> on the day before enactment of SAFETEA-LU. <br /> If a State has not developed a SHSP by October 1, 2007 (fiscal year 2008), their apportionment <br /> under the HSIP (Section 148) will be "frozen" at the fiscal year 20071evel for that and all <br /> subsequent years until an SHSP is developed. <br /> 16. Does FHWA approve the SHSP developed by the State transportation department? <br /> No. A State-level SHSP. is to be approved by the State Governor or a responsible State agency. <br /> As part of the FHWA's Oversight and Stewardship responsibilities, the FHWA must ensure that <br /> the State has developed and implemented an SHSP that adheres to requirements included in the <br /> definition of "State Strategic Highway Safety Plan" contained in Section 148(a)(6). The FHWA <br /> Office of Safety intends to develop additional guidance on this and other SHSP-related issues in <br /> cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier <br /> Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit <br /> Administration. <br /> <br /> High Risk Rural Roads <br /> 17. Is the High Risk Rural Roads safety provision dedicated exclusively to rural roads? <br /> Yes. The HSIP includes a set aside for construction and operational improvements to address <br /> safety problems and opportunities on High Risk Rural Roads... This set aside of $90 million each <br /> fiscal year for high-risk rural roads is limited to roadways functionally classified as a rural major <br /> or minor collector or as a rural local road. <br /> FHWA Office of Safety; 9/14/05 Page 6 of 8 <br /> <br />