; urbanized area The terms metropolitan planning organization and urbanized area have the meaning given those terms in section 134(b). (2) Qualifying State The term qualifying State means a State in which— (A) the average fatality and serious injury rates per 100,000,000 vehicle-miles-traveled within the State during the 3-year period beginning on January 1 of the fiscal year that was 3 years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary is making the grant under this section has grown more slowly or declined, as compared to the average fatality and serious injury rates per 100,000,000 vehicle-miles-traveled within the State during the 3-year period beginning on January 1 of the fiscal year that was 6 years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary is making the grant under this section; (B) the average annual number of serious injuries and fatalities within the State, as measured on a per capita basis, during the 3-year period beginning on January 1 of the fiscal year that was 3 years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary is making the grant under this section has grown more slowly or declined, as compared to the average annual number of serious injuries and fatalities within the State, as measured on a per capita basis, during the 3-year period beginning on January 1 of the fiscal year that was 6 years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary is making the grant under this section; (C) the average annual number of fatalities within the State, as measured on a per capita basis, during the 3-year period beginning on January 1 of the fiscal year that was 3 years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary is making the grant under this section is less than 1/2 of the nationwide average annual per capita number of fatalities during that period