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United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced air fares for persons 60 years of age or older.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to make it unlawful for an air carrier to demand the payment of money from, or to assert legal liability against, a ticket agent for the usage by persons of stolen airline tickets if the agent was not a participant in the theft of such tickets and the agent has given notice of the theft and the serial numbers of the stolen tickets to the carrier or a representative of the carrier.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board, in carrying out its duties with respect to the encouragement and development of an air transportation system adapted to the present and future needs of the foreign commerce of the United States, to take into account whether the laws or requirements of foreign countries or foreign air carriers result in discrimination or discriminatory practices against, or differential treatment of, American citizens traveling abroad on the basis of race, color, or religion. Directs the Board to hold hearings upon complaints alleging such discrimination when after a preliminary investigation there appear to be reasonable grounds for such a complaint. Requires the Board upon a finding that such discrimination exists, and unless overriding considerations of national interest require otherwise and the Congress is so advised, to suspend the operating certificates of all air carriers to serve such country and the permits issued to foreign air carriers of such nationality until such country has acted to end such discrimination.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced air fares for persons 65 years of age or older.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any air carrier from discontinuing any air service provided under its certificate of public convenience and necessity unless, after public notice and hearings, the Civil Aeronautics Board determines that such discontinuance is in the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Prohibits any waiver for national security purposes of the requirement of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, that vessels engaged in coastwise trade be built and documented under the laws of the United States and owned by citizens of the United States, unless at least 60 days prior to the effective date of such proposed waiver notice that it is being considered is published in the Federal Register and an opportunity is given for a public hearing regarding such action.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Board to prescribe regulations (1) which require the screening of any property being placed in a public storage area of an airport by weapon-detecting and explosive-detecting procedures or devices, and (2) which require that all property placed abroad an aircraft or placed in airport storage areas bear identification marks which positively identify the owner or bearer.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced rate air transportation for persons between the ages of 12 and 21, inclusive, on a space-available basis.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow airlines to offer free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older, and for handicapped persons and their necessary attendants. Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to allow common carriers subject to the provisions of such Act to provide free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older and to handicapped persons and their attendants. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in providing assistance under such Act, to give preferential treatment to State and local public bodies which agree to adopt and maintain specially reduced rates, not exceeding 50 percent of the regular rates, for handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies in order to assist them in providing mass transportation services which will meet the needs of handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe standards for the design of buildings, structures, and facilities which are provided with financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act to insure that persons 65 or over and the physically or mentally handicapped will have ready access to, and use of, those buildings, structures, and facilities. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for special transportation research and demonstration projects for the handicapped and the elderly. Authorizes appropriations of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out such grant program.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Motor Vehicle Mechanic Licensing Act - Requires each State to establish a motor vehicle mechanic licensing program which shall be approved by the Secretary of Labor. Establishes criteria for the examination of all individuals operating as motor vehicle mechanics on the effective date of such program in each State and the training and examination, as a condition for licensing, of any individual not operating as a mechanic on such date. Establishes disciplinary procedures for those license holding individuals whose competence is called into question. Reduces Federal highway funds to any State not implementing an approved State motor vehicle mechanic licensing program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of any State motor vehicle mechanic licensing program.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Panama Canal Modernization Act - Directs the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army, to prosecute the work necessary to increase the capacity and improve the operations of the Panama Canal through the adaptation of the Third Locks project (H. Doc. 210, 76th Congress) at a total cost not to exceed $1,150,000,000. Establishes the Panama Canal Advisory and Inspection Board composed of five members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to study and review plans and designs for the Third Locks project. Gives the Board powers to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Board to submit an annual report to the President and Congress on the progress of its work. Authorizes such appropriations to the Board as may be necessary to carry out its functions and activities under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to establish a monetary penalty, in lieu of forfeiture of the merchandise being transported, for violations of such Act requiring that vessels engaged in coastwise trade be built and documented in the United States and that they be owned by United States citizens.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to extend the coastwise laws of the United States with respect to the transportation of crude oil, residential fuel oil, and refined petroleum products, to the Virgin Islands.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend a specified motor vehicle safety standard to require the installation of passive restraint devices in passenger cars manufactured three years after the issuance of such amendment. Stipulates that no motor vehicle safety standard may require a safety belt interlock system or a continuous buzzer designed to indicate that safety belts are not in use.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships Act - Provides that in order to acquire, restore, and put on display ships of national interest and importance in the history of this Nation, and to identify and focus public attention and support for such acquisitions, restoration, and display, there is hereby created a charitable, educational, and nonprofit corporation, to be known as the National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships. Authorizes the Historic Ships Trust to acquire, with donated, appropriated, or other funds, ships of national interest and importance in the technical, commercial, and cultural maritime history of the United States and to restore and display such ships. Designates the members of a temporary board of trustees for the Historic Ships Trust. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to establish a suitable advisory commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Historic Ships Trust for fiscal year 1977 and for each of the next following four fiscal years the sum of $1,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Repeals the present provision of the Airport and Airway Development Act which limits the charges for Federal inspection or quarantine services at airports of entry or other inspection points during regularly established hours of service on sundays and holidays to those charges applicable during regularly established hours of service on weekdays.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Bikeway Transportation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for 80 percent of the cost to States and municipalities of bikeway construction projects in urbanized areas or connecting such areas with national, State, or local parks, seashores or recreational areas. Requires such bikeway projects to be in accordance with a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on cooperatively by States and local communities and in accordance with construction standards established by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Federal-Aid to Ridesharing Act - Title I: Short Title, Findings, Purpose, Policy, Goals, and Definitions - Declares it the national policy to encourage ridesharing, to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and highways, to reduce demand for gasoline, and to increase transportation opportunities for the handicapped and the elderly. Title II: Consolidation of Federal Ridesharing Activities - Establishes an Office of Ridesharing within the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the Department of Transportation to coordinate Federal ridesharing programs under this Act and to establish national goals with respect to ridesharing. Requires the Director of the Office of the Management and Budget to transfer to the Office of Ridesharing the existing programs of the various Federal agencies which are duplicative of, or could be performed more appropriately by, the Secretary of Transportation under the authority contained in this Act. Requires the Director to report to the Committees on Appropriations and Government Operations of the House and Senate regarding such program transfers. Terminates the Office of Ridesharing on September 30, 1983. Directs the President and the committees of the House and Senate having primary oversight responsibility with respect to the Office to conduct inquiries into its performance and effectiveness and to make recommendations on whether the Office should be abolished, reorganized or extended prior to such termination date. Title III: Planning, Technical Studies, Research and Demonstration - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish procedures and guidelines for the development and implementation of State ridesharing plans. Authorizes Federal financial assistance for the development and implementation of qualified State plans. Authorizes Federal grants for technical studies and research projects. Directs the Secretary to set a goal for each State for increasing average motor vehicle occupancy by 1980 and to set national ridesharing goals for 1980 and 1985. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake research, development, and demonstration projects in all phases of ridesharing. Authorizes the Secretary to study the transportation component of those Federal programs and projects providing social services and to propose a plan to make such services more cost- effective. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding such study. Title IV: Ridesharing Programs, Grants, Loans - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to assist States and designated recipients in developing specific ridesharing programs and projects. Stipulates that such loans shall constitute a revolving fund and all monies from such fund shall be deposited in the General Treasury on September 30, 1983, unless Congress acts to continue such fund. Title V: General Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the President and the Congress and other specified individuals on the operation of programs under this Act. Establishes additional criteria for the submission and approval of surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for proposed projects under this Act. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts from the highway trust fund for the various programs under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant exemptions from the requirements of such Act for all-cargo operations in interstate air transportation pending consideration of an application for initial certification under such Act if such exemption is in the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Board to issue regulations allowing the operation of aircraft during the period when the emergency locator transmitter has been removed from the aircraft for inspection, repair, modification or replacement.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Appropriates $165,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to establish a program to develop advanced automobile propulsion systems within five years of the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to make grants for research projects designed to assist the furtherance of such program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate and report the extent to which the automobile industry utilizes advanced automotive technology. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to test vehicles developed pursuant to the program established by this Act, in order to determine compliance with applicable standards under the Clean Air Act and the Noise Control Act of 1972. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to test such vehicles in order to determine compliance with applicable standards under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, and the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Establishes contracting procedures consistent with applicable provisions of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to submit annual reports to Congress of activities pursuant to this Act, including results of economic surveys designed to evaluate the extent to which Federal guarantees of financial obligations may aid in developing commercial markets for advanced automobile technology. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to require that efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration be directed towards the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Stipulates that no more than 60 percent of such appropriations shall be directly expended in Federal laboratories.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Appropriates $1,800,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for the completion of the Mission 66 Bypass Road at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to establish a program to develop advanced automobile propulsion systems within five years of the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to make grants for research projects designed to assist the furtherance of such program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate and report the extent to which the automobile industry utilizes advanced automotive technology. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to test vehicles developed pursuant to the program established by this Act, in order to determine compliance with applicable standards under the Clean Air Act and the Noise Control Act of 1972. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to test such vehicles in order to determine compliance with applicable standards under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, and the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Establishes contracting procedures consistent with applicable provisions of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to submit annual reports to Congress of activities pursuant to this Act, including results of economic surveys designed to evaluate the extent to which Federal guarantees of financial obligations may aid in developing commercial markets for advanced automobile technology. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to require that efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration be directed towards the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Stipulates that no more than 60 percent of such appropriations shall be directly expended in Federal laboratories.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced air fares on a space-available basis for persons 60 years of age or older and for handicapped individuals and their attendants. Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to conduct a study and to report to the Congress on the feasibility and economic impact on air carriers of providing such reduced rate transportation for persons 21 years of age or younger. Authorizes air carriers operating within the State of California pursuant to authority granted by the State public utilities commission and which operate aircraft capable of carrying 30 or more persons to enter into agreements with other air carriers to establish joint fares, rates and services. Specifies various methods for determining the lowest such joint fare or rate which may be established. Authorizes the Board to grant applications to engage in supplemental air transportation upon a finding that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to properly perform such transportation. Authorizes the Board to grant exemptions from the requirements of such Act for all-cargo operations in interstate air transportation pending consideration of an application for initial certification under such Act if such exemption is in the public interest. Directs the Board, in determining the compensation for any local service air carrier for mail for the year 1966, to apply Local Service Class Subsidy Rate III-A and to disregard any decrease in the Federal income tax liability of such a carrier for such year resulting from any net operating loss carryback. Requires the Board to recompute the compensation to be paid to such a carrier if such decrease was previously taken into account.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Energy Transportation Security Act - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to assure that 20 percent of the gross tonnage of oil transported in bulk on ocean vessels for import into the United States shall be carried on privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels, provided that the Secretary finds that such United States vessels as are available will be adequate to carry such quantity. Raises the requirement to 25 percent after June 30, 1978, and to 30 percent after June 30, 1980. Requires the Secretary to make annual reports to the Congress and the President on the implementation of this Act. Exempts from the provisions of this Act refineries whose capacity is less than 30,000 barrels per day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Tanker Safety Improvement Act - Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to require that vessels subject to such Act be constructed and operated using the best available pollution prevention technology. Requires that vessels of more than 20,000 deadweight tons which are documented under the laws of the United States and engaged in the carriage of oil in bulk to ports of the United States and for which construction is contracted for or begun after January 1, 1978, be equipped with a segregated ballast capacity.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Federal Aid Highway Act Amendments - Amends the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1976 to increase and extend the appropriations authorized under such Act for the Federal Aid primary system to $3,350,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1990. Increases the Federal Share for projects financed with primary funds on the Federal aid primary system from 70 percent of its cost to 80 percent, or to 95 percent under specified circumstances. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving projects on such system if the portion of the project that is on a new location does not provide for complete control of access. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 109, 120)
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Army to delegate authority to States with respect to planning and location of structures, and excavation, dredging or filling of the waters of the United States. Limits such delegation to only those bodies of water where there is no substantial waterborne interstate transportation of commercial goods. Requires that States, as a condition of such delegation: (1) enact legislation to adequately protect Federal interests in such waters, and (2) establish a permit program at least as effective as Federal procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Makes it unlawful to operate a supersonic aircraft on a commercial basis within the navigable airspace of the United States until such aircraft has met noise, environmental, and safety standards equivalent to those already established for other commercial aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Air Piracy Quarantine Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to establish a minimum one year period with respect to a Presidential suspension of an air carrier's right to engage in foreign air transportation with a country which has been determined to be aiding or abetting a terrorist group which uses the illegal seizure of aircraft as an instrument of policy or which violates the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft. Removes the present authority of the President to suspend the right of an air carrier to engage in air transportation with a country which maintains air service with a country determined to be engaging in such activity. Sets forth criminal penalties for violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving any grant or loan under such Act unless the applicant gives satisfactory assurances that prior to the establishment or change in any fare or service which may substantially effect any community or segment thereof, the applicant will conduct public hearings with adequate prior notice and consider the impact on the community of such establishment or change in fare or service. Directs the Secretary, upon a determination that a fare or service has been established or changed without such public hearing, to suspend any further grant or loan payments and to disapprove any further grant or loan applications until the applicant has complied with the procedural requirements specified in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to make determinations as to whether any of the waters of the United States are being used for commercial navigation for the purpose of regulating and allowing obstructions, excavations, and filling in such waters.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to make privately owned public use airports eligible for funding under such Act if written assurances are given to the Secretary of Transportation that the landing area of such an airport will be used for public purposes for not less than 20 years after the completion of the airport development project for which funds would be made available under such Act and that immediate repayment of all such funds will be made to the United States if the airport is not used for such public purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide transportation by motor vehicle or water carrier to and from places of employment for persons employed in, or attached to, the Coast Guard under specified circumstances.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
International Navigational Rules Act - Authorizes the President to proclaim the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Exempts from the regulation vessels in harbors, rivers, and inland waters, the Great Lakes, or the Red River. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations to implement this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate rules for certain navigational signals. Imposes civil penalties for violation of such regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to make grants of up to $3,000,000 per fiscal year to port authorities, for the purpose of protecting such port, vessels within such port, and adjacent land structures or shore areas from any navigational connected casualty. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study regarding the means by which port authorities provide protection against navigational connected casualties and to transmit to the Congress a report of such study. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts per fiscal year as may be necessary to carry out the provision of this Act except that no more than $1,000,000 is authorized to conduct the study required by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Railroad Right-Of-Way Improvement Act - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to declare that it is a purpose of such Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in rebuilding the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and underemployed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes for such purposes, appropriations of $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds to be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds unless the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 per cent for three consecutive months. Requires that applications for financial assistance for railroad right-of-way employment programs contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to promulgate regulations prohibiting air carriers from offering passengers alcoholic beverages or tobacco unless the passenger is required to pay for such goods at the time the offer is made.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act - Transfers from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, responsibility for measuring vessels by tonnage before such vessel may be documented. Requires that a vessel be measured if it engages in international voyage by sea, or it is at least 24 meters in length and is self-propelled. Stipulates that a vessel not required to be measured by this Act may be measured if requested by the owner. Specifies instances in which remeasurement shall be required. Stipulates that a vessel measured prior to the effective date of this Act shall be considered as having been measured as required by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that any bus or other rolling stock used for mass transportation purposes and any station, terminal, or other passenger loading area, improved or constructed in whole or in part with Federal funds or under authority of Federal law after June 30, 1975, be designed with features to allow utilization by elderly and handicapped persons.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Compressed Gas Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe rules specifying the color code to be used with respect to each type of gas receptacle, and the manner in which each marking is to be displayed. Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) filling any receptacle with gas unless the receptacle bears the proper color code marking; (2) removing or obliterating any color code marking; or (3) introducing into commerce any receptacle containing gas which is not in compliance with this Act. Permits the Secretary to conduct examinations and investigations for the purpose of enforcing this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for expenses and depreciation attributable to the operation of the taxpayer's motor vehicle to transport a child to a public primary or secondary school which does not provide transportation from the child's principal residence. Limits the deduction to transportation of a child sharing the taxpayer's principal residence to a school more than one mile away. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury may establish a standard mileage allowance, not less than 15 cents per mile, for computing such transportation expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Vessel Documentation Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to designate ports of documentation in the United States where vessels may be documented. Describes the vessels which shall be eligible for documentation. Stipulates that eligibility shall be based upon weight (minimum of five tons) and ownership by a citizen of the United States, or the Government of the United States or a political subdivision thereof. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe the form of filing, the manner of filing, and the information to be contained in applications for certificates of documentation. Requires the Secretary to maintain a numbering system for the identification of documented vessels. Stipulates that a certificate of documentation issued under this Act is: (1) conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in any proceeding conducted under the laws of the United States; (2) evidence of qualification to be employed in a specified trade; and (3) not conclusive evidence of ownership in any proceeding in which ownership is in issue. Authorizes the issuance of a registry for any vessel which is eligible for documentation. Allows the issuance of a coastwise license or an appropriately endorsed registry for any vessel which: (1) is eligible for documentation; (2) was built in the United States; and (3) qualifies under laws of the United States to be employed in the coastwise trade. Stipulates that vessels receiving such a license may be employed in coastwise trade and the fisheries. Establishes similar requirements for the issuance of Great Lakes licenses, fishery licenses, and pleasure vessel licenses. Prohibits the employment of a documented vessel in any trade other than a trade covered by the certificate of documentation. Stipulates that whenever the owner of a vessel knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact, or makes a false representation in connection with the documentation of a vessel under this Act, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, that vessel, together with its equipment, is liable to seizure by, and forfeiture to, the United States. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of State to provide for the issuance of a provisional registry for any vessel procured outside the United States which meets the ownership requirements of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to publish periodically a list of all documented vessels. Authorizes the Secretary to require owners and masters of documented vessels to submit reports to insure compliance with this Act. Prescribes a civil penalty of $500 for each violation of this Act. Repeals specified shipping laws so as to conform with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to specify the motor vehicles used to transport schoolchildren and teachers which are exempt from the provisions of such Act with the exception of the maximum hours of service of employees and safety standards regarding operation and equipment. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce specified highway safety standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the owners and operators of motor vehicles employed solely in transporting schoolchildren and teachers.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require air carriers engaged in the carriage of property to give a 60-day notice to the Civil Aeronautics Board of any proposed rate change. Requires air carriers to give a 45-day notice to the Board for any proposed passenger fare change. (Previously a 30-day notice was required for both passenger and property rate changes.) Requires the Board, when suspending a proposed rate change, to notify the air carrier affected at least 15 days before such tariff changes would otherwise go into effect.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced air fares on a space-available basis for persons 60 years of age or older and for handicapped individuals and their attendants. Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to conduct a study and to report to the Congress on the feasibility and economic impact on air carriers of providing such reduced rate transportation for persons 21 years of age or younger. Authorizes air carriers operating within the State of California pursuant to authority granted by the State public utilities commission and which operate aircraft capable of carrying 30 or more persons to enter into agreements with other air carriers to establish joint fares, rates and services. Specifies various methods for determining the lowest such joint fare or rate which may be established.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit individuals engaged in interstate commerce from receiving for shipment, or to ship within the United States, any compressed gas cylinders not inspected in the United States. Defines "compressed gas cylinder" as any container holding any gas under a pressure greater than 100 pounds per square inch at 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to authorize a motor carrier employee, or employee representative to request in writing that an investigation be conducted by the Secretary of Transportation when such individual believes that the employer has violated specified safety regulations. Requires the Secretary to conduct such an investigation upon a determination that there are reasonable grounds to believe that such a violation has occurred as soon as practicable and without notice to the alleged violator unless such notice is deemed necessary by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to notify the employee or employee representative in writing of any disposition of the investigation. Directs the Secretary, upon a finding that a violation has occurred, to issue a citation to the violator in writing. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the issuance of notice in lieu of citations for de minimis violations. Stipulates that each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense and that each citation shall include an assessment of a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for the first violation and not less than $500 nor more than $2,500 for any subsequent violation. Requires the National Transportation Safety Board to provide a hearing for individuals wishing to contest citations issued under this Act. Sets forth the review procedures for determinations by the Board. Authorizes the Secretary to order motor carriers to cease and desist from engaging in all or a specified portion of their operations in interstate commerce for up to 60 days when the Secretary finds that the carrier's operations will create an unreasonable risk of accident or injury. Sets forth the determinations to be made and the procedures to be followed in issuing such an order. Prohibits discrimination against employees who file complaints pursuant to this Act. Prohibits discrimination against employees who refuse to operate equipment subject to motor carrier safety regulations because of an apprehension of death or serious injury to themselves or others. Stipulates that such apprehension must be of such a nature that a reasonable person under the circumstances would conclude that there is a real danger of death or serious injury.
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow airlines to offer free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older, and for handicapped persons and their necessary attendants. Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to allow common carriers subject to the provisions of such Act to provide free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older and to handicapped persons and their attendants. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in providing assistance under such Act, to give preferential treatment to State and local public bodies which agree to adopt and maintain specially reduced rates, not exceeding 50 percent of the regular rates, for handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies in order to assist them in providing mass transportation services which will meet the needs of handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe standards for the design of buildings, structures, and facilities which are provided with financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act to insure that persons 65 or over and the physically or mentally handicapped will have ready access to, and use of, those buildings, structures, and facilities. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for special transportation research and demonstration projects for the handicapped and the elderly. Authorizes appropriations of $15,000,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 1976 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to carry out such grant program.