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Bill· HRH.R. 3999 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1983
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1983 - Title I: Improved Identification for Motor Vehicle Parts and Components - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle theft prevention standard applicable to parts used in the manufacture of motor vehicles (other than motorcycles), or manufactured as new replacement parts, after the effective date of such standard. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before promulgating such standard, including an evaluation of the effect on domestic motor vehicle production and sales. Stipulates that the standard shall not: (1) impose additional costs upon manufacturers in excess of $10 per motor vehicle; or (2) require the identification of more than 14 parts for any motor vehicle, nine parts for any truck, or four parts for any trailer. Sets forth compliance provisions for manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles or of passenger motor vehicle equipment. Specifies civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Declares that a Federal motor vehicle standard supercedes any State or local standard. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct studies on the development of security devices and systems. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on such devices and systems within one year of enactment. Provides for repeal of this title on a specified date. Title II: Antifencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing or altering any identification number of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part required by regulation. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Applies to the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles and parts those provisions of law relating to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels and merchandise under the customs laws. Establishes penalties for anyone who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that such identification number has been removed or altered. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative type device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock, or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title III: Importation and Exportation Measures - Establishes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle or vehicle part knowing that it has been stolen or that its identification number has been altered. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle or off-highway mobile equipment to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Authorizes customs officers to exchange information concerning such vehicles with law enforcement organizations. Title IV: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a task force to study problems relating to motor vehicle titling and controls over motor vehicle salvage which may affect the motor vehicle theft problem. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation and the Postmaster General, to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 69 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should make available for civilian use the Global Positioning System (a system which provides navigational information to aircraft).
Bill· HRH.R. 3919 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983
Amends the judicial code to eliminate the requirement of an amount in controversy for certain actions in Federal district courts involving common carriers.
Bill· HRH.R. 3902 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1983
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a second large lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at full Federal expense. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3874 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1983 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) improve locking devices for motor vehicles; (2) improve identification numbering systems for motor vehicles and major components; (3) increase Federal criminal penalties for persons trafficking in stolen motor vehicles and parts; and (4) establish regulatory procedures to reduce the opportunity for criminals to export stolen motor vehicles. Title II: Improved Security for Motor Vehicles and Their Parts - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish standards to reduce the theft of motor vehicles and their parts. Title III: Anti-Fencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers; and (2) trafficking in motor vehicles or their parts which have altered or removed identification numbers. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title IV: Importation and Exportation Measures - Imposes criminal and civil penalties upon anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any stolen motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Title V: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress, within 18 months of enactment of this Act, on developments in the area of vehicle identification of off-road motor vehicles. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 161 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983
Urges the President to take action to separate the Soviet Union from international aviation through an international agreement that provides that participants to such agreement will deny landing and overflight rights to Soviet commercial aircraft and to commercial aircraft of nations who continue to grant such rights to Soviet commercial aircraft. States that such sanctions will remain in effect until the Soviet Union compensates the families of those who died on board Korean Air Lines flight 7 and establishes policies to assure that such an attack never again occurs.
Bill· SS. 1818 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Declares that portion of the Hudson River in the New York Bay known as the Caven Point Area in New Jersey to be nonnavigable.
Bill· HRH.R. 3842 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Provides that for purposes of determining the minimum allocation for any State for highway projects, the amount of taxes paid into the Highway Trust Fund with respect to gasohol and certain methanol and ethanol fuels shall be determined as if such fuels were taxed as gasoline.
Bill· HRH.R. 3847 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking onboard passenger-carrying aircraft.
Bill· HRH.R. 3793 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped, not later than January 1, 1987, with manually operated fire extinguishing systems with certain automatic capabilities to extinguish and prevent in-flight and postcrash fires. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate minimum design standards requiring newly built aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing airworthiness certificates after January 1, 1987, for newly built aircraft that do not meet such standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 3807 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 to repeal requirements that only United States built and documented vessels may be used in the transportation of merchandise and passengers between points in the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3848 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Declares that operators of commercial motor vehicles licensed under State law need not meet Federal standards for eyesight as a qualification for operation of such vehicles.
Bill· HRH.R. 3794 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards for an airborne collision avoidance system for civil and military aircraft within one year of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3761 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to perform studies of hazardous canals, laterals, or drains to determine methods of reducing or eliminating such hazards. Requires the installation studied to be part of a Federal reclamation project. Authorizes the Secretary to construct any modification needed to reduce the safety hazard. Provides that no Federal funds shall be expended unless: (1) the installation is part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the Secretary has contracted with the principal beneficiaries for payment of all reimbursable construction costs; and (3) appropriate municipal and county governments have enacted certain ordinances relating to underground conduits or safety fencing. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3774 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983
Makes the coastwise laws applicable to the transportation of passengers between the United States and the Virgin Islands. Sets forth a schedule for the phase-in of such laws. Increases the penalty (from $200 to $1,000 per passenger) for foreign vessels transporting passengers between ports or places in the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3736 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983
Permits Federal participation in the construction of any new toll road in Pennsylvania.
Bill· SS. 1693 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983
United States International Aviation Support Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) initiate technical assistance programs with aviation authorities of other governments; and (2) initiate programs to assist U.S. firms in the export of aerospace products and services. Amends the International Aviation Facilities Act to include private entities as parties from which the Secretary and the Chief of the Weather Bureau may accept funds for facilities supplied or services performed. Declares that such funds include the receipt of in-kind services and describes such services. Provides for the imposition of compensating charges to foreign aircraft whose governments impose excessive or discriminatory user charges to U.S. registered aircraft. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an international aerospace exchange program. Establishes the International Aviation Services Fund for the deposit of funds received under the International Aviation Facilities Act, funds received by the FAA for certain certification services, and such sums as may be credited as provided by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to expend from the Fund such amounts as necessary to carry out the provisions of such Act. Requires an increase in personnel ceilings for the Department of Transportation for which the costs are substantially reimbursed under this Act and the International Aviation Facilities Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3701 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983
Designates the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the Jack D. Maltester Channel.
Bill· SS. 1689 (98th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel, Endless Summer, to be documented as a vessel of the United States entitled to engage in the coastwise trade.
Bill· HRH.R. 3648 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1983
Amtrak Improvement Act of 1983 - Title I: Amtrak and Amtrak-Related Provisions - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Requires the Corporation to discontinue service which is projected to have: (1) a specified avoidable loss per passenger mile for FY 1984 and subsequent fiscal years; and (2) less than a specified passenger mile per train mile ratio. Requires the Corporation to continue certain service that it planned to discontinue if the States through which such service passes agree to pay: (1) 80 percent of the short-term avoidable loss in the first fiscal year and 100 percent of the short-term avoidable loss in subsequent fiscal years; and (2) 50 percent of associated capital costs. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Corporation, to discharge the guaranteed obligations of the Corporation to the Federal Financing Bank. Requires the Secretary to continue to guarantee loans to the Corporation under previously approved capital programs and to repay existing equipment obligations. Authorizes the Corporation to dispose of surplus rolling stock, but to offer such stock for sale first to public agencies operating rail service. Establishes the Amtrak Revolving Capital Fund for the deposit of revenues from passenger operations (excluding appropriated funds) and for the funding of all capital projects of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation, before March 1 of each year, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the capital projects proposed for the next fiscal year. Authorizes any railroad to negotiate an agreement with the Corporation to service any points between points already serviced by the Corporation. Makes the Corporation's amendments to the Route and Service Criteria effective at the end of 120 days (currently 60 days) of continuous session of Congress after submission of such amendment to Congress. Removes congressional veto provisions for such amendments. Prohibits the Corporation from discontinuing service between Tampa and Saint Petersburg, Florida. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to authorize the expenditure of funds to finance costs incurred after cancellation of electrification conversions. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act to extend the payment of benefits under the employee protection agreement until April 1, 1985 (currently April 1, 1984). Amends the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration for FY 1984. Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to decrease the membership on the Board of Directors of the United States Railway Association from five to three members, by removing the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission from such Board. Eliminates provisions which prohibit the Chairman of such Board from having direct financial relationships with any railroad. Extends the term of office of the Chairman from December 31, 1983, until December 31, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for the Association for FY 1984. Allows the Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to November 1, 1985 (currently November 1, 1983), to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission a notice of insufficient revenues for any line which is part of its system. Changes the congressional approval provisions for any plan for the sale of United States' interests in the Corporation and for freight transfer agreements, to require that such plans be enacted into law before implementation. Extends the benefits for certain employees under the employee protection agreement for six months from the date such benefits were exhausted. Authorizes appropriations for the Railroad Accounting Principles Board for FY 1984 through 1986. Declares as nonnavigable water two parcels of land in Jersey City, New Jersey. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to eliminate the Secretary's authority to reserve the expenditure of certain FY 1983 through 1985 funds for the Northeast Corridor. Amends the Railroad Retirement Act to prohibit the Railroad Retirement Board from entering into any contract with any carrier to perform the functions under the Social Security Act with respect to individuals entitled to benefits as qualified railroad retirement beneficiaries. Prohibits the continuance of any such contract after September 30, 1984.
Bill· SS. 1670 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1983
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement effective child passenger safety programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for States to receive such grants and a limitation on apportionments. Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, standards for such programs. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of each eligible State's child passenger safety program to measure its effectiveness on child safety seat usage.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 56 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that further expansion of cargo preference requirements, either for commercial or other trade, should not be imposed.
Bill· HRH.R. 3612 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983
National Trucking Industry Commission Act - Establishes the National Trucking Industry Commission to: (1) conduct a study of the domestic trucking industry; (2) propose legislation to achieve a fair, equitable, and uniform system of taxation by the States on the industry; and (3) recommend legislation and administrative changes to improve the quality of such industry. Requires the Commission to report to the President and Congress not later than one year after enactment of this Act on its findings, conclusion, and recommendations. Terminates the Commission 30 days after such report. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1984.
Bill· SS. 1628 (98th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1983
Erie Canal Maintenance Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to maintain and rehabilitate the New York State Barge Canal. Requires the State of New York to operate the canal and to pay at least one-half of its annual cost. Defines the New York State Barge Canal for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1624 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1983 - Title I: Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act of 1983 - Requires that, by 1984, five percent of all bulk cargoes imported into or exported from the United States by water be carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires yearly one percent increases until the percentage of bulk cargoes carried on U.S.-flag ships reaches 20 percent. Provides for credit to importers and exporters for the use of U.S.-flag ships for the transportation of bulk cargoes between foreign ports. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide relief from the requirements of this Act upon a finding that U.S.-flag ships are not available within guideline rates. Sets forth factors which the Secretary shall consider in determining the extent of relief granted. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish guideline rates for the carriage of bulk cargoes subject to this Act. Requires the Secretary to assure that such rates take into account certain objectives. Requires the Secretary, in order to establish guideline rates, to estimate the current cost of operating U.S.-flag ships in the foreign bulk trades of the United States and of constructing such ships. Requires such cost estimates to be published within six months after enactment of this Act. Requires such estimates to be revised annually. Requires that such rates: (1) be reviewed and adjusted at least annually; (2) not reflect costs greater than the estimated current costs; and (3) be the maximum rates which may be charged for the charter of U.S.-flag ships for the transportation of bulk cargoes governed by this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish interim guideline rates in the first calendar year following the enactment of this Act. Sets forth factors to be taken into account in determining such rates. Requires the Secretary to appoint and consult with an advisory committee to establish and review U.S.-flag ship operating costs, shipyard construction costs, guideline rates, and regulations. Requires anyone engaged in importing or exporting bulk commodities in U.S. foreign commerce whose business volume exceeds $1,000,000 annually to report to the Secretary on the percentages of such person's exports and imports carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires anyone who fails to transport the required percentage of U.S. bulk cargoes to use exclusively U.S. flag ships until the deficiency has been recouped, unless Secretarial relief has been granted. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth procedures for the investigation, prosecution, and judicial review of violations of this Act. Title II: United States-Flag Ship Use Incentive Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for ten percent of the qualified increased shipping costs where importers and exporters use U.S.-flag ships. Provides for carryover of such credit for up to three years. Title III: Shipyard Facilities Capital Construction Fund Act of 1983 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to include as eligible for the establishment of a capital construction fund in the Treasury the construction, reconstruction, or repair of a shipyard facility in the United States.
Bill· SS. 1621 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Commercial Aircraft Fire Safety Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require fire equipment on certain passenger-carrying aircraft in the lavatory and galley areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 3572 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Includes under the extended deadline for which the Secretary of Transportation may approve substitute projects on or the withdrawal of routes from the Interstate System any route upon which the Secretary, on August 18, 1980, imposed conditions on approval of the withdrawal of such route to protect a water supply source.
Bill· HRH.R. 3571 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Makes a project for the repair of the bridge on Interstate 95 which crosses the Mianus River in Greenwich, Connecticut, eligible for emergency relief.
Bill· SS. 1616 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983
Government-Impelled Cargo Act of 1983 - Requires that all waterborne cargo affecting the national security of the United States be transported in U.S.-flag vessels. Requires transportation in such vessels of 50 percent of cargo not affecting the national security, where the government is involved directly. Makes certain exceptions when no U.S.-flag vessel is available at competitive rates, and when a declared emergency exists. Sets forth directives for agency compliance with this Act and repeals specified laws to conform to its provisions. Establishes a similar requirement where the governments involvement is indirect, consisting of financial assistance used to pay for at least half of the cargo or for any of the foreign charges.
Bill· SS. 1617 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983
Maritime Agreements Act of 1983 - Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to prohibit the United States from entering into intergovernmental maritime agreements that provide for or limit access to liner cargo in foreign commerce, unless specified conditions are met to promote the interests of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Maritime Industry Advisory Committee to advise on the negotiation and implementation of such agreements. Requires the Committee to submit a report annually to the Secretary containing its recommendations on such agreements. Declares that such agreements are presumed to be in furtherance of national policy whenever foreign nations operate to exclude or otherwise discriminate against United States-flag operators in reciprocal trades with the United States. Requires such agreements to protect and further the opportunity of United States liner operators to participate as cross traders in international liner trades.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 142 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States should: (1) adopt the International Symbol of Access to identify vehicles carrying the physically handicapped and grant only to such vehicles access to special parking privileges; and (2) enter into agreements of reciprocity relating to special parking privileges granted to handicapped persons.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 52 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States should: (1) adopt the International Symbol of Access to identify vehicles carrying the physically handicapped and grant only to such vehicles access to special parking privileges; and (2) enter into agreements of reciprocity relating to special parking privileges granted to handicapped persons.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 51 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States (including the District of Columbia), working through the National Governors' Association, should establish a cooperative program to mutually recognize the legitimate parking privileges of the disabled and handicapped.
Bill· HRH.R. 3483 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983
Child Highway Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which establish and implement child passenger safety programs and child pedestrian safety programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for such grants and minimum standards for such programs. Requires the Secretary to carry out evaluation, research, and demonstration projects concerning child passenger safety and child pedestrian safety. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for the six-fiscal-year period ending September 30, 1989. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle standard requiring manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles to install anchorages, or provide for such installation, for child restraint systems.
Bill· HRH.R. 3486 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983
Maritime Safety Act of 1983 - Prohibits vessels subject to Coast Guard inspection from being operated without such inspection. Subjects violators to fines under various Federal laws. Requires vessel owners, operators, or agents to notify the Coast Guard about any vessel that may have been lost or imperiled. Subjects violators to fines. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to contract with specified U.S. shipowners for installation of a marine satellite telecommunications system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986. Subjects all acts of marine incompetency or misconduct committed by licensed personnel to Coast Guard jurisdiction.
Bill· HRH.R. 3496 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983
Makes a project for the repair of the bridge on Interstate 95 which crosses the Mianus River in Greenwich, Connecticut, eligible for emergency relief.
Bill· SS. 1575 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983
National Bridge Improvement Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to revise the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to concentrate Federal funding on bridges most in need of replacement and rehabilitation. Requires the establishment of guidelines for the distribution of such funds throughout the States. Directs the Secretary to review each State's compliance with national bridge inspection standards and to revise such standards to decrease the maximum time lapse between inspections. Declares that the Secretary, by January 1, 1984, shall implement a plan of action designed to achieve full compliance by State and local governments with national bridge inspection standards. Directs the Secretary to inventory all bridges maintained by Federal agencies. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the administrative actions taken under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3447 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983
Maritime Dry Bulk Trade and Revitalization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Maritime Administration is operating to negotiate a Governing International Maritime Agreement with each nation with which the United States traded a specified amount of dry bulk cargo in 1980. Directs the Secretary to also negotiate such an agreement with nations whose U.S. trade was less than the specified amount if such a nation asks to negotiate an agreement. Lists the essential provisions of a Governing International Maritime Agreement. Directs the Secretary to enter into such an agreement with any group of nations which desires to execute the agreement on a regional basis. Prohibits such an agreement from becoming effective until 60 days after it is transmitted to Congress. Sets forth the procedures for a congressional veto of such an agreement. Prohibits a non-national-flag ship from transporting dry bulk cargo with a trading partner except as authorized by the Governing International Maritime Agreement. Provides that five years after enactment of this Act: (1) non-national-flag ships not documented under the laws of a trading partner are prohibited from transporting dry bulk cargo; and (2) such ships documented under the laws of a trading partner are authorized to transport dry bulk cargo between the United States and any nation not a party to such an agreement. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures to insure that non-national-flag ships do not transport bulk cargo in excess of the authorized amount. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to assist in implementing this Act. Requires it to report annually to Congress on its activities. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on actions taken pursuant to this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3469 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require that the impact test velocity in the Federal motor vehicle bumper standard shall be five miles per hour.
Bill· SS. 1554 (98th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1983
Inland Waterway Improvement and Cost Recovery Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to levy ton-mile fees on commercial waterway transportation on the inland waterway system. Sets forth criteria by which fees shall be established. Directs the Secretary of the Army to adjust such fees at least every five years on the basis of: (1) anticipated Tennessee Valley Authority and Army Corps of Engineers expenditures for the inland waterway system; (2) corrections for actual expenditures and amounts recovered; (3) the expected volume of commercial traffic; and (4) any other factors that the Secretary finds reasonable and equitable. Authorizes the Secretary to levy congestion fees, designed to reduce delays, on all users of specified facilities. Requires collected fees to be credited to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and made available for making capital improvements and operation and maintenance expenditures on the inland waterway system. Permits the Secretary, for the purposes of developing fee schedules and determining violations of this Act, to require specified information from any person engaged in commercial waterway transportation. Increases to $200,000 the maximum fine for vessel owners who refuse to furnish required statements of business on navigable waters to the Secretary. Sets forth civil penalties for failure to pay user fees. Sets forth the percentages of expenditures for inland waterway project operation and maintenance and construction and rehabilitation which shall be assigned to commercial waterway transportation. Amends the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 to eliminate provisions which made amounts in the Inland Waterways Trust Fund available for expenditures for navigation construction and rehabilitation projects on inland waterways. Permits the Secretary to determine the interest rate used on any unrecovered balance of fees. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study, plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain new improvements, rehabilitations, and modifications of existing improvements on the inland waterway system. Requires submission to Congress of a final environmental impact statement and a statement of the Secretary's compliance with certain environmental statutes, prior to initiation of any such construction. Exempts such environmental impact statements from judicial review under any law. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate and revise regulations and guidelines to govern programs authorized by this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3431 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1983
Designates the harbor at Port of Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman.
Law· SS. 1546 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1983
Deepwater Port Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to define an "application" as any application submitted under such Act for a license for the ownership, construction, and operation of a deepwater port. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue a license for the ownership, construction, and operation of a deepwater port (currently, authorizes the Secretary to issue, transfer, amend, or renew such licenses). Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the licensee, to transfer or amend such licenses after reasonable public notice and an opportunity to comment and upon the Secretary making a certain determination. Requires licenses issued under such Act to be uniform, if practicable. Provides a procedure for achieving such uniformity. Directs that licenses issued under such Act shall remain in effect until revoked by the Secretary or until surrendered by the licensee (currently, such licenses are for a term not to exceed 20 years, with possible renewal). Requires the Secretary at the request of the licensee to review any regulation or any provision or condition of any license to determine if it is cost-effective and necessary to meet the objectives of such Act. Requires the Secretary to correct or rescind non-conforming regulations and license conditions. Requires the Secretary to include any action taken under this section in the annual report to Congress required by such Act. Requires licensees under such Act to operate as common carriers and to accept, transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to the port according to its license. Authorizes licensees to base rates for transportation, storage, and other services on competition, market conditions, and the ability to maintain the economic viability of such port. Provides for remedial action by the Secretary against licensees not in compliance with such rate and discrimination requirements, including the suspension and termination of noncompliant licensees. Repeals the Deepwater Port Liability Fund. Requires all assets of such Fund to be paid to the State deepwater port regulatory agency of the adjacent coastal State which is nearest to the deepwater port where such fees were initially collected. Requires the Secretary to determine the amount of claims outstanding against the Fund within 90 days and to withhold a sufficient reserve from Fund assets to pay these claims. Makes conforming amendments to substitute the revolving fund established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the Deepwater Port Liability Fund, in order to fund oil spill clean-up at deepwater ports. Declares that the owner and operator of a vessel shall be jointly and severally liable, without regard to fault, for cleanup costs and damages that result from oil spills within any safety zone, except when such vessel is moored at a deepwater port. Prohibits imposing liability with respect to damages claimed by a damaged party (caused by oil spills) if the owner or operator of a vessel, the licensee, or the United States, can show that such damage was caused solely by the negligence of such party. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for a revolving fund to carry out oil and other hazardous materials discharge clean-up at deepwater ports (currently, such clean up is funded by the Deepwater Port Liability Fund). Prohibits deepwater ports licensed under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 from permitting certain foreign vessels from calling at or utilizing such ports (except for force majeure situations), unless the vessel owner or operator has designated an agent in the United States for receipt of service of process for any claim or legal proceeding resulting from activities of the vessel while located within the safety zone.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 136 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that further expansion of cargo preference requirements, either for commercial or other trade, should not be imposed.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 167 (98th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Commerce should: (1) encourage foreign nationals to attend the 1984 Olympic Games and the Louisiana World Exposition; (2) implement a plan to interest foreign nationals visiting these events in other U.S. recreational and commercial activities; (3) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to develop and implement before a specified date a national plan to consolidate inspection functions for such foreign travelers; and (4) assist, pursuant to the International Travel Act of 1961, State and local governments and other private and public entities to facilitate and encourage travel by such foreign nationals throughout the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3399 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1983
Maritime Redevelopment Bank Act of 1983 - Title I: Maritime Redevelopment Bank - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a government corporation named the Maritime Redevelopment Bank of the United States as an independent agency under the policy guidance of the Secretary of Transportation. Declares the purpose of such Bank to promote private investment in maritime enterprise in furtherance of the economic, trade, and national security interests of the United States. Sets forth the credit functions of such Bank. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer specified sums to the Bank as paid-in capital. Authorizes appropriations as may be necessary to replenish trust funds transferred to, and established by such Bank or for payment of its operating expenses. Terminates the functions of such Bank on September 30, 1993. Title II: Sealift Mobility Augmentation and Shipbuilding Base Maintenance - Directs the Secretary, with the advice of and in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, to prepare and periodically revise a sealift mobility augmentation and shipbuilding mobilization base maintenance plan and program. Requires the Secretary to determine the need to: (1) encourage commercial vessel construction in domestic shipyards to provide adequate sealift mobility capability; and (2) maintain an adequate shipbuilding and ship repair mobilization base. Sets forth factors and circumstances under which the Secretary may permit foreign construction of vessels. Directs the Maritime Redevelopment Bank to undertake a liner fleet replacement and sealift augmentation program. Requires all vessels replaced under such program to be constructed in domestic shipyards. Directs the Bank to implement a trade-in/trade-out program. Authorizes the Bank to accept obsolete vessels for trade-in in exchange for allowance for credit from Bank funds to offset the purchase price of new vessels constructed under such program. Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary to periodically survey the physical condition and suitability for reactivation of vessels maintained in the National Defense Reserve Fleet and to scrap or sell vessels deemed unsuitable for commercial or military purposes.
Bill· SS. 1504 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1983
Provides that the United States relinquishes to the respective States all right, title, and interest of the United States with respect to historical shipwrecks and structures on the seabed or in the subsoil of lands beneath the navigable waters within the boundaries of such States. Provides that the U.S. maritime law of salvage shall not apply to such shipwrecks or structures.
Bill· SS. 1498 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1983
Interstate System Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Amendments of 1983 - Revises the apportionment formula for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate Highway System.
Bill· HRH.R. 3332 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983
Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to prohibit the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) from taking any action which would damage its rail facilities or equipment before final disposition or sale of the interest of the United States in the Corporation.
Bill· SS. 1471 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to use land within the boundaries of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge in connection with the navigation project for Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, North Carolina.
Bill· HRH.R. 3289 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Establishes the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense to study the capability of the U.S. merchant marine to transport cargo necessary to the national defense during a period of war or national emergency. Directs the Commission to report to Congress and the President within nine months on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Terminates such Commission 90 days after the report is submitted. Authorizes appropriations.