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Bill· HRH.R. 3531 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1985
Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to revise the standard used to determine the Federal share of the cost to complete a route withdrawn (upon State request) from the Interstate System. States that such Federal share shall be determined by the Secretary of Transportation based on construction cost increases for the period beginning January 1, 1986, and ending on the approval date of each substitute project.
Bill· HRH.R. 3538 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1985
Authorizes the city of Chester, Illinois, to reconstruct, repair, or improve an existing toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near such city. Authorizes the city to refund the outstanding bonds of an issue of revenue bonds previously issued for such reconstruction and to acquire property as necessary. Authorizes the city to charge tolls for transit over such bridge, for a period not to exceed 30 years, to: (1) provide a fund sufficient to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such bridge; and (2) provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge, the cost of refunding outstanding bonds, and financing costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 3532 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1985
Amends the safety equipment requirements for uninspected U.S. fishing vessels to require that each uninspected fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel operating on the high seas be equipped with the prescribed number and type of emergency position indicating radio beacons.
Bill· SS. 1750 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1985
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to increase from $1,000 to $10,000 the civil penalty for certain safety violations of such Act or of its regulations by persons operating aircraft for the carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire. Provides a civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction of structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.)
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 217 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1985
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of December 2 to December 8, 1985, as National Emergency Medical Air Transport Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 3529 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1985
Permits vessels forfeited to the United States to be transferred without consideration, to educational institutions with commercial fishing programs which include Coast Guard approved vessel safety and seamanship courses. Provides that such institutions shall maintain such vessel and not retransfer it except to the United States.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 416 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1985
Expresses the disapproval of the Congress regarding the deferral of certain proposed budget authority for financial assistance for urban mass transportation needs in San Diego, California, set forth in a special message of the President (D86-21) transmitted to the Congress on October 1, 1985.
Bill· SS. 1724 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1985
Authorizes the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric power facilities at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam, Arkansas River, Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Southwestern Power Administration, to enter into an agreement with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma under which the Cherokee Nation agrees to: (1) design and initiate construction of such facility; (2) reimburse the Secretary of the Army for costs incurred by the Army Corps of Engineers; and (3) transfer such facility to the United States upon completion. States that such agreement shall provide that: (1) the Secretary of the Army shall, upon acceptance of the transfer in title, operate and maintain such facility through the Army Corps of Engineers; and (2) the Southwestern Power Administration shall market the excess power generated by such facility. Authorizes the Southwestern Power Administration, out of revenues from the sale of such power, to pay the Cherokee nation: (1) all costs incurred in the design and construction of such facility; and (2) a reasonable annual royalty for a period not to exceed 50 years. Authorizes the Southwestern Power Administration to: (1) construct necessary transmission facilities using funds contributed by non-Federal sources; and (2) repay those funds using revenues from the sale of power produced from such facility. Authorizes appropriations for the operation and maintenance of such facility.
Bill· SS. 1725 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1985
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into arrangements to modify a demonstration project in Elko, Nevada, to include the extension of Silver Street over the existing railroad bed to Mountain City intersection. Directs the City of Elko to submit information requested by the Secretary.
Bill· HRH.R. 3473 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1985
Federal-Aid Highway Reform Act of 1985 - Repeals apportionment guidelines for the Interstate System for FY 1957 through 1959 and for FY 1960 through 1990. Repeals the availability guidelines for sums apportioned for certain Interstate priorities. Repeals the authority the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to transfer upon State request certain amounts apportioned for Interstate System resurfacing. Authorizes the Secretary to apportion and approve certain Interstate System construction projects. Authorizes the Secretary to designate a highway on the Federal-aid primary system as part of the Interstate System upon determining that such highway is a logical component to a system serving principal cities, national defense needs and certain transportation modes. Includes as part of the Interstate System any project whose construction costs are included in the Interstate cost estimate for 1985. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for Interstate System resurfacing for FY 1988 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to set aside $1,000,000,000 for Interstate discretionary projects before any apportionment is made for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating and reconstructing the Interstate System. Makes sums apportioned to the States for the Interstate System available for expenditure until the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are authorized (currently such availability is for a period of two years after the close of the fiscal year). Makes sums apportioned to the States for the Interstate System available for construction projects by States in advance of apportionment. States that sums obligated for projects under highway assistance programs for FY 1986 and 1987 shall be available out of the Highway Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress revised estimates of the cost of completing substitute highway and substitute urban mass transit projects, and to use the Federal share in making apportionments for such projects for FY 1988 through 1990 upon approval by the Congress. Makes sums available for expenditure for substitute highway projects for FY 1986 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to approve as a project on the Federal-aid primary system any project for replacement or rehabilitation of any bridge on the Federal-aid secondary system or Federal-aid urban system. Amends the Highway Improvement Act of 1982 to extend the Federal-aid primary formula for authorizations from FY 1986 to 1990, and to include an authorization formula for deficient bridges in each State. Authorizes appropriations for Federal-aid primary system projects out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding: (1) Federal-aid primary funds apportionment formulas; and (2) national defense and national economic development needs with respect to the Federal-aid primary system routes and projects. Authorizes appropriations for such study for FY 1987. Repeals the Secretary's authority to approve Federal participation in replacing or rehabilitating deficient highway bridges upon State request. Repeals authorizations for such bridges. Requires the Secretary to obligate in FY 1987 through 1990 all funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act for bridge replacement and rehabilitation using certain discretionary guidelines. Authorizes appropriations for such bridge replacement and rehabilitation for FY 1987 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to make a block grant to each State for FY 1987 through 1990 for highway, mass transportation, and highway safety projects. Sets apportionment and reallocation guidelines. Authorizes appropriations for such block grants for FY 1987 through 1990. Extends from FY 1986 to 1990 the period during which the Secretary shall allocate among the States a minimum percentage of funds apportioned for Federal-aid highway programs. Prohibits the authorization of appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for implementing projects in the Federal facilities highway program. Authorizes appropriations for such program for FY 1987 through 1990. Permits the States to impose tolls on any highway project without payback of Federal-aid highway funds expended on such highway if the State highway department agrees that toll revenues which exceed highway maintenance costs will be used for projects eligible for Federal funds, and if such highway is publicly owned and operated. Sets guidelines for Federal participation in: (1) the construction or reconstruction of new State toll highways; (2) the construction of ferry boats (whether toll or free); (3) construction projects constituting an approach to a ferry (whether toll or free) on the Federal-aid primary or secondary system; and (4) engineering and fiscal assessments, traffic and design analyses to determine whether a privately owned toll road, bridge or tunnel shall be acquired by a State or its political subdivision. Sets an obligation ceiling, with specified exceptions, for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets allocation guidelines for the distribution of such obligation limitations. Sets obligation limitations upon the States for the first quarter of FY 1985 through 1987. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) provide all States with authority to prevent lapses of authorized appropriations which have been apportioned for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction; and (2) redistribute Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction funds based upon a determination of which States will obligate such funds and which States will not. Prohibits the Secretary from distributing amounts authorized for administrative expenses and Federal lands highways. Requires the Secretary to reduce the Federal share payable on a Federal-aid highway or Interstate System project according to the percentage requested by the State implementing such project.
Bill· SS. 1711 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1985
Trucking Deregulation Act of 1985 - Declares that the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) has no jurisdiction over motor carriers of property (except for those providing transportation of household goods for specified purposes). Retains ICC jurisdiction over motor carrier transportation of passengers until three years after the effective date of this Act. Transfers responsibility for issuing certificates of registration for foreign motor carriers operating in the United States from the ICC to the Secretary of Transportation. Authorizes the President to take action to respond to unfair practices against U.S. motor carriers of property by a contiguous foreign country. Removes ICC jurisdiction to suspend and investigate rates for the transportation of household goods for the U.S. Government on the basis that such rates are predatory. Authorizes the President to limit foreign-owned trucking operations in the United States if he determines it is in the national interest to do so. Removes, three years after the effective date of this Act, the special antitrust immunity conferred upon certain business relationships between a household goods van line and its own local agents. Authorizes the ICC to require during such three-year period that household goods van lines and their agents submit for ICC approval agreements involving such special antitrust immunity. Transfers ICC jurisdiction over household goods operations to the Federal Trade Commission. Deletes trucks from the definition of motor vehicles (thus ensuring that trucks previously regulated by the ICC are no longer entitled to preferential financing). Removes the ICC jurisdiction to approve pooling agreements and agreements dealing with division of transportation or earnings among motor carriers of property. (Temporarily retains such jurisdiction over household goods carriers). Prohibits the enactment of any State law regarding interstate rates, routes or services of any motor carrier of property. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to investigate economic regulation of trucking by State regulatory bodies, and to report the results of such investigation to the President and the Congress. Removes the Federal standards of liability for motor carriers of property no longer under ICC jurisdiction (thus making such carriers subject to liability under State law). Repeals the dispute settlement program for household goods carriers. Transfers ICC jurisdiction over motor carriers of property to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Grants the FTC exclusive powers to enforce ICC regulations over household goods. Requires the FTC to review and revise such regulations to ensure that household goods shippers receive adequate protection in their dealings with carriers. Includes private motor carriers of property within the enforcement purview of Department of Transportation safety regulations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enforce compliance with registration requirements for foreign motor carriers. Requires motor carriers of property (including foreign motor carriers) to designate agents for service of notice and process with the Department of Transportation. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for foreign carriers who violate registration requirements. Adds motor carriers of property to the list of carriers which may be required to display identification plates on their vehicles.
Bill· SS. 1710 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1985
Establishes the Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President who shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation. Creates the position of Deputy Administrator, to be appointed by the Secretary. Confers upon the Administrator duties and powers related to motor carriers and motor carrier safety under specified law. States that a decision of the Administrator implementing duties involving notice and hearing requirements is administratively final. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding a review of those Interstate Commerce Commission activities affecting motor carrier transportation which could be more efficiently performed by the Motor Carrier Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 3441 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1985
Publics Works Job Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to city and county governments to pay the costs of construction, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, and improvement of local public works. Prohibits the use of such Federal payments for the acquisition of any interest in real property, or for paying maintenance costs for projects constructed under this Act. Requires interested city and county governments to submit a grant application to the Secretary. Specifies eligibility criteria for city and county governments. Requires grant applicants to meet conditions imposed by the Secretary to ensure that: (1) matching local funds will be expended; (2) such funds will be used only for eligible projects; (3) such funds will be used only for projects which, without such funds, would not be completed within 24 months; (4) at least 50 percent of such funds will be expended for employment of unemployed individuals; (5) at least 30 percent of the funds used to employ the unemployed shall be used to employ individuals between the ages of 16 and 25; (6) any project carried out with such funds will be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding; (7) no currently employed individual will be displaced; (8) at least 50 percent of such funds will go to small business concerns owned by disadvantaged individuals; and (9) any project funded under this Act will be accessible to the handicapped. Specifies the criteria for the apportionment of funds under this Act. States that the rate of unemployment shall, for the purposes of this Act, be determined only for the civilian workforce and shall be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides that population information shall be determined on the same basis that resident population for general statistical purposes is determined. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987.
Bill· HRH.R. 3427 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1985
Establishes the Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President who shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation. Creates the position of Deputy Administrator to be appointed by the Secretary. Confers upon the Administrator duties and powers related to motor carriers and motor carrier safety under specified law. States that a decision of the Administrator implementing duties involving notice and hearing requirements is administratively final.
Bill· HRH.R. 3435 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1985
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to permit any automobile manufacturer to elect to have any of its alternative-fuel-powered vehicles included in the average fuel economy calculated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires such average fuel economy calculation to take into account the petroleum conservation resulting from the use of the alternative-fuel-powered vehicles involved. Defines "alternative fuel" as methanol, ethanol, methane, or other suitable motor fuel not derived from petroleum. Sets guidelines to determine the amount of fuel economy adjustment. Applies such adjustment to model years beginning after December 31, 1985. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations regarding the fuel economy calculation adjustment.
Bill· SS. 1701 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1985
Authorizes the States of Maine and New Hampshire to assume all construction, maintenance and operational authority over approach roads and grade separation structures in their respective areas. Directs such States to require the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority to provide funds for capital improvements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3406 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1985
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to modify the boundaries of the Little Rock Division of the Corps of Engineers to include all of the State of Arkansas, and to designate such district as a full service district.
Bill· HRH.R. 3386 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1985
Authorizes the States of Maine and New Hampshire to assume all construction, maintenance, and operational authority over approach roads and grade separation structures in their respective areas. Directs such States to require the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority to provide funds for capital improvements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3382 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1985
Prohibits the use of Federal funds for construction of an Interstate route in the City of New York, New York, known as "Westway," or for the construction of any other highway on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways which is generally on the same alignment as "Westway." Extends from September 30, 1985, to December 30, 1985, the deadline by which the Secretary of Transportation may approve route withdrawals and substitute highway and mass transit projects with respect to routes which on May 12, 1982, were under judicial injunction prohibiting their construction.
Bill· HRH.R. 3325 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1985
National All Terrain Vehicle Safety Act of 1985 - Conditions Federal approval of a State's highway project plans upon enactment of State laws which: (1) set a minimum age of 16 for operators of all-terrain vehicles; (2) require an operator's license for all-terrain vehicles; (3) condition the issuance of an operator's license upon completion of a training course in the safe operation of all-terrain vehicles; and (4) prohibit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on roads and highways in the State.
Bill· HRH.R. 3329 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1985
States that a portion of the waterway in which is located Dark Head Creek, Middle River, Baltimore County, Maryland, is a nonnavigable water.
Bill· HRH.R. 3316 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1985
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withdraw approval of the portion of Interstate Highway 478 in New York State known as "Westway" if: (1) the Governor and local officials served by such portion request withdrawal; and (2) the Governor provides assurance that a toll road will not be constructed in the traffic corridor that would be served by it. Authorizes the Secretary to incur obligations for the Federal share of substitute highway or mass transit projects in a certain amount. Authorizes appropriations for such substitute projects. Limits the Federal share of any substitute project to 85 percent of the project cost.
Bill· HRH.R. 3266 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1985
Declares that the Southern Pacific Transportation Company has abandoned specified lands which formed part of the right-of-way for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company in Coalinga, California.
Bill· HRH.R. 3272 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1985
Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1985 - Commends the members of the joint international expedition which discovered the Titanic. Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop guidelines governing the research, exploration, and, if appropriate, salvage of the Titanic, which: (1) are consistent with its historical and cultural significance; (2) promote the safety of those involved in such operations; and (3) recognize the sanctity of the Titanic as a maritime memorial. Directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator, to negotiate an international agreement providing for international research, exploration, and, if appropriate, salvage of the Titanic consistent with the guidelines developed by the Administrator. Requires the Secretary, upon adoption of an agreement, to notify specified committees of the Congress and recommend implementing legislation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that pending adoption of an international agreement, all nations should comply with the guidelines established by the Administrator.
Bill· HRH.R. 3264 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1985
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to provide for the termination of a capital fund construction agreement entered into between the Secretary of Commerce and a corporation owning or leasing vessels eligible for such fund if the Secretary determines, after a hearing, that a hostile change in control of such corporation is inconsistent with the purposes of such agreement. Directs the Secretary to terminate such an agreement when a nonqualified withdrawal is made from such fund within three years after a hostile change in control, if the Secretary determines that the withdrawal is inconsistent with the purposes of such agreement. Imposes penalties for the termination of such agreements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3262 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1985
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to document as a U.S. vessel entitled to engage in the coastwise trade any passenger vessel, if: (1) all major structural components of such vessel are fabricated and assembled in the United States, and its propulsion and auxiliary machinery systems are installed and tested in the United States; (2) such vessel is in compliance with other requirements for coastwise trade vessels; (3) such vessel is owned by a U.S. citizen; (4) the for hire carriage trade is limited to passengers and their property; and (5) such vessel's owner is agreeable to contracting with the United States for inclusion of enhanced military features. Makes this Act applicable to any passenger vessel for which a building contract has been executed within two years of enactment.
Bill· SS. 1611 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1985
Federal Railroad Employees Safety and Health Act - Title I: Transfer of Certain Railroad Safety Functions - Transfers from the Secretary of Transportation to the Secretary of Labor specified railroad safety functions including those regarding: (1) safety appliances and equipment on railroad engines and cars and the protection of railroad employees and travelers; (2) hours of service of railroad employees; and (3) railroad safety appliances, methods, and systems. Title II: The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to increase the number of members of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission from three to five. Requires the two new members to represent labor and management and to be especially qualified in the field of railroad safety and health. Sets forth terms of members and the size of quorums for different meetings. Permits the Commission to compose a special panel of three members for railroad safety and health proceedings. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets guidelines for the transfer of functions and personnel from the Secretary of Transportation to the Secretary of Labor. Establishes in the Department of Labor a Federal Railroad Safety and Health Administration to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the President to set forth as separate appropriation accounts in a specified budget message amounts for appropriation for railroad health and safety. Terminates the Federal Railroad Administration.
Bill· SS. 1607 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1985
Extends from September 30, 1985, to December 30, 1985, the deadline by which the Secretary of Transportation may approve route withdrawals and substitute mass transit projects with respect to routes which on May 12, 1982, were under judicial injunction prohibiting their construction (the Westway project in New York City).
Bill· HRH.R. 3233 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 1985
Extends from September 30, 1985, to December 30, 1985, the deadline by which the Secretary of Transportation may approve route withdrawals and substitute mass transit projects with respect to routes which on May 12, 1982, were under judicial injunction prohibiting their construction (the Westway project in New York).
Bill· HRH.R. 3229 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 1985
Extends from September 30, 1985, to December 31, 1985, the deadline by which the Secretary of Transportation may approve route withdrawals and substitute mass transit projects with respect to routes which on May 12, 1982, were under judicial injunction prohibiting their construction (the Westway project in New York).
Bill· SS. 1601 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to declare that in the determination of the Federal share of the rural bus lines programs the term "Federal funds or revenues" does not include funds received by a recipient under a service agreement with a State, local or private social service agency.
Bill· SS. 1552 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
National Public Works Corporation Act - Amends title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to name such title "Public Works Corporation." Establishes the National Public Works Corporation. Provides for the Board of Directors, the officers and employees, and the powers of such Corporation. Requires the principal Office to be in the District of Columbia. Provides for the borrowing authority, capitalization, and reserve fund of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for the capitalization of the Corporation for the fiscal years following September 30, 1985. Authorizes States electing to participate in the Corporation to make certain contributions. States the maximum amount of contributions any one State may make to the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to make loans to participating States and local governments for projects for the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of public facilities in accordance with this Act. Prohibits such a loan plan from being used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of Federal projects. States the maximum amount of outstanding loans authorized for such projects. Prohibits the Corporation from making a loan for a public facility project unless it determines that such facility, upon completion, will generate sufficient fees to repay the principal and interest on such loans and create a sufficient reserve for the operation and maintenance of the project, including replacement costs over the useful life of the project. Requires applicants for such loans to demonstrate to the Corporation that they have legal authority to assess and collect such fees and that such fees will provide sufficient revenues to meet the conditions for making such loans. States additional conditions and requirements for such loans. Requires the Governor of a State to submit applications for public facility project loans for the State or State agency or instrumentality. Requires the responsible official of local government to submit applications for public facility project loans for such unit or agencies thereof. Prohibits the Corporation from approving local government project loans unless the Governor of the appropriate State certifies approval of the application. Prohibits any Governor from submitting or approving loan applications for more than the maximum amount allowable to any one State. Requires such Governors to ensure a proper distribution of available loan funds in a State between urban and rural areas according to a certain allocation formula. Requires the Corporation to require all contracts made with such loan proceeds to be awarded on the basis of competitive bidding. Requires the Corporation to conduct necessary audits to enforce this Act. States procedures to be followed if the Corporation determines that insufficient fees are being collected. Authorizes appropriations to the Corporation for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1983, in order to reduce interest rates paid by borrowers under this Act. Declares that the Corporation, its assets, and certain property shall be exempt from State, local, or Federal taxes, except for certain real property and tangible personal property. States that any obligations issued by the Corporation shall be taxed as to principal and interest to the same extent as the obligations of private corporations. Requires the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of the Corporation. Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event of a default on any loan made under this Act. Requires the Corporation to submit an annual report to the Congress and the President after each fiscal year on the status of the Corporation and its reserve fund. Requires such report to include a description of the projects for which loans were made during the preceding fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 3196 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends Federal law relating to Great Lakes pilotage to limit to $1,000 the liability imposed upon a U.S. registered pilot (and certain associations) for injuries or losses resulting from any incident caused by pilot negligence in directing the navigation of any vessel in the waters of the Great Lakes.
Bill· HRH.R. 3222 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
National Motor Carrier Productivity and Safety Improvement Act of 1985 - Restricts the Interstate Commerce Commission's (the Commission) jurisdiction over motor carriers of passengers (buses) and of household goods, including regulation of rates, tariffs, classification, and rules or practices. Retains the exemption of motor common carriers of household goods from certain antitrust laws. Sets forth guidelines under which the Commission shall issue certificates and permits to motor common carriers of household goods authorizing them to provide transportation. Grants the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) jurisdiction over: (1) motor carrier safety and productivity; and (2) interstate and intrastate transportation provided by National motor carriers of property and National private carriers of property (National carriers). Exempts from such jurisdiction motor carriers of household goods. Requires a National carrier to serve three or more contiguous States. Directs the Secretary to administer safety and insurance functions regarding certain U.S. domiciled carriers of property and foreign motor carriers of property. Prohibits any State or interstate agency from enacting provisions regarding intrastate or interstate rates, routes, or services of motor carriers of property, including National carriers, with the exception of household goods carriers or motor private carriers. Establishes in the Department of Transportation the Motor Carrier Administration to be administered by an Administrator who shall report directly to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to: (1) promptly inspect the safety compliance record of persons applying for authority to provide transportation of passengers or household goods; (2) establish safety fitness requirements; (3) maintain safety compliance records to determine the continued safety fitness of interstate owners and operators of commercials motor vehicles, interstate motor carriers of property, and National carriers; and (4) enforce compliance and issue orders against imminent hazards to safety. Grants the Secretary safety jurisdiction over the commercial operations of National carriers. Transfers to the Secretary all Commission functions regarding motor carriers of property, with the exception of household goods carriers, private carriers of property, and National carriers. Prohibits a common carrier, in an agreement for damages limitation, from providing for specific amounts to be deducted from any claim presented by a shipper for loss or damage. Establishes in the Department of Transportation a working group composed of State officials representing agencies with expertise in vehicle registration, fuel tax, and certain other tax practices affecting the truck industry. Authorizes such group to develop standards for uniform State regulation of interstate motor carriers regarding vehicle registration, fuel tax, and certain other tax requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations implementing such standards. Prohibits States from imposing administrative requirements in excess of such standards. Authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to institute civil actions to enforce State compliance. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit a comprehensive report to the President and the Congress regarding owner-operator productivity and safety; (2) establish within the National Driver Register a separate recording system on drivers of commercial motor vehicles used to transport property; (3) assign to each such driver a unique identifier which shall be made available to State chief driver licensing officials; (4) implement a plan to consolidate and coordinate all activities within the Department of Transportation regarding the safety of motor carrier drivers, vehicles and operations; and (5) report the results of such coordination to the Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 3156 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related maritime provisions regarding admiralty, maritime jurisdiction, and maritime liability. Reorganizes existing law regarding: (1) liability to individuals; (2) liability for personal property; (3) liability limitations; (4) commercial instruments and maritime liens; and (5) public vessels and goods. Sets financial responsibility requirements for specified kinds of vessels, including penalties for noncompliance. Provides for judicial review of attorney's fees in civil suits with respect to liability of vessels, owners, and other persons to individuals.
Bill· HRH.R. 3164 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to provide for the termination of a capital fund construction agreement entered into between the Secretary of Commerce and a corporation owning or leasing vessels eligible for such fund if the Secretary determines that a change in control of a corporation is contrary to the public interest. Allows any director of a corporation in office before a change in control to request the Secretary to hold a hearing to determine if the change is consistent with the purpose of the capital fund construction agreement. Authorizes the Secretary to terminate such agreement if, in the hearing, it is determined that such change in control is inconsistent with the purposes of the agreement. Directs the Secretary to terminate such an agreement when a nonqualified withdrawal is made from such fund within three years after a change in control, and a hearing determines that such withdrawal is not consistent with the purposes of the agreement. Imposes penalties for the termination of such agreements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3158 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related maritime provisions regarding maritime commercial instruments, maritime liens, and public vessels and goods (including actions by or against the United States).
Bill· HRH.R. 3157 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985
Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related maritime provisions regarding maritime liability for personal property and goods. Reorganizes existing law regarding liability for personal property and liability for transporting goods. Applies the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 ("Hamburg Rules") to any contract to transport goods by water to or from a place in the United States, effective upon the occurrence of specified contingencies.
Bill· HRH.R. 3129 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1985
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1985 - Title I: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1985 - Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) apportion for FY 1987 and 1988 the sums authorized to be appropriated for such years for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways; (2) transmit to the Congress within ten days after January 2, 1989, a revised cost estimate for completing the Interstate System; (3) use the Federal share of congressionally approved estimates in making apportionments for FY 1991; and (4) apportion for FY 1986 and 1987 certain sums for substitute highway and urban mass transit projects. Reduces the authorized appropriations per fiscal year for highway assistance programs for FY 1986 through 1990. States that 25 percent of substitute highway project funds for FY 1987 through 1990 shall be distributed at the Secretary's discretion. Directs the Secretary to use the Federal share of certain congressionally approved substitute highway cost estimates in making apportionments for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets distribution guidelines for the apportionment of substitute transit funds for FY 1987 through 1990. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to authorize appropriations for the Interstate System through FY 1991. Sets a ceiling, with specified exceptions, for the total of all obligations for Federal-Aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for FY 1986 through 1990. Sets guidelines for redistribution by the Secretary of unused obligational authority among the States. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas; (2) the Federal-aid secondary system in rural areas; (3) the Federal-aid urban system; (4) Indian reservation roads; (5) forest highways; (6) public lands highways; and (7) parkways and park highways. Requires that a minimum of ten percent of the authorized appropriations be expended with small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Revises the apportionment ratios for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System. Extends the authorization formula for Federal-aid primary systems from FY 1986 to 1990. Prohibits Federal approval of State projects on any Federal-aid system unless: (1) the State agrees to provide displaced owners with relocation assistance equal to Federal relocation assistance; (2) the displacement is authorized by State law and is in accordance with the terms of the rental agreement; and (3) the displacement is directly necessitated by such project. Requires contracts relating to State highway department construction projects upon the Federal-aid system to include a standard clause concerning site conditions which differ from those specified in the contract. Permits the use of convict labor and convict-produced materials in highway construction on Federal-aid systems: (1) if such convicts are on supervised release; or (2) if the materials are produced by convicts in a qualified prison facility, but the amount of materials produced in any 12-month period does not exceed the amount previously produced in such facility during the 12-month period ending July 1, 1985. Provides that apportioned funds not obligated within the authorized fiscal year for the Interstate System within a State shall be made available by the Secretary according to certain priorities (including high cost projects for construction of high occupancy vehicle lanes and other lanes on any highway in Los Angeles County, California, designated as part of the Interstate System). Authorizes the Secretary to make discretionary funds available to California for construction of high occupancy vehicle lanes, even if such State does not meet certain eligibility criteria. Makes funds available to Puerto Rico for construction of access and development roads on a Federal-aid system. Makes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for emergency relief funding. Exempts tank trucks and ocean transport containers from vehicle weight and length limitations until September 1, 1988. Allows Federal participation in a State toll road which is part of the Interstate System even though the State highway department and the toll road authority have incurred an indebtedness to finance certain ineligible construction expenses for a feature recommended by a final environmental impact statement. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1986 through 1990 for highway beautification. Extends from March 9, 1984, to July 1, 1985, the deadline by which States may use certain Federal-aid highway funds for additional route designations on the Interstate System. Exempts a certain route designation in Weirton, West Virginia, from such deadline. Increases the amounts available for FY 1986 through 1990 for the discretionary bridge program. Authorizes the Secretary to approve, upon application by Arkansas, Federal assistance for construction of a highway bridge to replace ferryboat service. Limits the Federal share of such construction cost to 80 percent. Limits the amount of certain Interstate highway funds which the States may expend for purposes of transportation planning. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-aid highway purposes for FY 1986 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to establish national bridge safety inspection standards for all highway bridges. Prescribes guidelines for such standards. Directs the Secretary to establish a training program for bridge inspectors. Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement a strategic highway research program; and (2) set aside specified funds for FY 1987 through 1991 to implement such program. Changes Buy American provisions to increase from 50 percent to 85 percent the domestic content requirements for certain manufacturers of buses and other rolling stock. Makes eligible for Federal-aid highway funds the construction costs of a certain alternative interstate route in Massachusetts which provides access to an international airport. Authorizes Arkansas to use apportioned funds for the planning, design, and construction of a specified highway. Limits the amount of apportioned funds available for FY 1987 through 1989 for rehabilitation of elevated toll roads in Chicago, Illinois. Prohibits the obligation of Federal funds for: (1) route construction on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located mainly in a landfill placed in a river after May 1, 1985; and (2) substitute highway or transit projects which include landfill construction (exempts landfills necessary to preserve existing waterfront character and facilities). Sets guidelines for the obligation of Federal funds for alternative interstate projects. Makes certain interstate lane construction projects eligible for certain Federal-aid highway funds. Authorizes the Secretary to approve (upon the joint request of the Governor of California and the local governments concerned) a substitute transit construction project for a fixed guideway system in lieu of eligible interstate lane construction if the substitute project is in or adjacent to the proposed right-of-way for such lanes. Directs the Secretary to approve certain transfer concept plan modifications requested by the Governors of Maryland and Connecticut which include substitute highway and mass transit projects. Prescribes criteria for such approval. Exempts a certain privately-owned facility located on specified Interstate routes in Michigan from Federal prohibitions against commercial establishments on commercial rights-of-way of the Interstate System. Declares that the fair market value of any lands donated to California for the right-of-way for relocation and construction of a certain highway in Orange County shall be credited to the non-Federal share of such project costs. Authorizes the Secretary to approve construction of a certain Interstate route section in Hawaii. Releases the State of Maryland from certain road conveyance requirements under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970. Authorizes appropriations for railroad-highway crossing demonstration projects for FY 1986 through 1990. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1986 for rights-of-way acquisition and railroad construction costs in the vicinity of Carbondale, Illinois. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make a grant to each State within which the Consolidated Rail Corporation operates a rail vehicle safety demonstration program over railroad-highway crossings; and (2) report to the Congress regarding such program's effectiveness in improving railroad-highway crossing safety. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for FY 1986 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to complete a gap on the Federal-aid primary system in an urban area in Passaic County, New Jersey, utilizing procedures to accelerate design and construction. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the completion of such project, on its results, including specified analyses. Directs the Secretary to carry out the following demonstration projects: (1) in Brick Township, New Jersey, to demonstrate methods of improving traffic operations and reducing accidents at a high-volume rotary intersection; (2) in the vicinity of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to demonstrate methods by which a highway construction project on the Federal-aid primary system will enhance highway safety and economic development in an area of high unemployment; (3) in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to demonstrate the economic growth and development benefits of widening a segment of the Federal-aid urban system connecting a community college and a large commercial center, and of improving traffic signalization on such segment; (4) in the vicinity of Moorhead, Minnesota, to demonstrate the economic and safety benefits of constructing a grade separation between a railroad line and a highway on the Federal-aid urban system; (5) in the vicinities of Fosston and Bagley, Minnesota, to demonstrate the economic and safety benefits of reconstructing two segments of a major highway on the Federal-aid primary system; (6) in Kentucky, to demonstrate methods of improving traffic flow and safety on a State highway which connects an Interstate route in the vicinity of the City of Dry Ridge with a highway on the Federal-aid primary system in the vicinity of the City of Owentown; (7) in San Bernardino County, California, in the vicinity of the Ontario International Airport, to demonstrate methods of improving highway access to an airport which is projected to incur a substantial increase in air service; (8) in Pennsylvania, to demonstrate the state of the art delineation technology by closing a gap in a multi-lane limited access road connecting the City of Altoona to the Borough of Tyrone in Blair County; (9) in Lafayette, Louisiana, to demonstrate the benefits on traffic flow and transportation of labor and materials by construction of a highway to provide limited continuous access between an Interstate route and a highway on the Federal-aid primary system; (10) in Shreveport, Louisiana, to demonstrate methods of reducing traffic congestion in the central business district, improving access to such district, providing highway continuity, and satisfying national defense requirements by connecting two Interstate routes; (11) in Miami, Florida, to demonstrate the most cost-effective method of improving interstate motor vehicle access for passengers and cargo moving to and from the port of Miami; (12) in Arkansas and Missouri, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety and of accelerating highway construction on specified segments on the Federal-aid primary system; (13) in the vicinity of Sanford, Florida, to demonstrate methods of reducing costs and expediting construction of an interchange by contracting with a private consultant to design and construct such project; (14) in the vicinity of San Jose and Santa Clara, California, to demonstrate a unified method of reducing traffic congestion where a Federal-aid urban highway intersects with two other of such highways on a railroad crossing; (15) in the vicinity of the C&O Canal in the District of Columbia, to improve motor vehicle access at a major traffic generator without decreasing the efficiency of a Federal-aid primary highway; (16) in the vicinity of Pardee, West Virginia, to demonstrate the improvement in motor vehicle transportation of energy resources resulting from the completion of a consolidated network of modern highway; (17) in Modesto, California, to demonstrate methods by which construction of a grade separation for a railroad crossing of a primary highway enhances urban redevelopment and the effectiveness of a planned transportation center; (18) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to demonstrate the benefits of cooperation between the private sector and the government in relieving traffic congestion caused by a railroad crossing a Federal-aid highway through construction of a highway overpass; (19) in East Milton, Massachusetts, to demonstrate the advantages of joint development and use of air rights in the construction of a deck over a depressed portion of an Interstate route; (20) in Alabama, to demonstrate methods of accelerating the widening of a high volume segment of a primary highway necessary for rapid evacuation of individuals during emergency weather conditions; (21) in the vicinity of Wilder, Kentucky, to demonstrate the economic benefits to a port facility, industrial complex, and foreign trade zone by reconstruction of a segment of an urban highway which connects an Interstate route with a port facility; (22) in Illinois, to demonstrate the safety benefits of providing additional and improved vehicular passing opportunities on, adding truck climbing lanes to, and straightening a segment of a primary highway which carries a high volume of traffic in Jo Daviess and Stephenson Counties; (23) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to demonstrate methods of accelerating construction to eliminate a major rail-highway crossing at grade, reducing traffic delays for rail and vehicular traffic, and minimizing the impact on the surrounding urban environment; (24) in Riverside, California, to demonstrate methods of improving safety on a specified highway; (25) in Buffalo, New York, to demonstrate methods of facilitating redevelopment of a waterfront area by construction of a connector off a primary highway; (26) in Cleveland, Ohio, to demonstrate the relationship between infrastructure improvement and economic vitality; (27) in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties, Alabama, to demonstrate methods of improving highway transportation and enhancing economic development through construction of a bridge to cross the Tennessee River; (28) in the vicinity of Huron, Ohio, to demonstrate methods of enhancing highway safety and economic development in an area of high unemployment through construction of a bypass segment to provide access to an amusement park; (29) in Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate the cost savings to be obtained by converting a fixed-span bridge to a movable bridge; (30) in Harney County, Oregon, to demonstrate methods of protecting roadways against damage and destruction due to wave erosion; (31) in Wayne County, Michigan, to demonstrate the benefits of enhancing safety and improving economic vitality of a depressed area; (32) in Cook County, Illinois, to demonstrate the benefits from specified highway reconstruction; (33) in Erie County, New York, to demonstrate methods of enhancing safety and reducing traffic congestion by relocating an interstate route terminus; (34) in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety and traffic flow and access to a national river and recreation area; (35) in Pine City, Minnesota, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety and traffic flow by constructing an interchange between certain highways; (36) in Paso Robles, California, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety and traffic flow and enhancing economic development through the construction of a two-lane bridge spanning the Salinas River, a highway, and a railroad line; (37) in Columbus, Ohio, to demonstrate methods of relieving traffic congestion through reconstruction of highway portions in an interstate route connecting Columbia with its airport; (38) in Suffolk County, New York, to demonstrate construction techniques to accelerate upgrading an existing highway to freeway standards with minimum traffic disruption; (39) in the vicinity of Southington, Connecticut, to demonstrate the latest construction techniques in reconstructing a segment of urban highway, and in the vicinity of Kent Center, to demonstrate methods of solving safety and flooding problems on a primary highway; (40) in Dover, New Jersey, to demonstrate traffic congestion reduction methods on an existing bridge and facilitating the redevelopment of the central business district; (41) in Los Angeles County, California, to demonstrate methods of improving vehicular circulation related to intermodal transportation or port-related traffic and alleviating congestion caused by increased port activities; (42) in the vicinity of the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport to demonstrate methods of improving economic development and airport terminal placement; (43) in Steuben County, New York, to demonstrate how the economy of an industrialized high unemployment area can be improved by completing key elements of a controlled highway which serves such area; (44) in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, California, to demonstrate how traffic congestion can be relieved by reconstructing a certain arterial which connects the two cities; (45) in the vicinity of Tampa, Florida, to demonstrate motor vehicle congestion relief measures and improve motor vehicle access between rapidly growing urban areas; (46) in Savannah, Georgia, to demonstrate how replacing an obsolete bridge with a modern highway-level structure will improve vehicular and waterborne traffic flow; (47) in New Sewickly, Pennsylvania, to demonstrate methods of accommodating increasing truck traffic and improving highway safety; (48) in the vicinity of Croyle Township, Pennsylvania, to demonstrate methods of improving public access to a flood memorial; (49) in Orange, Texas, to demonstrate how rail line consolidation will reduce motor vehicle traffic congestion and increase jobs in a high unemployment area; (50) in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to demonstrate traffic congestion alleviation methods; (51) in Minden, Louisiana, to demonstrate enhanced economic development by providing Minden with alternative highway access to the Interstate System; (52) in the area of Brunswick-Topsham, Maine, to demonstrate increased access to defense related facilities by the construction of a limited access highway connecting a major interstate highway corridor with a naval air station and a shipyard engaged in defense production activities; (53) in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, to demonstrate increased accessibility to a sea island by construction of a high-level fixed span bridge over a high-volume intracoastal waterway segment; (54) in Clarksville, Tennessee, to demonstrate highway safety improvement methods by providing direct access from the Fort Campbell Military Reservation; (55) between Clarinda and Shenandoah, Iowa, to demonstrate how highway rehabilitation in an economically depressed rural area will increase economic activity; (56) in the vicinity of Oceanside and Escondido, California, to demonstrate methods of reducing traffic congestion by expanding an interstate route connection; (57) in St. Charles County, Missouri, to demonstrate methods of alleviating commuter traffic congestion by construction of a bypass highway; (58) in Hammond, Indiana, to relocate railroad lines in order to eliminate railroad-highway grade crossings; (59) in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to demonstrate small community air service improvement by extending a runway over a depressed road; (60) between Concord and West Pittsburg, California, to demonstrate improved highway safety through highway modification; (61) in Georgia, to demonstrate improved highway safety by reconstructing as a six-lane controlled access freeway a certain highway segment between a specified State route and Interstate routes; (62) in Pike County, Kentucky, to demonstrate highway safety improvement in a mountainous area; (63) in Madison County, Illinois, to demonstrate the economic benefits of reconstructing a road segment serving a high-growth industrial area; and (64) in Erwin, Tennessee, to extend a certain highway on the Appalachian development system for transportation improvement purposes. Directs the Secretary to submit status reports to the Congress regarding the highway demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations for such demonstration projects for FY 1986 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to implement highway projects on the Federal-aid system in Wheeling, West Virginia, at full Federal expense, upon the request of local officials. Authorizes appropriations for such projects from sums appropriated to implement a certain railroad-highway demonstration project. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary to implement specified state-of-the-art bridge construction technology projects in Ohio. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to prepare an environmental impact statement regarding additional highway capacity in Staten Island, New York. Authorizes appropriations. Designates a certain portion of an Oklahoma State Route which lies on the Federal-aid primary system as United States Highway 377. Designates a certain bridge crossing the Mississippi River near Le Claire, Iowa, as the Fred Schwengel Bridge. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies and report to the Congress regarding: (1) highway expenditures, revenues and relative needs; (2) highway apportionment and allocation formulas; (3) enforcement of vehicle weight limitation on bridges; (4) highway bridges which cross rail lines; (5) improvement of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge connecting the District of Columbia and Virginia; (6) flood prevention methods on an Interstate route between Galveston and Houston, Texas; (7) constructing a highway between Aurora-Hoyt Lakes and Silver Bay, Minnesota; (8) the cost-effectiveness of upgrading a certain highway between Pennsylvania and New York State; (9) State bridge management programs; (10) establishing minimum Federal guidelines for maintenance of the Federal-aid primary, secondary and urban systems; (11) a proposed highway from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Texarkana, Fort Smith, and Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Carthage and Kansas City, Missouri; (12) a highway connecting Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to make a grant to the California Department of Transportation to determine the feasibility of using a highway electrification system as an energy source for highway vehicles. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Highway Safety Act of 1985 - Highway Safety Act of 1985 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1986-1990 for the following programs: (1) bridge replacement and rehabilitation; (2) hazard elimination; (3) highway safety research and development under the auspices of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration. Authorizes appropriations for highway safety programs for: (1) FY 1988 through 1990 implemented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); and (2) FY 1987-1990 implemented by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 for highway safety programs implemented by the NHTSA. Sets forth minimum amount of authorized funds which must be obligated for enforcement of the national speed limit and for safety belt programs. Sets an obligation ceiling for highway safety programs for FY 1986 through 1990. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1990 to make grants to the States for enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards. Sets forth a weighted compliance formula to be used by the Secretary in determining a State's apportionment of Federal-aid highway funds based upon State enforcement of the national speed limit. Amends the penalty for a State's non-compliance with the national minimum drinking age laws to require the Secretary to withhold certain apportioned amounts from such State on the first of each fiscal year after the second fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1985, in which purchase or public possession of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years of age is lawful. Sets forth guidelines under which withheld funds shall be available subject to State compliance. Revises the State eligibility criteria under which the States may receive alcohol traffic safety program grants. Declares that State reports regarding certain hazard elimination programs and rail-highway crossings are inadmissible evidence in any action for damages arising out of matters referred to in such reports. Revises the definition of "highway safety improvement project" to include a project which installs emergency motorist-aid call boxes. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990. Amends the National Driver Register Act of 1982 to extend the deadline by which the Secretary is required to: (1) promulgate final rules regarding establishment of the National Driver Register; and (2) begin a pilot test program for an electronic information retrieval system regarding individual motor vehicle driving records; and (3) report to the Congress regarding the Register. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1978 to prohibit the obligation of certain authorized funds for any education or information program conducted in connection with the implementation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. Directs the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive investigation of railroad-highway crossing needs (in consultation with specified groups) and to report to the Congress regarding such investigation. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of problems facing older drivers; and (2) request the Academy to report to the Secretary and the Congress regarding such study. Title III: Federal Mass Transportation Act of 1985 - Federal Mass Transportation Act of 1985 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to replace the letters of intent procedure with provisions which authorize the Secretary to enter into multi-year contracts for the construction of mass transportation facilities. Requires the Secretary, starting January 1986, to annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) a proposal on the total amount of funding needed to finance grants and loans for bus and bus-related activities, rail modernization, and the construction and extension of fixed guideway systems; and (2) a proposal on the allocation of such funds to finance grants and loans for rail modernization and fixed guideway construction and extension projects. Makes such proposals effective upon approval by law. Sets forth the circumstances under which the Secretary is authorized to approve advance construction for certain mass transportation projects. Prohibits the issuance of funds for new fixed guideway systems or extensions unless such projects are determined to be: (1) based on the results of alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering; (2) cost-effective; and (3) supported by local financial commitment. States that any public body which receives Federal financial assistance for mass transportation may not displace a structure from the mass transportation system property for which such public body receives rent from a private owner unless: (1) such displacement is necessary; (2) the owner receives relocation assistance in a certain amount; or (3) such displacement is authorized by State statute and is in accordance with the terms of the rental agreement. Sets a limit upon the amount of funds which the Secretary may use to enter into a construction management oversight contract. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through 1990 for public transportation projects substituted for withdrawn Interstate segments. Authorizes certain funds apportioned for expenditure in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 to be expended in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000. Permits certain grant recipients to continue the preferential fare collection system for elderly and handicapped persons in lieu of the collection of half-fares for such persons. Permits block grants to be made to implement an urban mass transportation program of projects in whole or in part. Excludes certain advertising and concession revenues from consideration as a revenue source for purposes of the Federal block grant program for urban mass transportation. Requires Federal block grant recipients to submit an annual report to the Secretary regarding revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions relating to the operation of a public mass transportation system. Revises the limitations placed upon the use of certain apportioned funds by small urbanized areas for operating assistance. Extends from 1984 to 1990 the authority for (block grant) recipients to transfer capital assistance for operating assistance. Limits the use of discretionary amounts resulting from such transfer to the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities. Prohibits certain grant recipients after FY 1985 from making such transfers except for emergency repairs or pursuant to predated authority. Sets a deadline by which funds appropriated for the block grant program must be apportioned. Directs the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and operate one regional transportation center in each of the ten Federal regions. Sets forth criteria to be met by grant recipients. Establishes in the Department of Transportation a national advisory council to: (1) coordinate the research and training to be carried out by grant recipients; (2) disseminate the results of such research; (3) act as a clearinghouse between such centers and the transportation industry; and (4) review and evaluate programs carried out by such centers. Authorizes appropriations for such centers for FY 1986 through 1990. Makes eligible for construction assistance: (1) any bus remanufacturing project which extends the economic life of a bus eight years or more; and (2) any project for the overhaul of rolling stock, whether or not such overhaul increases the useful life of the rolling stock. Lowers the expense threshold for associated capital maintenance items which are eligible for certain mass transportation block grants. Makes the Federal grant for any mass transportation construction project 80 percent of the net project cost. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations requiring a prebid and postdelivery audit regarding any grant under this Act for the purchase of buses. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for block grants and for a formula grant program for areas other than urbanized areas. Authorizes appropriations out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1986 through 1990 for specified activities, and authorizes appropriations for certain projects for FY 1985 through 1990. Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into a multi-year contract with the Southern California Rapid Transit District to complete a specified segment of a certain Los Angeles Metro Rail Project; and (2) make a grant to an eligible local public body to conduct an electric trolley bus line feasibility study using a certain bus technology being developed in California. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive mass transportation plan for the Virgin Islands and report to the Congress on it within one year of enactment of this Act. Prescribes guidelines under which the Interstate Commerce Commission shall issue bus carrier certificates to recipients of governmental assistance. Subjects the issuance of intrastate passenger transportation certificates to the condition that any intrastate transportation service be provided only as part of a regularly scheduled interstate transportation service on the route. Title IV: Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to revise various definitions for purposes of such Act. Permits a Federal agency to discharge its responsibilities by accepting the certification by a State agency that it will implement State law to carry out the Federal relocation assistance program, provided that the lead agency determines that such State law will accomplish the purpose and effect of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Requires the head of such agency, prior to accepting certification, to provide interested parties with an opportunity for public review and comment, and to consult with interested local governments. Directs the head of the lead agency to monitor and report biennially to the Congress on State agency implementation of such certification. Permits an agency to withdraw acceptance of a certification after providing the State government with notice. Permits a Federal agency to withhold approval of any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with any displacing agency found to have failed to comply with certification or State law. Requires the payment to displaced persons of actual expenses, not exceeding $10,000, necessary to reestablish a displaced small business, nonprofit organization, or displaced farm at its new site. Removes the limitation on the moving expense allowance and the fixed amount of the dislocation allowance that a person displaced from a dwelling may elect to receive in lieu of itemized expenses. Declares that such allowances shall be determined according to a schedule established by the head of a lead agency. Increases the maximum and decreases the minimum limitations on the payment a person displaced from a business or farm operation may elect to receive in lieu of itemized deductions. Declares that such amount shall be determined according to criteria established by the lead agency. (Currently, such amount is based on the annual earnings of the farm or business.) Increases the maximum amount of assistance that a displacing agency may provide to a displaced homeowner for replacement housing. Requires such assistance to include an amount necessary to: (1) meet the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling as defined in this Act; and (2) compensate the displaced person for any increased financing costs. Authorizes a displacing agency to extend the one-year period, following payment for an acquired home, during which the displaced person must purchase and occupy a replacement dwelling in order to qualify for housing replacement payments, but limits such payments to the costs of relocating such person within that one-year period. Increases the ceiling (currently $4,000) on the amount of rental housing replacement assistance provided to displaced tenants to $6,000. Permits eligible displaced tenants to apply such rental assistance toward the downpayment on a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling. Declares that displaced homeowners who meet the residency requirement for rental housing replacement assistance but not for homeowner's housing replacement assistance may qualify for rental assistance, at the discretion of the lead agency. Requires that all relocation assistance advisory programs: (1) provide information on suitable locations for displaced farming (and business) operations; and (2) assure that no person is required to move before being given a reasonable choice of comparable replacement dwellings. Provides for the designation of a single, cognizant Federal agency to establish procedures to be used by a non-Federal displacing agency to implement related activities funded by two or more Federal agencies. Authorizes advisory services to certain renters in properties acquired by a displacing agency. Directs the lead agency to require that provisions authorizing a displacing agency to use project funds to provide dwellings for displaced persons, if the project would be delayed because suitable replacement housing is not otherwise available, be used to exceed housing replacement assistance ceilings only on a case-by-case basis and for good cause. Provides that any payment a displaced person receives under State law shall replace a housing replacement or real property acquisition payment for substantially the same purpose under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act. Requires the head of the lead agency to: (1) promulgate rules to carry out such Act; (2) coordinate relocation assistance activities with Federal and federally-financed low-income housing programs; (3) monitor the implementation of such Act; and (4) perform such other duties as necessary. Declares low-income housing assistance as income for purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under the Social Security Act or any other Federal law. Requires a State agency to pay the United States all net amounts (currently all amounts) received from the sale of surplus Federal property transferred to the agency for the purpose of providing replacement housing. Repeals the authority of any displacing agency to make loans to various organizations for planning and obtaining federally-insured mortgage financing for housing for displaced persons. Authorizes the lead agency to prescribe a procedure under which Federal agencies may acquire real property without having it appraised. Permits a displaced person to donate the real property being acquired or any of the compensation paid for such property to the acquiring agency. Sets forth effective dates of specified provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3140 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1985
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to prohibit the owners or operators of an airport that has received certain Federal assistance from discriminating against a business located off airport property in the following manner: (1) imposing a tax or charge upon the receipts of such a business which picks up and discharges customers at the airport; (2) prohibiting telephone line installation in the baggage discharge area with a direct connection to such a business; (3) prohibiting advertising for such a business; or (4) requiring such a business to maintain a list of customers picked up or discharged at the airport. Confers jurisdiction upon Federal district courts to restrain violations of this Act and to require compliance.
Bill· HRH.R. 3141 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1985
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to allow the Secretary of Transportation to authorize a vessel operator receiving or applying for an operating-differential subsidy to construct or reconstruct its vessels in a foreign shipyard, or acquire such vessels outside the United States, if certain vessel conditions are met.
Bill· SS. 1529 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1985
Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for highway safety programs for FY 1987. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for Federal alcohol traffic safety programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 3117 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1985
Amends the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 to declare that the effective control of outdoor advertising along the Interstate System shall be interpreted to allow signs, displays, and devices which advertise the direct sale by farmers of their farm produce, and which do not exceed 150 square feet.
Bill· SS. 1515 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1985
Authorizes the States of Maine and New Hampshire to assume all construction, maintenance and operational authority over approach roads and grade separation structures in their respective areas. Directs such States to require the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority to provide funds for capital improvements.
Bill· SS. 1518 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1985
Title I: Cost Efficiency in the Shipment of United States Government Cargoes - Requires any Federal agency that ships, finances, or otherwise impels Federal cargo to ship such cargo at the lowest cost to the United States. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) Federal cargo shipments; (2) contracts with foreign entities requiring prompt payment for such shipments; and (3) bid solicitation from ship operators for the transportation of Federal cargo over routes which are not serviced by such operators. Directs the General Accounting Office to report to the Congress within 24 months after enactment of this Act regarding Federal agency compliance. Title II: The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway Advisory Council - Establishes the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway Advisory Council (the Council) to develop and implement an economic strategy to improve the capacity of the Great Lakes region to market and transport commodities in a timely manner and to maximize the efficiency and benefits of market products produced in the Great Lakes region and products shipped through the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway system. Prescribes guidelines for such strategy. Requires the Council to report to the President and the Congress regarding such strategy. Terminates the Council 180 days after the submission of such report. Outlines the functions of the Council and authorizes appropriations.
Law· SS. 1514 (99th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1985
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1987. Directs the Secretary to apportion for FY 1986 the sums to be apportioned for expenditure on substitute highway and mass transit projects.
Bill· SS. 1522 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1985
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to provide for termination of a capital fund construction agreement entered into between the Secretary of Commerce and a corporation owning or leasing vessels eligible for such fund if the Secretary determines that a hostile change in control of such corporation is inconsistent with the purposes of such agreement. Directs the Secretary to terminate such an agreement when a nonqualified withdrawal is made from such fund within three years after a hostile change in control. Imposes penalties for termination of such agreements. Directs the Secretary to determine whether a hostile change in control of a corporation has occurred for purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1499 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1985
Title I: Establishment of an Antiterrorist Training Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of the Treasury - Establishes the National Antiterrorist Training Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for basic and specialized antiterrorist training for certain Federal law enforcement officers. Authorizes the Academy to provide training on a reimbursable basis for: (1) State and local government law enforcement officials; (2) law enforcement officials of a foreign country under certain circumstances; (3) security personnel of major U.S. commercial air carriers; (4) U.S. airport security officers; and (5) private sector security officials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986, for such Academy. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days of enactment of this title, to report to the congressional Committees on Appropriations on plans for its implementation. Title II: International Airport Safety Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transportation to publish and distribute a comprehensive analysis and hotline of mandatory security, antiterrorist, and related safety standards for international airports. Requires the installation of new x-ray equipment at all international airports in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to deny landing rights to any commercial air carrier that does not comply with regulations issued under this title. Title III: Authorization of Additional Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for FY 1986 for: (1) the development and implementation of a portable system of explosives identification and detection devices; (2) the development and maintenance of an international explosives incident data base; and (3) salaries and expenses for 216 additional full-time permanent agent positions and necessary equipment to enhance antiterrorist investigations. Requires the Director of the Bureau to report to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis on the use of such funds. Authorizes appropriations to the United States Customs Service for FY 1986 for additional salaries and expenses to carry out increased security, drug enforcement, and counterterrorist activities at international airports in the United States and at ports of entry and between ports of entry along the southwest border. Authorizes appropriations to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for FY 1986 for salaries and expenses for an additional 150 full-time permanent inspector positions to be located at the ports of entry along the southwest border. Authorizes appropriations to the United States Secret Service for FY 1986 for salaries and expenses for additional personnel and equipment to conduct counterterrorism activities. Authorizes the heads of agencies governed by provisions of this Act to make advance payments to state and local law enforcement agencies for expenses while engaged in cooperative antiterrorist activities. Title IV: Establishment of Antiterrorist Law Enforcement Coordinating Council - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President an Antiterrorist Law Enforcement Coordinating Council to regularly review and facilitate the coordination of all such Federal activities.
Bill· SS. 1494 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1985
Highway Beautification Act of 1985 - Amends Federal law regarding outdoor advertising to require the Secretary of Transportation to submit an annual report to the Congress detailing the extent to which each State is in compliance with the outdoor advertising requirements. Provides that a State shall be deemed as failing to provide effective control of outdoor advertising if the State allows vegetation located on State rights-of-way for interstate or primary system highways to be altered or removed if the purpose of such alteration is to improve the visibility of certain outdoor advertising. Specifies exemptions.
Bill· SS. 1488 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1985
Title I: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to authorize appropriations for Interstate System construction purposes for FY 1991. Sets a minimum apportionment per State of one-half of one percent of the total apportionment for the Interstate System for FY 1988 through 1991. Permits the expenditure of Interstate System funds for certain highway purposes if such funds exceed the estimated cost of completing a State's portion of the Interstate System. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to apportion: (1) authorized funds for FY 1987 using the apportionment factors from the Interstate Cost Estimate submitted to the Congress in January 1985; and (2) for FY 1986 certain sums previously apportioned for such fiscal year using factors from the Interstate Substitute Cost Estimate for alternative highway and mass transit projects. Sets obligation ceilings for Federal-Aid Highways and Highway Safety Construction Programs for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets distribution guidelines for such obligations. Authorizes appropriations for specified aspects of the Federal-aid system out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1987 through 1990. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for Motor Carrier Safety Grants for FY 1989 and 1990. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990. Requires that a minimum of ten percent of such appropriated funds be expended with small business concerns owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Sets guidelines under which the Secretary shall use the Federal share of certain adjusted cost estimates in making apportionments for substitute highway and mass transit projects. Sets apportionment guidelines for specified parts of the Federal-aid systems through FY 1991. Permits ten percent of certain Federal-aid systems apportionments to be transferred to apportionments to complete Interstate gaps upon State request. Sets availability guidelines for non-obligated apportioned funds whereby such funds are available for expenditure by a State for Federal-aid primary system projects for a period of three years after the end of the fiscal year for which such funds were authorized. Directs the Secretary to make funds not obligated within such time period available to States that have obligated certain apportioned funds. Authorizes the imposition of State tolls upon roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries without payback of certain Federal-aid funds if the toll revenues in excess of operating costs will be used by the State for capital transportation projects, and if such highway bridge or tunnel is publicly owned and operated. Amends the Federal highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to provide that $200,000,000 of the amounts authorized under this Act each fiscal year for bridge replacement and rehabilitation on the Federal-aid primary and Interstate System shall be obligated at the Secretary's discretion for certain highway bridge rehabilitation projects. Directs the Secretary to present a detailed report to the Congress regarding a study of the future direction of the Federal-Aid Highway Program once the Interstate Construction Program has been substantially completed. Authorizes appropriations for such study. Title II: Highway Safety Act of 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through FY 1990, for certain highway safety programs under the auspices of the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.