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United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1974
Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement as being adverse to the public interest. Provides that such termination shall be effective as of February 1, 1973. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382).
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1974
Provides for the addition of two hundred and seventy-two miles to the Interstate System. Stipulates that such mileage shall be available only for designation as an Interstate System traffic corridor between Buffalo, New York, and the Bedford exchange of I-76, Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations of $454,000,000 out of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1974
Urban Mass Transportation Amendments - States that the purposes of this Act are: (1) to provide a Federal commitment in cooperation with State and local governments of sufficient proportions to insure increased mobility and access to opportunity in all urbanized areas; (2) to encourage urbanized areas to attract a greater proportion of total daily passenger trips to mass transportation modes and services; (3) to provide incentives for improved and efficient urban mass transportation systems and services; and (4) to establish performance, cost, and quality of service criteria which will enable significant evaluations of urban mass transportation performance. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act for fiscal year 1976 and each fiscal year thereafter. Declares that on the first day of each fiscal year the Secretary shall apportion the authorized sums to the State in the ratio which the population in urbanized areas, or parts thereof, as designated by the Bureau of the Census, in each State bears to the total population in all such urbanized areas or parts thereof, in all the States as shown by the latest available Federal census. Sets forth an allocation formula for such funds. Provides that sums apportioned to any Governor under this Act shall be available for obligation by that Governor for a period of two years after the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are apportioned, and any amounts so apportioned remaining unobligated at the end of such period shall lapse and shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States for deposits as miscellaneous receipts. States that the Secretary may approve grants under this Act up to $10,500,000,000 in an aggregate amount. Declares that the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds available under this Act shall not exceed 70 percent of the cost of the project. Provides that funds available for the payment of operating expenses to improve mass transportation service shall be supplementary to and not in substitution for the average amount of the State and local government funds expended on the operation of mass transportation service for the two Federal fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the project was intended. Sets forth the procedure for approving programs under this Act including surveys, plans, specifications, estimates, and public hearings. Permits the Secretary to discharge any of his responsibilities under this Act for projects upon the request of any Governor, by accepting a certification by the Governor, or his designee, if he finds projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, and standards establishing requirements at least equivalent to those contained in, or issued pursuant to, this Act. Provides that, as soon as practicable after the plans, specifications, and estimates for a specific project have been approved, the Secretary shall enter into a formal project agreement with the Governor. States that, in approving any project under this Act, the Secretary shall take into account adverse economic, social, and environmental effects, and the costs of eliminating such effects. Provides that, within two years of enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall establish a Mass Transportation Performance Incentive Fund. Specifies amounts to be made available to urbanized areas prior to fiscal year 1979 whose efficiencies of operation compare favorably with national averages for operating efficiencies of all urban mass transportation systems. Authorizes the Secretary to assist the States in financing public mass transportation service in rural areas by assuming up to 80 percent of the cost of any such project. Directs the Secretary to investigate safety systems. hazards in urban mass transportation Requires that uniform urban transportation data reporting systems be established pursuant to prescription by the Office of the Secretary within two years of the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish demonstration projects to determine the feasibility and advisability of fare-free mass transportation coupons for the poor, elderly, and handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1974
States, under provisions of the United States Code relating to highways and donations thereto, that no law shall be construed to prevent a person whose real property is being acquired in connection with a project, after having been advised of his right to just compensation for his property and for any damages, from making a gift or donation of such property to a Federal or State agency. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 323)
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to upgrade and maintain the roads leading to the Raystown Dam site in Pennsylvania in order to safely accommodate visitors to the site.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement as being adverse to the public interest. Provides that such termination shall be effective as of February 1, 1973. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382).
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Federal Aid Highway Act - Authorizes appropriations for the construction of specified highways in the United States. Sets forth regulations governing the erection and maintenance along the Interstate and primary highway systems of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which are more than six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, located outside of cities and villages, visible from the main traveled way of the system, and erected with the purpose of their message being read from such main traveled way. States that such signs shall be limited to: (1) directional and official signs and notices, which signs and notices may include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to information in the specific interest of the traveling public, such as, but not limited to, signs and notices pertaining to rest stops, camping grounds, food services, gas and automotive services, and lodging, and shall include signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions, which are required or authorized by law, which shall conform to national standards hereby authorized to be promulgated by the Secretary hereunder, which standards shall contain provisions concerning lighting, size, number, and spacing of signs, and such other requirements as may be appropriate to implement this section; (2) signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; and (3) signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located. Specifies that the Secretary of Transportation, during the implementation of State laws enacted to comply with the Federal-Aid Highway Act, shall encourage and assist the States to develop sign controls and programs which will assure that necessary directional information about facilities providing goods and services in the interest of the traveling public will continue to be available to motorists. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for projects for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of any off-system road (including, but not limited to, the replacement of bridges, the elimination of high hazard locations, and roadside obstacles.) Sets forth the formula to be followed by the Secretary in alloting the sums authorized to be appropriated among the various States. Directs the Secretary to carry out various specified demonstration projects. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or reconstruct access highways to public recreation areas on lakes in order to accommodate present and projected traffic density.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Federal Aid Highway Act - Authorizes appropriations for the construction of specified highways in the United States. Sets forth regulations governing the erection and maintenance along the Interstate and primary highway systems of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which are more than six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, located outside of cities and villages, visible from the main traveled way of the system, and erected with the purpose of their message being read from such main traveled way. States that such signs shall be limited to: (1) directional and official signs and notices, which signs and notices may include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to information in the specific interest of the traveling public, such as, but not limited to, signs and notices pertaining to rest stops, camping grounds, food services, gas and automotive services, and lodging, and shall include signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions, which are required or authorized by law, which shall conform to national standards hereby authorized to be promulgated by the Secretary hereunder, which standards shall contain provisions concerning lighting, size, number, and spacing of signs, and such other requirements as may be appropriate to implement this section; (2) signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; and (3) signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located. Specifies that the Secretary of Transportation, during the implementation of State laws enacted to comply with the Federal-Aid Highway Act, shall encourage and assist the States to develop sign controls and programs which will assure that necessary directional information about facilities providing goods and services in the interest of the traveling public will continue to be available to motorists. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for projects for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of any off-system road (including, but not limited to, the replacement of bridges, the elimination of high hazard locations, and roadside obstacles.) Sets forth the formula to be followed by the Secretary in alloting the sums authorized to be appropriated among the various States. Directs the Secretary to carry out various specified demonstration projects. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or reconstruct access highways to public recreation areas on lakes in order to accommodate present and projected traffic density.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Amendments Act to the Federal-Aid Highway Act - Declares it to be the intent of Congress to establish a national transportation policy recognizing the interdependence of the cities and the countryside, the interrelationships between various transportation modes, and the necessity to make use of the best available technology and transportation resources to meet the transportation needs of the Nation. Increases authorizations for primary and secondary highway systems, bridge replacement and reconstruction, and for projects to eliminate or reduce the hazards of high-accident sections of highways for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Provides for a program to be administered at the county level with funds from the Highway Trust Fund to initiate an emergency bridge replacement program for non-Federal countryside roads and highways.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Authorizes $300,000 for a multimodal transportation study in accordance with the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1974
Requires, under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, that before the National Railroad Passenger Corporation changes any schedule of, or increases any rate, fare, or charge for, rail passenger service, the Corporation shall hold a public hearing and make a finding that such change or increase is reasonable and in the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1974
Provides, under the International Aviation Facilities Act, that the Secretary of Transportation shall survey the airport landing fees charged to United States air carriers by foreign governments or other foreign entities. States that if the Secretary determines that such fees unreasonably exceed comparable airport landing fees in the United States or are otherwise discriminatory, he shall determine compensating fees which shall be imposed on the foreign air carrier as a condition to acceptance of the general declaration at the time of landing or takeoff of aircraft of such foreign air carrier or carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1974
Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Authorizes the financing of parkways for fiscal years 1975 and 1976 from the Highway Trust Fund, provided such parkways are managed solely for scenic and recreational use and passenger car travel.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Increases the number and type of facilities eligible for Federal assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Increases the authorization for the purpose of financing grants and loans under such Act from $6,100,000,000 to $15,600,000,000. States, that the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any project in an urbanized area after July 1, 1976, under this Act unless he finds that such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. Provides a formula under which the Secretary shall apportion the $5,000,000,000 made available to the States in the form of grants for emergency programs under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975 through 1979 to liquidate the obligations incurred for the project costs of emergency programs under such Act. States that the Secretary may approve as a project under this Act: (1) the acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities and equipment for use, by operation or lease or otherwise, in mass transportation service; and (2) the payment of operating expenses to improve or to continue such service by operation, lease, contract or otherwise. States that the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available under this Act shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Provides that, in approving the plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project under this Act, the Secretary shall assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to the proposed project have been fully considered in developing the project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe, and efficient transportation, public services, and conservation of the environment and natural resources, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing any such adverse effects, including: (1) air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, aesthetic values, community cohesion, and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Provides for the method of payment of State and Federal shares of project costs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist States and their political subdivisions in financing the construction and operation of facilities and equipment for use in providing public mass transportation service in rural areas. States that, in order to finance grants, the Secretary is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the United States in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000. Provides that the Federal grant for any rural project assisted under this Act shall be in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Requires the Secretary to develop, test, and prescribe a reporting system to accumulate public mass transportation financial and operating information by uniform categories and a uniform system of accounts and records by January 10, 1977. Provides for the coordination of urban mass transit programs with model cities' programs. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate unsafe conditions in any facility or manner of operation financed under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and to withhold further financial assistance until a plan for correcting the unsafe facility is approved or implemented. Provides for the development, establishment, and operation of demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of fare-free urban mass transportation systems. Enumerates criteria according to which the Secretary shall select cities or metropolitan areas for such projects. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Makes it unlawful, under the Interstate Commerce Act, for any railroad to refuse to transport any refrigerator car because of the fact that such car is owned or controlled by a shipper or a nonrailroad owner. Makes it the duty of every carrier by railroad to handle all refrigerator equipment in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations, regardless of whether such equipment is owned or controlled by railroad or nonrailroad interests.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to pay $326,600, representing a portion of the cost of corrective work on the Starvation Reservoir Bridge, Utah.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1974
National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships Act - Provides that in order to acquire, restore, and put on display ships of national interest and importance in the history of this Nation, and to identify and focus public attention and support for such acquisitions, restoration, and display there is hereby created a chairtable, educational, and nonprofit corporation, to be known as the National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships. Authorizes the Historic Ships Trust to acquire, with donated, appropriated, or other funds, ships of national interest and importance in the technical, commercial, cultural, and maritime history of the United States and to restore and display such ships. Sets forth the membership, organization, and powers of such Trust. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975-1979.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1974
National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships Act - Provides that in order to acquire, restore, and put on display ships of national interest and importance in the history of this Nation, and to identify and focus public attention and support for such acquisitions, restoration, and display there is hereby created a charitable, educational, and nonprofit corporation, to be known as the National Trust for the Preservation of Historic Ships. Authorizes the Historic Ships Trust to acquire, with donated, appropriated, or other funds, ships of national interest and importance in the technical, commercial, and cultural maritime history of the United States and to restore and display such ships. Sets forth the membership, organization, and powers of such Trust. Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975-1979 for purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1974
Amendments Act to the Federal-Aid Highway Act - Declares it to be a finding of the Congress that it is in the highest national interest that there should be established a national transportation policy which takes fully into account the interdependence of the cities and the countryside, the metropolitan areas and the nonmetropolitan areas, and the interrelationships of the various transportation modes, and which encourages the development of and the most efficient multimodal use of the best available technology and transportation resources in such a way as to fill the needs of the whole Nation. Makes it the intent of the Congress that this Act shall be administered as an integral part of said national transportation policy. Drops the use of the term "rural" areas in specified highway-aid legislation to redefine such areas as "countryside areas', covering all areas of a State not included in urban areas. Authorizes the following appropriations under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973: (1) for the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and (2) for the Federal-aid secondary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $500,000,000 for the fiscal 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1974
Federal-Aid Rural Off-System Highway Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States for projects for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of any off-system road (including but not limited to, the replacement of bridges, the elimination of high hazard locations and roadside obstacles). Sets forth the formula to be used by the Secretary in determining the apportionment among the States of sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. Authorizes the following appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of title 23 of the United States Code: (1) for the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas out of the Highway Trust Fund, $900,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1976, June 30, 1977, June 30, 1978, June 30, 1979, and June 30, 1980; (2) for the Federal-aid secondary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $500,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1976, June 30, 1977, June 30, 1978, June 30, 1979, and June 30, 1980; (3) for special bridge replacement under section 144, title 23, United States Code, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $200,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1977, June 30, 1978, June 30, 1979, and June 30, 1980; (4) for off-system roads under section 219, title 23, United States Code, $200,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, June 30, 1977, June 30, 1978, June 30, 1979, and June 30, 1980; and (5) for high-hazard loaction projects under section 152 of title 23, United States Code, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $75,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1977, June 30, 1978, June 30, 1979, and June 30, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1974
Provides for an increase in the amount of a loan that the Secretary of Commerce may guarantee under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 from 75 percent to 87.5 percent of the cost of certain vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1974
Establishes a two-year moratorium on the abandonment of electric railroad facilities under the Interstate Commerce Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to pay $326,600, representing a portion of the cost of corrective work on the Starvation Reservoir Bridge, Utah.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1974
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Increases the number and type of facilities eligible for Federal assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Increases the authorization for the purpose of financing grants and loans under such Act from $6,100,000,000 to $15,600,000,000. States, that the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any project in an urbanized area after July 1, 1976, under this Act unless he finds that such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. Provides a formula under which the Secretary shall apportion the $5,000,000,000 made available to the States in the form of grants for emergency programs under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975 through 1979 to liquidate the obligations incurred for the project costs of emergency programs under such Act. States that the Secretary may approve as a project under this Act: (1) the acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities and equipment for use, by operation or lease or otherwise, in mass transportation service; and (2) the payment of operating expenses to improve or to continue such service by operation, lease, contract or otherwise. States that the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available under this Act shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Provides that, in approving the plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project under this Act, the Secretary shall assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to the proposed project have been fully considered in developing the project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe, and efficient transportation, public services, and conservation of the environment and natural resources, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing any such adverse effects, including: (1) air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, aesthetic values, community cohesion, and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Provides for the method of payment of State and Federal shares of project costs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist States and their political subdivisions in financing the construction and operation of facilities and equipment for use in providing public mass transportation service in rural areas. States that, in order to finance grants, the Secretary is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the United States in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000. Provides that the Federal grant for any rural project assisted under this Act shall be in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Requires the Secretary to develop, test, and prescribe a reporting system to accumulate public mass transportation financial and operating information by uniform categories and a uniform system of accounts and records by January 10, 1977. Provides for the coordination of urban mass transit programs with model cities' programs. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate unsafe conditions in any facility or manner of operation financed under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and to withhold further financial assistance until a plan for correcting the unsafe facility is approved or implemented. Provides for the development, establishment, and operation of demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of fare-free urban mass transportation systems. Enumerates criteria according to which the Secretary shall select cities or metropolitan areas for such projects. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1974
Authorizes the removal of present restrictions upon the setting of toll charges upon specified highway sections in Northern Indiana upon the repayment of $1,936,894 in Federal-aid highway funds by the State of Indiana to the United States Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1974
Permits the disposition, by the Secretary of the Army, of easements along the Louisana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway considered to be no longer necessary for the Federal navigation projects governed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1974
Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974
Authorizes the removal of present restrictions upon the setting of toll charges upon specified highway sections in Northern Indiana upon the repayment of $1,936,894 in Federal-aid highway funds by the State of Indiana to the United States Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Increases the number and type of facilities eligible for Federal assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Increases the authorization for the purpose of financing grants and loans under such Act from $6,100,000,000 to $15,600,000,000. States that the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any project in an urbanized area after July 1, 1976, under this Act unless he finds that such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. Provides a formula under which the Secretary shall apportion the $5,000,000,000 made available to the States in the form of grants for emergency programs under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975 through 1979 to liquidate the obligations incurred for the project costs of emergency programs under such Act. States that the Secretary may approve as a project under this Act: (1) the acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities and equipment for use, by operation or lease or otherwise, in mass transportation service, and (2) the payment of operating expenses to improve or to continue such service by operation, lease, contract or otherwise. States that the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available under this Act shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Provides that, in approving the plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project under this Act, the Secretary shall assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to the proposed project have been fully considered in developing the project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe, and efficient transportation, public services, and conservation of environment and natural resources, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing any such adverse effects, including: (1) air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, esthetic values, community cohesion, and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Provides for the method of payment of State and Federal shares of project costs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist States and their political subdivisions in financing the construction and operation of facilities and equipment for use in providing public mass transportation service in rural areas. States that, in order to finance grants, the Secretary is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the United States in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000. Provides that the Federal grant for any rural project assisted under this Act shall be in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Requires the Secretary to develop, test, and prescribe a reporting system to accumulate public mass transportation financial and operating information by uniform categories and a uniform system of accounts and records by January 10, 1977. Provides for the coordination of urban mass transit programs with model cities' programs. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate unsafe conditions in any facility or manner of operation financed under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and to withhold further financial assistance until a plan for correcting the unsafe facility is approved or implemented. Provides for the development, establishment, and operation of demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of fare-free urban mass transportation systems. Enumerates criteria according to which the Secretary shall select cities or metropolitan areas for such projects. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974
Barrier-Free Transportation Act - Requires transportation facilities manufactured, constructed, or renovated with Federal funds under the Urban Mass Transportation Act to comply with minimum standards, to be effective not later than January 1, 1976, of accessibility and safety for the elderly and the handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1974
Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite the evaluation and selection of a national standard for a collision avoidance system; proceed to develop plans for operating rules and regulations integrating this system into a ground based air traffic control system; and require the installation of a collision avoidance system on all classes of aircraft by certain dates. States that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Secretary of Defense acting through the Interdepartmental Group on Collision Avoidance and Pilot Warning, shall complete the flight test and evaluation of currently competing airborne collision avoidance systems, as defined in the Federal Aviation Act, and not later than one year thereafter shall select a national standard for systems. Provides that upon selection of a national standard the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall publish implementation rules and regulations to describe compatible use and operating procedures between CAS systems and the existing air traffic control system. Sets forth minimum standards regarding collision avoidance systems and the specified dates upon which there must be compliance with standards.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1974
Provides, under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, that, prior to a change of railroad rates, fares, charges, or service or discontinuance of service by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a public hearing be held in the State in which such change is to occur if requested by a majority of the total number of United States Senators and Representatives or the Governor of such State.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1974
Authorizes the President to prescribe regulations relating to the purchase, possession, consumption, use, and transportation of alcoholic beverages by individuals under eighteen years of age in the Canal Zone. Authorizes the President to prescribe regulations for the manufacture and sale, and importation and exportation of alcoholic beverages in the Canal Zone.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1974
Provides that qualified women shall be permitted to be nominated to the Merchant Marine Academy. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1126(b)(1))
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1974
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Commerce to make a full and complete investigation and study for the purpose of determining a policy and role for the Federal Government on tourism in the United States which will most effectively enable the industry to realize fully its potential to contribute to the social well-being, the cultural understanding, and the economic prosperity of the United States. Provides that the chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Agriculture and Forestry, Interior and Insular Affairs, Public Works, Foreign Relations, Government Operations, Labor and Public Welfare, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Small Business, or a member of such committees designated by each such chairman or ranking minority member to serve in his place, shall serve as ex officio members of the Committee on Commerce for purposes of this study. Directs the Committee on Commerce to report its findings, together with its recommendations for such legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement, effective January 1, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Authorizes a demonstration program in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, for the purpose of eliminating highway railroad grade crossings by the relocation of railroad lines. Authorizes appropriations of up to $25,000,000 to carry out the demonstration project.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Cargo Security Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares the purposes of this Act. Title I: Amendments to Interstate Commerce Act and Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - Provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall prescribe reasonable limits on the amount of cargo lost, missing, stolen, presumed stolen, or otherwise unaccounted for, from common carriers during such period or periods as may be specified by the Commission. States that the Commission may prescribe different limits for different classes of carriers and different types of cargo and provide for appropriate exceptions, including losses resulting from acts of God or other occurrences beyond the control of the carrier. Imposes penalties on any carrier that violates the limits prescribed. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each fiscal year to effect such limitation provisions. Requires the making of regulations prescribing reasonable limits on cargo losses by air carriers and foreign air carriers and forwarders. Title II: Customs Port Security - Customs Port Security Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this title to establish a security program for international maritime cargo, which takes into consideration differences in port topography, terminal configuration, size, and location, and the type and volume of cargo handled. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish such cargo security measures as he may find necessary to protect and safeguard cargo at terminals at a port of entry. Imposes civil penalties on any carrier or terminal operator who fails to comply with any regulation issued pursuant to this title. Provides that if the Secretary determines that the imposition of civil penalties or other sanctions against a terminal operator are unavailing to secure its compliance with procedures made applicable to such terminal pursuant to this title, he may prohibit the unlading of imported cargo or the lading of cargo for export at such terminal until compliance is achieved, except that, in the case of cargo transiting the United States destined for another country, it may be unladed and laded at such terminal for purposes of immediate transfer from one carrier to another carrier. Authorizes to be appropriated $500,000 for each fiscal year to effect the purposes of this title. Title III: Studies and Other Provisions - Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and the Department of Transportation to conduct studies to determine and evaluate for the purpose of improving cargo security: (1) methods to deter cargo theft, including analysis of labor-management practices; (2) packaging and labeling of cargo; (3) containerization; (4) claims rules and practices; (5) documentation and waybill practices; (6) carrier insurance and liability standard; and (7) such other matters as may be appropriate. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for such purpose. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out specified programs relating to cargo security systems. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Establishes an Interagency Council on Transportation Security. Provides that functions of the Council shall be to: (1) identify Federal department and agency responsibilities in improving cargo security; (2) facilitate interagency communication; (3) obtain and exchange the views and advice of member departments and agencies having statutory responsibilities or a substantial interest in cargo security; (4) propose and review plans, activities, and programs within the Federal Government dealing with cargo security; (5) coordinate Federal activities in carrying out his provisions of this Act; and (6) coordinate with State and local government agencies' activities.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Railroad Revenue Act - Imposes, under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to transportation by air, a tax equal to one percent of the amount paid for the transportation of property within the United States by rail, motor vehicle, or water. States that in the case of property transported: (1) from a point outside the United States to a point within the United States, or (2) from a point within the United States to a point outside the United States, the tax imposed shall apply to the amount paid for that part of the transportation which takes place within the United States. Provides that, with specified exceptions, the tax imposed by this Act shall be paid by the person making the payment subject to the tax.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Federal Aid Railroad Act - Title I: Fundings, Purposes, and Definitions - Enumerates the purposes of this Act, including that it is necessary to designate an Interstate Railroad System and to organize a nonprofit corporation to modernize the rail lines. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires every rail carrier to submit an inventory of rail lines to the Secretary of Transportation, the Rail Services Planning Office and the Interstate Railroad Corporation. States that the initial Interstate Railroad System shall consist of all rail lines operated by domestic railroad companies which are subject to traffic usage of at least 10 million gross ton-miles per year per mile of rail line. Prescribes the procedures for final designation of the System and for the establishment, maintenance and modification of the System. Provides for the designation of high density passenger corridors in the System and for satisfaction of long-term capital improvement needs. Authorizes to be appropriated, for purposes of this title, $1,000,000 each for the Rail Services Planning Office and for the Corps of Engineers. Title III: Interstate Railroad Corporation - Authorizes to be created an Interstate Railroad Corporation to rehabilitate, maintain, and modernize the rail lines of the System. Prescribes the processes for organization, bylaws, officers and general powers of the Corporation. Requires annual auditing of the accounts of the Corporation and the making of quarterly and annual reports. Title IV: Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Rail Lines by Corporation and States - Provides, upon consideration of specified criteria, for the conveyance by any railroad to the corporation of its right, title, and interest in all its rail lines included within the System. Authorizes appropriations of sums for Federal payments of property tax equivalents. Sets forth the operational responsibilities of the corporation and the States and the procedures for: (1) the operations of rail freight carriers; and (2) the operations of rail passenger carriers. Authorizes to be appropriated for the next six fiscal years specified sums for financial assistance for rehabilitation. Establishes a State maintenance assistance fund. Title V: Maintenance of and Access to Rail Lines of Railroad Companies - Provides that rail lines included within the System which are owned or processed by a railroad company shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Requires railroad companies to file schedules of maintenance to be performed on a regular basis. Prohibits the deferral of any scheduled maintenance activity. Provides for access to rail lines. Title VI: Protection of Employees - States that rail lines shall not contract out for work required by this Act of a value over $450 per month which is performed by employees in any bargaining unit covered by a labor agreement. Provides for a guarantee of the prevailing wage and requires protective arrangements in specified transactions. Title VII: Oversight and Enforcement - Directs eight organizations, including the National Governors Conference and the Congress of Railway Unions, to appoint a representative to form an advisory committee to monitor activities carried on under this Act and to submit a one-year report. Requires a report to be filed annually by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to perform specific investigative and inspection functions. Imposes penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 per fiscal year for the Secretary's administration and enforcement of this Act. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides an antitrust exemption for persons contracting for the joint use of railroad tracts and facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1974
Rural Rail Preservation and Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prepare a comprehensive report containing his conclusions with respect to essential rail services within a specifically defined region, essentially comprising the Northeastern United States, pertaining to the geographic zones at and between which rail service should be provided. Requires the Secretary to formulate and submit to Congress a national transportation policy within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Rail Services Planning Offices to prepare a detailed information survey and detailed comprehensive reports with respect to States outside the region. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to report within ninety days of enactment of this Act the environmental effects of abandonments and imposes a 730-day moratorium on such abandonments. Provides subsidies for rail properties remaining in condition for rail service which have been issued a certificate of abandonment within 5 years prior to enactment of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $200,000,000 for rail service continuation subsidies for each of the first two fiscal years including and following the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to pay up to 100 percent of the cost for construction of access highways to rural areas substantially impacted by accelerated mining activities to meet national energy demands. Authorizes to be appropriated out the Highway Trust Fund for each of fiscal years 1976 and 1977 $50,000,000 to be available until expended for the purposes set forth in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1974
Amendments Act to the Federal-Aid Highway Act - Declares it to be the intent of Congress to establish a national transportation policy recognizing the interdependence of the cities and the countryside, the interrelationships between various transportation modes, and the necessity to make use of the best available technology and transportation resources to meet the transportation needs of the Nation. Increases authorizations for primary and secondary highway systems, bridge replacement and reconstruction, and for projects to eliminate or reduce the hazards of high-accident sections of highways for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Provides for a program to be administered at the county level with funds from the Highway Trust Fund to initiate an emergency bridge replacement program for non-Federal countryside roads and highways.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1974
Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Authorizes the removal of present restrictions upon the setting of toll charges upon specified highway sections in Northern Indiana upon the repayment of $1,880,320 in Federal-aid highway funds by the State of Indiana to the United States Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Authorizes the Governor of the Canal Zone to nominate the daughters and sons of residents of the Canal Zone and of the personnel of the United States Government and Panama Canal Company residing in the Republic of Panama as candidates to fill two vacancies each year at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York (presently limited to sons of such individuals). (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1126(b))
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement as being adverse to the public interest. Provides that such termination shall be effective as of February 1, 1973. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382).
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1974
Deems shares in excess of 33 1/3 percent owned by a single railroad in the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as not having been issued and outstanding for voting purposes. Authorizes necessary appropriations for fiscal year 1975 to carry out the Rail Passenger Service Act. Increases the limitation of aggregate unpaid securities, obligations or loans permitted under such Act.