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United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Releases Ohio and the Ohio Turnpike Commission from all restrictions with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls or other charges on the Ohio Turnpike.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to use land within the boundaries of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge in connection with the navigation project for Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, North Carolina.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983
Modifies the navigation project at the Houston Ship Channel, Texas, to maintain a 40-foot depth in Greens Bayou.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983
Declares the Port of Houston Authority Bridge over Greens Bayou, Texas, to be for all purposes a "lawful bridge" as defined in a specified Act which provides for the alteration of certain bridges over navigable waters of the United States and for the apportionment of the cost of such alterations between the United States and the owners of such bridges. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to reimburse the bridge owner for work done prior to the date of enactment of this Act which, if done after enactment of this Act, would have been the responsibility of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct the navigation project at Brazos Island Harbor, Texas.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983
Modifies the Rio Grande Bank protection project, Texas, by authorizing further activities.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983
Modifies the navigation project at the Houston Ship Channel to maintain a 40-foot project depth in the Barbour Terminal Channel, Texas.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983
Multimodal Transportation Improvement Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the transfer of customs duties to specified transportation trust funds based on cargo-ton-miles traveled within the United States. Specifies such trust funds as the Highway Trust Fund and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Establishes in the Treasury the Navigable Waterways Trust Fund and the Railroad Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to take certain remedial and preventive measures at the Cooper River Rediversion Project, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983
Requires certain vessels in ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes service to: (1) provide a flotation device, light, and whistle for each life preserver and exposure suit carried; and (2) ensure that crewmembers wear exposure suits in at least one fire and boat drill each month. Requires specified mobile oil-drilling units to: (1) carry an exposure suit and fully-equipped life preserver for each person onboard; (2) have exposure suits at watch and work stations; and (3) provide boat drills at least once a month. Sets forth required components for exposure suits and exempts certain vessels from provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require fire equipment on certain passenger-carrying aircraft in the lavatory and galley areas.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1983
(Reporeted to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 98-491) Establishes national child passenger restraint requirements for motor vehicles. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving Federal-aid highway projects in any State which does not comply with such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1983
Single-line Prohibition Extension Amendment - Motor Carriers of Property - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to extend until July 1, 1986, the prohibition with respect to discussion among or voting by motor carriers of property on single-line rates.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1983
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit the registration or licensing of motor vehicles when the ownership is transferred in interstate commerce unless: (1) the application for a new certificate of title is accompanied by the prior owner's most recent registration card; and (2) the new certificate of title is printed in a specified process and indicates the odometer mileage. Prohibits the issuance of a registration card for any motor vehicle that does not meet Federal odometer disclosure requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1983
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the non-Federal share (to be paid by the State of Arkansas) of the cost of constructing a bridge over the Norfolk Reservoir, Arkansas.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983
Historic Shipwreck Preservation Act - Provides that the United States relinquishes to the respective States all right, title, and interest of the United States with respect to historical shipwrecks and structures on the seabed or in the subsoil of lands beneath the navigable waters within the boundaries of such States. Provides that the U.S. maritime law of salvage shall not apply to such shipwrecks or structures.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a feasibility study to improve the safety, capacity, and operational characteristics of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge on I-66 connecting the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Requires a report to Congress within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Requires the report to ensure the maintenance of a bicycle and pedestrian path. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a construction project on such bridge upon favorable results of such study. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1983
Designates December 1, 1983, as National Civil Air Patrol Day.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
National Drunk and Drugged Driver Prevention Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue orders to provide for: (1) the establishment and administration of a maximum national blood alcohol content standard for determination of unlawful operation of a motor vehicle; and (2) the seizure and sale of the operator's motor vehicle upon the operator's conviction for a second violation of the blood alcohol content standard. Requires the establishment of a fund in each State to compensate victims of drunk drivers under State laws consistent with this Act. Requires the deposit in such funds of: (1) proceeds from the sale of seized motor vehicles, or any other State action consistent with this Act; (2) moneys authorized by Congress or the Secretary; and (3) tax revenues authorized by a State on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1983 - Title I: Improved Identification for Motor Vehicle Parts and Components - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle security standard applicable to parts used in the manufacture of motor vehicles, other than motorcycles, after the effective date of such standard, or manufactured as new replacement parts after such date. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before promulgating such standard, which includes the effect on domestic motor vehicle production and sales. Stipulates that the standard shall not: (1) impose additional costs upon manufacturers in excess of $10 per motor vehicle; or (2) require the identification of more than 14 parts for any motor vehicle, nine parts for any truck, or four parts for any trailer. Declares that a Federal motor vehicle standard supercedes any State or local standard. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct studies on the development of security devices and systems. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on such devices and systems within one year of enactment. Provides for repeal of this title on a specified date. Title II: Antifencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing or altering any identification number of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part required by regulation. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Applies to the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles and parts those provisions of law relating to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels and merchandise under the customs laws. Establishes penalties for anyone who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that such identification number has been removed or altered. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative type device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock, or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title III: Importation and Exportation Measures - Establishes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle or vehicle part knowing that it has been stolen or that its identification number has been altered. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle or off- highway mobile equipment to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Title IV: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a task force to study problems relating to motor vehicle titling and controls over motor vehicle salvage which may affect the motor vehicle theft problem. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation and the Postmaster General, to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
Merchant Marine Act of 1983 - Title I - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to authorize an operator receiving or applying for an operating-differential subsidy to construct or reconstruct its vessels in a foreign shipyard or to acquire them outside the United States. Restricts such authorization to vessels over 5,000 deadweight tons which are suitable for use for national defense or military purposes in time of war or national emergency. Eliminates preconditions for such authorization. Sets forth criteria of age, period of documentation, and necessity to national defense according to which vessels constructed outside the United States shall be deemed privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels for the purpose of transporting government cargoes. Revises the definition of "citizen of the United States" to increase the authorized foreign investment in certain corporations, partnerships, or associations engaged in U.S.-flag shipping. Makes conforming amendments to the Shipping Act, 1916. Title II - Allows eligible foreign-built vessels to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish a capital construction fund. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to repeal provisions requiring a 50 percent ad valorem duty on the costs of vessel repairs made abroad. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to remove the exception for emergencies in the requirement that operators receiving an operating- differential subsidy for repairs make such repairs within the United States or Puerto Rico.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983
Designates the air traffic control tower at the Chattanooga Municipal Airport, Tennessee, as the Harry Porter Control Tower.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983
Authorizes additional appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1983 for emergency relief. Makes a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California, eligible for such assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983
Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1983 for emergency relief, in addition to any other authorized amounts. Makes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for such relief funds. Removes the limitation on amounts available for projects in any State for funds authorized by this Act. Makes the following projects eligible for emergency relief assistance: (1) the project to alleviate flooding conditions under an interstate highway near Carencro, Louisiana; and (2) the project to reconstruct a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983
Makes the construction of a bridge on the Federal-aid primary system in the vicinity of Valley City and Florence, Illinois, eligible for assistance under the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983
Prohibits the construction of naval vessels in foreign shipyards. Restricts the construction of major components (costing over $10,000 at point of delivery to the United States) of a United States naval vessel outside the United States (including the territories and possessions of the United States). Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to exclude from such restriction any component not reasonably available in the United States in a timely manner. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on each such determination.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983
Public Capital Investment Act of 1983 - Title I: Public Capital Investment - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to make grants to any State for the purpose of the construction or rehabilitation of public capital investment projects. Authorizes any State to submit to the Secretary an application for a public investment grant under this Act. Sets forth the requirements for such applications. Requires the Secretary to approve such an application upon finding that the State has met the necessary requirements. Provides that such a State shall receive annual grants under this Act, provided that the Secretary does not find that such State has failed to maintain its program substantially as originally proposed. Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of the grant where the Secretary finds that a State is failing to maintain its original program. Authorizes the use of grant funds by a State for use as loans to local governments for the purpose of public capital investment. Authorizes the use of grant funds by two or more States for the construction and rehabilitation of public capital investments of a regional character. Sets forth the method for allocating funds under this Act to the individual States. Specifies the procedures for the return of grant funds if either an application is not received or an application is not approved. Requires Federal agencies to expeditiously review and act on any permit necessary for the repair or rehabilitation of any public capital investment undertaken by a non-Federal public body. Requires the Secretary to develop and publish criteria and information on techniques for establishing inventories of existing and needed capital improvements. Requires the Secretary to allocate a specified amount to support research and development activities to augment the cost-effectiveness of national public capital investments. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress concerning the disbursement of funds under this title and the use of those funds by participating States. Amends the Clean Water Act to authorize States to use certain funds allotted to them for revolving loans or grants for the construction of waste water treatment works. Requires repayments of such loans to be paid to the States. Authorizes appropriations for this title for FY 1985 through 1994. Declares that the authorities for this title shall terminate on October 1, 1994. Title II: Standby Public Investment - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide technical and planning assistance to States, local government, and Indian tribes for the development of long-range plans and programs for the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of public capital investment projects. Authorizes such entities to submit an application for a grant and to receive assistance upon a satisfactory showing of the deterioration of its public capital investment. Requires such grants to be used to develop an investment plan coordinating future investment with economic development and the creation of jobs (as well as the activities under title I of this Act). Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to carry out such grants for FY 1984 through 1988. Establishes in the Treasury a Counter-Cyclical Trust Fund, with a balance not to exceed $2,000,000,000. Authorizes appropriations for immediate transfer to the Fund. Requires the Secretary to use Fund moneys to fulfill the purposes of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the repair, rehabilitation, or construction of public capital investments upon the application of any State, local government, or Indian tribe. Prohibits any such grants from exceeding 75 percent of the cost of projects under this section. Lists eligible public investment projects under this title. Requires eligible projects to be contained in a State developed investment plan and to have designs, specifications, and engineering acceptable to the Secretary. States eligibility requirements for such projects, including certain economic and unemployment problems. Authorizes the Secretary to accept applications for such projects upon a determination that the Index of Total Industrial Production has declined for three consecutive months. Makes funds available under this title when the Secretary makes a certain determination concerning high civilian unemployment. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth certain definitions. Lists the authorized powers of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in carrying out titles I and II of this Act. Requires the Secretary to make a comprehensive annual report to Congress of the operations under this Act. Requires recipients of grants under such titles to keep certain records and to transmit biannual reports to the Secretary. Requires that the Secretary and Comptroller General have access to all books and records of any recipient, subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor that are pertinent to assistance under such titles.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983
Forgives 80 percent of the repayments due the Secretary of Transportation by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority of loans entered into under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 for the acquisition of rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to convert 20 percent of such repayment to a grant agreement in accordance with provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983
National Hostel System Plan Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a national hostel system plan, which shall: (1) guide the development and implementation of a national hostel system; (2) encourage the development of hostels by Federal, State, and local agencies, private, nonprofit organizations, and private business; and (3) encourage the operation of hostels by private, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Requires full public participation, including public review and comment, in the development of such plan. Directs the Secretary to submit periodic status reports on the plan until it is completed. Requires the Secretary to ensure that State comprehensive outdoor recreation plans, developed pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, address the issue of the location and development of hostels in a manner consistent with the national hostel system plan. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1983
Declares that certain portions of the Hudson River in Hudson County, New Jersey, are not navigable water of the United States. Gives the consent of Congress to the filling in of, and the erection of permanent structures on, any or all of such property.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983
Authorizes, within available funds, the construction of a bridge approach at Clarkston, Washington.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise the definition of "public aircraft" to mean any aircraft owned and operated by any State, territorial, or local government. (Currently, such term means any aircraft used exclusively in the service of such a government.)
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983
Drunk Driving Prevention Act of 1983 - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving certain Federal-aid highway projects in any State whose law does not conform to the national drunk driving prevention program established by this Act. Sets forth requirements for State law under such programs.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a navigation project at Saint Louis Harbor, Missouri and Illinois, in accordance with certain plans.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983
Deauthorizes the navigation project for the Kalihi Channel at Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983
Public Works Investment Act of 1983 - Title I: Payments for Local Public Works - Directs that Federal payments made under this title be used for construction, renovation, repair, and improvement of local public works owned or operated by a State government, a unit of local government, or an agency or instrumentality of one or more States or units of local government. Prohibits using such payments for the acquisition of any interest in real property or for the construction, renovation, repair, and improvement of any recreational or cultural facility. Sets forth the amount of such payments for each unit of general local government and State, subject to the availability of appropriations. Requires local governments receiving such payments to make certain assurances in order to qualify for the payments. Requires States and local governments to agree to certain conditions, with respect to the use of any Federal payment under this title, in order to qualify for such payments. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title II: Existing Programs - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the amount of authorized appropriations for FY 1984 for grants for municipal wastewater treatment. Prohibits the total of all obligations for airport development, airport planning, and airport noise compatibility planning and programs from exceeding certain amounts for FY 1983 and 1984. Prohibits the total of all obligations for certain Federal assistance to urban mass transportation (including grants and loans) from exceeding a specified amount for FY 1984. Amends the Highway Improvement Act of 1982 to increase the maximum amount of the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction for FY 1984. Modifies the total amount which may be obligated to each State for qualifying highway improvements for FY 1983 and 1984. Requires the repayment of such increases in the Federal share to be repaid by such States by FY 1985. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to deduct any unpaid repayments from certain funds apportioned to such States in FY 1985 and 1986, according to a specified formula.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983
Repeals the Act which created the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Establishes within the Department of Transportation the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Administration, headed by an Administrator. Requires such Administrator to: (1) operate and maintain the United States portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway; and (2) conduct plans and studies for improvements to such portion. Authorizes the Administrator to participate with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada in the collection of tolls to be used for bridge and approach repair. Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to begin negotiations with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada to reduce or eliminate all tolls on the Seaway. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after September 30, 1983. Transfers all property and functions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (the SLSDC) to the Department of Transportation to carry out the functions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Administration (the SLSDA). Requires the SLSDA to assume all functions of the SLSDC.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983
Designates May 24, 1983, as Brooklyn Bridge Day.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983
Repeals requirements for a national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a shoreline protection project for Maumee Bay State Park, Lake Erie, Ohio. States the non-Federal share of the cost of such project.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983
Amtrak Improvement Act of 1983 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to prohibit a State or political subdivision from requiring the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to employ persons to perform any particular operation in the provision of rail passenger service. Authorizes the Corporation to continue service which it planned to discontinue under an agreement with a State (or local or regional transportation agency) that such State will: (1) reimburse the Corporation for 100 percent of its long-term avoidable losses and associated capital costs; and (2) assume the Corporation's liability for labor protective arrangements in the event of a discontinuance of service. Directs the Secretary of Transportation and employee representatives, not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, to enter into an agreement providing protection for Corporation employees who are deprived of employment by a discontinuance of intercity rail passenger service. Requires the Secretary to prescribe the benefit schedule if the parties are unable to reach such an agreement. Sets forth terms and conditions for such agreement and makes it inapplicable to Amtrak Commuter. Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation for FY 1984 and 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983
Urges the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Attorney General to: (1) ensure that their respective agencies place as much emphasis on duties relating to the facilitation of international air commerce as is given to law enforcement duties at U.S. gateway and preclearance airports; and (2) develop jointly and implement, before the beginning of the 1984 Summer Olympics, a national plan to consolidate such functions of the agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1983
Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revoke the airman certificate of any person who has been convicted of violations (other than simple possession) of State or Federal law relating to controlled substances. Requires the Administrator to revoke the airman certificate of any person who has knowingly transported any controlled substance, where such transportation is prohibited. Prohibits the Administrator from reissuing any revoked certificate for a period of five years. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to reissue such certificate in certain circumstances before the end of a five-year period, but not before the end of the first year after revocation. Requires the Administrator to revoke the certificate of registration of an owner of an aircraft if it is determined that such aircraft has been used to transport controlled substances illegally. Sets forth certificate reissuance guidelines similar to those for the reissuance of airman certificates. Provides criminal penalties for violations of this Act, including selling or using fraudulent certificates.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1983
Removes the restriction on the use of materials produced by convict labor in the construction of Federal-aid highways.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1983
Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out such Act. Directs the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration to study and report to Congress on alternative methods of funding activities in support of national tourism objectives. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration of the regional tourism promotional and marketing program by February 15, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Repeals requirements for a national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal the authorization of appropriations to enforce such speed limit.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Highway Safety Act of 1983 - Title I: Automotive Safety Improvement Act of 1983 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prescribe bumper standards for passenger motor vehicles manufactured or imported after September 1, 1984. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to reopen rulemaking proceedings to implement the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on side impact protection. Requires the issuance of final regulations on such standard by July 1, 1984. Requires the Secretary to make grants to States which have in effect a law requiring the use of child safety seats which meet the requirements of a specified safety standard. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1985. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicles Safety Act of 1966 to require manufacturers of passenger automobiles to install airbags in such automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1985. Directs the Secretary to amend a specified safety standard to require automobile manufacturers to install antilacerative windshields in all passenger automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1984. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by September 30, 1984 on the results of a study of crash protection for truck occupants, including potential performance standards for truck manufacturers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for such study. Directs the Secretary to amend a specified safety standard to require manufacturers to equip passenger automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1984, with a high-mounted rear stoplamp. Requires the Secretary to promulgate a safety standard establishing passenger automobile crashworthiness rating and labeling requirements for such automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1984. Requires the Secretary by July 1, 1984 to require automobile dealers to make available to prospective purchasers data comparing the crashworthiness of passenger automobiles. Directs the Department of Transportation to study the effectiveness of existing regulations on emergency warning devices required to be carried on buses, trucks, truck tractors, and motor-driven vehicles which are involved in emergency situations. Requires such study to investigate the potential costs and benefits of requiring passenger automobile operators to carry emergency warning devices and to examine the benefits of warning devices in enhancing highway safety. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for such study. Title II: Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Act of 1983 - Includes under the alcohol traffic safety program traffic safety problems resulting from persons driving under the influence of drugs. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for rehabilitation and treatment programs for persons arrested and convicted of driving while under the influence of drugs. Directs the Secretary to make grants to a State to enforce alcohol traffic safety programs if such State has in effect a law which: (1) sets the minimum legal drinking age at 21 years of age; and (2) provides for the penalty of misdemeanor for certain persons who supply alcoholic beverages to individuals under 21 years of age or to individuals who appear to be intoxicated. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 and 1985 for such grant program. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States which implement accident-reduction projects using computerized safety recordkeeping systems. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the appropriate congressional committees to conduct oversight hearings at least annually for the first three years after enactment of this Act. Title III: Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish rules, regulations, standards, and orders to assure that: (1) commercial motor vehicles are safely maintained, equipped, loaded, and operated; (2) the responsibilities imposed upon drivers of commercial motor vehicles do not impair such drivers' ability to operate safely; (3) the physical condition of such drivers is adequate to enable them to drive safely; and (4) the operation of commercial motor vehicles does not create deleterious effects on the physical condition of such drivers. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to undertake a study of health hazards to which employees engaged in the operation of commercial motor vehicles are exposed, and to develop information to enable such employees to operate free from recognized hazards. Requires that such study be submitted to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 for such study. Authorizes agents of the Secretary to conduct inspections of facilities, equipment, operations, and pertinent records in carrying out the responsibilities of this title. Sets forth penalties for violations of safety standards promulgated under this title. Allows States to adopt more stringent safety rules if such rules are not inconsistent with Federal rules. Requires each commercial motor vehicle to pass an annual inspection of its safety equipment. Directs the Secretary to establish Federal standards for such equipment and a procedure for State implementation of such inspections. Requires the issuance of such regulations before September 30, 1984. Directs the Secretary and the Interstate Commerce Commission to jointly establish a procedure to determine the safety fitness of persons seeking operating authority as motor carriers. Requires the submission of such procedure to Congress by July 1, 1984. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of safety characteristics of heavy trucks, including an examination of the handling, stability, and crashworthiness of such trucks. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985 for such study. Directs the appropriate congressional committees to conduct periodic oversight hearings on the effects of this title for the first three years after enactment of this Act. Title IV: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to require the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate training programs of Federal, State, and local agencies and private organizations for incident prevention and response with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials. Authorizes the Secretary and the Director to develop appropriate training programs and make recommendations to improve existing programs. Directs the Secretary or the Director to maintain an information dissemination service on the safe and proper methods of transporting hazardous materials and for responding to incidents. Requires the Secretary to establish or encourage the establishment of regional training centers on incident prevention. Sets forth terms and conditions under which the Secretary is authorized to make grants to States for the enforcement of Federal rules on hazardous materials transportation. Authorizes the Secretary to establish regulations on the routing of hazardous materials and a prenotification system to inform State or local governments on such routing. Authorizes the Director to make emergency response planning grants to State, regional, and local governments and to conduct research and development activities to improve incident-response capabilities. Authorizes appropriations for grant programs under this title. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to conduct periodic oversight hearings on the implementation and effects of this title at least annually for the first three years after enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Terminates the authorization for the Eastport Harbor, Maine, navigation project. Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to transfer title to any facilities and improvements constructed by the United States as part of such project without consideration to the city of Eastport.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out the navigation project at the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in accordance with certain plans and subject to the conditions recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated November 20, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Government-Impelled Cargo Act of 1983 - Requires that all waterborne cargo affecting the national security of the United States be transported in U.S.-flag vessels. Requires that 50 percent of such vessels' cargo be non-security related. Requires that at least 10 percent of all cargo subject to this Act be routed to each of the four coasts (Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and Great Lakes). Makes certain exceptions when no U.S.-flag vessel is available at competitive rates, and when a declared emergency exists. Sets forth directives for agency compliance with this Act and repeals specified laws to conform to its provisions.