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Bill· HRH.R. 5428 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1984
Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate final rules not later than December 31, 1985, prescribing standards with respect to fire safety on aircraft, including: (1) the installation of smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in lavatories; (2) fire containment and extinguishing capabilities in cargo compartments; and (3) safety appliances for crew members.
Bill· SS. 2537 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1984
Title I: Railroad Safety - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize the district court of the United States having jurisdiction, upon petition by the Attorney General, to issue orders requiring compliance with the Secretary of Transportation's directives on railroad safety. Requires the Secretary to submit the Department's annual report directly to Congress (in lieu of submission to the President for transmittal to Congress) and changes the date for submission of such report from July l to April 15 of each year. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Transportation for FY 1985 and 1986 for State safety programs and for specified provisions under such Act. Title II: Rail Passenger Service - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to provide that the two members of the board of directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) which are selected by the preferred stockholders shall serve until their successors have been appointed. Provides that the preferred stock issued by the Corporation shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date the Corporation receives the funds for such stock. Repeals provisions which established and set forth the duties of the Performance Evaluation Center within the Corporation. Eliminates requirements for monthly performance reports. Requires the Corporation to report to Congress not later than February 15 of each year on its intercity rail passenger service, including data on ridership, short-term avoidable profit or loss per passenger mile, revenue-to-cost ratio, revenues, the Federal and non-Federal subsidies, and on-time performance. Provides that beginning October 1, 1983, the Corporation may continue service on routes where the Secretary recommends discontinuance if the Corporation and the affected State enter into an agreement to ensure that specified criteria are met. Revises such criteria to remove requirements to calculate passenger mile per train mile on such routes. Removes the congressional veto provisions with respect to an amendment to the Route and Service Criteria and makes any such amendment effective 120 days (currently, 60 days) after continuous session of Congress. States that trade secrets and commercial or financial information prepared by the Corporation are not subject to public disclosure requirements. Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation for FY 1984 and 1985. Repeals the Secretary's interim authority to provide emergency financial assistance for railroads operating passenger service. Makes technical and miscellaneous amendments to the Rail Passenger Services Act and the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. Grants the Comptroller General discretionary authority to make performance audits of the Corporation. (Currently the Comptroller General is required to make such audits annually). Title III: Railroad Accounting Principles Board - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to limit the salaries of members of the Railroad Accounting Principles Board to level V of the Executive Schedule. Terminates the Board three years after its members are appointed. Requires the Board to establish cost accounting principles and make a specified report to Congress within two years of such appointments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 5364 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1984
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for FY 1985 through 1987 for the construction of versatile motor vehicle carrying vessels for private charter operation under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
Law· SS. 2526 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1984
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) operation and maintenance, including icebreaking; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement for aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation; and (5) retirement pay and benefits. Establishes an end-of-year strength for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986. Authorizes average military training loads for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) recruit and special training; (2) flight training; (3) professional training; and (4) officer acquisition. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States has important interests in maintaining a fleet of icebreaking vessels for operation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to plan for the design and construction of at least two additional polar icebreaking vessels to be operational by the end of FY 1990. Requires the Secretary to make status reports on such plans in January of 1985 and 1986. Excludes recreational vessels and associated components with safety defects which create a substantial risk of personal injury to the public from vessels which meet minimum safety standards. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to proceed vigorously with efforts to develop improved lifesaving equipment for use on passenger ferries. Requires the use of authorizations to maintain in full operation the Vessels Traffic Service (VTS) system in San Francisco, California, for FY 1985 and 1986, but prohibits any contracting out of Coast Guard functions until the Coast Guard conducts a study and reports to Congress on such system. Encourages the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to identify functions performed by the Guard which are not inherently governmental and could be performed more cost effectively under contract with the private sector. Requires the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 30 days notice and a certification of quality performance and cost effectiveness before actually contracting out a function. Prohibits any person in charge of a vessel in any capacity from discriminating against a seaman who in good faith reports or is about to report certain violations to the Secretary. Grants such seaman a remedy in Federal district court. Repeals the tankerman manning requirement. Eliminates the need for the Chief of Engineers' approval of plans for the construction or maintenance of bridges over navigable waters. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1946 to eliminate the need for the Chief of Engineers' approval of plans for the construction and operation of any bridge. Amends the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 to eliminate compensation, except for travel and per diem allowances, for members of the Road Advisory Council. Extends such Council from October 6, 1985, to December 24, 1990. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy) to participate in decisions regarding the use of certain former Public Health Service facilities. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy) to participate in decisions involving the use of Public Health Service facilities. Amends the provisions of the Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980 relating to towing and pushing to exclude below the Huey P. Long Bridge on the Mississippi River from certain power-driven vessel lighting requirements. Extends the Towing Safety Advisory Committee from October 6, 1985, to the end of FY 1990.
Bill· SS. 2527 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1984
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1984 - Approves the interstate highway cost estimate for FY 1985 and 1986 and the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984 and 1985. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to adjust and reallocate the minimum allocation made on March 9, 1984, to reflect the apportionments made under this Act. Revises the procedures for releasing interstate construction funds and interstate substitute funds, including allowing the Secretary to release such funds without congressional approval. Decreases the Federal share payable for emergency relief funds for repair projects on the Federal-aid highway system and the Interstate System, unless such emergency repairs are to minimize damage, protect facilities, or restore essential traffic and are accomplished within 30 days after the occurrence. Provides for the funding of certain highway projects with interstate discretionary funds. Requires that a specified percentage of State withdrawal funds be available to the Secretary for State highway research and planning. Authorizes Federal matching funds for bridge replacement and rehabilitation for specified bridges not on the Federal-aid highway system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to include small business concerns owned and controlled by women among such concerns that are eligible for a specified percentage of expenditures under such Act. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1906, the General Bridge Act of 1946, the International Bridge Act of 1972, the Department of Transportation Act, and various other Acts to repeal provisions which regulate toll facilities. Declares that no report, list, schedule, or survey compiled by a State concerning the evaluation of hazardous roadway conditions or rail-highway crossings in order to plan and prioritize safety projects shall be required to be admitted into evidence or used for any other purpose in a Federal or State court. Provides for a reduction in Federal-aid highway funds to States that permit the use of toll revenues for purposes other than those specifically provided by Federal law. Provides for crediting the fair market value of right-of-way donations for highway projects to the State matching share when such donations are made to the State. Requires reduction of sums returned to the Secretary because of route withdrawals by the amount expended to purchase a right-of-way for a withdrawn route if such right-of-way is applied to a public purpose determined by the Secretary to be in the public interest within ten years from the date of the approved withdrawal. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program. Sets forth the following items for inclusion in such study: (1) an analysis of the progress made toward replacing and rehabilitating inadequate bridges on or off the Federal-aid system; (2) a review of the bridge inspection program; (3) an analysis of the effectiveness of the bridge discretionary program; (4) a review of the bridge program's effect on the rehabilitation of historic bridges; and (5) a review of the bridge formula and the effect of large vehicles on the life of a bridge.
Bill· HRH.R. 5330 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1984
Terminates the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration to reorganize its regional office structure under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1983 (formerly subject to congressional veto), unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· SS. 2520 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1984
International Travel Act of 1961 Authorization Act of 1984 - Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 to carry out such Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a field office of the U.S. Commercial Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. Directs the Secretary to establish six Regional Liaison Centers for the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration. Requires the Centers to: (1) provide technical assistance to tourism offices of States within the region which the Center serves; and (2) serve as a liaison between such State offices and offices of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish procedures to ensure that at least one employee in each U.S. embassy located in a foreign nation is trained to promote travel to and within the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 5318 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1984
Terminates the President's authority to amend the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea under the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977 (formerly subject to congressional veto) unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Law· SS. 2499 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Department of Transportation for the following maritime items: (1) operating differential subsidy; (2) research and development activities; and (3) operations and training activities, including maritime education and training expenses and national security support capabilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Federal Maritime Commission.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 362 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Expresses the sense of the Senate that congressional action is necessary to consummate any sale of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) and that congressional hearings should be held regarding the activities of the Department of Transportation with respect to such sale.
Law· HRH.R. 5297 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to terminate certain functions of the Civil Aeronautics Board and transfer others to the Department of Transportation. Transfers to the Department the authority of the Board concerning: (1) consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control; (2) interlocking relationships; (3) pooling and other agreements; and (4) antitrust exemptions. (Currently, such authority is scheduled for transfer to the Department of Justice effective January 1, 1985). Terminates such authority of the Department of Transportation on January 1, 1989. Terminates the authority of the Board with respect to the air carriage of mail, tariffs of air carriers, and rates of service on January 1, 1985. Terminates the authority of the Board with respect to stock ownership disclosures, loans and financial aid approvals, special operating authorizations, and certain rate-making provisions on January 1, 1985. Deems all authority of the Board not otherwise terminated or transferred on or before January 1, 1985, to be transferred to the Department of Transportation. Transfers to the Secretary of Transportation all functions, powers, and duties of the Board under specified provisions of law. Requires the Secretary to collect and disseminate certain information on passengers traveling in interstate and overseas air transportation. Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees by July 1, 1987, with respect to consolidation transactions, interlocking relationships, and agreements that have been exempted under the antitrust laws and recommend whether such authority should be retained or repealed. Authorizes air carriers to incorporate by reference in any ticket or other written instrument any of the terms of the contract of carriage in air transportation. Makes miscellaneous amendments to conform to provisions of this Act. Transfers to the appropriate agencies the personnel, assets, liabilities, and records connected with any function transferred by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5295 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to arrange for the sale of the interest of the United States in the common stock of the Consolidated Rail Corporation under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (formerly subject to congressional veto) unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5285 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1984
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 ten 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.
Law· SS. 2483 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1984
Renames the Dulles International Airport in Virginia the Washington Dulles International Airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 5268 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1984
Renames the Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the Washington Dulles International Airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 5220 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1984
National Defense Shipyard Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revise the current construction-differential subsidy provisions by setting forth requirements for shipyard construction subsidies. Declares a shipyard qualified to receive a construction subsidy if it is capable of constructing: (1) seagoing vessels that meet the requirements of the Secretary of Transportation; and (2) simultaneously, at least three vessels of the type of which subsidy application is made. Prohibits a shipyard from making such application if more than 60 percent of its construction capacity in the previous year was used for vessel or other construction for the U.S. Government. Sets forth competitive bidding procedures for shipyard construction subsidies. Provides financial incentives and penalties on the use of such subsidies. Limits a subsidy to 40 percent of the shipyard's bid. Restricts vessels constructed under this Act to the foreign commerce of the United States or foreign-to-foreign commerce. Sets forth circumstances under which operating differential subsidy contractors may qualify for construction subsidies. Establishes the construction subsidy account in the U.S. Treasury for payment of subsidies under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for such account. Sets forth eligibility requirements for such subsidies for State maritime academy training vessels or icebreakers for the Coast Guard.
Bill· HRH.R. 5230 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1984
Airline Passenger Consumer Protection Act - Authorizes reimbursement from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund of air carriers which provide air transportation to individuals by honoring tickets issued by another air carrier which is unable to provide such transportation because it has filed for bankruptcy. Makes such authorization effective on October 1, 1984. Makes a conforming amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.
Bill· HRH.R. 5217 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1984
Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission, until after FY 1985, from acting on applications submitted after October 1, 1983, with respect to the limitations on intermodal ownership (ownership and control of different types of common carriers).
Bill· HRH.R. 5216 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1984
Provides for the allocation among eligible States of interest earned on tax revenues paid into the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1985 and 1986. Sets forth terms and conditions for a State to receive such funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5207 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1984
Limitation of Liability Act of 1984 - Entitles shipowners and salvors (persons who render services in direct connection with salvage operations) to limit liability for the following maritime claims: (1) claims for death or personal injury; (2) claims for loss or damage to property; and (3) claims for losses resulting from delay or infringement of rights. Sets forth exceptions from application of this Act. Describes conduct which bars limitation and the method for resolving counterclaims. Establishes the limits of liability. Authorizes persons seeking to limit liability to file or join a complaint for limitation of liability in the district court of the United States which has jurisdiction. Sets forth the method and procedures for such persons to establish a fund for the payment of claims against them. Repeals specified laws to conform to provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5213 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1984
Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (formerly subject to congressional veto) under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to promulgate regulations relating to motor vehicle occupant restraint systems, unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5202 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1984
Increases the weight allowed to be carried on a triaxle of certain vehicles using the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Bill· HRH.R. 5165 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1984
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to make Federal grants available to pay up to 80 percent of the cost of the competitive procurement of public transportation service by privately owned motor vehicles in lieu of financing the acquisition of motor vehicles. Restricts such grants to the procurement of service to be provided by motor vehicles that were acquired without public financial assistance. Requires such service to be supplementary, specialized, or community-level public transportation service. Sets forth terms and conditions for such grants.
Bill· SS. 2417 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1984
Amends the Sherman Act to prohibit any rail carrier, with intent to monopolize, from denying a person the use, at reasonable terms, of a facility which is the sole facility for movement of such person's shipment of ore, coal, grain, forest products, chemicals, or fertilizers to the destination of shipment. Provides that terms for the use of such facility shall be considered unreasonable if they require: (1) the shipper to use any other facilities of the rail carrier; (2) rates that would yield a revenue-to-variable cost ratio higher that the lower of the revenue-to-variable cost ratios yielded by the carrier's single line rate or its division of a competing joint line rate to the shipment destination; or (3) rates higher than the rates that would yield a fair return on the proportion of the carrier's prudent investment in the railroad facility that the shipper's traffic bears to all traffic using such railroad facility. Allows the shipper to elect to connect with water carriage at any point within or not substantially beyond the first rail connection with a competing rail carrier. Declares that a carrier shall be conclusively presumed to have denied use of such facility with intent to monopolize if it denies use of such facility at reasonable terms to such a person and to other carriers for the transporation of such person's goods.
Bill· SS. 2409 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1984
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to repeal the requirement that the Attorney General approve the transfer of Government-owned lands for public airport purposes. Makes the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (relating to the disposition of property for public airports) inapplicable to this Act. Sets forth procedures for the conveyance of lands for airports where such conveyance was requested of the Secretary of Transportation by a Federal department or agency before the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5091 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Transportation for FY 1985 for construction-differential subsidies under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve and pay a subsidy which exceeds 50 percent of the cost of constructing, reconstructing, or reconditioning a vessel.
Bill· HRH.R. 5089 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984
Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Transportation relating to the airline employee protection program under the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (formerly subject to congressional veto), unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5071 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to set forth circumstances under which vessels built with construction differential subsidies may be permitted to transfer to the domestic coastwise trade. Conditions such transfer upon repayment of the unamortized construction differential subsidy received and makes vessels so transferred ineligible for operating differential subsidies.
Bill· HRH.R. 5078 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984
Permits States to exercise regulatory jurisdiction over intrastate railroad abandonment and discontinuance. Conditions such permission on the existence of specified circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 5057 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1984
Establishes in the Department of Transportation the Office of Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
Bill· HRH.R. 5029 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1984
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation, in the event of a default, to assume the obligor's rights and duties under a loan or other security agreement guaranteed by the Secretary to finance the purchase of vessels. Exempts from the automatic stay of bankruptcy proceedings the commencement of an action to foreclose a mortgage on a vessel by the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce under the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920 and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Terminates the authority of the Federal Maritime Commission to initiate investigations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Reserves such investigations to the Secretary of Transportation. Extends the authority of the Secretary to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance until September 30, 1989. (Currently such authority expires on September 30, 1984.)
Bill· HRH.R. 5039 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to LIFE International to pay up to 75 percent of the costs of retrofitting and operating specified vessels transferred to the organization. Authorizes appropriations to the Maritime Administration for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants.
Bill· HRH.R. 5034 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1984
Terminates the authority of the Secretary of Transportation under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to amend the average fuel economy standard for model year 1985 and subsequent model years (formerly subject to congressional veto), unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5007 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1984
Establishes in the Federal Aviation Administration the position of Associate Administrator for the National Airways System Plan. Makes it the duty of such Administrator to review, revise, publish, and implement such plan. Sets a ten-year term of office.
Bill· HRH.R. 4990 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984
Coast Guard Management and Efficiency Improvement Act of 1984 - Excludes from computations of length of service for officers in the Coast Guard time spent at any of the service academies. Renders ineligible for promotion, officers whose separation or retirement date has officially passed but are being deferred for physical disability evaluation purposes. Increases from $25,000 to $100,000 the ceiling on settlement of claims by the Secretary of Transportation involving damage to Coast Guard property. Makes it a Federal crime to kill an employee of the Coast Guard assigned to perform investigative, inspection, or law enforcement functions. Entitles certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard to a replacement when rations inkind are not available. Entitles the surviving spouse of a commandant of the Coast Guard who dies a service-connected death to an increased rate of dependency and indemnity compensation. Eliminates the need for the Chief of Engineers' approval of plans for the construction or maintenance of bridges over navigable waters. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1946 to eliminate the need for the Chief of Engineers' approval of plans for the construction and operation of any bridge. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy) to participate in decisions regarding the use of certain former Public Health Service facilities. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy) to participate in decisions involving the use of Public Health Service facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4987 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984
Prohibits nonstop flights of commercial aircraft between Washington National Airport and any point more than 600 miles from such airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 4992 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984
Coastal and Inland Waterways Navigation Safety Act of 1984 - Postpones the termination date of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee from October 6, 1985, to September 30, 1990. Amends the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 to exempt power-driven towing vessels operating below the Huey P. Long Bridge on the Mississippi River (Louisiana) from the towing light requirements. Removes the authority for members of the Rules of the Road Advisory Council who are not Federal officials or employees to be compensated while engaged in the business of the Council. Postpones the termination date of such Council from December 24, 1985, to September 30, 1990.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 498 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make apportionments: (1) for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1985 and 1986; and (2) for the substitute highway and transit projects in accordance with the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984 and 1985.
Law· HRH.R. 4957 (98th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion: (1) for FY 1985, one-half of the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for such fiscal year; and (2) for FY 1984, one-half of the sums to be apportioned for such fiscal year in accordance with the interstate substitute cost estimate. Increases the authorized appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for emergency relief for FY 1984. Makes the following projects eligible for emergency relief funds: (1) a project to alleviate flooding conditions on an interstate highway in the vicinity of Carencro, Louisiana; and (2) a project to repair any Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California, which was destroyed as a result of storms and a mountain slide during the winter of 1982-1983. Makes funds available to Maryland for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing a specified interstate route. Revises provisions with respect to State use of allocated funds. Makes the construction of a bridge in the vicinity of Valley City and Florence, Illinois, eligible for the Federal highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to remove cement from its Buy American provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4953 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1984
Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to exempt segments of the Interstate Highway System from the requirement that commercial motor vehicle combinations consisting of a truck tractor and two trailing units (double bottom trucks) be allowed to operate on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Bill· HRH.R. 4918 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide that the amount available for expenditure from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1985 through 1987 shall be the amount transferred or credited to such Account in the latest fiscal year for which data is available.
Bill· HRH.R. 4935 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion one-half of the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1985, and one-half of the sums to be apportioned in accordance with the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984. Specifies apportionment factors.
Bill· HRH.R. 4936 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the apportionment of funds for interstate highway construction for FY 1985.
Bill· SS. 2325 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1984
Transit Crime Prevention Act of 1984 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to increase amounts available for expenditure from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1985 and 1986. Makes specified amounts of such funds available for FY 1984 through 1986 for the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to public mass transit systems for crime prevention and security. Directs the Secretary to require each public mass transit system receiving a grant under this Act to file annual crime reports.
Bill· SS. 2295 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Highway Revenue Equity Act - Provides that for purposes of determining the minimum allocation for any State for highway projects, the amount of taxes paid into the Highway Trust Fund with respect to gasohol and certain methanol and ethanol fuels shall be determined as if such fuels were taxed as gasoline.
Bill· HRH.R. 4841 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) operation and maintenance, including icebreaking; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement for aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation; and (5) retirement pay and benefits. Establishes an end-of-year strength for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986. Authorizes average military training loads for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) recruit and special training; (2) flight training; (3) professional training, and (4) officer acquisition. Sets the level for full-time civilian employment in the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986. Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to transfer up to five percent of appropriations among categories. Requires such Secretary to give the chairmen of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 15 days notice of any proposed transfer. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States has important interests in maintaining a fleet of icebreaking vessels for operation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Directs the Secretary to plan for the design and construction of at least two additional polar icebreaking vessels to be operational by the end of FY 1990. Requires the Secretary to make status reports on such plans in January of 1985 and 1986. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for operating a vessel while intoxicated. Requires marine casualty reports to include information indicating whether alcohol was a cause of the casualty. Requires State recreational boating safety programs to disseminate information concerning the hazards of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol. Excludes recreational vessels and associated components with safety defects which create a substantial risk of personal injury to the public from vessels which meet minimum safety standards. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a helicopter rescue swimmer program. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to proceed vigorously with efforts to develop improved lifesaving equipment for use on passenger ferries.
Bill· HRH.R. 4831 (98th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to require public disclosure of all terms (currently, only essential terms) of rail transportation contracts, not later than two days after such contracts are filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Bill· HRH.R. 4824 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Establishes in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety to be headed by an Associate Administrator for Motor Carrier Safety. Sets forth the duties of the Secretary of Transportation to be carried out by the Associate Administrator. Increases the civil penalties for violations of reporting requirements relating to motor carrier transportation. Sets forth additional penalties for violations of motor carrier safety standards. Sets forth the minimum grade level of motor carrier safety inspectors of the Bureau in the classification of such positions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4815 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Prohibits the United States Postal Service from entering into a contract with, or using, any air carrier that is a debtor in any case under Federal bankruptcy laws to transport the mail.
Bill· SS. 2276 (98th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1984
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of constructing a rail rapid transit line between the West Falls Church, Virginia, station of the Washington, D.C. Metrorail system and Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Requires a report to Congress on such study within one year after enactment of this Act.