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Bill· HRH.R. 4665 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize Hawaii to use for highway construction certain excess funds generated in off-airport locations from the sale of duty-free merchandise which is intended to facilitate access to its airports. Authorizes such use for revenues generated on sales through December 31, 1994. Prohibits the State, if any such revenues are used in a calendar year for airport facility improvement purposes, from receiving Federal grants for airport development, planning, or noise compatibility programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 4664 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990
Repeals a provision of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 that prohibits air transportation with South Africa.
Bill· HRH.R. 4609 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990
Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989, with regard to FY 1991, to: (1) increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance; and (2) authorize appropriations for environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4633 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a demonstration project in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to construct a highway in order to enhance economic development and improve highway safety in an area of high unemployment. Authorizes appropriations. Specifies that the Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 60 percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4632 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990
Amends Federal law relating to the authority of the Coast Guard in saving life and property to provide for criminal penalties and liability for costs for inducing Coast Guard aid under false pretenses. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for acquiring direction finding equipment for land-based Coast Guard search and rescue stations to enhance the capability to locate and identify mariner distress signals.
Bill· HRH.R. 4634 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990
Amends Federal law regarding vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate Highway System to prohibit the apportionment of Federal funds to any State which prohibits vehicles with certain triaxle weights from using the Interstate System within its boundaries. Authorizes such highways to be used by vehicles with two consecutive sets of tandem and triaxles carrying a gross load of 70,000 pounds if the distance between such axles meets certain measurements. Exempts a group of three or more consecutive axles from specified tandem axle requirements.
Bill· SS. 2500 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1990
Visual Pollution Control Act of 1990 - Authorizes (current law requires) reduction of Federal highway funds by up to five (currently, equal to ten) percent of apportioned funds for States that have not made provision for effective control of outdoor signs, displays, or devices (advertising) along Federal-aid highways. Requires, as part of effective control, that: (1) each State maintain an annual inventory of such advertising, identify such advertising as illegal, nonconforming, or conforming under State law, and assure that any prohibited advertising shall be removed; and (2) no State allow or undertake any vegetation removal or other alteration of the highway right-of-way to improve visibility of such advertising or permit modification of nonconforming advertising to improve its visibility or prolong its useful life. Prohibits any new advertising from being erected under Federal highway provisions after October 1, 1990, and treats advertising erected between such date and the effective date of this Act as nonconforming. Sets forth provisions with respect to the removal and acquisition of advertising and Federal participation in costs incurred by the State for such removal. Bars outdoor advertising by Federal agencies on public lands (excluding Indian lands and reservations) that fails to conform to regulations issued by the Federal agency with jurisdiction over, or responsibility for, such land. Requires such regulations to be at least as stringent as the requirements of the State in which the land is located.
Bill· HRH.R. 4568 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1990
Bicycle Transportation Act of 1990 - Requires States to obligate not less than one percent of the funds apportioned for Federal-aid systems for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Bill· HRH.R. 4549 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990
Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to establish a Magnetic Levitation Transportation Administration within the Department of Transportation, with an Administrator appointed by the President. Requires the Administrator to conduct a national competition in which he or she shall award grants to participants for research and development of design for a magnetic levitation transportation system. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Administrator to award one grant for the construction of a magnetic levitation transportation system at least 40 miles long. Requires the Administrator to study the feasibility of and need for adopting a standard for the construction of guidelines for magnetic levitation transportation systems which would allow for future development of an interconnecting network of such systems.
Bill· HRH.R. 4532 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990
Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1990 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (for model years 1995 through 2000) and automobiles other than passenger automobiles (light trucks) (for model years 1995 and thereafter). Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide for a review by the National Academy of Sciences of the current state of research and development in light truck fuel economy and passenger automobile fuel economy and an assessment of the potential for improving the fuel efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of passenger automobiles and light trucks. Directs the Secretary, using such review, to establish a schedule for increasing average fuel economy standards for passenger and nonpassenger cars for model years 2002 through 2006. Revises criteria with respect to the testing of fuel economy for passenger automobiles. Requires automobile manufacturers to affix to each automobile a label that contains fuel economy values specific to such automobile's particular vehicle configuration where that vehicle configuration is less than the fuel economy standard applicable to the vehicle's manufacturer. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to specified congressional committees on a study of the accuracy of fuel economy testing of passenger automobiles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 explanatory booklets each year to every dealer and additional numbers if requested. Doubles the civil penalty for repeated violations of the fuel economy standard.
Bill· SS. 2434 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1990
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue a specified final rule on drug use control for recipients of Federal mass transit assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 4511 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Declares that, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, a vessel owned by a nonprofit corporation for use exclusively as an oceanographic research vessel and meeting other requirements has not been "sold foreign" unless it has been placed under the registry of a foreign nation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4491 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Amends the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act of 1971 to require every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or more in length to have a radiotelephone while navigating. (Currently, the requirement applies to every power-driven vessel of 300 gross tons and upward.)
Bill· HRH.R. 4515 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
High Speed Rail Transportation Policy and Development Act - Amends the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 to require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to submit to specified congressional committees a study of the commercial feasibility of constructing one or more high speed rail transportation systems in the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator to establish a National High Speed Rail Transportation Policy to promote the design, construction, and operation of high speed rail transportation systems in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee loans made by a State or local government (including loans from a public employee pension fund) for the construction or purchase of related equipment and facilities to demonstrate the commercial and technical feasibility of high speed rail transportation technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a High Speed Rail Transportation Loan Guarantee Fund to be used to carry out such loan guarantee program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4478 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Underwater Pipeline Leak Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require operators of underwater pipelines to report on: (1) the condition and safety of such pipelines; and (2) the identification of sections of the pipeline facility which are most likely to cause environmental damage to a sensitive aquatic area. Requires the Secretary to develop model laws (including regulations) for the mapping and survey of underwater pipelines and encourage States to adopt them. Requires States as a condition to receiving Federal grants for pipeline safety programs to have such laws in effect and enforce them. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations relating to the safe operation of underwater pipelines and pipeline facilities operating in sensitive aquatic environments. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring all underwater pipelines to accommodate instrumented internal inspection devices (smart pigs). Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to prevent collisions between ships and pipeline facilities located under water of a depth of 50 feet or less. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study the effects of hydrostatic testing of pipeline facilities. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the operation and inspection of pipeline facilities that operate at a stress level of 20 percent or less of the specified minimum yield strength of the line pipe.
Bill· HRH.R. 4510 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Requires, notwithstanding specified provisions of Federal law, the price of a nautical chart or other product created or published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and sold after enactment of this Act be the price in effect on April 7, 1986. Makes that requirement not apply if a report regarding currently-mandated price increases, due April 7, 1989, is submitted to the Congress by May 28, 1990.
Bill· SS. 2401 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1990
Agricultural Export Revitalization Act of 1990 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to extend the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation take steps to preserve the percentage share of certain commodities of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Phases out, over three years beginning in 1991, the requirement that 25 percent of the gross tonnage of certain U.S. exports be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels. Requires the Secretary of State to initiate discussions with Canada to reduce or eliminate all tolls on the International Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress of such discussions.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 115 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1990
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Amtrak should be funded at a level that will enable it to continue to operate a national railway system, to acquire new passenger equipment and modernize its maintenance facilities, and to improve its financial performance and service levels; and (2) the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration should work with Amtrak management to lower Amtrak's dependence on public funding, to assign the highest priority possible to safety, and to ensure the adequacy of the national rail passenger infrastructure as a key element in a balanced national transportation system.
Bill· HRH.R. 4453 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1990
Agricultural Export Revitalization Act of 1990 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to extend the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation take steps to preserve the percentage share of certain commodities of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Phases out, over three years beginning in 1991, the requirement that 25 percent of the gross tonnage of certain U.S. exports be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels. Requires the Secretary of State to initiate discussions with Canada to reduce or eliminate all tolls on the International Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress of such discussions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4444 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1990
Title I: Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 and Related Amendments - Airport and Airway Expansion Act of 1990 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995 for airport development and planning projects. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit to the Congress a ten-year Capital Investment Plan (currently, a national airways system plan). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 through 1995 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund if the Administrator determines that it is necessary to augment or substantially modify elements of such Plan, including, but not limited to, a determination that it is necessary to establish more than 23 area control facilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1995 for: (1) air navigation facilities; and (2) specified research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations from the balance of moneys available in the Trust Fund for expenses incurrred by the FAA in operating and maintaining the aviation system in a safe and efficient manner. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995 for the costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in providing the FAA with weather reporting services. Apportions appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 from airport development project funds to a specified discretionary fund for preserving and enhancing capacity, safety, and security at primary and reliever airports and airport noise compatibility planning and programs at such airports. Authorizes airport sponsors to assess a facility charge, not to exceed $3, on passengers enplaning at an airport. Makes revenues derived from such charges available for airport improvement activities. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to permit assessment of a passenger facility charge. Title II: Federal Aviation Administration Procurement Reform - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 with respect to leases for terms not in excess of 20 years. Amends Federal law with respect to the procurement authority of the FAA. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the FAA to procure personal property or services as well as real property on a competitive or noncompetitive basis. Title III: Extension of Aviation - Related Taxes and Airport and Airway Trust Fund Spending Authority - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for five years: (1) aviation excise taxes regarding transportation of persons and property; (2) certain transfers into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and (3) an excise tax imposed upon certain non-commercial aviation fuels. Provides for an increase in such taxes after January 1, 1991. Extends from October 1, 1992, to October 1, 1996, certain spending authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Repeals specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the reduction in aviation-related taxes.
Bill· SS. 2393 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1990
Safe Food Transportation Act of 1990 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations (including standards) with respect to the transportation of food, food additives, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in motor vehicles and rail vehicles which are used to transport either municipal waste or nonfood products which, when so transported, would make the food, food additives, drugs, devices, or cosmetics unsafe to the health of humans or animals. Prohibits a person from using, offering for use, or arranging for the use of a motor vehicle or rail vehicle to provide transportation of food, food additives, drugs, devices, or cosmetics if the vehicle is used to transport certain municipal waste or certain nonfood products. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a list of articles of municipal waste or nonfood products whose common transportation does not make such food, food additives, drugs, devices, or cosmetics unsafe to human or animal health. Prohibits a person from using, offering for use, or arranging for the use of a motor or rail vehicle to provide transportation of asbestos or products which present an extreme danger to human or animal health, despite decontamination procedures, unless such vehicles are used only to provide transportation of such asbestos and dangerous products and municipal waste. Authorizes the Secretary to waive any prohibition of this Act if such waiver is not contrary to the public interest. Authorizes the Secretary to provide inspections conducted by State employees to carry out the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. Requires the Secretary to develop an inspector training program. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties. Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1990 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule regarding Federal motor carrier safety regulations to: (1) establish a public information system that periodically updates the safety ratings of motor carriers which have received unsatisfactory safety ratings; (2) provide a rating reassessment within nine months after receipt of a motor carrier's written request to have an unsatisfactory rating reassessed; and (3) prohibit the operation of certain commercial motor vehicles by motor carriers who have received unsatisfactory safety ratings. Requires the Secretary to submit operational guidelines to the Congress with specific criteria for determining civil penalties for motor carrier safety violations that pose imminent safety hazards. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose mandatory minimum criminal penalties for the unlawful distribution or possession of controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a truck stop or safety rest area. Precludes the suspension of criminal sentences and denies probation for repeat offenders. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to establish specified sentencing guidelines for violations of this Act. Amends the Truck and Bus Safety and Regulatory Reform Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding regarding improved braking performance standards for commercial motor vehicles. Classifies Department of Transportation safety inspectors at GS-12 of the General Schedule. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must establish procedures ensuring the timely correction of commercial motor carrier safety violations found in a nationwide random reinspection system. Directs the Secretary to establish operational procedures requiring highway safety personnel to initiate enforcement actions whenever certain motor carrier safety violations can be documented. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding for enhanced truck visibility.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 533 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990
Designates July 19, 1990, as Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 278 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1990
Designates July 19, 1990, as Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 4409 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1990
Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make certain channel modifications on the lower Cumberland River in Kentucky to eliminate safety hazards to commercial navigation.
Bill· SS. 2347 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1990
Rural Air Service Preservation Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, for any period before September 30, 1998, to enter into contracts with air carriers to assure air service to certain small communities for which a determination of essential air transportation has been made under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4382 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1990
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue a specified final rule on drug use control for recipients of Federal mass transit assistance.
Bill· SS. 2323 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1990
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to repeal the blanket exemption from Federal regulation of pipeline facilities operating at 20 percent or less of specified minimum yield strength. Requires the Secretary to promulgate a rule to modify existing regulations regarding the operation of hazardous liquid pipelines. Grants the Secretary authority to assess and collect user fees to cover the costs of considering requests for exemption from regulation. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for the operation of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities to ensure that: (1) persons who engage in the transportation of hazardous liquids or own or operate a pipeline facility have an effective system to detect leaks from such facility; and (2) persons responsible for an interstate or intrastate pipeline facility have met all applicable Federal, State, and local training and certification standards.
Bill· SS. 2324 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1990
Underwater Pipeline Leak Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require operators of underwater pipelines to report on: (1) the condition and safety of such pipelines; and (2) the identification of sections of the pipeline facility which are most likely to cause environmental damage to a sensitive aquatic area. Requires the Secretary to develop model laws (including regulations) for the mapping and survey of underwater pipelines and encourage States to adopt them. Requires States as a condition to receiving Federal grants for pipeline safety programs to have such laws in effect and enforce them. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations relating to the safe operation of underwater pipelines and pipeline facilities operating in sensitive aquatic environments. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring all underwater pipelines to accommodate instrumented internal inspection devices (smart pigs). Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to prevent collisions between ships and pipeline facilities located underwater of a depth of 50 feet or less. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study the effects of hydrostatic testing of pipeline facilities. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the operation and inspection of pipeline facilities that operate at a stress level of 20 percent or less of the specified minimum yield strength of the line pipe. Requires the Secretary to withhold Federal aid from a State for pipeline safety programs until such State enacts legislation to develop model laws (including regulations) for the mapping and survey of underwater pipelines.
Bill· SS. 2318 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1990
Hazardous Materials Safe Transportation Act of 1990 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to require persons who transport or cause to be transported in commerce hazardous materials or who manufacture containers for use in the transportation of such materials to submit a registration statement annually to the Secretary of Transportation. (Current law requires such a statement at the Secretary's discretion, and then only once every two years.) Directs the Secretary to require such persons to pay an annual registration fee. Declares that nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State from imposing a similar fee in connection with registration requirements it imposes. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations enabling States to perform flow surveys and to receive routing information from carriers transporting hazardous materials to determine local transportation patterns and target emergency response training allocations. Requires the Secretary to designate routes on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways on which hazardous materials may be transported. Authorizes States to designate alternative preferred routes. Directs the Secretary to compile a list of hazardous materials which pose an immediate threat in the event of an accident. Entitles States to enforce their laws relating to the transportation of hazardous materials by railroads. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with States with respect to cooperative enforcement of Federal and State laws relating to such transportation. Requires the Secretary to encourage uniformity among the States in the establishment and enforcement of penalties for violations of hazardous materials transportation laws. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations requiring any generator of a shipment of hazardous materials to transmit a manifest to a central reporting system and data center. Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain, or contract with a private entity to establish and maintain, a central reporting system and data center to provide law enforcement and firefighting personnel with technical information relating to the transportation of hazardous materials. Authorizes appropriations. Increases the penalties for violations of hazardous materials transportation laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 4338 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1990
Prohibits the obligation of any appropriated Federal funds for the expansion of the Detroit City Airport, Michigan.
Bill· HRH.R. 4350 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1990
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to bulk vessels, from granting permission to a foreign trade subsidy contractor to engage in coastwise or intercoastal trade if it will result in unfair competition. (Current law: (1) makes no reference to bulk vessels; and (2) includes a proviso applicable to water common carriers in operation in 1935.) Requires an application for such permission to disclose the nature and scope of operations proposed. Requires any permission to contain any necessary conditions to prevent: (1) unfair competition; and (2) the applicant's service in the coastwise or intercoastal trade being supported, directly or indirectly, by any money paid by the United States under operating-differential subsidy (ODS) provisions to subsidize operations in the U.S. foreign commerce. Conditions granting permission on the Secretary finding that there would not be unfair competition or transfer of subsidies and that the proposed service would not be provided with any vessels over 25 years old that were built with construction-differential subsidy. Provides for revocation of permission. Directs the Secretary to initiate a hearing to determine, with respect to carriers in interstate or foreign commerce who are receiving ODS, whether mixed or affiliated service is in accordance with provisions of the Act as amended by this Act.
Bill· SS. 2299 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1990
Avenue of the Saints Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway project to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of improved highway access between major metropolitan areas by providing an improved four-lane facility between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Louis, Missouri. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary to delegate responsibility for construction of the project to the State in which such project is located upon request of such State.
Bill· HRH.R. 4326 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1990
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal participation in toll facilities on the same basis as in the construction of free highways, provided that: (1) such participation is limited to construction of new toll highways, bridges, and tunnels (other than highways on the Interstate System); (2) the Federal share for such construction does not exceed 75 percent; (3) each highway, bridge, tunnel, or approach thereto is publicly owned and operated, with exceptions; and (4) the appropriate State highway department enters into an agreement with the Secretary which provides for the use of toll revenues only for costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and debt service of such toll facility (except that any excess toll revenues may be used for construction of other transportation projects in the region). Prohibits toll mileage constructed under this Act from being used to increase a State's apportionment under any apportionment formula.
Bill· HRH.R. 4312 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1990
Declares certain portions of Pelican Island, Texas, to be nonnavigable waters. Applies such declaration to areas which are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4283 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1990
Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 - Authorizes expenditures by the Panama Canal Commission for FY 1991 for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Panama Canal.
Bill· HRH.R. 4284 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1990
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to reduce by 25 percent the aggregate amount which a mass transit State may obligate for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for FY 1991 if by October 1, 1990, laws of such State do not authorize: (1) a general tax-based source of revenue to take effect by January 1, 1992, for paying the non-Federal share of projects for mass transportation eligible for assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964; or (2) the establishment of regional or local tax-based sources of revenues to pay such non-Federal share or to pay operating expenses of mass transit service which satisfy financial capacity standards. Authorizes the Secretary to restore any reductions in obligation authority made to a mass transit State in FY 1991 if such State complies with this Act by July 1, 1991.
Bill· HRH.R. 4261 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1990
Safe and Competitive Trucking Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to prohibit States from regulating any of the following: (1) intrastate market entry, rates, contracts, or services of any interstate private or for-hire motor carrier or interstate broker which provides intrastate transportation of property; or (2) the leasing, rental, or other sourcing of commercial drivers and motor vehicles by interstate motor carriers of property operating in intrastate commerce. Prohibits States from requiring interstate private or for-hire motor carriers or interstate brokers of property to prove the lawfulness of interstate transportation activities performed under this Act or regulations issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Prohibits States from requiring such carrier or broker to: (1) file and maintain any certificate or permit issued by the Commission; (2) register motor vehicles operated under a certificate or permit issued by such Commission; (3) display on any vehicle a decal, stamp, cab card, or other identification evidencing the lawfulness of such transportation activity; or (4) pay a fee or tax with respect to such activities. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to study the extent to which commercial motor vehicles and drivers continue to operate without taking corrective action after being placed out of service. Requires the Secretary to implement procedures with respect to the enforcement actions and penalties for any such violations which pose an imminent hazard to safety. Authorizes States to assess a tax or fee on motor carriers operating vehicles registered in another State only if: (1) the tax or fee is apportioned based on miles driven in the State or on some other equitable measure of such carrier's or vehicle's contact with such State; (2) the tax or fee does not discriminate against interstate commerce; (3) the tax or fee is related to the services provided to the carrier or vehicle; and (4) the activity with respect to which the tax or fee is being assessed has a substantial nexus with the State. Authorizes a State to require an interstate motor carrier to register vehicles the carrier intends to operate within the State and collect a registration tax or fee. Authorizes States to require interstate motor carriers to report the fuel used by its vehicles within such State and to pay a related tax or fee. Prohibits any State from requiring registration or fuel use reports or imposing related taxes or fees on or after December 31, 1996, unless it is a member of the International Registration Plan or the International Fuel Tax Agreement. Prohibits a State or local government from assessing a tax or fee on a motor carrier if the carrier's only business activity within the State is: (1) the delivery or pickup of property; (2) the use of streets or roads; (3) the solicitation, sale, or advertising of transportation services by a motor carrier not domiciled in such State; or (4) to transport fully or partially loaded or empty vehicles through the State. Declares that no part of the compensation paid by an interstate motor carrier to an employee who performs his or her duties on a motor vehicle in more than one State shall be subject to the income tax of any State other than the State in which such employee resides and earns more than 50 percent of his or her income from the carrier. Prohibits a State, under specified conditions, from imposing a net worth tax on property used in interstate commerce.
Bill· HRH.R. 4271 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1990
Avenue of the Saints Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway project to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of improved highway access between major metropolitan areas by providing an improved four-lane facility between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Louis, Missouri. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary to delegate responsibility for construction of the project to the State in which such project is located upon request of such State.
Bill· HRH.R. 4246 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1990
Maritime Appropriations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1991 and 1992 - Authorizes appropriations without fiscal year limitation, as the appropriation Act may provide, for the use of the Department of Transportation for: (1) operating-differential subsidies; (2) operations and training; and (3) acquiring and maintaining a surge shipping capability in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in an advanced state of readiness. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to replace provisions authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to acquire suitable vessels in exchange for obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) with provisions authorizing the Secretary to acquire suitable vessels with funds in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund derived from the sale of obsolete vessels in the NDRF.
Bill· SS. 2286 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1990
Magnetic Levitation Transportation Act of 1990 - Amends the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act to require the Secretary of Transportation to lead and coordinate Federal efforts in the development of magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into one or more cooperative research and development agreements with U.S. companies to: (1) research how to overcome technical barriers to the development and construction of maglev transportation systems; and (2) transfer such technology to industry to help create a viable commercial maglev transportation industry in the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes within the Federal Railroad Administration the High-Speed Ground Transportation Office.
Bill· SS. 2268 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1990
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for air navigation facilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) specified research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects; and (2) research and development on preserving and enhancing airport capacity (including improvements to airport design standards, airport maintenance, airport operations and airport environmental concerns). Provides for reimbursement during such fiscal years of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for providing the Federal Aviation Administration with weather reporting services.
Bill· SS. 2253 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the Cross Florida Barge Canal project. Declares that in consideration of such deauthorization the Secretary of the Army shall transfer lands authorized for such project to the State of Florida which shall use such lands to create a State park or State conservation area.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 263 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Federal Government should be responsible for establishing a national interstate transportation system; and (2) the President, in coordination with Federal transportation, environmental, trade, and commerce officials, should work to develop a national policy on transportation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4237 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the Cross Florida Barge Canal project. Declares that in consideration of such deauthorization the Secretary of the Army shall transfer lands authorized for such project to the State of Florida which shall use such lands to create a State park or State conservation area.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 356 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990
Sets forth the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a more equitable system for determining automobile insurance premiums for persons living within particular geographic areas should be instituted and insurers should remove territorial rating as a factor in auto insurance premiums; and (2) a fair system must prevent the perception of redlining and should place greater emphasis on the driving record, years of experience, and number of miles driven.
Bill· HRH.R. 4205 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1990
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Maritime Administration for: (1) operating-differential subsidies; (2) manpower, education, and training; (3) operating programs; (4) national security support capabilities; and (5) the Ready Reserve Force. Amends Federal law to replace provisions authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to make research grants to a National Maritime Enhancement Institute from amounts appropriated under specified provisions with provisions authorizing the Secretary to make awards to an institute from amounts appropriated. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to require that the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, established by current law, be established for a term of two years commencing at the beginning of each Congress.
Bill· SS. 2237 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1990
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to establish a program encouraging the removal from use and the marketplace of motor vehicles manufactured prior to 1980. Provides for a credit to the corporate average fuel economy of a manufacturer for each pre-1980 automobile destroyed under such regulations.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 280 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1990
Urges the President and the United States Trade Representative: (1) not to include civil air transport services under the General Agreement on Trade in Services that is being negotiated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; nor (2) to require future negotiations to include such services under such Agreement.
Bill· HRH.R. 4171 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990
Fair Site Selection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from obligating any funds for any project in Illinois or Indiana for a new airport (other than a general aviation airport), or expansion of the capacity of an existing airport, to relieve congestion at O'Hare International and Midway Airports in Chicago, Illinois. Declares that such prohibition shall not apply to specified airport projects being considered by the Policy Committee for the Supplemental Regional Air Carrier Airport in the Chicago Region under the Site Selection Master Plan for the New Air Carrier Airport in Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
Bill· SS. 2210 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1990
Competitive Northeastern Rail Freight Service Act of 1990 - Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to provide for access by a second, competitive rail freight carrier over routes from Montreal, Quebec, through New York State, via Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Maryland, and Potomac Yard, Alexandria, Virginia. Requires the ICC, if necessary, to grant trackage rights for the establishment of such competitive routes.