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Bill· HRH.R. 2551 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1987
Military Air Traffic Controller Employment Flexibility Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to consider employing air traffic controllers under the administrative authority of the Secretary of Defense when selecting applicants for air traffic controller positions (without regard to whether or not such controllers participated in a specified air traffic controller's strike.). Sets forth guidelines for making such decisions, and for employment probation, seniority, and back pay. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such appointments should not: (1) cause the separation or reduction in grade of any other air traffic controller; or (2) interfere with training opportunities open to air traffic controllers seeking to become fully qualified.
Bill· HRH.R. 2559 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1987
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to mandate that all freight trains over 2,000 feet in length carrying specified hazardous materials, including explosives, compressed gases, and poisons, have an occupied caboose on the rear.
Bill· SS. 1276 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to mandate that air carriers' representations regarding domestic airline schedules reflect the average actual arrival time for such carrier. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) conduct an ongoing review of such air carriers' representations and compliance; and (2) assess fines for violations of such mandate.
Bill· SS. 1269 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989. Amends the Surface Transportation Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States and political subdivisions for the designation of: (1) hazardous materials transportation routes; and (2) hazardous materials parking sites. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to require registered carriers of hazardous materials to maintain records of the routes followed in the transportation of certain hazardous materials to prepare an annual registration statement. Authorizes appropriations to make emergency response personnel (police and fire fighters) training grants available to States and local subdivisions for FY 1988 through 1992. Requires the Secretary to establish guidelines for emergency response training programs and to publish emergency response procedures. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a hazardous materials flow study and to report the results of such study to the Congress; and (2) conduct a risks analysis regarding the transportation of high level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel to geologic repository sites and monitored retrievable storage sites and report the results to the Congress and the Secretary of Energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 2493 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to increase from eight percent to 15 percent the minimum amount of funds which shall be obligated in any fiscal year for airport noise compatibility programs. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make available ten percent of the funds for a public-use airport to local governmental units and public agencies for noise compatibility program grants if the Secretary finds that such airport is not making reasonable progress towards development and implementation of such a program. Amends the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 to authorize the Secretary to make grants to airport operators and local governmental units to soundproof public buildings used primarily for medical or educational purposes which are adversely affected by airport noise in the noise impact area surrounding the airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 2491 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
Airline Passenger Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to mandate that air carriers engaged in air transportation of persons provide transportation to passengers and employees of bankrupt air carriers. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to pay out of the Air Carrier Ticket Account (established by this Act) transportation expenses incurred by: (1) ticket holders of bankrupt air carriers; and (2) air carriers providing transportation to such ticket holders. Confers rights of subrogation for payment upon: (1) an air carrier providing the service mandated under this Act; and (2) the Secretary, Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund the Air Carrier Ticket Account. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer specified amounts into such Account.
Bill· HRH.R. 2462 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1987
Maritime Auxiliary Sealift and Training Act of 1987 - Title I: General - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Maritime Administration is operating (Secretary) and the Secretary of Defense, before January 1, 1988, and each fifth year thereafter, to jointly identify: (1) the number and gross tonnage of vessels necessary to meet sealift needs; (2) the number of seamen billets needed to operate those vessels; and (3) the need for specialty vessels to meet unique sealift demands. Deems, until the joint identifications are made, the needs to be 600 vessels and 19,362 seamen billets. States that the Secretary may acquire for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including the Ready Reserve Force, only if: (1) all eligible documented vessels that have applied for contracts under this Act have been given contracts; and (2) identified sealift needs have not been satisfied by vessels meeting stated requirements. Title II: Maritime Auxiliary Sealift and Training Program - Authorizes owners of documented vessels to apply to the Secretary for a maritime auxiliary sealift and training payment contract (auxiliary sealift contract) for compensation for the services the vessel and crew provide for the national defense. Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriation laws, to approve the application if specified criteria are met, except when the identified sealift needs have been satisfied by vessels meeting stated requirements. Declares that the auxiliary sealift contracts constitute legal obligations of the U.S. Government for all purposes. Prohibits auxiliary sealift contracts from being for a period of less than five or more than 20 years, unless the vessel is over 20 years old, in which case the contract may be for less than five years. States that only vessels not more than 25 years old may receive payments under this Act, subject to waiver by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from making a payment under this Act for days on a voyage during which a vessel is engaged in coastwise trade. Requires a contractor operating vessels exclusively engaged in coastwise trade to operate those vessels under a business entity which is separate from the entity operating the vessels under an auxiliary sealift contract, with a certification to the Secretary that earnings from foreign operations have not been and will not be used by the coastwise entity. Permits vessels receiving an auxiliary sealift contract payment under this Act engaged in an essential service on January 1, 1986, by an operator receiving an operating differential subsidy payment to engage in an essential service as defined in a specified provision of Federal law only if certain criteria are met. Authorizes the Secretary to require certain vessels providing increased service to stop serving a trade route when the Secretary determines the need for increased service no longer exists. Prohibits a contractor or a related party receiving a payment from owning, chartering, operating, or acting as an agent or broker for a foreign vessel, except that such a contractor may operate a foreign vessel under certain circumstances. Title III: Amounts of Payments - Sets forth a formula for determining the amount paid annually under this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) adjust the cost determined under the formula on October 1 of each year; and (2) make monthly payments for voyage days on the contractor's certification that the vessel was in authorized service on those days. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to identify defense features or equipment that should be included in vessels that will receive a payment. Directs the Secretary to pay, subject to appropriations laws, the vessel owner for the incorporation of those features or the allocation of space for future addition of defense equipment. Directs the Secretary to make, subject to appropriations laws, additional payments to compensate an owner for loss of capacity or efficiency attributable to incorporation of such features. Directs the Secretary, when the Secretary requires a vessel to participate in naval maneuvers under a specified provision of this Act, to compensate the owner at the commercial time charter rate for that vessel. Title IV: Contracts and Administration of Payments - Sets forth elements which auxiliary sealift contracts must include. Prohibits a contractor, except with written consent of the Secretary, from making an agreement that transfers control of the vessel to another person. Requires that the transfer, if approved by the Secretary, provide that the person taking control agrees to be bound by the contract, this Act, and regulations under this Act. States that if a contractor violates this provision, or if a vessel passes out of the control of the contractor through bankruptcy or any other proceeding creating a receiver, the Secretary may change or rescind the contract. Title V: Maritime Administration - States that, on declaration of war or national emergency, the Maritime Administration shall operate as a command in the Department of the Navy, and shall continue to so operate until the President, by executive order, transfers the Maritime Administration back to the Department of Transportation. Declares that when the Maritime Administration operates as a command in the Navy: (1) the Maritime Administration is subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy; and (2) applicable appropriations for the Navy Department are available for expenses of the Maritime Administration and applicable appropriations for the Maritime Administration are available for transfer to the Navy Department. Deems a reference in U.S. law to the Maritime Administration, or to an officer or office the duties or powers of which were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by the Maritime Act of 1981, a reference to the Secretary of the department in which the Maritime Administration is operating. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Authorizes vessels operating under an auxiliary sealift contract under this Act and documented for less than three years, notwithstanding an existing provision relating to transportation in American vessels of Government personnel and certain cargoes, to transport cargo in the foreign commerce under that existing provision. Sets forth a formula for reduction of payment amounts in such cases. Requires all seamen of a vessel operating under an auxiliary sealift contract to be U.S. citizens. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to declare that a service, route, or line not being serviced after January 1, 1987, by a vessel subsidized under certain provisions is abandoned and is not an essential service. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to prohibit construction or reconstruction of a vessel in a foreign shipyard, under provisions relating to vessels over 5,000 deadweight tons and relating to operators receiving or applying for operating differential subsidies, unless that construction or reconstruction was contracted for before January 1, 1987. Amends title VI (Operating-Differential Subsidy) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to prohibit the Secretary from: (1) making substantive changes in regulations under that title after January 1, 1987; or (2) changing, by contract or rule, the essential service of an operator from the service which that operator was serving on January 1, 1986. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to reinstate, by removing a limiting date, a proviso relating to transporting merchandise in cargo vans, lift vans, and shipping tanks in vessels other than domestically built or rebuilt and documented vessels between points embraced within the coastwise laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 2439 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1987
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to revise provisions relating to: (1) independent actions on certain matters by members of a conference agreement; and (2) limitations by conferences or by two or more common carriers in the export foreign commerce of the United States on compensation to an ocean freight forwarder.
Bill· SS. 1184 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Airport and Airway Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress the results of their jointly conducted review regarding the need and utilization of special use airspace in order to determine its impact on civil aviation operations. Specifies the aggregate amounts which shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation for making grants for FY 1988 through 1990 for airport noise compatibility. Extends from September 30, 1987, to September 30, 1990, the period in which the Secretary may incur obligations to make such grants. Authorizes appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to liquidate obligations for certain noise abatement projects. Authorizes appropriations for the airway improvement program for FY 1988 through 1990. Sets forth apportionment guidelines for primary airports for FY 1988 through 1990. Increases the apportionments which the Secretary may make to a primary airport sponsor for any fiscal year. Reduces from 50 percent to 38 percent the ratio which such apportionments bear to the amounts authorized for obligation for the airport improvement program. Specifies the distributions which shall be set aside for cargo hub airports. Extends apportionments to States from FY 1987 to FY 1990. Sets forth cargo hub airport calculations for purposes of determining pro-rata fiscal year apportionments. Sets forth a sum certain which shall be annually apportioned to each primary reliever airport. Increases from eight percent to ten percent the funds which may be obligated for airport noise compatibility planning. Decreases from 5.5 percent to two percent the funds which may be distributed to commercial service and public airports. Sets forth a minimum threshold which shall be made available for distribution to primary and reliever airports for facilities expansion. Sets forth conditions under which the Secretary may approve a project grant and reimburse a sponsor for airport development already accomplished by such sponsor at a primary or reliever airport. Repeals the limit placed upon the Federal share of terminal development project costs. Directs the Secretary to promulgate final regulations regarding the airport grant program no later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations until FY 1990 for the Explosive Detection K-9 Team Training Program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make permanent the low activity (VFR) Level I air traffic control tower contract program. Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to hire an additional 1,000 air traffic controllers by September 30, 1988. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to deny the use of funds provided under such Act for projects using products or services of foreign countries which are listed by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as not offering reciprocal opportunities for American firms. Requires the USTR to: (1) determine whether each foreign country denies fair and equitable market opportunities for U.S. products and supplies in procurement, or fair and equitable market opportunities for U.S. bidders, for construction projects that cost more than $500,000 and are funded by the government of such foreign country; and (2) maintain and publish annually a list of countries for which an affirmative determination is made. Allows an exception to such a denial of funds if the Secretary of Transportation determines: (1) the denial of funds would not be in the public interest; (2) products of the same class or kind are not produced or offered in the United States or in any foreign country not listed by the USTR in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) exclusion of such product or service from the project would increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 20 percent.
Bill· SS. 1183 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Title I: Foreign Shipping Practices - Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1987 - Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to require the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate all laws, regulations, and practices of foreign governments and all practices of foreign carriers or of other persons providing maritime or maritime-related services in a foreign country which result in different conditions, in U.S. oceanborne trades, for U.S. carriers than for foreign carriers. Authorizes initiation of such investigation on the Commission's own motion or on petition of any person. Authorizes the Commission to order any person to file necessary information. Authorizes the Commission to order the response to such order to be under oath, prescribe the form and time of such response, and determine that such response shall not be disclosed to the public. Authorizes the Commission, when such different conditions exist, to take any action it considers necessary, including limiting sailings, suspending tariffs, suspending the right of an ocean common carrier to operate under any agreement filed with the Commission, and imposing requirements on foreign carriers similar to those on U.S. carriers. Requires, upon request of the Commission, when such different conditions exist: (1) the collector of customs to refuse clearance to any foreign vessel identified by the Commission; and (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to deny entry of any foreign vessel so identified into the United States or to detain any such vessel from leaving one U.S. port for another U.S. port. Requires the Commission to include in its annual report to the Congress a list of countries generating the largest volume of oceanborne bilateral trade with the United States, an analysis of conditions being investigated, actions taken by the Commission, and any recommendations for legislation. Makes Commission actions under this Act final and not subject to judicial review. Title II: Amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revise the definition of "essential service" with regard to operating-differential subsidies. Amends a provision relating to the determination of the necessity of a subsidy to meet competition to make it apply to bulk vessels. (Current law applies such provision to vessels without regard to whether they are bulk vessels.) Requires the Secretary of Transportation, upon making specified determinations, to enter into an operating-differential subsidy contract. Authorizes the Secretary to set the terms and conditions in such contract, including requiring a performance bond with approved sureties. Adds a requirement that any such contract provide that the contractor is not subject to any restriction on the performance of unsubsidized services in international trade with U.S. documented vessels. Deems any liner vessel built or rebuilt in a foreign shipyard and documented under U.S. laws to be United States-built for purposes of certain provisions of this title. Exempts liner vessels documented under U.S. laws from the requirement that a certain portion of Government personnel or of certain cargoes be transported in American vessels.
Bill· SS. 1169 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1987
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide certain emergency relief funds to pay the reconstruction or repair expenses of a certain collapsed bridge over the Schoharie Creek in New York State (including certain accident investigation expenses and expenses incurred in detouring traffic around the bridge site). Cites conditions under which such funds will not be available.
Bill· HRH.R. 2337 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1987
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide certain emergency relief funds to pay the reconstruction or repair expenses of a certain collapsed bridge over the Schoharie Creek in New York State (including certain accident investigation expenses and expenses incurred in detouring traffic around the bridge site). Cites conditions under which such funds will not be available.
Bill· HRH.R. 2357 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1987
Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to replace the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board with the Tour USA Promotion Corporation. Establishes the Corporation as a private-nonprofit corporation. Specifies the various purposes of the Corporation, including: (1) optimizing the contribution of the tourism and recreation industries to the economic prosperity of the United States; (2) encouraging the free entry of individuals traveling to the United States; (3) eliminating unnecessary trade barriers to the U.S. tourism industry; (4) encouraging competition in the tourism industry; and (5) harmonizing all Federal activities in support of tourism and recreation with the needs of the general public and the States, territories, local governments, and the tourism and recreation industry. Requires the Corporation to carry out specified functions concerning tourism promotion including advising the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tourism Marketing in the development of a tourism marketing plan and implementing, and bearing the expenses of implementing, such plan. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning the operation of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations. Makes the Corporation responsible for the advertising component of the tourism marketing plan to encourage travel to the United States.
Law· HRH.R. 2310 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987
Airport and Airway Improvement Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992 for air navigation facilities. Sets forth minimum obligation levels for certain fiscal years for the purchase and installation of instrument landing systems at primary, reliever, and other airports. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992 for research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects (including airport capacity preservation and enhancement). Sets forth funding limitations, and prescribes formulas for the appropriation of funds (including funding levels for airport capacity enhancement, safety and security, and airport noise compatibility programs). Revises the limitations on the use of funds earmarked for: (1) noise compatibility planning programs; and (2) integrated airport system planning. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide reimbursement through letters of intent for certain advance expenditures for airport development projects. Prescribes guidelines for such letters. Sets forth the assurance required of airport development project sponsors, including: (1) nondiscrimination provisions; (2) terminal airspace; (3) revenue; (4) land disposal; (5) airport layout plans; and (6) contracts for engineering and design services. Permits the use of: (1) State taxes on aviation fuel to support a State aviation program; (2) airport revenues for noise mitigation purposes; and (3) land disposal funds for certain airport lands, including airport noise compatibility lands. Revises, for specified fiscal years, the percentage by which the maximum Federal grant obligation for airport development lands may be increased. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make available ten percent of the funds apportioned for public-use airports to local governmental units and public agencies for noise compatibility program grants if the Secretary finds that such public-use airport is not making reasonable progress toward development and implementation of a noise compatibility program. Amends the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 to authorize the Secretary to make grants to airport operators and local governmental units to soundproof public schools and hospitals which have been adversely affected by airport noise in the noise impact area surrounding the airport. Requires the Secretary to provide grant applicants and recipients notice and opportunity for a hearing before withholding either approval or payment due to noncompliance with the assurances required under this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from closing flight service stations or reducing their operation hours unless substitute service will be provided by an automated flight service station with specified equipment. Changes from mandatory to discretionary the Secretary's authority to provide by grant for the continuation of the Explosive Detection K-9 Team Training Program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that any regulation under which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration limits the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings should be phased out and eliminated at the earliest time consistent with aviation safety. Deems heliports to be airports for purposes of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study (and report its results to the Congress by January 1, 1990) regarding a long-term overall airport system plan. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 2318 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987
Essential Air Service Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise the definition of an eligible point to be any nonhub airport which the Secretary of Transportation determines is not: (1) within 35 miles of a hub airport; or (2) within 35 miles of a nonhub airport where the Secretary determines that significant scheduled air service is available. Directs the Secretary to determine what is the minimum essential air service for each eligible point, after considering the views of certain interested parties. Sets forth transition provisions for the continuation of small community air service and transfers administrative responsibilities for such service to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1989 through 1999. Extends the small community air service program from 1988 to 1999.
Bill· SS. 1159 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987
National Aviation Authority Act of 1987 - Title I: Findings and Definitions - Creates the National Aviation Authority as an independent, user-fee supported Government corporation to operate a national air traffic control system (thus making such Authority separate from the Federal Aviation Administration). Subjects the Authority to the aviation safety standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration, and mandates that the Authority cooperate with the National Transportation Safety Board in the conduct of requisite accident investigations. Subjects the Authority to oversight by the Congress. Title II: Organization and Authority - Establishes the National Aviation Authority. Places the Authority under the exclusive control of a Director, appointed by the President. Establishes a National Aviation Authority Policy Advisory Board to review semianually the Authority's operations, and to transmit advice and recommendations to the President and certain congressional subcommittees. Establishes a National Aviation Authority, Technical Advisory Committee which shall submit a semiannual report to the Director concerning all aspects of Authority operations which it determines warrant particular attention. Mandates that a copy of such report be submitted to the President and to certain congressional subcommittees. Outlines the general powers and personnel policies of the Authority. Title III: Financial Administration and Funding - Outlines the capital structure of the Authority, and authorizes it to incur financial obligations. Mandates that the Authority establish by rulemaking a user-fee schedule to fund its needs. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an account for the Authority's exclusive use, and to transfer to such account all funds to be paid or credited to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Terminates such Trust Fund upon the completion of the transfer. Title IV: Transfer, Transitional, and Savings Provisions - Transfers to the Authority: (1) all air traffic control services and operations formerly performed by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation; and (2) management control over all Federal property associated with air traffic control functions previously administered by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation. Declares that the enforcement powers of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration are not modified by this Act. Prescribes guidelines for the transfer of functions and personnel to the Authority. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 2302 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987
Amends provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 which require that 50 percent of the gross income tonnage of cargoes procured, furnished, or financed, directly or indirectly, by the United States be transported on privately owned United States-flag commercial ocean vessels, to include components (whether or not in finished form) among the cargoes to which the 50-percent requirement must apply. Makes similar changes regarding the nature of cargoes in providing preference to U.S. vessels for military transportation by sea. Includes within such preferential requirement any goods contracted or subcontracted for on behalf of the military, regardless of when title passes to the Government, and including items accorded duty-free treatment under the Tariff Schedules of the U.S.
Bill· HRH.R. 2296 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987
Los Angeles and San Diego Basins Air Safety Enhancement Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations requiring the operation of altitude-encoding transponders on civil aircraft operating in the Los Angeles and San Diego Basin areas and other areas designated as having sufficient air traffic density to justify such transponder requirement. Sets the applicability date for such regulations at no later than one year from enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that specified business and governmental entities should seek certain cost-lowering measures to expedite the installation of altitude-encoding transponders on civil aircraft.
Bill· HRH.R. 2291 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1987
Repeals the provisions of Federal law which state that motor vehicle tolls on any bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, may only be collected for vehicles exiting in Staten Island. Repeals accompanying enforcement and related provisions.
Law· HRH.R. 2266 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1987
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Act of 1987 - Title I: Natural Gas - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish by regulation qualifications for States to meet in order to participate in the pipeline safety grant program, including qualifications for State employees who perform inspections pursuant to either an annual certification by a State agency or an agreement relating to inspection between a State agency and the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make an assessment of the feasibility of regulating persons whose excavation activities may result in pipeline damage. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988. Authorizes appropriations for Federal grants-in-aid for FY 1988 and 1989. Provides that no more than ten percent of the amount of any State's pipeline safety grant may be allocated to indirect expenses. Title II: Hazardous Liquids - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize the Secretary to establish by regulation qualifications for States to meet in order to participate in the pipeline safety grant program, including qualifications for State employees who perform inspections pursuant to either an annual certification by a State agency or an agreement relating to inspection between a State agency and the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make an assessment of the feasibility of regulating persons whose excavation activities may result in pipeline damage. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to credit to authorized appropriations funds received from non-Federal sources for reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Secretary in providing training.
Bill· HRH.R. 2238 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
General Aviation Standards Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (relating to aviation accident investigations) to apply such Act, with specified exceptions, to any action for damages for harm arising out of a general aviation accident brought against a general aviation manufacturer, owner, or operator of a general aviation aircraft, or a person who supports or maintains such aircraft. Establishes guidelines for uniform standards of liability of general aviation manufacturers for general aviation accidents. States that all actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Establishes, with specified exceptions, a limitation of actions period of 12 years from delivery of aircraft or harm-causing part to the purchaser for general aviation civil liability brought against a general aviation manufacturer. Declares admissible as evidence certain income tax and payroll tax liability for purposes of establishing financial harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Permits the award of punitive damages if a claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the direct result of conduct manifesting conscious, flagrant indifference to safety. Establishes a two-year limitation of actions period for actions arising out of a general aviation accident. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts, concurrently with State courts, for all civil actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Provides procedures for removal from State to Federal district courts of such actions. Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding recovery of damages for harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Declares the intent of the Congress that sanctions be strictly enforced for violations of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including orders to pay to the other party the reasonable costs of legal fees.
Bill· HRH.R. 2229 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to remove specified accounts related to railroad retirement funds, taxes, and revenues from inclusion in the Federal budget totals submitted by the President or the Congress, and to exempt such accounts from any general budget limitation imposed by law on Federal expenditures and net lending (budget outlays). Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to prohibit from inclusion in the Federal budget totals submitted by the President or the Congress certain railroad unemployment insurance accounts, taxes, and funds, and to exempt them from any general statutory budget limitations imposed upon Federal expenditures and budget outlays. Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to direct the Railroad Retirement Board (the Board) to submit an annual budget program to the Office of Management and Budget which shall include separate statements of the Board's requested appropriations. Directs the President to include such requested amounts (without revision) in the budget transmitted to the Congress. Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide that the Board's authority to determine the number of individuals it shall employ shall not be subject to review by other Federal administrative or accounting personnel. Precludes regulations promulgated by the Board from being subject to review by other Federal administrative or accounting personnel.
Bill· HRH.R. 2201 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Delineates the conditions under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any restrictions contained in a deed whereby the United States conveyed certain property in Newport News and York County, Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 2224 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes funds to be appropriated from the Panama Canal Commission Fund to the Panama Canal Commission for FY 1988 for operating expenses including expenses for: (1) the hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; (2) the purchase of passenger motor vehicles; (3) official receptions and representation expenses; (4) expert and consultant services; (5) a residence for the Administrator of the Commission; (6) uniforms; (7) employee recreation and community projects; and (8) the operation of guide services. Specifies a maximum amount of funds which may be used for capital outlays. Authorizes additional appropriations for salary increases, retirement and employee benefits, payments to Panama, and increased fuel costs. Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize the Panama Canal Commission to purchase additional types of insurance. Authorizes the Commission to negotiate and enter into contracts for the lease of, and for improvements to, real property in the United States for use as office space. Authorizes compensation for members of the Panama Canal Commission Supervisory Board while on official Commission business as authorized by the chairman. Limits to $50,000 the amount the Commission may pay on any claim.
Bill· HRH.R. 2204 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Amends Federal law regarding railroad line operation and construction to prescribe the contents of a rail carrier's application to the Interstate Commerce Commission (the Commission) for approval of additional railroad line acquisition or construction. Grants affected States a specified time within which to submit a written protest to the Commission. Requires the Commission, upon timely receipt of such protest, to review the proposed transaction in order to determine whether it will serve the public convenience and necessity. Prohibits the Commission from approving the proposed transaction unless the application indicates that the carrier selling the railroad line is required to reacquire and resume common carrier transportation responsibilities over such line if, within two years after sale, the acquiring carrier ceases to provide transportation service. Directs the Commission to determine a fair and reasonable refund to be paid by a carrier reacquiring a line to the carrier which has ceased to provide service. Prohibits the Commission from granting an applicant an exemption from Commission review unless: (1) an application for abandonment of the affected line has been approved; or (2) the length of trackage involved in the transaction is less than 50 miles.
Bill· HRH.R. 2217 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with air carriers to assure that each eligible point (small community) receives basic air service. Directs the Secretary to enter into certain air transportation contracts providing enhanced service of a type and quality specified by a State or local government if such entities agree to provide 50 percent of such transportation costs. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with air carriers to provide air transportation to and from a hub to major destinations beyond such hub when it is necessary to meet basic air service requirements. Requires the Secretary, when selecting air carriers, to give great weight to a carrier's demonstrated reliability in providing scheduled air transportation, and to the contractual arrangements the carrier has made with other air carriers to assure services beyond the hub. Directs such contract to reflect the preferences of actual and potential users at the eligible point. Sets forth circumstances under which an air carrier may suspend air transportation to an eligible point. Mandates that air transportation service contracts require: (1) the contracting air carrier to continue to provide such service beyond the termination date if, despite diligent efforts, the Secretary has not entered into a contract with another carrier to provide such service; and (2) the Secretary to compensate the carrier for such service (including the demonstrable cost of opportunities foregone as a result of the requirement to provide such Service). Sets a deadline by which the Secretary is required to enter into initial air transportation contracts. Terminates such air transportation program ten years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1098 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1987
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate rules establishing a Federal licensing system, including minimum standards and requirements for testing, ensuring the fitness of all railroad personnel engaged in train operations. Requires railroad personnel to obtain and maintain licenses in order to engage in train operations. Requires license applicants to authorize the provision of information regarding their motor vehicle records and National Driver Register records. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations regarding written certification of railroad maintenance, tests, and inspections, including the assessment of civil penalties against a railroad or its employees for specified violations of the certification requirements. Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to raise from $2,500 to $25,000 the maximum civil penalty imposed for violation of any railroad safety rule. Directs the Secretary to establish a system to record and classify all safety defects violating Federal railroad safety laws and regulations. Directs the Secretary to consult with railroad carriers and labor organizations regarding the feasibility of establishing a schedule of permitted absences for employees for safety reasons if there is impairment caused by alcohol or drug use. Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting any railroad carrier from discriminating against an employee for engaging in protected activities (whistle blowing); and (2) defining such protected activities. Sets forth a grievance procedure for employees alleging discrimination for engaging in protected activities. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Northeast Corridor Safety Committee comprised of certain representatives for consultation on safety improvements in the Northeast Corridor. Requires such Secretary to promulgate regulations that require the use on the Northeast Corridor of: (1) automatic train control devices on all freight and passenger trains; and (2) event recorders on all freight trains. Directs the Secretary to: (1) convene a meeting of Northeast Corridor rail carriers for the purpose of reducing through freight traffic on Northeast Corridor passenger lines; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of efforts to improve safety in the Northeast Corridor. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to specify required improvements on certain systems operating within the Northeast Corridor.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 194 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should take immediate action to: (1) provide sufficient funding to increase the number of air traffic controllers to at least pre-strike 1981 levels; and (2) ensure that air safety is given the highest funding priority.
Bill· HRH.R. 2181 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1987
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1975 to repeal provisions regarding automotive efficiency improvements. Provides that any credits earned by a manufacturer under the statutory automotive fuel economy standards can be used by such manufacturer to offset deficits incurred in any model year in which such manufacturer failed to exceed such standards without regard to the three-year limitation in carrying credits forward and backward.
Bill· SS. 1088 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Airline Consumer Protection Powers Transfer Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to transfer from the Department of Transportation to the Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction over unfair, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices within the airline industry. Declares that it shall be an unfair method of competition or deceptive practice affecting commerce for an air carrier (or a foreign air carrier) to: (1) change the rules of a frequent flier program to the detriment of the participants without reasonable advance notice; or (2) prevent such participants from using accumulated credits during a period of time after a change in rules has become effective. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission) to prescribe rules to prevent deceptive advertising by such air carriers. Cites the disclosure requirements of such rules. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to repeal the authority of the Department of Transportation to investigate unfair methods of competition by air carriers. Requires the Commission to issue regulations regarding unfair methods of competition and deceptive advertising practices by air carriers within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1080 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to require automobile manufacturers to indicate on the windshield label whether or not such automobile can be operated on gasohol. Makes this requirement applicable to automobiles manufactured after model year 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 2167 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Railroad Unemployment Insurance and Retirement Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Financing Provisions - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to redefine compensation to provide that in computing the compensation paid to any employee, no part of any month's compensation in excess of the monthly compensation base shall be recognized. Establishes a formula for such monthly compensation base. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board (the Board) to: (1) compute the monthly compensation base according to certain guidelines; (2) compute the maximum daily benefit rate applicable to days of unemployment and sickness; and (3) publish notice of such computation in the Federal Register. Revises the guidelines for employers' contributions. Requires the Board to maintain an individual employer record for each employer, and the records necessary to determine pooled charges and pooled credits, as well as unallocated balances for the system. Provides for the combining of joint individual employer records upon the employers' request in the event of a merger, consolidation, unification, or reorganization. Establishes a 12 percent employer contribution limit, or nine percent when a surtax is in effect. Revises the guidelines for employee representatives' contributions to require that such a representative pay a contribution relating to so much of the compensation paid for representation services as is not in excess of a specified monthly compensation base. Extends certain remedies to an employer or employee representative who contests the contribution rate made applicable to him or her by the Board. Establishes deadlines by which the Board shall proclaim certain account balances, pooled ratios, and surcharge rates. Requires the Board to publish notice of such proclamations in the Federal Register. Increases from 0.5 to 0.65 the percentage of employer and employee contributions which must be credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund. Requires the Board to: (1) notify the base year employer when an employee files a claim for benefits; (2) afford such employer opportunity to respond before making an initial determination on such claim; and (3) notify such employer when the Board initially makes a determination to make benefit payments under a claim. Prescribes guidelines for administrative and judicial review of Board determinations to make payments under a claim. Title II: Benefit and Other Adjustments - Increases the waiting period for unemployment and sickness benefits from four to nine days during the first registration period within a benefit year in which the employee has more than four days of unemployment and for each day of unemployment in excess of four during any other benefit period in the same benefit year. Excludes nine days of sickness in the first registration period during a benefit year and four days of sickness in any other registration period when computing sickness benefits. Amends the daily unemployment or sickness benefit rates to prohibit daily benefits from exceeding: (1) $25.00 until July 1, 1987; and (2) $30.00 for registration periods beginning after June 30, 1987, but before July 1, 1988. Requires the Board to compute a maximum daily rate that shall be a minimum of $30.00. Redefines "qualified employee" to mean an employee who received compensation with respect to each of not less than six months in the base year, if such compensation will not have been less than five times the monthly compensation base. Increases from $10.00 to $15.00 the maximum permitted subsidiary remuneration. Title III: Retirement Act Amendments - Entitles certain employees to a specified lump sum benefit equal to the employee's contribution to the retirement fund made from compensation for which the employee did not receive service credit. Restricts such lump-sum payment to employees with at least ten years' service and who are retiring. Declares that for purposes of computing years of service to determine individual annuity benefits, severance or separation payments received between January 1, 1985, and January 1, 1988, shall not cause an individual to be deemed unemployed under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. Eliminates as a disqualifier for annuity benefits any compensated service rendered after receipt of annuity benefits to the annuitant's last employer. Repeals the requirement that an annuitant relinquish all rights to return to the service of the person by whom the annuitant was last employed in order to qualify for annuity benefits. Increases the earnings limit for disability annuitants from $200 a month to $400 a month (and from $2,400 a year to $4,800 a year). Redefines "war service period" to provide that the period June 15, 1948, to December 15, 1950, shall be deemed a war service period with respect to persons who returned to railroad employment without an intervening employment following military service.
Bill· HRH.R. 2149 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Authorizes the city of Chester, Illinois, to improve and repair an existing toll bridge across the Mississippi River near Chester (including the existing approaches to such bridge), and to operate and maintain such bridge in accordance with certain conditions. Authorizes the city to refund certain outstanding revenue bonds which had been originally issued to pay for the bridge reconstruction costs. Confers rights upon the city of Chester to acquire land from certain sources for such bridge reconstruction and maintenance purposes. Authorizes the city to establish bridge tolls sufficient to cover certain bridge-related expenses, including a sinking fund to amortize bridge-related costs over a specified period. Provides for toll-free bridge operation after provision of the sinking fund. Mandates that a public record of bridge-related costs be available for all interested persons.
Bill· SS. 1077 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
Handicapped Transportation Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to prohibit the enforcement or implementation of minimum criteria for the provision of transportation services to handicapped individuals by recipients of certain Federal transportation assistance in such a way as to: (1) limit the category of handicapped individuals to those who are physically, rather than mentally, unable to use public bus systems; or (2) limit the expenditures which a recipient is required to make during any specified period. Authorizes individuals aggrieved by violations of certain handicapped transportation provisions to bring actions in Federal district court to enforce compliance with Federal provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 2118 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
Railroad Safety Act of 1987 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to prohibit radioactive waste from being transported by rail through any high-density metropolitan area. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to allow rail transportation of such waste through such an area when no reasonable alternative route is available. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require 30 days' notice of the shipment of nuclear waste, and to require that such notice be published in the Federal Register.
Bill· SS. 1041 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1987
Transportation Employee Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct pre-employment, periodic recurring, random, and post-accident testing, and testing upon a reasonable suspicion that employees whose duties include responsibility for safety-sensitive functions have used alcohol or a controlled substances without lawful authorization. Requires the Administrator to establish the same program for FAA employees. Sets forth guidelines for such program. Prohibits such employees from serving in safety-sensitive functions unless they have completed a rehabilitation program established under FAA auspices. Prohibits such individuals from performing air transportation-related duties if they: (1) refuse to undertake a rehabilitation program; (2) fail to complete it; (3) have previously undertaken such a program; or (4) have served as an air carrier or FAA employee responsible for safety-sensitive functions while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Requires air carriers to establish and maintain a rehabilitation program for the identification and opportunity for treatment of airmen, crewmembers, and airport security screening contract personnel who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems. Requires the Administrator to establish and maintain such a rehabilitation program for FAA employees whose duties include responsibility for flight safety operations, and who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems. Outlines the requirements of such program. Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to review existing regulations governing alcohol and drug use in railroad operations to determine whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Sets forth the criteria for such review. Outlines the requirements for test procedures for alcohol and drug use among railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions. Amends the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary to establish a program requiring motor carriers to conduct pre-employment, periodic recurring, random, and post-accident testing of commercial motor vehicle operators, and testing upon a reasonable suspicion that they have used, without lawful authorization, alcohol or a controlled substance. Mandates that such program include post-accident testing of a commercial motor vehicle operator in any accident involving a commercial motor vehicle in which serious bodily injury, loss of human life, or significant property damage has occurred. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations setting forth the requirements for a rehabilitation program for the identification and opportunity for treatment of commercial motor vehicle operators who are determined to have used, without lawful authorization, alcohol or a controlled substance. Sets forth the requirements of the testing procedures. Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine appropriate sanctions for operators who are determined, as a result of such tests, to have used alcohol or a controlled substances without lawful authorization (but who are not under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance); (2) design and implement a pilot test program for the random testing of commercial motor vehicle operators to determine the use without lawful authorization of alcohol or a controlled substance; (3) solicit (and select) State participation in such a program; and (4) submit a comprehensive report to the Congress setting forth the pilot program results. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for such pilot testing program.
Bill· SS. 1026 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1987
Amends Federal law regarding railroad lines operation and construction to direct the Interstate Commerce Commission to send a copy of a rail carrier's construction, acquisition, or operations application (including all relevant agreements between the parties concerned) to the chief executive officer of each State (including the regulatory agencies designated by such officer) affected by such application. Grants such State officer (or designated agency) a specified time within which to submit a written protest regarding the application. Directs the Commission, upon receipt of a protest, to review the proposed transaction within a specified period to determine whether an exemption from statutory review is appropriate. Requires the Commission to determine whether the public convenience and necessity require or permit the proposed transaction if the Commission finds that such transaction does not fall under the review exemption.
Bill· SS. 1040 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1987
Amends Federal law to provide that any sale, acquisition, or abandonment of a railroad line, rail transportation, trackage, or trackage rights which exceed 100 miles in length, and which are transferred to a non-carrier, is subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (thus requiring the Commission to review sales of major portions of railroad lines to private noncarrier persons). Directs the Commission to take the necessary action to assure that: (1) the level of service to be provided by the non-carrier transferee of such rail facilities will not be substantially less than the level of service provided prior to the sale; and (2) the rates on that particular segment of tracks involved will not be increased more than the increase in the rail cost adjustment factor.
Bill· HRH.R. 2071 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Abandoned Historic Shipwreck Protection Act of 1987 - Declares any abandoned historic shipwreck on State submerged lands to be subject to original and exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. district court for that geographic area. Requires the finder/salvor of such shipwreck to file an in rem salvage action in such court before any substantial salvage on the shipwreck. Allows the court, under certain circumstances, to waive or reduce fees and costs for finders/salvors which are nonprofit organizations. Requires the finder/salvor to conduct the salvage as specified by the court so as to protect its historical and archaeological significance. Authorizes any Federal agency or any agency of the State on whose submerged lands such shipwreck is located to intervene as a public interest trustee in such action. Authorizes such trustee to request the court to issue orders: (1) allowing the trustee's agent on board the salvage vessels to document and authenticate recovery of items; (2) altering or stopping salvage, if the trustee determines the finder/salvor is not adequately protecting the historical or archaeological significance of the shipwreck; or (3) stopping all salvage activities and either replacing such activities with a comprehensive archaeological excavation or leaving the shipwreck in situs until better measures are available, if the trustee determines stoppage is necessary. Provides, if the court orders stoppage, for reimbursing the finder/salvor for all expenses and for completion of any scientific archaeological excavation by the trustee's team, and the finder/salvor if he so elects, at the trustee's expense. Makes all items recovered by the finder/salvor or the trustee's team subject to this Act. Requires trustees to post bonds when requesting a stoppage order. Authorizes any State or Federal agency which exercises management authority over a marine resource to request the district court to issue an order requiring salvage to minimize adverse effects on the resource. Requires a court to consider the finder/salvor's performance in carrying out the court's requirements under certain provisions of this Act when determining a salvage award. Prohibits the court from making a salvage award unless the finder/salvor has adequately protected the historical and archaeological significance of the shipwreck. Permits the trustee to request a salvage award of specific artifacts under certain circumstances. Authorizes the court to attach conditions to such award. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish advisory guidelines for the protection of the historical and archaeological significance of historic shipwrecks. Provides civil fines for failure to file a salvage action as required in this Act. Requires forfeiture of anything removed from that shipwreck before filing such action. Declares that this Act does not preclude an award of title to an abandoned shipwreck, in certain circumstances, to any person, including a State. Declares that this Act shall not affect lawsuits filed before its enactment, but states that it is the sense of the Congress that any court is encouraged to implement the spirit of this Act. Encourages access to the shipwreck for exploration but not salvage upon cessation of salvage activities and dismissal of the salvage action.
Bill· HRH.R. 2049 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards for an airborne collision avoidance system for all civil and military U.S. aircraft within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth the design criteria for such a collision avoidance system.
Bill· HRH.R. 2040 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Fly the Smokeless Skies Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to proscribe smoking on passenger-carrying aircraft in intrastate, interstate, foreign, or overseas transportation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement this Act. Subjects persons who violate this Act to a civil penalty.
Bill· HRH.R. 2048 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit an air carrier from providing an alcoholic beverage on any flight to individuals who are less than 21 years of age. Establishes a civil penalty for an air carrier which violates this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2056 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations regarding emergency response procedures for rail carriers in accident or emergency situations involving the transportation and storage of hazardous materials. Prescribes the contents of such requirements. Prohibits railroad tank cars built before November 6, 1971, from being used in commercial hazardous materials transportation unless they meet all safety and design requirements imposed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of railroad tank car design, and to report the results of such study to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 943 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 with respect to air carrier mergers or acquisitions to require the Secretary of Transportation to impose, as a condition of approval of such transactions, labor protective conditions that are calculated to mitigate possible adverse effects upon air carrier employees' employment, wages, or working conditions.
Bill· HRH.R. 1972 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Amends the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 to reduce from 180 days to 90 days the Secretary of Transportation's aggregate period for taking action upon unfair competitive practices by a foreign air carrier or instrumentality of a foreign government. Cites conditions under which the Secretary is authorized to extend such period for an additional 90 days. Instructs the Secretary, when considering any complaint or in any proceedings under the Secretary's own initiative, to solicit the views of the Department of Commerce and of the United States Trade Representative as well as of the Department of State (as under current law). Directs the Secretary to report to certain congressional committees on actions taken with respect to such complaints.
Bill· HRH.R. 1979 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Forest Products and Port Renewal Act of 1987 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to suspend, with regard to the transportation of forest products to the east and gulf coasts and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from the States of Oregon, Washington, California, and Alaska, the provision which prohibits use of vessels other than those built in the United States and documented under U.S. laws, under certain circumstances, when the Secretary of Commerce determines there are no domestic vessels reasonably available for such transportation. Prohibits the application of any Federal law to a water carrier under a suspension provided for in this Act, unless such law applied to the carrier before such suspension.
Bill· HRH.R. 1974 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to deny the use of funds provided under such Act for projects using products or services of foreign countries which are listed by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as not offering reciprocal opportunities for American firms. Requires the USTR to: (1) determine whether each foreign country denies fair and equitable market opportunities for U.S. products and suppliers in procurement, or fair and equitable market opportunities for United States bidders, for construction projects that cost more than $500,000 and are funded by the government of such foreign country; and (2) maintain and publish annually a list of countries for which an affirmative determination is made. Allows an exception to such a denial of funds if the Secretary of Transportation determines: (1) the denial of funds would not be in the public interest; (2) products of the same class or kind are not produced or offered in the United States or in any foreign country not listed by the USTR in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) exclusion of such product or service from the project would increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 20 percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 1969 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) conduct a study of the transportation facilities and services between northern New Jersey and New York City, New York, in order to establish additional facilities and services for current and future needs; and (2) report to the Congress and to the Port Authority of such States the results of such study. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 1956 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1987
Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of "vessel of the United States." Provides that no vessel first documented after April 6, 1987, shall be considered a "vessel of the United States" unless such vessel is documented under specified laws relating to fishery licenses and registry which include considerations of where such vessel was built.
Bill· HRH.R. 1889 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1987
Sets forth guidelines under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to pay the Federal share of project costs incurred by the States for the advance construction of substitute, urban, secondary, bridge, planning, research, and safety construction projects, and for projects on the Federal-aid primary system or the Interstate System. Suspends from January 1, 1987, to September 30, 1990, the prohibition against approval of a State's application for the Federal share of costs for such construction projects if the sum applied for exceeds the authorized and expected apportionment for such State. Directs the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia to restrict the use of the Shirley Highway express lanes to buses, emergency vehicles, and vehicles carrying three or more persons during specified rush hours. Authorizes such jurisdictions to reduce the hours of such restriction. Precludes such jurisdictions from prohibiting the use of such express lanes during hours other than the specified rush hours by a vehicle which is not also prohibited from using the other lanes of the Shirley Highway. Directs the Secretary to withhold a specified percentage of such jurisdictions' fiscal year apportionments for any violations of this Act.