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Bill· SS. 3470 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1974
Consumer Interests Transportation Act - Title I: Rate Matters - Makes technical amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act regarding disposition of railroad carrier, rates within specified time periods, competitive and compensatory rates, and modernizing accounting systems. Title II: Energy Savings and Efficiency Under Operating Authorities - Repeals specified restrictions with respect to the provision of motor carrier service by carriers by railroad. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to promulgate regulations pursuant to which it shall: (1) consider cost and rate advantages, if any, reasonably to be expected to result from the granting of any application; (2) so construct grants of authority as to permit efficient, flexible service under such authorities, and in markets to be served by the proposed operations; (3) utilize the forces of competition to encourage efficiency, economy, and innovation in transport; (4) not deny an application solely or in substantial measure on the grounds that carriers operating under certificates issued under this section prior to the application under consideration have the physical capacity to carry, or an entitlement to carry, all or substantially all the traffic which does, could, or might move in the markets affected by the proposed service; and (5) make a final decision within ninety days of the filing of any application for permanent operating authority, absent a finding of compelling circumstances requiring more extended consideration, and, in the event of such a finding, make a final decision within one hundred and eighty days of the filing of any such application. Title III: Revised Standards for Rail Service Abandonment - States that no carrier by railroad subject to this part shall undertake the extension of its line of railroad, or the construction of a new line of railroad, or shall acquire or operate any line of railroad, or extension of its line of railroad, or shall engage in transportation under this part over or by means of such additional or extended line of railroad, unless and until there shall first have been obtained from the Commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity require or will require the construction, or operation, or construction and operation, of such additional or extended line of railroad. Provides that the Commission shall have power to issue such certificate as prayed for, or to refuse to issue it, or to issue it for a portion or portions of a line of railroad, or extension thereof, described in the application, and may attach to the issuance of the certificate such terms and conditions as in its judgment the public convenience and necessity may require. Prohibits any carrier by railroad from abandoning all or any portion of a line of railroad except in accordance with specified procedures. States that, where the Commission finds that the present or future public convenience and necessity permit the abandonment of any line of railroad, the Commission shall impose as a condition of such abandonment that tracks and other structures or facilities be removed so as to return the land held in conjunction with the operation of such abandoned line to a safe condition suitable for other use. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to reimburse a State or a local or regional authority for 70 percent of the amount paid by such State, local, or regional authority as an operating subsidy to continue service on a rail line or lines that would otherwise have been abandoned.
Bill· HRH.R. 14686 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Provides that any public road to and from a county seat shall be held to be of value to the general public, and such public interest shall override any release by the local governing board of any county for the destruction of or damages to any such public road. Authorizes the Corps of Engineers to restore any road so damaged or destroyed, including bridges, to accommodate the traveling public.
Bill· HRH.R. 14697 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Provides that every State will be apportioned at least 80 percent of its tax contribution of the preceding fiscal year to the Highway Trust Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 14693 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to any State for the study of specified features of drawbridges within the State and for the implementation of recommendations for the more efficient movement of motor vehicle traffic on and watercraft traffic under drawbridges within the State. Requires that any grant made for implementation of such recommendations shall cover no more than 50 percent of the costs incurred in such implementation.
Bill· HRH.R. 14680 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Exempts specified highway projects in the State of New York from the application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1008 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.
Bill· SS. 3450 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Establishes a civil remedy (in addition to the criminal sanctions already authorized by law) enabling the Coast Guard to bring actions against operators of drawbridges for improper operation of a drawbridge. Imposes such civil penalties, of up to a $1,000 fine, for: (1) violating any rule or regulation governing drawbridges; and (2) unreasonably delaying the opening of a drawbridge after a reasonable signal has been given. Provides that it shall not be lawful for any bridge, drawbridge or causeway to obstruct, hazard or endanger the free navigation of any navigable waters of the United States, when such obstruction, harzard or danger results from a failure to keep the bridge, drawbridge or causeway and its accessory works in proper repair.
Bill· SS. 3449 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Removes the ninety-day requirement for the submission of general plans and specifications for altering a bridge in accordance with an order of the Secretary of Transportation, and provides instead that such submission shall be made within such reasonable time as the Secretary may prescribe.
Bill· HRH.R. 14653 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 by increasing the period of time during which interested members of the public may comment on proposed preliminary railway system plans. Increases the time limit within which the United States Railway Association shall submit a final railway system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 14656 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Increases from 60 to 150 days after the release of a railroad preliminary system plan the time allotment for submission of citizens' comments relating to such plan. Increases from 60 to 210 days after the release of such plan the time period for hearings and subsequent critique and evaluation of a preliminary system plan. Increases from 420 to 755 days the time allotted for preparation and submission of a final system plan pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 14627 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to provide financial assistance for 24 months based on fuel price increases resulting from the energy crisis to United States air carriers engaged in overseas and foreign air transportation.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1091 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President report to the Congress on steps taken by the executive branch to avert a crisis in the trucking industry.
Bill· HRH.R. 14590 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1974
Requires reflecting devices measuring at least four inches in height as a safety measure on all railroad cars to be used at any point on a railroad line where there is a grade crossing.
Bill· HRH.R. 14593 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1974
Terminates the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement, effective June 1, 1974.
Law· HRH.R. 14600 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1974
Increases the borrowing capacity of the Panama Canal Company from a limit of $10,000,000 to a limit $40,000,000 and bases the method of computing interest thereon to be utilized by the Secretary of the Treasury on comparable yields of other outstanding obligations of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 14584 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1974
Amendments Act to the Federal-Aid Highway Act - Declares it to be the intent of Congress to establish a national transportation policy recognizing the interdependence of the cities and the countryside, the interrelationships between various transportation modes, and the necessity to make use of the best available technology and transportation resources to meet the transportation needs of the Nation. Increases authorizations for primary and secondary highway systems, bridge replacement and reconstruction, and for projects to eliminate or reduce the hazards of high-accident sections of highways for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Provides for a program to be administered at the county level with funds from the Highway Trust Fund to initiate an emergency bridge replacement program for non-Federal countryside roads and highways.
Bill· SS. 3438 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Rural Rail Preservation and Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prepare a comprehensive report containing his conclusions with respect to essential rail services within a specifically defined region, essentially comprising the Northeastern United States, pertaining to the geographic zones at and between which rail service should be provided. Requires the Secretary to formulate and submit to Congress a national transportation policy within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Rail Services Planning Offices to prepare a detailed information survey and detailed comprehensive reports with respect to States outside the region. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to report within ninety days of enactment of this Act the environmental effects of abandonments and imposes a 730-day moratorium on such abandonments. Provides subsidies for rail properties remaining in condition for rail service which have been issued a certificate of abandonment within 5 years prior to enactment of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $200,000,000 for rail service continuation subsidies for each of the first two fiscal years including and following the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14554 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, that no air carrier shall discontinue service, in whole or in part, unless such discontinuance is found to be in the public interest by the Civil Aeronautics Board after public hearings.
Bill· HRH.R. 14569 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 by increasing the period of time during which interested members of the public may comment on proposed preliminary railway system plans. Increases the time limit within which the United States Railway Association shall submit a final railway system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 14568 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 by increasing the period of time during which interested members of the public may comment on proposed preliminary railway system plans. Increases the time limit within which the United States Railway Association shall submit a final railway system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 14519 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1974
Authorizes the Chief of Army Engineers to improve specified roads in the area of Raystown Dam, Pennsylvania, in order to more safely accomodate increased visitor traffic.
Bill· HRH.R. 14504 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1974
Authorizes the appropriation of $150,000,000 for research, development, and demonstration projects in urban mass transportation pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 for the fiscal year 1975.
Bill· SS. 3408 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Provides that the laws restricting the coastwise trade to vessels of the United States shall not apply to qualified hovercraft on routes over land or over water only as an incidental part thereof, if a permit is obtained pursuant to regulations to be established by the Secretary of Commerce.
Bill· HRH.R. 14471 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 by increasing the period of time during which interested members of the public may comment on proposed preliminary railway system plans. Increases the time limit within which the United States Railway Association shall submit a final railway system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 14457 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1974
Provides new definitions under the Federal Aviation Act for "air commerce" and "air transportation". Defines "air commerce" as intrastate, interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce or the transportation of mail by aircraft or any operation or navigation of aircraft within the limits of any Federal airway or any operation or navigation of aircraft which directly affects, or which may endanger safety in intrastate, interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce. Defines "air transportation" as intrastate, interstate, overseas, or foreign air transportation or the transportation of mail by aircraft.
Bill· HRH.R. 14456 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1974
Suspends, until November 1, 1975, the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act relating to the transportation of anhydrous ammonia to the west coast of the United States from any port or terminal area in the State of Alaska whenever the Secretary of the Treasury, after notice and opportunity for hearing, determines that there is no domestic vessel reasonably available to serve between the west coast of the United States and any such port or terminal area for the transportation of anhydrous ammonia. (Suspends 46 U.S.C. 883)
Bill· SS. 3387 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974
Changes the fifty-five mile per hour speed limit prescribed in the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act to sixty miles per hour in the case of highways with four or more traffic lanes separated by means other than stripping, if such highway, on November 1, 1973, had a speed limit of sixty miles per hour applicable to all types of vehicles.
Bill· HRH.R. 14422 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974
Directs the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive, nationwide study of the effects of railroad abandonment, and to develop an effective policy to assure an adequate economic system for the transportation of freight with emphasis on branch line facilities in the movement of agricultural commodities. Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from authorizing any further abandonments of railway freight facilities for a period of three years after enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14394 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974
Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to provide financial assistance for 24 months based on fuel price increases resulting from the energy crisis to United States air carriers engaged in overseas and foreign air transportation.
Bill· HRH.R. 14355 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1974
Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to provide financial assistance for 24 months based on fuel price increases resulting from the energy crisis to United States air carriers engaged in overseas and foreign air transportation.
Bill· HRH.R. 14306 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1974
Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement as being adverse to the public interest. Provides that such termination shall be effective as of February 1, 1973. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382).
Bill· HRH.R. 14328 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1974
Revises the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 by providng that any air carrier may grant reduced-rate transportation to individuals 21 years of age and younger and to individuals 65 or over. Prohibits any air carrier from reserving any seating capacity in interstate or overseas air transportation at the request of any person unless such request is accompanied by a deposit of not less than one fourth of the established tariff for such air transportation. Prohibits the overbooking of seating capacity by any air carrier.
Bill· HRH.R. 14283 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1974
Amendments Act to the Federal-Aid Highway Act - Declares it to be the intent of Congress to establish a national transportation policy recognizing the interdependence of the cities and the countryside, the interrelationships between various transportation modes, and the necessity to make use of the best available technology and transportation resources to meet the transportation needs of the Nation. Increases authorizations for primary and secondary highway systems, bridge replacement and reconstruction, and for projects to eliminate or reduce the hazards of high-accident sections of highways for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Provides for a program to be administered at the county level with funds from the Highway Trust Fund to initiate an emergency bridge replacement program for non-Federal countryside roads and highways.
Bill· SS. 3354 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Highway Beautification Act - Provides for a ten percent reduction in Federal-aid highway funds to States apportioned on or after January 1, 1976, unless specified outdoor advertising outside of incorporated cities and villages is effectively controlled along the Interstate and primary systems. Authorizes appropriations for the control of outdoor advertising; for the control, relocation, or removal of junkyards; and for the landscaping and scenic enhancement of strips of land adjacent to Interstate and primary highways for the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977.
Bill· SS. 3356 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Regulated Carriers Financial Stability Act - Removes those provisions of present law which make the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission over the issuance of securities by common carriers by railroad exclusive and plenary. Removes the authorization of such railroad common carriers to issue securities and to assume obligations or liabilities solely in accordance with the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended. Places such jurisdiction, and the requirements of security issuance approval, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Permits the carry-over of accounting methods used by such railroad carriers in compliance with Interstate Commerce Commission regulations in order to meet Securities and Exchange Commission requirements under this Act.
Bill· SS. 3351 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Requires, under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, a public hearing before the National Railroad Passenger Corporation increases any rate, fare, or charge for passenger transportation.
Bill· HRH.R. 14266 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act - States that Federal departments and agencies shall take all appropriate actions within their jurisdiction to attempt to eliminate discriminatory and unfair competitive practices against United States air carriers in the international air transportation industry. Provides for compensatory charges to be imposed on foreign air carriers of the Country concerned if discriminatory charges against United States air carriers are not reduced or eliminated within a reasonable time after negotiations are undertaken for such purpose. States that the amounts so collected shall be used to compensate such air carriers for the excessive or discriminatory charges paid by them to the foreign countries involved. Provides that the Postmaster General shall not authorize a higher rate of compensation for the transportation by foreign carriers of mail between the United States and such foreign country as that country pays to air carriers transporting its mail by aircraft between such country and the United States. Requires that the government-financed air transportation of passengers and property be provided by air carriers holding certificates under the Federal Aviation Act to the extent practicable.
Bill· HRH.R. 14253 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to prohibit Federal assistance for the continued provision of essential transportation services to any railroad in reorganization until all indebtedness of such railroad for taxes due and payable to any unit of State or local government has been satisfied or discharged in full.
Bill· HRH.R. 14260 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Revises the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 by increasing the period of time during which interested members of the public may comment on proposed preliminary railway system plans. Increases the time limit within which the United States Railway Association shall submit a final railway system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.
Bill· SS. 3343 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Interstate Railroad Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Defines the terms in this Act. Sets forth the findings of Congress in regard to the present railroad system in the United States. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires all rail carriers to provide the Secretary of Transportation with copies of all current restrictions on train operations, including employees' operating timetables and all "sloworders". Designates all rail lines operated by domestic railroad companies subject to traffic usage of at least twenty million gross ton-miles per year as part of the initial Interstate Railroad System. Sets forth procedures for final designation of the Interstate Railroad System. Authorizes appropriations for use of the Secretary of Transportation and the Rail Services Planning Office. Title III: Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and Modernization of Rail Lines - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for maintenance of all rail lines. Provides that rail lines included within the System shall be maintained for smooth and dependable operation of freight trains at speeds up to sixty miles an hour. Provides that all rail lines shall be in compliance with the standards prescribed in accordance with this title on or before the expiration of 3 years following enactment of this Act. Provides that no rail line shall contract out any project for rehabilitation or maintenance work required by this Act of a value of over $450 per month in labor and materials which is normally performed by employees in any bargaining unit covered by a labor agreement between the rail line and any labor organization. Authorizes the Secretary to make rehabilitation assistance grants for the purpose of enabling railroad companies to comply with the provisions of this title. Sets forth criteria for such grants and the application procedures for obtaining them. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975-77 to carry out the "grants" provisions of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee any lender against loss of principal and interest on securities, obligations, or loans issued to finance rehabilitation work required by this Act. Sets forth application procedures for such guarantees. Authorizes the appropriation of such amounts as are necessary to discharge obligations to honor loan guarantees made under this Act. Provides that any railroad company may apply to the Secretary for a grant to reconstruct railroad lines which have been damaged or destroyed by unforeseeable disaster outside the control of the applicant. Authorizes the appropriation of not in excess of $10,000,000 per year for such purpose. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975-77 for the Secretary to undertake a continuing program of research and development into improving the stability, ride quality, longevity, and maintenance economies of railroad track and roadbed. Directs the Secretary and the Corps of Engineers to jointly undertake and carry out a study of the long-term capital needs for modernization and upgrading of the Interstate Railroad System. Sets forth the prescribed content of such study and the reporting requirements for the study. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out such study. Title IV: Access to Rail Lines and Facilities - Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to order access for use of any rail line or other facility by a rail carrier. Sets forth procedures for the modification of existing arrangements with respect to access to rail lines. Requires the rail carrier whose employees will be affected by rail lines access arrangements to protect individual employees against a worsening of their positions with respect to their employment. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider and determine the extent to which a rail carrier has availed itself of the provisions of this title to effect economics and efficiencies in its operations, when passing upon any application by such carrier for increased freight rates, increased division of revenues, or other financial relief. Title V: Records, Reports, Administration, and Enforcement - Provides for public inspection of records relating to this Act and sets forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Transportation with respect to activities under this Act. Establishes an advisory committee composed of one representative from each of the following organizations: (1) National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; (2) National Governors Conference; (3) Association of American Railroads; (4) National Railroad Passenger Corporation; (5) Congress of Railway Unions; (6) Railway Labor Executives Association; (7) National Industrial Traffic League; and (8) National Association of Railroad Passengers. Requests the committee to monitor the activities of the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to this Act and submit an annual report evaluating the effectiveness of this Act to the Secretary, the Congress, and the public. Authorizes the Secretary to perform such acts as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sets forth penalties for the violation of any provision of this Act by any railroad company. Authorizes the appropriation to the Secretary of Transportation such sums as are necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Act, not to exceed $10,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Relieves all persons contracting for the joint use of railroad tracks and facilities from all prohibitions of existing law, including the antitrust laws of the United States, with respect to such contracts.
Bill· HRH.R. 14193 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Directs the Secretary of Transportation under the Interstate Commerce Act to establish such orders as may be necessary to require carriers to place on all locomotives and cars in service such light-reflecting paint or other reflector markings as the Secretary determines to be best suited to promote safety at rail-highway crossings. (Adds 49 U.S.C. 26(i))
Bill· HRH.R. 14187 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Provides for the construction of a highway crossing of the Colorado River immediately downstream from the Hoover Dam. Provides that the cost of the highway crossing shall be recoverable from revenues from the Boulder Canyon Project.
Bill· HRH.R. 14129 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that special rules governing net operating loss deductions shall apply only if the taxpayer derived 50 percent or more of its gross receipts (other than those derived from sales to the United States Government or to the government of a foreign country) for the taxable year of such loss from the manufacture and sale of commercial jet transport aircraft, and 3 or fewer United States persons manufactured commercial jet transport aircraft having an aggregate fair market value of 75 percent or more of the value of all commercial jet transport aircraft manufactured by United States persons in the calendar year for use by common air carriers. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 172)
Bill· HRH.R. 14156 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
States that the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board is adverse to the public interest and is hereby terminated. Makes February 1, 1975, the effective date of this Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382)
Bill· HRH.R. 14112 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Revises the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 by authorizing reduced rate transportation for youth, elderly people, and military personnel.
Bill· SS. 3334 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Requires motor common carriers of household goods to keep specified records, including late shipments, damaged shipments, and claims settlements, and to file such records quarterly with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Requires carriers to submit such information on all carriers, to be compiled by the ICC to prospective shippers and to retain a receipt thereof.
Bill· HRH.R. 14077 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Revises the Federal Railroad Safety Act by authorizing the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such Act. Repeals Federal Acts relating to safety ash pans (45 U.S.C. 17-21), block-signal systems and appliances (45 U.S.C. 35), investigation and testing of railroad safety appliances (45 U.S.C. 36), and inspection of mail cars (45 U.S.C. 37). Sets forth penalties for the violation of various regulations relating to railroads. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any railroad carrier to use or permit to be used on its line any locomotive unless the locomotive, its tender, and all parts and appurtenances thereof are in proper condition and safe to operate. Sets forth penalties for violation of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14061 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
States that the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board is adverse to the public interest and is hereby terminated. Makes April 5, 1974 the effective date of this Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382)
Bill· HRH.R. 14076 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1977 for the purposes of carrying out the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Control Act of 1970.
Bill· HRH.R. 14047 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Highway Beautification Act - Provides for a ten percent reduction in Federal-aid highway funds to States apportioned on or after Janury 1, 1976, unless specified outdoor advertising outside of incorporated cities and villages is effectively controlled along the Interstate and primary systems. Authorizes appropriations for the control of outdoor advertising; for the control, relocation, or removal of junkyards; and for the landscaping and scenic enhancement of strips of land adjacent to Interstate and primary highways for the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977.