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United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Requires certification and subsidy of at least two air carriers to points receiving neither highway nor railroad service under the Federal Aviation Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Provides that the modification or installation of radio equipment be included in the definition of "reconstruction" for the purpose of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to entitlement to vessel construction reserve funds. (Adds 46 U.S.C. 1177(k)(9))
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Older Persons Transportation Act - Provides that in providing assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act the Secretary of Transportation shall give preference to applications made by State and local public bodies and agencies thereof which agree to adopt and maintain specially reduced rates, not exceeding 50 percent of regular rates, for persons who are aged sixty-five or over, on all days, in the operation of the facilities and equipment to be financed under the application. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to private nonprofit corporations and associations for the specific purpose of assisting them in providing transportation services for handicapped persons and persons aged sixty-five and over for whom mass transportation services planned, designed, and carried out by State and local agencies are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. Provides that a common carrier whose rates or fares are established by a board, commission, or other agengy of the United States may not, in interstate commerce during nonpeak periods of travel, charge any person aged sixty-five or over more than 50 percent of the fare published in its tariff for the general public to be furnished the transportation reguested by the person aged sixty-five or over, if that person is traveling on a standby basis, or more than 75 percent of that fare if that person is traveling on any other basis. Provides for the partial repayment by the United States of any economic loss suffered by a common carrier as a result of compliance with the above provisions. Provides that buildings constructed with financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act shall be so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any public or nonprofit agency, organization or insitution, or any individual to conduct transportation research and demonstration projects for the elderly. Authorizes to be appropriated for such research and projects $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Commuter Air Carrier Act - Authorizes the establishment of a class of commuter air carriers. Provides for issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity to members of that class who may apply therefor. Prohibits competitive commuter air carrier services between points served by the holder of a certificates unless there is a need in the public interest for such competition.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Removes the percentage limitations on the amount of urban mass transportation grant assistance which may be available in any one State under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. (Repeals 49 U.S.C. 1611)
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), handicapped persons, and military personnel who are members of the United States Armed Services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1973
Urban Mass Transportation Accessibility Standards Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe, within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, standards with respect to mass transportation facilities and equipment to insure ready access to, and use of, such facilities and equipment by elderly and handicapped persons. Provides that the Secretary shall not approve any application for assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act with respect to the design, acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of mass transportation facilities and equipment unless such conform to all applicable standards of accessibility prescribed by the Secretary or he determines that such standards should be waived to avoid undue hardship. States that within five years of the date of issuance of standards under this Act, the Secretary shall review those standards.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1973
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion $1,000,000,000 of the sums authorized to be apportioned for fiscal year 1974 for immediate expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000,000 for the Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid secondary system, and for their extensions within urban areas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. Provides for the availability of such sums on a percentage basis.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from vessel laws requiring fire-retardant material to be used in the construction of large vessels. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 369(b))
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1973
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that nuclear- powered vessels receiving a construction differential subsidy which was contracted for before July 1, l978, may be provided with incentive support payments from the Secretary of Commerce.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Provides a monetary penalty for the transportation of merchandise in violation of the coastwise laws under the Merchant Marine Act. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 883)
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming, as the James E Murray Memorial Parkway. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
States that when the National Railroad Passenger Corporation cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to agree with the owner of property as to the compensation to be paid for, any right-of-way, land or other property (except right-of-way, land or other property of a railroad or property of a State or local government or other public agency) required for the construction of tracks or other facilities necessary to provide intercity rail passenger service, it may acquire the same by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in the district court of the United States for the district in which the property is located, on in one such court in the event a single property is located in two districts. Sets forth the procedure to be followed for such acquisition. States that if the Corporation and a railroad are unable to agree upon terms for the sale to the Corporation of property (including interests in property) owned by the railroad and required for the construction of tracks or other facilities necessary to provide intercity rail passenger service, the Corporation may apply to the Interstate Commerce Commission for an order establishing the need of the Corporation for the property at issue and requiring the conveyance thereof from the railroad to the Corporation on reasonable terms and conditions, including just compensation. Provides that if at any time after June 30, 1973, the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines that the continuation of a train operated in the basic system on June 30, 1973, will impair the financial ability of the Corporation adequately to provide other intercity rail passenger service, the Corporation may discontinue the train. Provides that at least forty-five days prior to the discontinuance of a train under this subsection, the Corporation shall mail to the Governor of each State in which the train in question is operated and post in every station, depot, or other facility serviced thereby notice of the proposed discontinuance. Prohibits the Corporation from discontinuinig the train if, at least fifteen days prior to the date specified for discontinuance, a State, regional, or local public agency requests continuation of the service and, within ninety days following the date specified for discontinuance, agrees to reimburse the Corporation for a reasonable portion of any losses associated with the continuation of service beyond the notice period. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary to assist the Corporation in its functions. States that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of securities, obligations, or loans outstanding at any one time, which are guaranteed by the Secretary under the Rail Passenger Act, may not exceed $500,000,000. Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary to assure that the quality of service and accommodations offered passengers on board trains and at other facilities used in intercity rail passenger service is adequate, taking into account the safety regulations applicable to that service. States that any person who violates a regulation issued under this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $500 for each violation and that each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Provides that a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a territory of the United States shall be considered to be a citizen of the United States for the purposes of the Ship Mortgage Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 922(a)(5))
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Commuter Air Carrier Act - Authorizes the establishment of a class of commuter air carriers for air carriers which perform at least five round trips per week between two or more points and publish schedules which specify the times, days of the week, and places between which such flights are performed. Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to issue certificates to any carrier meeting the requirements established by the Act and promulgated by the Board thereunder. Provides that if any service authorized by a certificate to an air carrier to engage in commuter air transportation is not performed satisfactorily, the Board may, after notice and hearing, direct that the certificate cease to be effective. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1301)
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Directs the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive, nationwide study of the effects of railroad abandonments. Requires that such study include the impact upon the heavy economic system of the transportation of freight and the movement of bulk commodities. Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from authorizing any further abandonments of railway freight facilities until six months after the study has been completed.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Prohibits, under the Shipping Act of 1916, the practice of port equalization. Defines the term "port equalization" to mean the practice whereby a carrier provides for the land transportation of cargo from the inland point of origin of the cargo to a port other than the port closest to the inland point of origin and absorbs the additional cost involved in transporting the cargo to the more distant port. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 812)
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Defines the term "Inclusive tour charter trip" to mean a charter trip which combines air transportation, pursuant to a contract between an air carrier or foreign air carrier and a person authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Board to sell inclusive tours, and land arrangements at one or more points of destination, sold to members of the public at a price which is not less than just and reasonable fare for charter air transportation plus a compensatory charge for land arrangements, and subject to such other requirements not inconsistent herewith as the Board shall by regulation prescribe. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1301)
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Rural America Rail Transportation Act - Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Rural Rail Transportation Administration within the Department of Transportation which shall be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. States that the Secretary shall carry out his functions under this Act through such Administration. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for studies, research, and demonstration projects to: (1) develop improved equipment for rural rail services; (2) determine means of continuing and improving such service under existing railroad management; and (3) determine means of restoring such service where it has been discontinued. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans or loan guarantees to reestablish service on an abandoned railroad to continue service on a line to be abandoned if certain requirements set forth in this Act are met. Provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall not consider the request of any common carrier by railroad for a certificate authorizing the abandonment of all or any portion of a line of railroad until the expiration of a five year period following the date of such request to the Commission. States that in determining whether the public convenience and necessity permit the granting of such request the Commission shall give thorough consideration to the economic importance of such line to all areas which it serves. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Provides that a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a territory of the United States shall be considered to be a citizen of the United States for the purposes of the Ship Mortgage Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 922(a)(5))
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Deepwater Port Facilities Act - Provides that the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to accommodate the exploration and exploitation of the oil and gas and other mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf with the construction and operation of deepwater port facilities licensed by him. Title I: - States that the purpose of this Act is to authorize and regulate the construction and operation of deepwater port facilities in accordance with the policy of this Act. Provides that no citizen of the United States may construct or operate or make any significant addition to a deepwater port facility without first receiving a license from the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to issue to any citizen of the United States a license to construct or operate a deepwater port facility if he first determines that: (1) the applicant is financially responsible and has demonstrated his ability and willingness to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and license conditions; (2) the construction and operation of the proposed deepwater port facility will not unreasonably interfere with international navigation or other reasonable uses of the high seas, and is consistent with the international obligations of the United States; and (3) the facility will be located, constructed, or operated in a manner which will minimize or prevent any adverse significant environmental effects. Provides that licenses issued under this Act shall be for a term of no longer than thirty years, with preferential right in the licensee to renew under such terms and for such period not to exceed thirty years as the Secretary determines is reasonable. States that the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of any State off whose coasts the facility is proposed to be located to insure that the operation of the facility and directly related land-based activities would be consistent with the State land-use program. Provides that in carrying out all of his functions under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with all interest or affected Federal agencies. Sets forth the procedures for issuing licenses. Provides that any person adversely affected by an order of the Secretary granting or denying a license may, within sixty days after such order is issued, seek judicial review thereof in the United States court of appeals for the circuit nearest to which the facility is sought to be located. Authorizes the Secretary to include in any license granted under this Act any conditions he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides that any licensee who violates any condition of his license or any rule or regulation of the Secretary issued under this Act may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary, in a determination on the record after opportunity for a hearing, of not more than $10,000 for each day during which such violation occurs. States that any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation, restriction, or condition made or imposed by the Secretary under the authority of this Act shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished criminally by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day during which such offense occurs. Provides for the revocation or suspension of a license for a failure to comply with applicable rules or regulations. States that the Constitution and the laws and treaties of the United States shall apply to deepwater port facilities licensed under this Act and insofar as consistent with international law to activities connected with the operation and use of such deepwater port facilities in the same manner as if the facilities were located in the navigable waters of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to take into consideration the public interest in the freedom of movement of surface land transportation when prescribing rules and regulations to govern the opening of drawbridges across the navigable rivers and other waters of the United States. Authorizes Secretary of Transportation to assess a civil penalty for any violation of such regulations. Provides for a criminal penalty of not more than $2,000, or one year, imprisonment, or both, for a knowing and willful violation of such regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Increases the authorization of appropriations in order to complete the Mission 66 Bypass Road at Vicksburg, Mississippi, from $2,050,000 to $3,550,000. (Amends 16 U.S.C. 430b-5)
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the appropriate agencies take steps to assure that at least 20 per cent of the gross tonnage of all petroleum and petroleum products imported into the United States on ocean vessels be transported on privately owned United States flag commercial vessels. Requires that the quantity to be carried in United States-flag commercial vessels be at least 25 per cent after June 30, l975, and at least 30 per cent after June 30, l977. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1241))
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from vessel laws requiring fire-retardant material to be used in the construction of large vessels. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 369(b))
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the appropriate agencies take steps to assure that at least 20 per cent of the gross tonnage of all petroleum and petroleum products imported into the United States on ocean vessels be transported on privately owned United States flag commercial vessels. Requires that the quantity to be carried in United States-flag commercial vessels be at least 25 per cent after June 30, l975, and at least 30 per cent after June 30, l977. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1241))
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from vessel laws requiring fire-retardant material to be used in the construction of large vessels. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 369(b))
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Authorizes reduced rate transportation for handicapped persons and for persons who are sixty-five years of age or older or twenty-one years of age or younger under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the Interstate Commerce Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Provides that the weight portion of the excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code on the use of civil aircraft shall apply to piston-engined aircraft only if they have a maximum certificated takeoff weight of more than 6,000 pounds. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 4491)
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Deepwater Pool Facilities Act. Provides that no citizen of the United States may construct or operate or make any significant addition to a deepwater port facility without first receiving a license from the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to issue to any citizen of the United States a license to construct or operate a deepwater port facility if he first determines that: (1) the applicant is financially responsible and has demonstrated his ability and willingness to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and license conditions; (2) the construction and operation of the proposed deepwater port facility will not unreasonably interfere with international navigation or other reasonable uses of the high seas, and is consistent with the international obligations of the United States; and (3) the facility will be located, constructed, or operated in a manner which will minimize or prevent any adverse significant environmental effects. Directs the Secretary not to issue a license in any case where the President determines that it would be contrary to the national security of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to issue reasonable rules and regulations governing application for and issuance of licenses and the construction and operation of deepwater port facilities under this Act. Declares that an application filed with the Secretary for a license under this Act shall constitute an application for all Federal authorizations required for construction and operation of a deepwater port facility. States that any person adversely affected by an order of the Secretary granting or denying a license may within sixty days after such order is issued seek judicial review thereof in the United States court of appeals for the circuit nearest to wich the facility is sought to be located. Directs the Secretary to prescribe by regulation the procedures, including appropriate charges, for the submission and consideration of applications for licenses. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Provides that whenever a licensee fails to comply with any provision of this Act or any rule, regulation, restriction, or condition made or imposed by the Secretary under the authority of this Act or fails to pay any civil penalty assessed by the Secretary except where a proceeding for judicial review of such assessment is pending, the Secretary may file an appropriate action in a United States district court to (1) suspend operations under the license or (2) if such failure is knowing and continues for a period of thirty days after the Secretary mails notice of such failure by registered letter to the licensee at his post office address, revoke such license.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Makes it the sense of Congress that the State highway departments of those States within which United States Route 219 is located, together with the Secretary of Transportation, should designate, as soon as possible, such route as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highway.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1973
Provides that the term "noncontiguous trade" for purposes of the Merchant Marine Act shall include trade from any point in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and such territories and possessions to any other point in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and such territories and possessions. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1177(k)(8))
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1973
Automatic Transport Research and Development Act - Provides for an immediate and intensive national research and development program to produce, within 3 years, a motor vehicle engine system that is clean, quiet, energy-efficient, safe, and suited to existing patterns of life. Authorizes the Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board established under the Clean Air Act to carry out the program under this Act. Authorizes the Board to develop vehicles which will comply with clean air standards and future emission standards that Congress may enact to protect public health and welfare in high-population density areas.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1973
Federal Railroad Transportation Authority Act - Title I: Findings, Purpose and Definitions - Delcares the finding of Congress that the preservation of adequate railroad transportation can be met only by emergency measures which will assure the continuation of service in the northeastern region and the Nation. States that a permanent solution to the threat of liquidation can only be met by direct governmental assumption of the duties, responsibilities, and properties of railroads. Title II: Creation of Federal Railroad Transportation Authority - Creates, as an agency of the United States government, the Federal Railroad Transportation Authority. States it to be the purpose of such authority to provide an effective, efficient, and modern integrated transportation service. Establishes a Board of Directors to govern the authority. Sets forth the composition of such Board and their compensation. Empowers the authority to: (1) sue and be sued; (2) own, manage, and operate the facilities of eligible railroads and subsidiaries; (3) conduct research and development; (4) acquire facilities and equipment; (5) engage in business functions and activities consistent with this Act. Requires the Authority to report annually to Congress and the President on its activities. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 for organization and development of the Authority. Title III: Provision of Transportation Service - Provides that on and after October 1, 1973, the Authority shall acquire the facilities of any eligible railroad together with the facilities of said railroads' subsidiaries. Provides that for a period of two years from the date of acquisition the Authority shall determine the most effective means of operation of its sytem, including consolidation, modification, or other alteration. Requires the Authority to confer with representatives of users, States and communities served by the Authority's system to determine transportation needs. Prohibits the Authority from seeking to abandon any line of railroad for a period of one year following acquisition. Entitles the employees of eligible railroads and to fair and equitable arrangements to protect their interests. Specifies what constitutes protective arrangements. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations equal to 50 percent of the liquidated value of the facilities of eligible railroads and the values of facilities of subsidiaries acquired by the Authority.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Terminates the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board in docket 9977. (Adds 49 U.S.C. 1382(c))
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the appropriate agencies take steps to assure that at least 20 per cent of the gross tonnage of all petroleum and petroleum products imported into the United States on ocean vessels be transported on privately owned United States flag commercial vessels. Requires that the quantity to be carried in United States-flag commercial vessels be at least 25 per cent after June 30, l975, and at least 30 per cent after June 30, l977. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1241))
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to become effective not later than July 1, 1974, requiring the placarding of vehilces transporting hazardous materials by land in interstate and foreign commerce. Requires such placarding so that law-enforcement and firefighting personnel of communities, and carriers and shippers, may identify the type of hazardous material being transported, the degree of hazard involved, and any particular procedure which should be followed or avoided in dealing with emergency situations arising in connection with the transportation of such hazardous material.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1973
Provides a monetary penalty under the Merchant Marine Act for the transportation of merchandise in violation of the coastwise laws. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 883)
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from specified vessel laws requiring construction of large passenger boats to be of fire retardant material.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Title I: Railroad Retirement Act Amendments - Railroad Retirement Amendments - Provides that individuals who will have attained the age of sixty and will have completed thirty years of service will be eligible for a railroad retirement annuity under this Act. Sets forth the rate of tax imposed on the income of every employee covered under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act. Revises the computation for deductions of the tax from the employees' compensation. Sets forth the rate of taxation to be applied against the employer. Extends the provisions of this Act to December 31, 1974. Provides that title II (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act is amended to provide an increase in benefits payable thereunder at any time during the period July 1, 1973, through December 31, 1974, the individual's annuity computed under the preceding provisions of Railroad Retirement Act shall be increased in an amount equal to the diference between (1) the amount (before any reduction on account of age) which would be payable to such individual under the then current law if his or her annuity were computed under this Act, without regard to the words 'plus 10 percent of such total amount' contained therein; and (2) the amount (before any reduction on account of age) which would have been payable to such individual under the law as in effect prior to July 1, 1973, if his or her annuity had been computed under this Act, without regard to the words 'plus 10 percent of such total amount' contained therein. Revises the method of computing a spouse's annuity under this Act. Provides that representatives of employees and representatives of carriers shall, no later than July 1, 1974, report to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the House of Representatives Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce their joint recommendations for restructuring the railroad retirement system based upon their negotiations and taking into account the report and specific recommendations of the Commission on Railroad Retirement. Title II: Interstate Commerce Act Amendments Railroad Rate Adjustment Act - Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to, within thirty days of the filing of a verified petition by any railroad carrier or group of carriers subject to this part, permit the establishment of increases in the general level of both the interstate and intrastate rates of said carrier or carriers in an amount approximating that needed to offset increases in expenses theretofore experienced or demonstrably certain to occur commencing on or before the effective date of the increased rates, as a result of the enactment of title I of this Act or as a result of any future increases in taxes under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, as amended, or any negotiated labor cost increases and comparable increased costs for other employees. States that whenever the Commission permits or authorizes any increase in the general level of rates, it shall require that any carrier or group of carriers making such an increase effective shall make it effective concurrentely both as to interstate rate, fares, charges, classifications, regulations or practices and those made or imposed by authority of any State; and such intrastate increases shall be deemed to have been prescribed within the meaning and under the authority of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish a five year national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program consisting of operating control devices, both engineered and vegetative, including development of new dredging techniques for the artificial restoration of beaches. Provides that both vegetative and low-cost shorelines erosion control devices would be tested on sites along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts and along the Great Lakes. Requires the Secretary of the Army to establish a fifteen member Shoreline Advisory Panel to advise him in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit annually a program progress report to the Congress. Provides that the Secretary shall submit a comprehensive evaluation at the conclusion of the five year program. Authorizes an appropriation of not more than $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 and the succeeding four fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Extends the cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act for 120 additional days to the Long Island Railroad strike. (Amends 45 U.S.C. 160)
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Provides the Interstate Commerce Commission with authority to regulate railroad car service when an emergency is or may be imminent. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1(15))
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Emergency Public Interest Protection Act - Title I: Amendments to the Labor-Management Relations Act relating to emergency disputes in the transportation industry - makes the national emergency provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act applicable to all transportation industries by repealing the emergency procedures of the Railway Labor Act and bringing the railroads and airlines under the basic emergency provisions now applicable to other industries. Empowers the President to use, in addition to the basic emergency dispute provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act, one of three new options for dealing with national emergency disputes in the transportation industries. Provides that these optional procedures could be used if a transportation national emergency dispute was still unresolved after the 80-Day cooling-off period provided in the Labor-Management Relations Act. Directs that the basic 80-day injunction would have to be issued by a three judge court in the case of national emergency disputes in the transportation industries. Empowers the President to choose any one of these new procedures, but if the one chosen does not result in the resolution of the dispute, the provisions in current law for a report to the Congress would remain in effect. Authorizes the President to extend the cooling-off period, with continued bargaining between the parties, for a period of up to thirty days. Permits the operation of an essential part of the industry or of the service only to a critical class of customers provision. Authorizes the President to appoint a special board and to direct them to review the feasibility of partial operations. Permits any party or any member of the board to present to the board a plan defining the strike or lockout action that would be consistent with the public interest. Authorizes the board, after appropriate hearings in which the government would be a party to protect the public interest, to adopt or modify the plan. Provides that before approving the plan, the board would have to find that the partial strike or lockout is sufficiently extensive to encourage resolution of the dispute. Provides that the board's decision must be made within 30 days and during that period the status quo must be maintained. Limits partial operation pursuant to the board's decision to a maximum of 6 months. Requires the parties to submit their final proposals for full resolution of the controversy following the 80-day cooling-off period. Provides that the parties would be given 3 days in which to submit two final offers and that if any party failed to submit a final offer or offers, the last offer made during bargaining would be deemed its final offer. Directs that following this submission, to the Secretary of Labor, the parties would be required to meet and bargain for five days, with or without mediation by the Secretary. Provides that as a second step, the parties would be given an opportunity to select a panel to act as: final offer selector: and that if the parties were unable to select the panel, a panel composed of three neutral members would be appointed by the President. Asserts that the panel would hold hearings and determine which of the final offers constituted the final and binding resolution of the issues. Provides that in reaching its determination, the panel could not choose any settlement other than those represented by the final offers. Specifies the criteria to be used by the panel in reaching its decision. Provides that the panel's choice would become the contract between the parties. Title II: Amendments to the Railway Labor Act - Phases out over a 2 year period the National Railroad Adjustment Board system and special boards of adjustment. Provides that the parties would be encouraged in their collective bargaining agreements to provide for grievance machinery terminating in final and binding arbitration, together with provisions for no-strike and no-lockout clauses. Provides that until such time as the collective bargaining agreements contain such provisions, minor disputes would be resolved by private arbitration with the arbitrator selected by the parties on the basis of consent or elimination of alternatives until one arbitrator remains. Directs that no strikes over such minor disputes would be permitted during this period. Provides that the notice-of-contract modifications or termination provisions would be changed so as to direct the railroad and airline industries to the form of contract reopening existing in industries subject to the Taft-Hartley Act. Requires the parties to serve written notice of proposed contract changes on each other at least 60 days prior to the contract expiration date. Provides special provisions for the transition to the new method of contract reopening. Asserts that at the expiration of the contract or of 60 days, whichever is later, the parties would be free to resort to self-help. Transfers the mediation duties of the National Mediation Board and its staff to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Directs that the National Mediation Board would retain its function of determining the representatives of bargaining units, but its name would be changed to the railroad and airline representation board. Title III: Special Industries Commission - Establishes the National Special Industries Commission to study labor relations in those industries which the Secretary of Labor has determined to be particularly vulnerable to national emergency disputes. Empowers the Commission to study all the factors affecting labor relations in these industries and to make recommendations to the President as to the best way of remedying the weakness of collective bargaining in the industries studied, including recommendations for legislation, if appropriate. Authorizes the Commission to study the operation of the revised emergency procedures. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Defines the jurisdictions in which such representatives of employees or carriers may be used. Applies the judicial proceedings provisions of the Norris Laguardia Act to the provisions amending the Railway Labor Act as well as the emergency disputes provisions. Repeals the provisons of the Railway Employment Insurance Act that makes strikers eligible for benefits if the strike is not in violation of the Railway Labor Act or of the rules of the labor organization of which he is a member. Disqualifies railroad workers who strike from unemployment insurance benefits in accordance with criteria in state unemployment insurance laws applicable to other industries.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Makes disaster assistance available to those communities affected by extraordinary shoreline erosion damage under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 4401-4402)
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from issuing a certificate under the Interstate Commerce Act to permit any carrier by railroad subject to part I of such Act to abandon all or any portion of a line of railroad during the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
Midair Collision Avoidance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite the evaluation and selection of a national standard for a collision avoidance system; proceed to develop plans for operating rules and regulations integrating this system into the ground-based air traffic control system; and require the installation of a collision avoidance system on all classes of aircraft by certain dates. Not later than March 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Secretary of Defense acting through the Interdepartment Group on Collision Avoidance and Pilot Warning, shall complete the flight test and evaluation currently competing airborne collision avoidance systems, as defined in the Federal Aviation Act, and, not later than June 30, 1974, shall select a national standard for such systems. Provides that not later than December 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall publish implementation rules and regulations to describe compatible use and operating procedures between CAS systems and the existing air traffic control system. Sets forth minimum standards regarding collison avoidance systems and the specified dates upon which there must be compliance with such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
Mid-air Collision Avoidance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite the evaluation and selection of a national standard for a collision avoidance system; proceed to develop plans for operating rules and regulations integrating this system into the ground-based air traffic control system; and require the installation of a collision avoidance system on all classes of aircraft by certain dates. States that not later than March 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Secretary of Defense acting through the Indepartmental Group on Collision Avoidance and Pilot Warning, shall complete the flight test and evaluation of currently competing airborne collision avoidance sytems, as defined in the Federal Aviation Act, and not later than June 30, 1974, shall select a national standard for such systems. Provides that not later than December 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall publish implementation rules and regulations to describe compatible use and operating procedures between CAS systems and the existing air traffic control system. Sets forth minimum standards regarding collision avoidance system and the specified dates upon which there must be compliance with such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
Commuter Air Carrier Act - Authorizes the establishment of a class of commuter air carriers. Provides for issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity to members of that class who may apply therefor. Prohibits competitive commuter air carrier services between points served by the holder of a certificates unless there is a need in the public interest for such competition.