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Bill· SS. 586 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Airport and Airway Enhancement Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to publish a report on the safety and capacity of the national airport system, including: (1) its current operating characteristics and future needs; (2) civil aeronautics needs; (3) national defense requirements (as recommended by the Secretary of Defense); and (4) Postal Service needs. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to submit to the Congress annually a National Airway Plan, including a status report regarding the completion of the National Airspace System Plan. Directs the Department of Defense to make domestic military airports and facilities available for civil use. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (the Fund) for airport projects. Specifies aggregate amounts available for such grants for FY 1988 and 1989. Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for FY 1987 through 1989 for an airway improvement program, and for certain costs associated with the National Airspace System Plan for 1987. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to implement certain research, engineering, and development demonstration projects for FY 1987 through 1989. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for FY 1988 and 1989 for the cost of providing the Federal Aviation Administration with weather reporting services. Prohibits any appropriations from the Trust Fund to implement any program or activity under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (except for the airway improvement program, and the airport capacity and safety enhancement program set forth in this Act). Sets forth apportionment guidelines for large commercial service airports, the States and Territories, and Puerto Rico. Sets forth guidelines for: (1) approval of project grant applications for public-use airports; (2) the Federal share of such project costs; (3) construction work standards; (4) State block grants; (5) airport sponsorship requirements (including conditions for voluntary withdrawal from funding eligibility; and (6) the conveyance of Federal property interests determined by the Secretary to be necessary or public airport projects. Subjects persons who make false statements with intent to defraud the United States with regard to projects under this Act to a fine and or imprisonment. Directs the Secretary to take affirmative action to assure that no person shall on ground of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participating in any activity funded under this Act. Repeals specified portions of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 and amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to repeal provisions requiring local municipal approval for certain public airport construction or development. Directs the Secretary to insure that contracts permitting a State or subdivision to operate an airport facility shall include provisions relieving the United States of any liability for the acts or omissions of State employees operating such facility. Authorizes the Secretary to continue the Explosive Detection K-9 Team Training Program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for two years: (1) the imposition of certain airport excise taxes; (2) the transfer of certain amounts equivalent to specified taxes into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and (3) expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the airport and airway program. Amends the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 to make technical and conforming amendments.
Bill· HRH.R. 1290 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Ocean Transportation Practices Act of 1987 - Directs the Federal Maritime Commission (the Commission) to investigate whether unfair trade practices are used in the ocean transportation of goods transported in the foreign commerce of the United States. Requires the Commission to find an unfair trade practice when the acts, policies, or practices of a foreign country unreasonably impair the transportation of goods in the foreign commerce of the United States by vessels documented under the laws of the United States. Outlines further standards to be used by the Commission in making such determinations. Outlines action to be taken by the Commission if an unfair trade practice is found to exist. Provides for civil liability for the owner of a foreign vessel found to be engaging in unfair trade practices if certain negotiated actions are not taken within a specified time period. Requires any final action by the Commission under this Act to be reported to the Congress in writing within 60 days. Directs that any civil penalties collected as the result of enforcement of this Act are to be deposited into the Maritime Displacement Account. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to use the amounts so deposited to assist vessels affected by unfair trade practices to gain access to the trades. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this provision.
Bill· HRH.R. 1217 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Airline Computer Reservations Systems Arbitration Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide arbitration services for any participating air carrier or subscriber (ticket agent) which requests arbitration of any provision of a computer reservations system contract to which it is a party. Prescribes procedural guidelines for such arbitration.
Bill· HRH.R. 1211 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Subjects light trucks and vans to the same safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.
Bill· SS. 550 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Traffic Safety for Handicapped Individuals Act of 1987 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) from approving certain highway safety programs that do not provide for a uniform system for handicapped parking to promote safety. Directs the Secretary to promulgate uniform standards applicable to such a system. Details the criteria for such a system. Directs the Secretary to undertake an annual evaluation of State compliance with this Act and to report the results to the Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 1128 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1987
Prohibits for 18 months the sale of any branch line passing through Montana and owned by a class I rail carrier.
Bill· HRH.R. 1088 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1987
Merchant Marine Equity Act - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to require the Postal Service, when practicable, to use privately-owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels for the transportation of mail by ocean carrier. Directs the Postal Service to award mail transportation contracts on the basis of competitive bidding. Revises provisions concerning the payment of the operating-differential subsidy, including the determination of whether the payment of an operating-differential subsidy is required in order to meet foreign competition requirements. Outlines certain conditions for the payment of operating-differential subsidy (ODS). Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to pay ODS for the operation of a vessel that is 25 years of age or greater before January 1, 1992, and owned by a U.S. citizen on January 1, 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to pay ODS for a foreign-flag feeder vessel of an operator receiving ODS under specified circumstances. Directs the Secretary to pay ODS on an eligible vessel for the difference between subsidizable wages of U.S. crew members and crew members on foreign-flag vessels that are substantial competitors of the vessel covered by the ODS contract. Outlines further conditions concerning the payment of such subsidizable wage costs. Authorizes the Secretary to grant additional subsidy amounts found necessary to offset the effect of governmental aid paid to foreign competitors. Prohibits the Secretary, except in specified circumstances, from paying ODS for a vessel that is more than 25 years of age. Directs an operator that is a party to an ODS contract on January 1, 1987, to amend such contract to comply with changes made under this Act. Authorizes an operator owning or chartering fewer than ten vessels to continue to serve an essential trade route or a portion thereof that the operator was serving on January 1, 1987. Authorizes an operator receiving ODS to operate on an essential trade route served by an operator owning or chartering ten or fewer vessels on such route, under specified circumstances, including the determination of the need for increased service along such route. Requires a contract that is requested to be amended to comply with changes made under this Act to be entered into within 60 days after request. Provides the effective dates of such amended contracts. Limits the ODS payable to an operator for vessels in operation during 1986. Prohibits an operator receiving ODS from owning, chartering, or operating a foreign-flag vessel that provides service between the United States and a foreign country. Allows, however, operators already in such service on January 1, 1987, to continue in such service until October 1, 1988. Authorizes the operation of foreign-flag vessels by operators receiving ODS payments in certain specified circumstances. Outlines conditions for the provision of domestic intercoastal or coastwide service by operators not receiving ODS payments. Revises provisions concerning the transportation in American vessels of Government personnel and cargoes to direct the Secretary to require an owner or operator of a vessel to reimburse the Government at a fair and reasonable rate for the transportation of Government cargo based on a return voyage in ballast, under certain circumstances. Directs the Secretary to maintain a list of vessels that may be scrapped in a foreign country, and to provide such list on a monthly basis to all agencies using privately-owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels to transport preference cargoes. Requires that, on a foreign-flag feeder vessel for which an ODS contract has been granted, all of the seamen of such vessel be U.S. citizens.
Bill· HRH.R. 1097 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1987
Amends a specified Federal law relating to the use of surplus Government vessels for health and humanitarian services to identify those ships, currently in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, which are to be used for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations to refit such vessels for such purposes, under certain conditions.
Bill· HRH.R. 1101 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 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. 1098 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1987
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1928 to prohibit any vessel operated by or for the U.S. Government from being repaired, rebuilt, reconstructed, or reconditioned in a foreign shipyard, unless: (1) the work done is of an emergency nature; or (2) the foreign shipyard is operated by the U.S. Government. Directs the Secretary of the agency authorizing the emergency work in a foreign shipyard to report to the Secretary of Transportation the details of such emergency.
Bill· HRH.R. 1078 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on passenger-carrying aircraft in interstate or intrastate transportation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement this Act.
Bill· SS. 516 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Highway Safety Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) initiate within specified deadlines a rulemaking to provide for improved side impact protection for passenger automobiles and multipurpose passenger vehicles; and (2) establish a Federal motor vehicles safety standard setting forth performance criteria for improved side protection for passenger automobiles and multipurpose passenger vehicles. Authorizes the Secretary to derive certain amounts from specified unobligated funds in order to implement a national program promoting the use of safety belts and passive restraints in passenger automobiles, including demonstrating the efficacy of airbag technology. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study regarding a methodology for calculating a uniform numerical rating which enables consumers to compare meaningfully the crashworthiness of different passenger automobile models. Prescribes the contents of such study. Requires the Academy to report to the Secretary and to the Congress regarding such study results. Prescribes a schedule within which the Secretary must initiate public comment on the Academy's report and promulgate rules: (1) establishing an objectively based system for determining and publishing accurate comparative crashworthiness ratings for different passenger automobiles; and (2) requiring passenger automobile dealers to make such rating data available to prospective passenger automobile purchasers. Directs the Secretary to initiate within a certain time-frame a rulemaking to amend certain Federal motor vehicle safety standards to: (1) provide minimum roof crush resistance standards for multipurpose passenger vehicles; (2) provide for head restraints for multipurpose passenger vehicles; (3) provide for a single, highmounted stoplamp on multipurpose passenger vehicles; (4) extend the requirements of full front seat passive restraint occupant protection systems to multipurpose passenger vehicles; (5) review the vehicle classification system to ensure that all vehicles meet passenger automobile standards; and (6) require that all passenger automobiles manufactured after September 1, 1989, have lap and shoulder seatbelt protection. Requires that a minimum percentage of funds authorized for FY 1988 and 1989 be used to disseminate consumer information regarding the retrofitting of passenger automobiles with lap and shoulder rear seatbelts.
Bill· HRH.R. 1037 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Prohibits any U.S. department or agency from acquiring or constructing a noncombatant vessel until the procuring entity certifies to the General Accounting Office that no suitable vessel is obtainable from the Maritime Administration or any other U.S. department or agency.
Bill· SS. 473 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act of 1987 - Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding liability for general aviation accidents. 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 20 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. 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. 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 953 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration for FY 1988 for: (1) payment of operating-differential subsidy obligations; (2) research and development activities; and (3) operations and training activities. Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY 1988. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revise Federal provisions relating to the making of student incentive payments to individuals enrolled in State maritime academies.
Bill· HRH.R. 952 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Cargo Preference Amendments of 1987 - Requires the Comptroller General of the United States, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act and every six months thereafter, to: (1) review every Federal program involving the ocean transportation of any item; (2) identify each program which is subject to U.S. cargo preference laws; and (3) notify each Federal department or agency of its responsibilities under such laws. Requires the officer or employee in charge of every department or agency having responsibility under the cargo preference laws, within 30 days after the end of each month, to submit to the Comptroller General a report containing specified information relating to compliance or noncompliance with such cargo preference laws. Authorizes the Comptroller General to take specified action after a determination of noncompliance. Directs the Comptroller General, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, to report to the Congress concerning compliance with cargo preference laws during the previous fiscal year. Subjects to appropriate administrative discipline: (1) any officer or employee of the Government who violates any cargo preference laws; or (2) the head of any department or agency who fails to achieve compliance with this Act and any cargo preference laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 960 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the operator of each airport regularly serving an air carrier to use dogs in screening passengers and cargo for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other materials which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors.
Bill· HRH.R. 983 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving any construction or renovation of a mass transportation facility unless the engineers of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration have reviewed the plans and certified that the proposed facility will be sturdy, durable, and safe. Requires the Secretary to provide for periodic inspections during the construction or renovation of any mass transportation facility to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, estimates, and local building codes. Requires the Administrator of General Services to: (1) inspect renovated or constructed facilities at least once every five years to determine safety conditions; and (2) report the results of each such inspection to the Secretary and to the public.
Bill· HRH.R. 976 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring that all trains operating after December 31, 1987, on the main line of the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts, or on a specified feeder line, be equipped with automatic train stopping systems. Permits the Secretary, under certain conditions, to extend to October 1, 1988, the deadline for compliance with such requirement.
Bill· HRH.R. 934 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Bus Regulatory Reform Act Amendments of 1987 - Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission (the Commission), when considering a petition for the discontinuance of bus transportation within on State, to take into account the extent to which interstate and intrastate revenues are less than the variable costs of transportation (currently it has to accord great weight to such revenues). Requires the Commission, when considering such a petition, to accord great weight to whether the transportation is the last motor carrier of passenger service to such point, and whether a reasonable alternative to such service is available. Requires the Commission, when making any findings related to the public interest concerning public transportation certification, to accord great weight to the recommendations of each State in which the transportation to be authorized will be provided. Declares that it is the Federal transportation policy to coordinate State and Federal regulatory actions to ensure bus service to rural communities which have no other means of public transportation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commission, the States, and national associations representing governmental agencies should cooperate in developing innovative regulatory approaches to ensure the preservation of bus service in areas which are threatened with the total loss of public transportation service.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 93 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President is requested to: (1) support funding for Amtrak at a level that will enable it to continue to operate a national railway system and to continue to improve its financial performances and service levels; and (2) direct the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to work with Amtrak management to lower Amtrak's dependence on public funding and to assign the highest priority possible to safety.
Bill· HRH.R. 895 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to require any person using carriers to transport hazardous materials in commerce to submit a biennial registration statement indicating such carrier's principal place of business and a complete list of all hazardous materials handled. States that persons required to file a registration statement may not transport hazardous materials through towns of specified population size unless: (1) such towns have been notified of the shipment; and (2) such towns have indicated a shipment route. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local jurisdictions to develop hazardous materials transportation plans. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide training centers concerned with hazardous materials transportation incidents; and (2) make grants to States and local jurisdictions to purchase equipment to be used in handling incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax upon the shipment of hazardous materials; and (2) establish in the Treasury the Hazardous Materials Trust Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 820 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Amends Federal law to authorize the Governor of any State to increase the speed limit to a maximum of 65 miles per hour on segments of rural interstate or rural four-lane highways in the State if the Governor determines that such a speed limit increase is not likely to lead to a significant decline in highway safety on such segments. Requires the Governor, before raising the speed limit, to submit to the Secretary of Transportation information supporting the determination of the projected effects on highway safety. Directs the Secretary to notify the Governor if the Secretary determines that a speed limit increase is likely to lead to a significant decline in highway safety on the affected roadway. Requires the Governor of each State in which a higher speed limit is in effect to report to the Secretary every seven years concerning the safety factors taken into account in setting the speed limit. Authorizes the Governor to withdraw the higher speed limit permission upon determination that the safety requirements upon which the higher speed was based are no longer being met.
Bill· HRH.R. 810 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require that air carriers include on each passenger's airline ticket specified information regarding the air service record of such air carrier, together with a postcard addressed to the Consumer Affairs Office of the Department of Transportation which contains a complaint form concerning flight cancellation, delay, or luggage handling. Requires such air carriers to display such information at designated locations and to publish a policy statement regarding flight delays and cancellations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate possible deceptive flight schedules and possible flight cancellations made for economic reasons. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on investigation results. Requires the Secretary to review periodically the accuracy of such service record information. Declares that falsification of such information shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive practice, and directs the Secretary to initiate appropriate proceedings.
Bill· HRH.R. 808 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to repeal the sunset provisions for the small community air service program (thereby making such program permanent).
Bill· HRH.R. 793 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Mass Transportation Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide that, with such exceptions for service in nonurbanized areas as the Secretary of Transportation may allow, Federal financial assistance for bus purchases or operations is conditioned upon written assurance by the recipient that any public body or operator of such buses shall not engage in charter bus operations using Federal operating assistance or federally assisted facilities and equipment. Precludes the Secretary from approving a grant or loan for a major capital project for funds authorized before October 1, 1987, unless the Secretary finds the applicant has thoroughly assessed the feasibility of using a variety of innovative financing mechanisms regarding construction, operations, and the project's overall capital plan. States that for funds authorized before October 1, 1987, Federal financial assistance to States and local public agencies shall be a maximum of 75 percent of the net project cost. States that long-range planning and transportation technical studies shall include development of financial plans which consider: (1) the total cost for regional urban mass transit operations and planned improvements; and (2) the revenue from current and possible sources to implement them. Requires mass transportation plans and programs to provide for maximum competition and increased opportunities for participation of private enterprise. Applies requirements for maximum competition between public and private transit service operators to: (1) Federal financial assistance to States and local public agencies; (2) the planning and design of mass transportation facilities to meet special needs of the elderly and the handicapped; and (3) the formula grant program for non-urbanized areas. Declares that Federal grant conditions shall not be construed to infringe upon the rights of grant recipients to determine the extent of mass transportation services and functions to be implemented by private enterprise. States that recipients shall charge, as a minimum, fair market value for the sale, use, lease, or renewed lease (other than utility use and occupancy) of right-of-way airspace acquired as a result of a project under this Act. Makes the minimum wage rates under this Act inapplicable to construction contracts entered into by a recipient of Federal assistance if such contract is less than $100,000. States that the provisions regarding employee rights under this Act shall not be a condition of assistance after September 30, 1987. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987. Makes sums available out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to implement specified projects for FY 1988 through 1990. Provides that the authorizations for mass transportation terminal facilities shall be increased for each fiscal year by the amount that the average annual net fuel tax receipts in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund exceeds specified average annual new fuel tax receipts. Sets forth urban formula grants for urban areas of specified population size. Authorizes the Secretary to use specified funds to contract with any person for project management oversight functions. Requires such a contract to provide for payment by the Secretary of 100 percent of the cost of contract implementation. Requires recipients of Federal financial assistance for mass transportation projects to provide such contractors access to construction sites and records.
Bill· HRH.R. 788 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Repeals the national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
Bill· SS. 382 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Urban Mass Transportation Authorization Act of 1987 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for specified purposes under such Act, and for substitute mass transportation projects. Amends the Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964 to specify allocation percentages for: (1) rail modernization; (2) new fixed guideway systems and extensions; and (3) bus purchase, replacement, and rehabilitation, and the construction of bus-related facilities. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to modify the deadlines for the submission of certain reports to specified congressional committees. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to such committees a status report on execution of grant contracts and the establishment of a Letter of Credit (or other reimbursement authority) for sums already obligated for each State, designated recipient, and applicant. Declares that block grants for construction projects shall also be available to finance the leasing of facilities and equipment for use in mass transportation service. Modifies the definition of "associated capital maintenance items" to include reconstructed items and to reduce the benchmark value of such items from one percent to one-half of one percent of the current fair market value of rolling stock (thus expanding the number and type of items that may be capitalized). Makes the Federal grant for any construction project 80 percent of the net project cost (currently 80 percent is the maximum percentage). Authorizes the recipient to provide additional local match at its option for the operating expenses percentage of such a project. Authorizes newly urbanized areas to use from their annual apportionments the same amount of funds for operating assistance in FY 1986 through 1990 as was available during FY 1985. Requires reapportionment of lapsed formula grant funds within 30 days after the lapsing date. Requires that block grant appropriations for any fiscal year be fully apportioned by the tenth day following the appropriation date. Makes certain Mass Transit Account funds available for capital grants. Requires a block grant recipient to certify to the Secretary within a specified period of time that it is the recipient's intent to obligate certain unobligated funds by a certain deadline. Makes apportionments which have not been so certified available for reallocation. Directs the Secretary to transmit annually to certain congressional committees an agenda listing all areas in which he or she intends to propose rules governing activities under this Act. Provides capital assistance for: (1) bus remanufacturing that extends the life of a bus eight years or more; and (2) the overhauling of rolling stock. Prohibits additional restrictions on the use of rural transit grants for operating assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to use a maximum of one-half of one percent of the funds made available for major capital projects each fiscal year to contract with any person for the performance of project management oversight. Prescribes guidelines for such a contract. Requires major capital project grant recipients to develop project management oversight plans. Authorizes the Secretary to make capital grants to public mass transit systems for crime prevention and security. Directs the Secretary to: (1) increase by a specified amount the estimate of the cost of completing substitute mass transit projects; (2) enter into a multi-year contract with the Southern California Rapid Transit District to complete specified "Minimum Operable Segments"; (3) undertake a comprehensive study (in cooperation with specified local bodies) of the future of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, with special emphasis on the development of financing alternatives for certain first phase rail extensions; and (4) transmit a report with a specified deadline to the Congress on the results of such study. Authorizes the Governor of Nevada to transfer a specified maximum sum of unused formula capital grant apportionments for use in Santa Clara County, California.
Bill· SS. 387 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1987 through 1990 for: (1) the Federal-aid Interstate-Primary program; (2) the Federal-aid Urban system; (3) the Federal-aid Secondary system; (4) bridge replacement and rehabilitation; (5) the Federal lands highway program; (6) the territorial highway program for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas; (7) highway safety construction programs; (8) highway safety research and development; (9) certain hazards elimination projects; (10) hazards elimination projects regarding railway-highway crossings; and (11) certain highway assistance programs. Makes highway construction projects on any public road serving the area of a withdrawn Interstate route eligible as highway substitution projects. Makes substitution funds available in a State for two years. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to adjust in September of 1986 and every subsequent September the last approved Interstate Substitute Cost Estimate to make apportionments for substitute highway projects and substitute transit projects on October 1 or as soon as practicable thereafter for fiscal years subsequent to FY 1986. Directs the Secretary to reserve in a State's account until a disposition decision has been reached an amount equal to the Federal funds expended to purchase a right-of-way for a withdrawn Interstate route if the State has not disposed of such right-of-way upon the date of enactment of this Act. States that upon repayment by a State of its right-of-way debt, such repayment shall be credited to the unprogrammed fund balance apportioned to such State and shall then be available for expenditure in accordance with this Act. Directs the Secretary to set aside funds from specified authorizations for the Strategic Highway Research Program. Sets forth apportionment guidelines for FY 1987 through 1990 for: (1) the Federal-aid Interstate-Primary Program; (2) the Federal-aid Secondary System; and (3) the Federal-aid Urban System. Authorizes a State to transfer up to 50 percent of its apportionment between the Urban and Secondary Systems. Requires the approval of the affected local area officials before a State may transfer the allocations for an urbanized area of 200,000 or more population. Makes available for obligation for four years the sums apportioned for: (1) the Interstate Federal-aid Interstate-Primary Program; (2) the Federal-aid Secondary system; (3) the Federal-aid Urban system; and (4) bridge replacement and rehabilitation. Declares that apportioned amounts remaining unobligated at the end of four years shall lapse (except for the bridge rehabilitation apportionments, which shall be allocated by the Secretary as bridge discretionary funds). States that funds made available to the State of Alaska may be expended for access and development roads on a Federal-aid system. Prohibits the Secretary from reducing more than ten percent of a State's apportioned funds for its failure to: (1) adequately maintain the Interstate system; or (2) certify a maintenance program. Prohibits the Federal share payable for the Primary system (other than the Interstate system) from exceeding 75 percent of construction costs. Allows certain Interstate routes to be improved at a 90 percent Federal share. States that the Federal share payable for a highway emergency relief project may be 100 percent for emergency repairs accomplished in the first 30 days after an occurrence. Authorizes Federal funds to reimburse State costs for the relocation of utility facilities necessitated by a highway construction project, or by a State's highway safety improvement program. Authorizes the expenditure of Federal emergency relief funds for: (1) the Virgin Islands; (2) Guam; (3) American Samoa; and (4) the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets a $5,000,000 obligation ceiling upon such funds during any fiscal year. Revises the penalty provisions regarding violations of vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate System to provide that withheld funds will not lapse if they are subsequently released and obligated within the normal four-year availability period. Delineates conditions under which the Secretary is authorized to permit Federal participation in new toll road and ferryboat construction. Precludes Federal funding out of the Highway Trust Fund for State toll facilities which have not been certified by State officials as: (1) being adequately maintained; and (2) having an operator able to fund inadequately-maintained facilities without the use of Federal-aid highway funds. Requires each State to survey and identify all highway-railroad crossings needing separation, relocation, or protective devices. Requires that half of all authorized funds for such crossings be made available for installing protective devices. Requires each State to report annually to the Secretary and the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on program progress. Makes certain sums available for obligation for the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Authorizes the Secretary to implement the SHRP in cooperation with State highway departments. Directs the Secretary to set standards for the use of funds to conduct research, development, and technology transfer activities determined to be strategically important to the national highway transportation system. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with State highway departments or the National Academy of Sciences to conduct such activities. Requires the Secretary to report annually to certain congressional committees regarding the progress and research findings of the SHRP. Makes certain remedies against the United States applicable in any civil action against the National Academy of Sciences for injury or property loss arising from activities in connection with the Strategic Highway Research Program. Credits certain State-financed off-system bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects towards the non-Federal share of the cost of other Federal-aid bridge projects. Directs the Secretary to make a minimum allocation among the States so that a State's percentage of total apportionments shall be at least 85 percent of the percentage of estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in such State paid into the Highway Trust Fund. Adds total allocations as well as apportionments to the calculation of the 85 percent minimum funds. (Currently only apportioned programs are considered in the minimum allocation calculation.) Establishes the Federal-Aid Interstate-Primary Program to bring all elements of the primary system up to certain Federal standards. Declares that such program shall consist of projects for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoration, and resurfacing or improvement of the primary system and the Interstate system. Requires the Secretary to give priority consideration to: (1) completion of essential gaps on the Interstate System; and (2) rehabilitation of existing highway facilities. Directs States to use for Federal-aid highway projects the net income received from the use, sale, or lease of right-of-way airspace acquired as a result of certain Federal highway programs. Requires the designation of a territorial Federal-aid highway system in each territory. Permits States to use Federal-aid highway funds earmarked for highway substitute projects for bicycle projects. Authorizes States to use one and one-half percent of apportioned Interstate Highway Transfer funds for highway planning and research facilities. Decreases from one-half of one percent to one-quarter of one percent the National Highway Institute funds available for expenditure by a State highway department for the education and training of State and local highway department employees. Requires the Secretary (who currently is merely authorized) to provide education and training of highway employees at no cost to State and local governments for those subject areas which are a Federal program responsibility. Outlines the conditions under which real property may be donated by a person to a State or Federal agency. Provides for: (1) crediting the fair market value of private right-of-way donations for highway projects to the State matching share when such donations are made to the State; and (2) revesting such property to the donor if it is not required after environmental assessments. States that the fair market value of lands donated to the State of California for a State Route 73 relocation and construction project in Orange County shall first be credited toward payment of the non-Federal share of such project cost. Prohibits State documents regarding safety enhancement of potential accident sites, road conditions, or rail-highway crossings from being admitted into evidence in certain actions for damages. Makes "Buy American" provisions applicable to projects whose total costs exceed $500,000. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1906 to repeal Federal regulatory authority over bridge tolls. Authorizes the preferential employment of Indians on construction projects and contracts effected on Indian reservation roads. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with Indian tribal governments and the States to implement such preferential employment. Requires States to expend a minimum of ten percent of Federal-aid highway contracts with small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Prescribes guidelines for a disadvantaged business enterprise program. Releases the State of Maryland from the requirement of accepting title to any road or portion thereof (such as the Baltimore-Washington Parkway) in return for Federal participation in improvements to such Parkway. Authorizes appropriations for the upgrading of certain highways in the vicinity of the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (a nuclear waste storage repository in New Mexico). Sets forth obligation limitations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for FY 1987 through 1990. Makes eligible for Federal-aid bridge funds costs incurred to mitigate harm to an historic bridge if the bridge remains part of the highway system. Requires States to identify historic bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Requires the Transportation Research Board to review historic bridges and develop rehabilitation standards for such bridges. Sets forth allocation guidelines for forest highways for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to require the planting of native wildflowers for landscaping and scenic enhancement of Federal-aid highways. Directs the Secretary to conduct a Combined Road Program Demonstration to test the feasibility of approaches for combining, streamlining, and increasing the flexibility in the administration of the Federal-aid secondary Federal-aid urban and off-system urban and secondary bridge programs. Directs the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation (in conjunction with the State highway agencies of Pennsylvania and New Jersey) to repay Federal funds previously obligated for the Delaware Water Gap Bridge on Interstate 80. Requires the Commission and such States to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation if the Commission and such States decide to operate an uncompleted bridge on Interstate 78 as a toll bridge. Grants congressional consent to a supplemental agreement between Pennsylvania and New Jersey which: (1) grants the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission authority to collect tolls and revenues for the use of Commission facilities and to expend such revenues for existing non-toll bridges over the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania; and (2) authorizes such States to construct a bridge across the Delaware River in the vicinity of Easton, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Directs the Secretary to make arrangements with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of specified motor vehicle issues. Requires the TRB to report the study results to certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of national highway-railroad crossing improvement and maintenance needs. Delineates the issues to be addressed by such study. Directs the Secretary to report such study results to certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Makes the State of California eligible for Federal-aid emergency relief funds for the total amount of the 1986 California flood disaster. Specifies priority construction projects to be implemented by the Secretary if requested to do so by a State highway department and if such projects are designated as part of a Federal-aid system. Requires the Secretary to approve from a State's apportionment the sums requested by a State highway department to implement such priority projects. Sets guidelines for the Federal share payable for such approved sums. Sets availability guidelines for the apportionment and allocation of funds for specified Federal-aid highway programs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive competitive bidding on a reconstruction contract in an emergency situation. Authorizes the Secretary to void a certain agreement regarding West Virginia turnpikes if the West Virginia Turnpike Commission (upon its own request) enters into an agreement with the Secretary that toll revenues will be used only on the Turnpike for certain operation and construction costs. Amends Federal law relating to construction by States in advance of apportionment to authorize the Secretary to pay the Federal share of a State's highway construction costs when a State: (1) has obligated all highway substitute, urban, secondary, or bridge funds apportioned or allocated to it; (2) has used or demonstrated that it will use the obligation authority allocated to it; and (3) proceeds to construct a highway substitute, urban, secondary, or bridge project without the aid of Federal funds; or (4) proceeds to construct any project on the Federal-aid primary system including the Interstate System without the aid of Federal funds. Provides that the Federal share of a State's construction costs shall include the interest earned and payable on bonds issued by the State only to the extent that the bond proceeds have been expended in the construction of such projects on the Interstate System. (Currently, such Federal share provision applies to any State highway Federal aid project.) Prohibits the Secretary from approving applications for the Federal share of construction costs if the amount of approved applications in the category of funds involved exceeds certain apportionments for the applicant State. Requests the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to review specified reports relating to the United States Route 13 Relief Route for the purpose of modifying an existing canal project to provide a new structure for the selected alignment of such relief route. Makes certain parkway funds available to finance the cost of upgrading from two lanes to four lanes a highway providing access from Route 25 E through that portion of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park which lies within the State of Virginia. Directs the Secretary to conduct a public ferry boat service feasibility study in consultation with the highway departments of the State of Nebraska and South Dakota, and to report the results of such study to the Congress within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary (upon the request of the State of Florida) to enter into an agreement with that State to permit the collection of tolls to finance the cost of certain toll road features which are recommended by the final environmental impact statement but for which Federal financial participation is not permitted by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding a highway feasibility study for a proposed route from Louisiana to Arkansas and Missouri. Sets guidelines under which the State matching share for the Calder Bridge Project across the St. Joe River in Idaho may be credited by the fair market value of land and construction. Sets forth guidelines under which the Secretary is authorized to approve (upon the joint request of the Governor of the State of Oregon and the local governments concerned) a substitute transit project for construction of a light rail transit system in lieu of certain interstate lanes. Makes certain unobligated balances available for specified projects.
Bill· SS. 377 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Makes it unlawful, until June 1, 1997, for foreign-built vessels that are U.S.-documented after January 1, 1987, to engage in the processing of fish for commercial use or consumption. Amends Federal shipping provisions to require all of the seamen employed on a U.S.-documented fish processing vessel to be U.S. citizens. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations necessary to obtain information on the transportation of fish products by vessels of the United States from foreign fish processing vessels to points in the United States. Directs the Secretary, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee concerning the transportation of such fish products and its potential impact on the development of the U.S. domestic fishing industry, together with legislative recommendations.
Bill· HRH.R. 718 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations which require that trains be operated by persons licensed under such Act. Requires such regulations to: (1) establish minimum licensing standards; and (2) ensure that the license applicant has not been reported to the National Driver Register because of a motor vehicle-related conviction under the National Driver Register Act of 1982 for driving under the influence, reckless driving, or other traffic violations. Entitles individuals who are denied a license because their names appear on the Register to an administrative hearing to determine whether such license has been properly denied. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of an airman's certificate to an individual who has been reported to the Register because of a motor vehicle-related conviction. Mandates the revocation of an airman's certificate of any individual who has been reported to the Register because of such conviction. Amends the National Driver Register Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for airman certification purposes, to provide the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of any individual.
Bill· HRH.R. 736 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Amends Federal law regarding vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate Highway System to prohibit the apportionment of Federal funds to any State which prohibits vehicles with certain triaxle weights from using the National Interstate System within its boundaries. Authorizes such highways to be used by vehicles with two consecutive sets of tandem and triaxles carrying a gross load of 70,000 pounds if the distance between such axles meets certain measurements. Exempts a group of three or more consecutive axles from specified tandem axle requirements.
Bill· SS. 362 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Airline and Rail Passenger Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations establishing a program requiring air carriers, contract carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct pre-employment testing (as well as periodic recurring, random, and post-accident testing) of airmen, crewmembers,and airport security screening contract personnel upon a reasonable suspicion that they have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization. Requires the Administrator to establish such a program applicable to FAA employees whose duties include direct responsibility for flight safety operations. Sets forth guidelines for such program. Prohibits any individual who has used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization from serving as an airman, crewmember, airport security screening contract personnel, or employee of the FAA with direct responsibility for flight safety operations unless such individual has completed a rehabilitation program established under FAA auspices. 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 direct responsibility for flight safety operations, and who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems. 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.
Bill· SS. 356 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
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 for the purpose of determining whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Sets forth the criteria for such review. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations establishing a program which requires air carriers, contract carriers, and foreign air carriers to conduct pre-employment testing (as well as periodic recurring and post-accident testing) of airmen and crewmembers upon a reasonable suspicion that they have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization. Requires the Administrator to establish such a program applicable to FAA employees whose duties include direct responsibility for flight safety operations. Directs the Administrator to require random testing as part of the testing program for air carriers. Prohibits any air carrier from permitting any individual determined to have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization from serving as an airman or crewmember unless such individual has completed a substance abuse rehabilitation program. Requires air carriers to establish and maintain such a rehabilitation program for the identification and opportunity for treatment of airmen and crewmembers 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 direct responsibility for flight safety operations, and who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems.
Bill· SS. 366 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement a highway project in the vicinity of Jonesboro, Arkansas, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 without imposing any obligation limitation upon such appropriations. Makes the Federal share for such highway project 100 percent of the total cost of the project.
Bill· SS. 371 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Increases the maximum speed limit on rural Interstate highways from 55 to 65 miles per hour.
Bill· SS. 365 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Amends Federal law concerning highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation to authorize the States to utilize bridge construction funds to replace: (1) low-water crossings; (2) any bridge destroyed prior to 1960; (3) any ferry which was in existence on January 1, 1984; or (4) any road bridge rendered obsolete due to certain Federal flood control or channelization projects. Limits the Federal share of such replacements to 80 percent of such construction cost. Makes such authorization applicable to funds apportioned to the States for FY 1988 and thereafter.
Bill· SS. 367 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement a highway project in the vicinity of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 without imposing any obligation limitation upon such appropriations. Makes the Federal share for such highway project 100 percent of the total cost of the project.
Bill· SS. 364 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement a highway project in the vicinity of Bella Vista, Arkansas, to demonstrate methods of improving highway safety and accelerating highway construction. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 without imposing any obligation limitation upon such appropriations. Makes the Federal share for such highway project 100 percent of the total cost of the project.
Bill· SS. 363 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement a highway project in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to demonstrate the economic growth and development benefits of widening a segment of the Federal-aid urban system connecting a community college and a large commercial center. Authorizes appropriations without subjecting such appropriations to any obligation limitation. Makes the Federal share for such highway project 100 percent of the total cost of the project.
Bill· HRH.R. 637 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under the Federal-aid highway program if it is lawful in such State to: (1) possess an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of any motor vehicle on a public highway; (2) consume any alcoholic beverage in such motor vehicle on a public highway; or (3) drive a motor vehicle on a public highway when the driver's blood alcohol concentration is at least 0.10 percent. Exempts from such withholding measures charter buses of ten or more passengers whose drivers are not permitted by State law to possess open alcoholic beverages in the passenger area. Sets forth guidelines for the withholding of such funds. Provides for the release of withheld funds to States which comply with this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 693 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
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 for the purpose of determining whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Sets forth the criteria for such review. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations establishing a program which requires air carriers, contract carriers, and foreign air carriers to conduct pre-employment testing (as well as periodic recurring and post-accident testing) of airmen and crewmembers upon a reasonable suspicion that they have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization. Requires the Administrator to establish such a program applicable to FAA employees whose duties include direct responsibility for flight safety operations. Directs the Administrator to require random testing as part of the testing program for air carriers. Prohibits any air carrier from permitting any individual determined to have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization from serving as an airman or crewmember unless such individual has completed a substance abuse rehabilitation program. Requires air carriers to establish and maintain such a rehabilitation program for the identification and opportunity for treatment of airmen and crewmembers 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 direct responsibility for flight safety operations, and who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 707 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Rescinds all amounts remaining available for the implementation of Federal special urban high density traffic programs (repealed by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976). Makes available to the Secretary of Transportation an amount equal to the one rescinded for reconstruction of a specified interchange in the State of Indiana. States that the Federal share of such reconstruction project cost shall be 90 percent, and that it shall not be subject to any obligation limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 665 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Authorizes any State to have a maximum speed limit up to 65 miles per hour on portions of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways if such portions are located in specified rural areas, and the State governor determines that: (1) such increased speed limit is unlikely to have a significant adverse effect upon highway safety; and (2) specified physical characteristics of such highway portions meet current Federal safety standards. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations establishing criteria for highway locations and highway safety with respect to the increased speed limit. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within four years after enactment of this Act regarding its implementation. Terminates the increased speed limit program five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 694 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Amends Federal law relating to vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate System to provide that laws or regulations in effect on May 1, 1982, in the State of Nebraska regarding such limitations shall apply for purposes of Federal-aid highway funding (thus permitting the operation of vehicles which could lawfully be operated within such State on May 1, 1982).
Bill· HRH.R. 670 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Repeals the national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
Bill· SS. 342 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1987
Toll Facilities Development and Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends Federal law regarding toll facilities to provide that all highways, bridges, and tunnels which are constructed or rehabilitated shall, with specified exceptions, be free from tolls of all kinds. Authorizes the States to impose tolls on any highway, bridge, or tunnel (other than on the Interstate system) without liability for repaying any Federal-aid highway funds expended on such facilities if they meet specified requirements. Allows the Secretary of Transportation to make such requirements applicable to Federal participation in: (1) the initial construction of any toll highway, bridge, or tunnel which is not part of the Interstate System on a new location at any time before such facility is open to traffic; (2) major reconstruction which expands the capacity that is subject to tolls and is not part of the Interstate System; and (3) the acquisition of any toll bridge or tunnel that is not part of the Interstate System. Limits the Federal share payable for any such project to 50 percent. Delineates circumstances under which Federal participation is authorized for the construction of both toll and free ferry boats, including construction projects constituting approaches to such ferry boats on either the Federal-aid primary or secondary system (but not on the Interstate system). Authorizes such Federal participation upon the condition that: (1) the operating authority and the amount of fares charged shall be under the control of a State agency or official; and (2) all revenues derived from publicly owned or operated ferries shall be applied to construction, acquisition, operation, and maintenance costs. Makes Federal-aid systems funds available for obligation on projects approaching any toll highway, bridge, or tunnel. Authorizes Federal participation in any engineering and fiscal assessments, traffic analyses, and preliminary design analyses necessary to determine whether a privately owned toll facility shall be acquired by a State (or political subdivision). Directs the Secretary to cancel certain agreements entered into with a State before the date of enactment of this Act if a State requests such cancellation, and if it enters into an agreement satisfactory to the Secretary regarding toll facilities as detailed in this Act.
Bill· SS. 337 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1987
Amends Federal law to permit States to increase the maximum speed limit to 65 miles per hour on rural highways (outside urbanized areas of 50,000 population or more) of the Interstate System.
Bill· SS. 317 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1987
Federal Mass Transit Reauthorization Act of 1987 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) (in connection with the initial funding of a mass transportation project receiving Federal assistance) to establish a basis for multi-year financing through the issuance of a multi-year project obligation to the recipient. Sets forth guidelines for the issuance of such obligations. Prohibits the making of grants or loans for the construction of a new fixed guideway system (or extension of such system) unless the Secretary has first ensured that the applicant has prepared a proposed project evaluation containing specified information. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for transportation projects substituted for withdrawn Interstate segments. Sets limits upon the fund amounts which the Secretary is authorized to use for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants for innovative methods in public transportation services. States that certain sums apportioned for the urban mass transit program which remained unobligated at the end of FY 1986 shall be added to the amount available for block grant apportionments for FY 1987. Authorizes the making of block grants to implement a whole or partial program of projects. Makes construction project grants available to finance the leasing of mass transportation service facilities. Revises the definition of associated capital maintenance items to: (1) include tires and tubes; and (2) reduce the minimum cost of such items to one-half of one percent of the current fair market value of comparable rolling stock. States that block grant recipients shall retain the revenues received from airspace or certain fungible mass transportation items for block grant projects. Precludes the Secretary from conditioning any Federal assistance upon the use of such revenues to finance any project for which funding is sought under such Act. Increases the amount of apportioned block grant funds which may be used for operating assistance for small urbanized areas from 95 percent to 100 percent of the funds apportioned in FY 1982. Authorizes newly urbanized areas to use the same amount of funds for operating assistance in FY 1986 through 1990 as was available during FY 1985. Makes eligible for construction assistance: (1) any bus remanufacturing project which extends the economic life of a bus eight years or more; and (2) any project for the overhaul of rolling stock, whether or not such overhaul increases the useful life of the rolling stock. Lowers the expense threshold for associated capital maintenance items which are eligible for certain mass transportation block grants. Makes the Federal grant for any mass transportation construction project 80 percent of the net project cost. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for the block grant program, the formula grant program for non-urbanized areas, and other specified programs. Sets forth allocation guidelines. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress concerning the results of a trolley service feasibility study conducted in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Changes Buy American provisions to increase from 50 percent to 85 percent the domestic content requirements for certain manufacturers of buses and other rolling stock. Makes such requirements inapplicable to contracts entered into before June 1, 1986. Increases the bid price differential for foreign manufacturers from ten percent to 25 percent.
Bill· SS. 315 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1987
Urban Mass Transportation Authorization Act of 1987 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for substitute mass transportation projects under the Federal-aid highway program. Sets forth availability guidelines for Federal grants for: (1) rail modernization; (2) fixed guideway systems; and (3) bus service facilities. Permits block grants to be made to implement an urban mass transportation program of projects in whole or in part. Excludes certain advertising and concession revenues from consideration as a revenue source for purposes of the Federal block grant program for urban mass transportation. Requires Federal block grant recipients to submit an annual report to the Secretary of Transportation regarding revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions relating to the operation of a public mass transportation system. Declares that apportionments for small urbanized areas shall be made available to the Governor for expenditure in such areas. Revises the guidelines under which a State may transfer apportioned funds among small urbanized areas. Requires that block grant funds be apportioned by the tenth day following the date on which the funds are appropriated (or as of October 1 of such fiscal year, whichever is later). Precludes the making of any grants in any fiscal year unless the Governor has accepted a certification for such fiscal year by the recipient. Makes block grants for construction projects available to finance the leasing of mass transportation facilities and equipment. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations regarding such leasing availability. Amends the Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964 to vest in the Secretary the responsibility for the overall implementation and administration of apportioned funds made available to small urbanized areas. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to set forth reapportionment guidelines for transit account funds. Amends the Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964 to require each fund recipient to certify to the Secretary by the close of the fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year for which funds are appropriated that it is such recipient's intent to use any funds not obligated as of the certification date. Declares that apportionments not subject to such certification shall lapse as of the close of such fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the effects of certain incentive tiers upon the apportionment of funds to formula grant recipients. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to prescribe guidelines under which the Secretary may approve advance construction of certain urban mass transportation projects implemented without Federal aid if the Secretary has approved an applicant's plans and specifications. Directs the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and operate one regional transportation center in each of the ten Federal regions. Sets forth criteria to be met by grant recipients. Establishes in the Department of Transportation a national advisory council to: (1) coordinate the research and training to be carried out by grant recipients; (2) disseminate the results of such research; (3) act as a clearinghouse between such centers and the transportation industry; and (4) review and evaluate programs carried out by such centers. Authorizes appropriations for such centers for FY 1987 through 1991. Authorizes certain grant recipients under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to contract directly with the original manufacturer or supplier of an associated capital maintenance item to replace it if such recipient certifies that: (1) such manufacturer or supplier is the only source for such item; and (2) the price of the item is no higher than the price paid by like customers. Makes eligible for construction assistance: (1) any bus remanufacturing project which extends the economic life of a bus eight years or more; and (2) any project for the overhaul of rolling stock, whether or not such overhaul increases the useful life of the rolling stock. Lowers the expense threshold for associated capital maintenance items which are eligible for certain mass transportation block grants. Makes the Federal grant for any mass transportation construction project 80 percent of the net project cost. Declares that it is the continuing intent of the Congress, in authorizing Federal assistance under this Act, that the Federal Government should remain neutral on the question of public versus private operation of mass transportation services. Prohibits the Secretary from conditioning Federal assistance upon the particular type of mass transportation service provider selected by local officials. Authorizes the Secretary to use funds to contract with any person for project management oversight activities. States that as a condition of Federal financial assistance for a major capital project under this Act (or the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969), a recipient must implement a project management plan which has been approved by the Secretary and meets certain prescribed criteria. Requires the Secretary to promulgate certain regulations regarding such project management plans, and to submit such regulations to specified congressional committees for review. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and thereafter for the Federal share of either public mass transit projects or the purchase of passenger equipment. Restricts such appropriation to projects substituted for interstate route segments whose approval was withdrawn before January 1, 1986.