Transport

Bill· HRH.R. 5010 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide operating assistance for projects located in areas other than urbanized areas, to provide for mass transportation assistance to meet the needs of elderly and handicapped persons.

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977

Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize the use of funds made available under such Act for the payment of operating subsidies in areas other than urbanized areas. Requires that in making such grants preference be given to private bus operators who have provided transportation to such an area during the previous year. Removes the limitation that grants for managerial training programs under such Act be available only to students pursuing a graduate course of study. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require that projects receiving Federal financial assistance under such Act be planned and operated to allow effective utilization of mass transportation services by elderly and handicapped persons. Requires that buses purchased with such funds be accessible to such persons. Requires that all technical study grants for local transportation planning made under such Act include work elements necessary to produce a comprehensive local plan for meeting the mass transportation needs of such persons by July 1, 1978. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Accessibility of Mass Transportation to consult with the Secretary on all matters relating to mass transportation for elderly and handicapped persons. Requires that at least half the members of such Committee be elderly or handicapped persons. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress by July 1, 1978, a comprehensive report on the mass transportation needs of such individuals. Stipulates that a specified portion of Federal moneys made available for research, development and demonstration projects under such Act may be set aside and used exclusively to increase the information and technology needed to provide improved transportation services for such individuals. Authorizes the Secretary to convert specified equipment and facilities loans made under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and the Housing Amendments of 1955 into grants under specified conditions. Requires States or local public bodies, as a condition to receiving Federal financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation of 1964, to require the systematic safety inspection of buses at least every six months. Authorizes the Secretary to study the transportation component of those Federal programs and services providing social services. Requires the Secretary, upon completion of such study, to propose a plan to make the delivery of transportation services financed by Federal funds more efficient and to report to the Congress regarding such study by September 30, 1978.

Bill· HRH.R. 5006 (95th)referred

Federal Tanker Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977

Federal Tanker Safety Act - Makes the provisions of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 applicable to vessels which enter into the fishery conservation zone carrying liquid in bulk which is inflammable, oil, or a hazardous pollutive substance. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to: (1) establish vessel traffic systems; (2) establish on-share traffic monitoring systems; (3) control vessel traffic for waters subject to congested traffic through specified means; (4) require that specified navigation equipment be on board tankers; (5) require vessels over 20,000 deadweight tons to be equipped with a segregated ballast capacity; (6) require tankers entering United States ports to be annually inspected; and (7) require all tankers to be manned by personnel licensed in accordance with Coast Guard standards or equivalent foreign standards. Prohibits vessels carrying hazardous cargo in bulk from entering a United States port until a certificate of inspection has been issued to such vessel indicating that such vessel is in compliance with the provisions of this Act and any rules and regulations established pursuant to this Act.

Bill· SS. 983 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize channel clearing on the Yazoo River in Mississippi.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1977

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to dredge portions of the Yazoo River, Mississippi.

Bill· SS. 974 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to allow guarantees for fishing vessels to equal 87 1/2 percent of actual cost.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to make Federal ship mortgage insurance available for obligations for fishing vessels which do not exceed 87 1/2 percent of the actual or depreciated cost of such vessels.

Bill· HRH.R. 4861 (95th)referred

Tanker Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Tanker Safety Act - Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain vessel traffic systems for the waters of the maritime safety zone. Defines "maritime safety zone" as extending 200 nautical miles from the shoreline of the United States. Exempts from this title foreign vessels which are in transit to places outside the United States. Directs the Secretary to : (1) establish procedures for the handling and emergency removal of oil or hazardous materials; (2) prescribe minimum safety equipment requirements for structures in or on the navigable waters of the United States or on the shores adjacent to such waters; (3) establish water or waterfront safety zones or other measures for controlled access and activity to protect vessels, structures, waters, or shore areas; and (4) establish procedures for inspection to assure compliance with minimum safety requirements. Requires the Secretary to take into account specified factors regarding navigation and vessel safety and protection of the marine environment in carrying out the duties required under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to require the use of pilots on self-propelled vessels of the United States engaged in foreign commerce or on foreign vessels operating in the navigable waters of the United States. Requires the Secretary to develop, and seek adoption by the States of uniform, minimum standards relating to the regulation of pilotage at least equal to those required of federally licensed pilots. Authorizes the Secretary or the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate incidents which cause damage to any vessel or structure or which affect or may affect the navigation or vessel safety or environmental quality of ports, harbors, navigable waters, or the waters of the maritime safety zone. Grants subpoena powers in order to conduct such inquiry. Prohibits vessels which are determined to be unsafe or which may create a threat to the marine environment or which fail to comply with applicable regulations from entering or operating in the navigable waters or ports of the United States. Exempts the Panama Canal from the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish specified standards governing the design, repair, manning and maintenance of any vessel to increase navigation and vessel safety and marine environmental protection for vessels carrying oil or any hazardous material in bulk which are documented under the laws of the United States or which enter the navigable waters of the United States. Requires that all such vessels, after January 1, 1979, be equipped with specified navigational devices, a segregated ballast capacity and gas inerting system, and a double hull. Requires that such vessels hold a certificate of compliance issued by the Secretary in order to enter the navigable waters of the United States. Directs the Secretary to prescribe manning and training requirements for the crews of such vessels. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish eligibility requirements for the issuance of a license to pilot any steam vessel. Specifies certain qualifications which must be met to receive such a license. Specifies conditions under which the Commandant may revoke such a license. Stipulates that the Federal Government shall exercise authority in the 200 mile maritime safety zone established under this Act by: (1) prohibiting the discharge of any oil or hazardous material within such zone; (2) by enforcing the provisions of any international agreement to which the United States is a party concerning navigation or vessel safety or protection of the marine environment; (3) prescribing vessel control traffic; and (4) inspecting vessels destined for any port or place within the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to appoint persons as maritime safety officers. Grants such individuals arrest powers, and boarding and inspection powers, with or without a warrant. Directs the Secretary to establish a national program for inspection of any vessel subject to the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972. Requires yearly inspection of all vessels and a special structure inspection for vessels over ten years old. Specifies the documents which must be kept on board any vessel subject to such Act. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding: (1) the administration of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act; (2) a summary of inspection and enforcement activities; and (3) recommendations to Congress for any necessary additional legislative authority.

Bill· HRH.R. 4860 (95th)referred

Tanker Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Tanker Safety Act - Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain vessel traffic systems for the waters of the maritime safety zone. Defines "maritime safety zone" as extending 200 nautical miles from the shoreline of the United States. Exempts from this title foreign vessels which are in transit to places outside the United States. Directs the Secretary to : (1) establish procedures for the handling and emergency removal of oil or hazardous materials; (2) prescribe minimum safety equipment requirements for structures in or on the navigable waters of the United States or on the shores adjacent to such waters; (3) establish water or waterfront safety zones or other measures for controlled access and activity to protect vessels, structures, waters, or shore areas; and (4) establish procedures for inspection to assure compliance with minimum safety requirements. Requires the Secretary to take into account specified factors regarding navigation and vessel safety and protection of the marine environment in carrying out the duties required under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to require the use of pilots on self-propelled vessels of the United States engaged in foreign commerce or on foreign vessels operating in the navigable waters of the United States. Requires the Secretary to develop, and seek adoption by the States of uniform, minimum standards relating to the regulation of pilotage at least equal to those required of federally licensed pilots. Authorizes the Secretary or the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate incidents which cause damage to any vessel or structure or which affect or may affect the navigation or vessel safety or environmental quality of ports, harbors, navigable waters, or the waters of the maritime safety zone. Grants subpoena powers in order to conduct such inquiry. Prohibits vessels which are determined to be unsafe or which may create a threat to the marine environment or which fail to comply with applicable regulations from entering or operating in the navigable waters or ports of the United States. Exempts the Panama Canal from the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish specified standards governing the design, repair, manning and maintenance of any vessel to increase navigation and vessel safety and marine environmental protection for vessels carrying oil or any hazardous material in bulk which are documented under the laws of the United States or which enter the navigable waters of the United States. Requires that all such vessels, after January 1, 1979, be equipped with specified navigational devices, a segregated ballast capacity and gas inerting system, and a double hull. Requires that such vessels hold a certificate of compliance issued by the Secretary in order to enter the navigable waters of the United States. Directs the Secretary to prescribe manning and training requirements for the crews of such vessels. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish eligibility requirements for the issuance of a license to pilot any steam vessel. Specifies certain qualifications which must be met to receive such a license. Specifies conditions under which the Commandant may revoke such a license. Stipulates that the Federal Government shall exercise authority in the 200 mile maritime safety zone established under this Act by: (1) prohibiting the discharge of any oil or hazardous material within such zone; (2) by enforcing the provisions of any international agreement to which the United States is a party concerning navigation or vessel safety or protection of the marine environment; (3) prescribing vessel control traffic; and (4) inspecting vessels destined for any port or place within the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to appoint persons as maritime safety officers. Grants such individuals arrest powers, and boarding and inspection powers, with or without a warrant. Directs the Secretary to establish a national program for inspection of any vessel subject to the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972. Requires yearly inspection of all vessels and a special structure inspection for vessels over ten years old. Specifies the documents which must be kept on board any vessel subject to such Act. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding: (1) the administration of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act; (2) a summary of inspection and enforcement activities; and (3) recommendations to Congress for any necessary additional legislative authority.

Bill· HRH.R. 4821 (95th)referred

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for urban transportation programs under such Act through fiscal year 1980. Establishes minimum funding requirements from such appropriations for specified programs under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve as a project eligible for grants under such Act: (1) the lease of facilities used in the provision of public mass transportation service; (2) the payment of operating expenses related to commuter rail service; and (3) the payment of funds to any State, local public body, or private corporation for the operation or improvement of paratransit service such as carpooling and transport related to the provision of social services. Prohibits the Secretary from approving operating assistance grants to any urbanized area which has failed to provide the Secretary with assurances that reasonable progress is being made to strengthen State and local funding sources to subsidize public mass transportation. Removes the restriction that grants for management training programs under such Act be available only to students attending institutions offering graduate programs in fields having application to the urban mass transportation industry. Directs the Secretary to require that projects receiving Federal financial assistance under such Act be planned and operated to allow effective utilization of mass transportation services by elderly and handicapped persons. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to States, local public bodies, and private nonprofit corporations and associations to assist them in providing mass transportation services to meet the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons. Directs that local advisory committees be established immediately to draw up timetables to carry out the provisions of this Act requiring access to mass transportation systems by the elderly and handicapped. Requires that at least half the members of such a committee be elderly or handicapped persons. Authorizes the Secretary to study the transportation component of those Federal programs and projects providing social services and directs the Secretary to submit such study to Congress by October 1, 1978, including a plan to centralize or modify the transportation components of such programs to make the delivery of transportation services more efficient. Directs the Secretary to convert specified equipment and facilities loans made under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 or the Housing Amendments of 1955 into grants under specified conditions.

Bill· HRH.R. 4831 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to allow guarantees for fishing vessels to equal 87 1/2 percent of actual cost.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to make Federal ship mortgage insurance available for obligations for fishing vessels which do not exceed 87 1/2 percent of the actual or depreciated cost of such vessels.

Bill· HRH.R. 4827 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, to broaden the power of the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant relief by exemption in certain cases.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant exemptions from the requirements of such Act for all-cargo operations in interstate air transportation pending consideration of an application for initial certification under such Act if such exemption is in the public interest.

Bill· HRH.R. 4791 (95th)referred

Bridge Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Bridge Safety Act - Title I: Bridge Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve Federal participation in a State project to repair or replace unsafe highway bridges under a needs formula as established in this Act. Stipulates that the Federal share of any such project shall not exceed 90 percent of its cost. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund of $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $720,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1990 for such purpose. Title II: Extension of Highway Trust Fund and Certain Related Provisions - Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 to extend appropriations for the Highway Trust Fund through fiscal year 1990. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to extend the fund through fiscal year 1990. Postpones specified excise tax reductions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 4756 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to prohibit Federal motor vehicle safety standards which require shoulder belts.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to stipulate that no motor vehicle safety standard may require shoulder belts. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend the Federal motor safety standard numbered 208 to bring such standard into conformity with this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4783 (95th)referred

Tanker Safety Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Tanker Safety Improvement Act - Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to require that vessels subject to such Act be constructed and operated using the best available pollution prevention technology. Requires that vessels of more than 20,000 deadweight tons which are documented under the laws of the United States and engaged in the carriage of oil in bulk to ports of the United States and for which construction is contracted for or begun after January 1, 1978, be equipped with a segregated ballast capacity.

Bill· HRH.R. 4738 (95th)referred

Bikeway Transportation Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Bikeway Transportation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for 80 percent of the cost to States and municipalities of bikeway construction projects in urbanized areas or connecting such areas with national, State, or local parks, seashores or recreational areas. Requires such bikeway projects to be in accordance with a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on cooperatively by States and local communities and in accordance with construction standards established by the Secretary.

Bill· HRH.R. 4743 (95th)referred

Freight Claims Settlement Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Freight Claims Settlement Act - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to require common carriers by railroad, specified transportation companies, motor carriers, and freight forwarders to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of a claim alleging loss or damage to property within 30 days after receipt of such a claim. Requires such carriers, within 120 days of receipt of such a claim to either: (1) pay such claim in full; (2) enter into an agreement with the claimant for settlement of such claim; (3) make a firm compromise offer in writing to the claimant; or (4) deny such claim in writing. Sets forth civil penalties on a per day basis for failure to meet such time limitations. Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4669 (95th)referred

Bridge Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Bridge Safety Act - Title I: Bridge Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve Federal participation in a State project to repair or replace unsafe highway bridges under a needs formula as established in this Act. Stipulates that the Federal share of any such project shall not exceed 90 percent of its cost. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund of $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $720,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1990 for such purpose. Title II: Extension of Highway Trust Fund and Certain Related Provisions - Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 to extend appropriations for the Highway Trust Fund through fiscal year 1990. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to extend the fund through fiscal year 1990. Postpones specified excise tax reductions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 4596 (95th)referred

Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow airlines to offer free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older, and for handicapped persons and their necessary attendants. Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to allow common carriers subject to the provisions of such Act to provide free or reduced rate transportation to persons 65 years of age or older and to handicapped persons and their attendants. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in providing assistance under such Act, to give preferential treatment to State and local public bodies which agree to adopt and maintain specially reduced rates, not exceeding 50 percent of the regular rates, for handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies in order to assist them in providing mass transportation services which will meet the needs of handicapped persons and persons over 65. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe standards for the design of buildings, structures, and facilities which are provided with financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act to insure that persons 65 or over and the physically or mentally handicapped will have ready access to, and use of, those buildings, structures, and facilities. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for special transportation research and demonstration projects for the handicapped and the elderly. Authorizes appropriations of $15,000,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 1976 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to carry out such grant program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4564 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code relating to highways to provide that all sections of the officially designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways shall become toll free for public use.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Declares it the sense of Congress that all portions of the officially designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways shall be free from tolls. Entitles each State having any portion of a free or toll highway bridge or tunnel which is part of the Interstate System to receive additional funds from the Highway Trust Fund for the removal of such toll facilities and the completion of the Interstate System within such State. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to deliver to Congress an estimate of the September 30, 1978, depreciated value of toll and free facilities incorporated in the Interstate System. Specifies criteria for determining such depreciation value. Allows a reimbursement of 90 percent of such depreciated value which remove tolls or presently operate free highway facilities Decreases Federal-aid highway apportionments for States not electing to eliminate tolls from facilities within the Interstate System. (Adds 23 USC 156)

Bill· HRH.R. 4539 (95th)referred

Airport and Aircraft Noise Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Airport and Aircraft Noise Reduction Act - Title I: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a single system of measuring noise and the impact of noise on individuals to be used to measure noise at airports and their surrounding areas and to establish land uses for such areas which are compatible with such noise levels. Requires airports which handled 1,500 or more departures in the year prior to the enactment of this Act to submit noise contour maps to the Secretary. Specifies the information to be included in such maps. Requires airport operators to submit revised noise contour maps for any proposed changes in the operation of an airport if such change would create any new noncompatible use in any surrounding area. Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to prohibit the Secretary from entering into grant agreements for airport development under such Act unless the sponsor of such a development project has submitted a noise contour map or a noise compatibility program setting forth measures to reduce the noncompatible uses of surrounding areas and to prevent the introduction of additional noncompatible uses. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to sponsors for such noise compatibility planning under such Act. Authorizes appropriationss of up to $15,000,000 out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for such purpose. Sets forth eligibility standards for noise compatibility planning grants. Authorizes airport operations to collect a maximum two dollar charge, directly or indirectly, from persons traveling in air transportation of which 75 percent must be used to carry out such noise compatibility program as approved by the Secretary. Conditions such authority upon the filing of a certificate by the operator stating that the zoning laws governing the area within the noise contour map prohibit the introduction of any new noncompatible uses within the area. Directs the Secretary to suspend such authority upon the introduction of any additional noncompatible uses or if the zoning laws are amended to permit such uses. Title II: Increases the authorized appropriations for the fiscal years 1978 through 1980 under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Title III: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to publish a list of owners of aircraft which do not comply with the noise standards prescribed for new subsonic aircraft in regulations issued by the Secretary as such regulations were in effect on January 1, 1977. Requires operators of such noncomplying aircraft to impose a two percent surcharge on any rates for carriage of persons and property and to deposit such surcharges into a separate account to pay for the retrofitting or replacement cost of such aircraft to meet such noise standards. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants available to operators of noncomplying aircraft when the amount of such surcharge is insufficient to meet the allowable retrofitting or replacement cost as prescribed in this Act. Prohibits the operation of foreign aircraft over a specified takeoff weight limit within the United States after January 1, 1985, unless such aircraft complies with the noise standards prescribed for subsonic aircraft in effect on January 1, 1977.

Bill· SS. 922 (95th)passed

A bill to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize additional appropriations for the U.S. Railway Association.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations not to exceed $13,000,000 for the United States Railway Association in order to meet its administrative expenses for fiscal year 1978.

Bill· SS. 923 (95th)referred

Waterway User Charge Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Waterway User Charge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, and after conducting public hearings, to promulgate regulations establishing waterway user charges to recover at least 50 percent of the Federal navigation-related costs of the administration, operation, maintenance, new construction and rehabilitation of the waterways of the United States. Stipulates that the user charges shall equal ten percent of such costs during the first fiscal year after their establishment and shall be increased by such amount for each of the succeeding fiscal years until the maximum of 50 percent of such costs is reached. Requires the Secretary of the Army, in conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation, to submit a report to Congress regarding the implementation of the user charges pursuant to this Act no later than three years after the establishment of such charges.

Bill· SS. 907 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize a program to repair highways incurring substantial additional use as a result of national energy requirements.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make Federal funds available which will equal 70 percent of the costs of repairing highways which have incurred and will continue to incur a substantial increase in use as a result of transportation activities to meet national energy requirements. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4525 (95th)referred

A bill to require the Civil Aeronautics Board to rescind the authority of any air carrier to provide nonstop service between any two points if such authority is not utilized within a certain period of time; to authorize the provision of new nonstop service by certificated air carriers between such points without hearings.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Civil Aeronautics Board to rescind the authority of any air carrier to provide non-stop service between two points if such authority is not exercised for any continuous one-year period. Authorizes the Board to grant such authority to another carrier with or without a hearing.

Bill· HRH.R. 4526 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to provide for expedited consideration by the Civil Aeronautics Board of applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to adopt time limitations for decisions regarding applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity to engage in interstate air transportation. Requires the Board, if it does not act within such period, to issue the certificate as requested unless it, by order entered within the specified time period, finds that the public interest or extraordinary circumstances justify delay for a period of time specified in the order. Requires that any proposed rule or regulation establishing such time limits be submitted to each House of Congress and stipulates that it shall become effective 30 legislative days after submission unless either House adopts a resolution disapproving such rule or regulation.

Bill· HRH.R. 4512 (95th)referred

A bill to amend section 216 (b) (1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to authorize the appointment of the daughters of Canal Zone residents and the daughters of personnel of the United States Government and the Panama Canal Company residing in the Republic of Panama to the Merchant Marine Academy.

Bill· SS. 891 (95th)passed

A bill to amend section 25 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 by providing a permanent authorization of appropriations.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to authorize the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such Act.

Bill· SS. 881 (95th)referred

Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act - Transfers from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, responsibility for measuring vessels by tonnage before such vessel may be documented. Requires that a vessel be measured if it engages in international voyage by sea, or it is at least 24 meters in length and is self-propelled. Stipulates that a vessel not required to be measured by this Act may be measured if requested by the owner. Specifies instances in which remeasurement shall be required. Stipulates that a vessel measured prior to the effective date of this Act shall be considered as having been measured as required by this Act.

Bill· SS. 884 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize reduced fares on the airlines on a space-available basis for individuals 65 years of age or older or for handicapped persons and any attendant required by such handicapped person.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow airlines to offer reduced rate transportation for persons 65 years of age or older and for handicapped individuals.

Bill· SS. 887 (95th)referred

Ocean Tariff Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Ocean Tariff Reform Act - Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to include within the definition of "common carrier by water in foreign commerce" under such Act common carriers engaging in the ocean transportation of property of United States origin or destination via ports in nations contiguous to the United States who advertise or arrange the transportation of such property within the United States or who issue or deliver within the United States, ocean or through intermodal bills of lading, or other contracts of affreightment for such transportation. Sets forth filing requirements for specified contracts and tariffs of such carriers with the Federal Maritime Commission. Establishes minimum rates for such transportation. Requires such carriers to designate a registered agent within the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 4396 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 with respect to the definition of "air commerce" and "air transportation."

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to include within the definitions of "air commerce" and "air transportation" intrastate air commerce and transportation.

Bill· HRH.R. 4339 (95th)referred

Transportation Users Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Transportation Users Equity Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to promulgate regulations establishing a user charge for shallow-draft cargo vessels for the use by such vessel of any navigation project on any inland waterway of the United States. Stipulates that such charges shall be structured to recover 50 percent of the Federal costs of the operation and maintenance of all navigation projects maintained by the Secretary five years after the enactment of this Act and that in ten years such charges shall be structured to recover 50 percent of the Federal costs of the construction and rehabilitation of such navigation projects. Sets forth the methods by which such user charges may be collected. Establishes civil penalties for owners or operators of shallow-draft cargo vessels who fail to pay such charges. Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation, to report to the Congress within three years of the effective date of the schedule of user charges regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Act. Amends the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1976 to extend for one year the time during which the National Transportation Policy Study Commission established under such Act has to submit its final report to Congress regarding its study of the transportation needs and resources of the United States. Stipulates that such report shall include findings and recommendations regarding the waterway user charges established under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax on the sale of fuels used by shallow-draft vessels used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.

Bill· HRH.R. 4149 (95th)referred

Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1977

Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make financial assistance available to States to rehabilitate unsafe highway bridges. Establishes the Federal share of a bridge replacement or rehabilitation project. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund for bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects.

Bill· SS. 799 (95th)referred