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Bill· HRH.R. 6110 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1973
Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act, to make grants or loans to assist States and local public bodies and agencies thereof in the payment of operating expenses incurred in connection with the provision of mass transportation service in urban areas. Requires a State or public body or agency to submit a comprehensive mass transportation service improvement plan to qualify for such assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Increases to 80 percent the Federal share of projects other than projects for the paying of operating expenses. Increases to $6,100,000,000 the obligations the Secretary may incur to finance urban mass transportation projects under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans under the Act to private nonprofit corporations and associations for the specific purpose of assisting them in providing transportation services meeting the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons for whom mass transportation services, planned, designed, and carried out under the Act are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. Provides that no financial assistance shall be provided under the Act to any State or local public body or agency thereof which engages directly or indirectly in the transporting of schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, or proposes to expand present routes, schedules, service, or facilities for the purpose of providing transportation for schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, in competition with or supplementary to the service currently provided by a private transportation company, or other person, engaged in so transporting such schoolchildren and school personnel.
Law· SS. 1353 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Deducts from the gross tonnage of every vessel of the United States that space occupied by machinery used exclusively to separate, clarify, or purify a ship's own slop oil mixture or tank-clearning residue or other waste materials, or tanks used exclusively for the carriage of such slop oil mixture, tank-cleaning residue or other waste materials, including sewage, and space occupied by any tank or tanks used exclusively for the carriage of such slop oil mixture, tank-cleaning residue or other waste materials, but not to exceed a maximum space deduction established by regulation. Provides that the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue regulations to define the slop oil mixtures, cleaning residue, and waste materials, establish the maximum deductions which may be made, and define the manner in which the spaces shall be used and marked.
Law· SS. 1352 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
International Voyage Load Line Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to prescribe loadlines, the marking therof and associated condition surveys for vessels engaged in international voyages. Provides that the Secretary shall indicate the minimum freebord to which each vessel may be loaded, giving due consideration to, and making differentials for, the service, type, and character of each vessel. Permits the Secretary, with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, to utilize officers of the bureau of Customs to enforce this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a loadline certificate upon completion of survey requirements and a finding that the loadline is positioned and marked in the manner prescribed. Authorizes the appointment of surveyors and the revocation of such appointment by the Secretary. Provides for the issuance of a certificate of exemption to a vessel, which is so entitled by virtue of an international agreement to which the United States is signatory. Provides for the recognition of loadlines required by foreign countries, when they are equally effective. Prohibits any vessel from being loaded so as to submerge the prescribed loadline. Authorizes the Secretary to detain any vessel which violates the provisions of this Act. Imposes various civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1328 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
California Corridor Feasibility Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to make an investigation and study for the purpose of determining the social advisability and economic practicability of a high-speed ground transportation system between the cities of Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego in the State of California. Provides that in carrying out such investigation and study the Secretary shall consider: (1) the various means of providing such transportation including those under development such as the tracked air cushion vehicle; (2) the cost of establishing such a system including any necessary right of way acquisition; (3) the environmental impact of such a system including the future environmental impact from air and other transportation if such a system is not established; and (4) such other matters as he deems appropriate. Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall report the results of the investigation and study pursuant to this Act, together with his recommendations, to the President and the Congress as soon as practicable. Authorizes to be appropriated funds sufficient to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1354 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Regional Railroad Rights-of-Way Authority Act - Establishes the Regional Railroad Rights-of-Way Authority as an independent agency in the executive branch of the government. Provides that the Authority shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees which shall consist of five members to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Authority shall acquire by purchase or condemnation, after obtaining two independent appraisals of value, the rights-of-way of any railroad in the United States which is undergoing a reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act. States that the Authority shall then enter into a lease or leases with each railroad from which a right-of-way is acquired under this Act providing for: (1) the use of all or part of such right-of-way by the railroad at a rate determined by the Authority and (2) the maintenance of such right-of-way by the railroad in accordance with standards established by the Authority. Authorizes the Authority to issue, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, negotiable obligations which are secured by the assets of the Authority for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act. Provides that, for the purpose of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the receipt by a railroad of bonds under this Act and the receipt of any such bonds from a railroad in payment of any part of its capital indebtedness shall be treated as a tax free exchange. Authorizes appropriations to the Authority for administrative expenses only during the intitial two years pursuant to this Act.
Bill· SS. 1350 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Revises the Federal Aviation Act so as to: (1) establish a policy with respect to the use of United States air carriers for international movement by air of property procured, furnished or financed by the United States; (2) provide that whenever the United States shall procure, contract for, or otherwise obtain for its own account, or shall furnish to or for the account of any foreign nation without provisions for reimbursement, any property, within or without the United States, or shall advance funds or credits or guarantee the convertibility of foreign currencies in connection with the furnishing of such property, the appropriate agency or agencies shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure that such property whenever transported by air between a place in the United States and a place outside thereof or between two places both of which are outside the United States, shall to the fullest extent practicable be transported by air carriers holding proper authorization from the Civil Aeronautics Board to the extent such carriers are available at rates established under the Federal Aviation Act; (3) establish a policy with respect to the use of civil air carriers for international air movements of passengers and property by the Department of Defense; (4) provide that the civil air carriers holding proper authorization from the Civil Aeronautics board shall be used to the fullest extent practicable for all DOD movements of persons or property by air between a place inside the United States and a place outside thereof or between two places both of which are outside the United States, to the extent such carriers are available at rates established under the Federal Aviation Act; (5) provide that as a minimum at least 40 percent of the annual gross tonnage (measured in ton-miles) of all property moved by the Department of Defense by air between a place in the United States and a place outside thereof, or between two places both of which are outside the United States, shall be transported by United States civil air carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program and holding certificates of public convenience and necessity under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act to the extent such carriers are available at rates established under such Act; (6) provide that the provisions of this Act will be waived whenever the Congress by concurrent resolution or otherwise, or the President of the United States or the Secretary of Defense, declares that an emergency exists justifying a temporary waiver of the provisions of this section and so notifies the appropriate agencies and certificated air carriers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6057 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Airport Development Acceleration Act - Expands the definition of "airport development" under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to include the following: (1) any work involved in constructing, improving, or repairing a public airport or portion thereof, including the construction, alteration, repair, or acquisition of airport passenger terminal buildings or facilities and other airport administrative buildings; (2) the removal, lowering, relocation, marketing, and lighting of airport hazards; (3) the acquisition, removal, improvement, or repair of navigation aids used by aircraft landing at, or taking off from, a public airport; (4) the acquisition, improvement, or repair of safety equipment required by rule or regulation for certification of the airport under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958; (5) security equipment required of the sponsor by rule or regulation for the safety and security of persons and property on the airport; and (6) any acquisition of land or of any interest in airspace which is necessary to permit any such work to remove or mitigate or prevent or limit the establishment of airport hazards. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for airport development totaling $375,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the purpose of developing airports serving segments of aviation other than air carriers certified by the Civil Aeronautics Board totaling $45,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Increases the total obligational authority of the Secretary to make grants for airport development to $1,680,000,000. States that such obligations shall not be liquidated in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,260,000,000 prior to June 30, 1974, and an aggregate amount exceeding $1,680,000,000 prior to June 30, 1975. Provides that the Federal share of allowable project costs incurred under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 shall be: (1) 50 percent for sponsors whose airports enplane not less than 1 percent of the total annual passengers enplaned by air carriers certificated by the Board; and (2) 75 percent for sponsors whose airports enplane less than 1 percent of such passengers. Provides that the Federal share of project costs related to the security of persons and property on the airport shall be 82 percent of the allowable costs with respect to grants entered into after May 10, 1971. States that such grant agreements must have been entered into after publication in the Federal Register of notices of proposed rulemaking with respect to airport security. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1711, 1714 (a)(b), 1716(c), 1717, 1720(b)) (Adds 49 U.S.C. 1513) Provides that the Federal share of the project cost related to the construction, alteration, repair, or acquisition of passenger and baggage facilities shall be 50 percent of the allowable costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 6080 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Designates the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as the "Eisenhower Interstate Highway System".
Bill· HRH.R. 5967 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 5929 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Automatic Transport Research and Development Act - Provides for an immediate and intensive national research and development program to produce, within 3 years, a motor vehicle engine system that is clean, quiet, energy-efficient, safe, and suited to existing patterns of life. Authorizes the Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board established under the Clean Air Act to carry out the program under this Act. Authorizes the Board to develop vehicles which will comply with clean air standards and future emission standards that Congress may enact to protect public health and welfare in high-population density areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 5909 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Provides criminal penalties for kidnapping by seizing an aircraft of terms of years or life, if the death penalty is not imposed. Establishes an air transportation and security force. Outlines its responsibilities, including: (1) to detain and search any person to determine whether such person is carrying dangerous weapons, explosives or other destructive substances; (2) to search and inspect any property at any airport which is intended to be placed upon any aircraft; (3) to arrest any person for reasonable cause; (4) to carry firearms. Provides for the training of State and local law enforcement personnel, and the utilization of the air transportation security force to carry out purpose of this Act. Vests overall responsibility for this Act exclusively in the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 5919 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Urban Mass Transportation Amendments - Increases from two-thirds to 70 percent the maximum share of the cost of an urban mass transit capital improvement project to which the Federal Government is authorized to contribute. Increases the amount authorized for obligation for urban mass transportation improvement projects from $3,100,000,000 to $6,100,000,000. Increases from two-thirds to 70 percent the share of the cost of technical study grant projects which the Federal Government is authorized to contribute. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to State, Local public bodies and agencies thereof, and private mass transportation operators to provide fellowships for training of personnel employed in managerial, technical and professional positions in the urban mass transportation field. Specifies qualified recipients.
Bill· HRH.R. 5960 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Provides for a feasibility study of specified highways from Brunswick, Georgia, or its vicinity to Kansas City, Missouri, or its vicinity for the purpose of including such highways in the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Bill· HRH.R. 5898 (93rd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides authority to the Secretary of Commerce to issue permits to construct, operate, and maintain offshore port and terminal facilities. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in the issuance of such permits to take into account the need for such ports or facilities as a means of supplying the energy needs of the Nation; to consider the environmental impact of any such port or facility; to consider the availability of alternative sites and methods of construction; and to provide for public hearings to assure thorough consideration of these factors.
Bill· HRH.R. 5846 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 5825 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
National Surface Transportation Act - Title I: National Surface Transportation Trust Fund Revenue Act - Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the national Surface Transportation fund. Authorizes to be appropriated to the trust fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury after June 30, 1974, and before July 1, 1980, which are attributable to liability for tax incurred before July 1, 1980, from the following taxes under the Internal Revenue Code: (1) taxes on diesel fuel and special motor fuels; (2) taxes on certain motor vehicles; (3) taxes on tires, tubes, ets...; (4) taxes on gasoline; and (5) taxes on the use of certain vehicles. Provides that at the close of June 30, 1973, there shall be transferred to the trust fund all unexpended funds which have been appropriated before July 1, 1973, to the Highway Revenue Act of 1956. Authorizes to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury to the trust fund such additional sums as may be required to make the expenditures authorized in title II of this Act. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall manage the operation of the trust fund. Provides that amounts in the trust fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, for making expenditures to meet obligations of the United States which are incurred after June 30, 1973, and before July 1, 1980, pursuant to tile II of this Act. Title II: National Surface Transportation Planning and Funding - Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall make an allotment during each fiscal year from 1974 through 1980 of the money in the trust fund as follows: (1) one-half of such amount among the States in a manner directly reflecting, in the case of each State, the proportion that the population of such State bears to the total population of all the States; and (2) one-half of such amount among the States in a manner directly reflecting the relationships of the population density in each State to the average population density in all the States. Provides that the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Authorizes to be appropriated from the trust fund such amounts as are necessary to liquidate obligations incurred pursuant to this part. Provides that a State shall be eligible to receive its allotted amount from the trust fund upon the submission and approval of a State plan that: (1) provides for the development and maintenance of surface transportation facilities responsive to the needs of such State; (2) is coordinated with local community development plans; and (3) provides that in the allocation of funds by each State for planning each fiscal year an amount thereof not less than the proportion which its population bears to the total population of such State shall be allocated to each urban area of fifty thousand or more population within the State. Provides requirements for comprehensive state transportation plans which include the development and maintenance of surface transportation facilities responsive to the needs of such State and its communities, and consistent with the levels of air quality necessary for attainment of primary ambient air quality standards of the Clean Air Act. Provides that these plans be coordinated with local development plans, and be approved by the Governor of each State, within 60 legislative days after such approval. States that the plans shall not be rejected by State legislature and shall be reapproved with any recommended revision by a similar procedure within four years from previous approval or reapproval. Provides that no later than January 1, 1974, the plans shall be administered by a single State agency with authority to execute the State's program. Provides that the plans shall be coordinated with local community development plans and based on a comparision of benefits and costs for the improvement of transportation facilities and equipment. Directs that a transportation agency be created by combining units of general local government in each metropolitan area which will develop a plan for expenditure of funds allocated to the metropolitan area under this Act. Outlines the duties, planning projects, composition, and representation of this Agency. Provides a formula requiring States to allocate its funds among different modes of transporation. Provides hearing and review requirements for the denial of approval or the revocation of approval of State plans under this Act. Terminates after June 30, 1974, all Federal assistance under the Federal-aid highway program, and all Federal assistance for mass transportation pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964.
Bill· HRH.R. 5822 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Essential Rail Services Act - Title I: Definitions - Defines the various terms used in this Act. Title II: Northeast Rail Line Corporation - Creates the Northeast Rail Line Corporation. Establishes a thirteen member board of directors. Authorizes the Corporation to issue debentures of a face value of up to $1,000,000,000 for the purpose of financing the acquisition of rail lines of railroad companies in the Northeast region which are presently, or will be in the future, undergoing reorganization in bankruptcy proceedings. Requires the Corporation to maintain accurate books and records. Provides that the accounts of the Corporation shall be audited annually. Requires the Corporation to release to the public quarterly and annual reports. Title III: Acquisition of Rail Lines by the Corporation - Provides procedures for the conveyances of the rail lines of the bankrupt railroad companies. States that the compensation for the rail lines acquired by the Corporation shall be the net liquidation value of the property conveyed. Title IV: Operation of Corporation Rail Lines - Declares that upon the acquisition of the rail lines of any railroad company, the Corporation shall assume responsibility for the rehabilitation and maintenance of such rail lines, and for the operation of signaling and communication devices on such rail lines. Directs the Corporation to make capital improvements. Allows a railroad company which conveys its rail lines to the Corporation shall have the right to continue to carry passengers and freight in return for payment to the Corporation of sixty cents per thousand gross-ton-miles of locomotive and train operation. Grants the Corporation power to fix rights of trains, maximum train speeds, and other operational rules. Provides that the Corporation shall be responsible for all bodily injury and property damage arising out of any accident or occurrence caused by defects in or improper maintenance of track, roadbed, signals, communications, or other facilities owned or controlled by the Corporation or caused by the negligence of a Corporation employee. Title V: Financial Assistance - Authorizes an appropriation to the Secretary of Transportation in fiscal year 1974 of the sum of $5,000,000 to remain available until expended for disbursement to the corporation for the purpose of assisting in the initial organization and operation of the corporation. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary for disbursement to the corporation such sums as may be necessary to bring all rail lines into compliance with the requirements of this Act and of the Rail Safety Act of 1970, but not to exceed $300,000,000 in each of the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary for disbursement to the corporation such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the corporation for the annual amounts spent for maintenance, State and local property taxes, capital improvements, and overhead expense, over and above annual receipts from user charges imposed by this Act. States that appropriations under this section shall not exceed $100,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to perform such acts as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Grants jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Act to the United States district court. Provides that the Corporation or any railroad company violating any rule, regulation, order, or standard of this Act shall be fined between $250 and $2,500, as determined by the Secretary.
Bill· HRH.R. 5824 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides for the use of Federal highway funds within urban areas and in rural areas designated by the State and approved by the Secretary of Transportation on the basis of local transportation need. Authorizes the use of such funds for the acquisition and construction of rail facilities, exclusive or preferential bus lanes, traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public mass transportation passengers, and for the purchase of equipment including rolling stock. States that the Secretary of Transportation shall require that equipment meet the standards prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that planning and design of mass transportation facilities meet the special needs of the elderly and the handicapped. Declares that funds available for Indian roads and bridges shall be available for the purchase of buses and rail equipment, to be operated in accordance with regulations jointly approved by the Secretaries of Transportation and of the Interior, to provide access to employment, health care, retail centers, education, and public centers. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 142)
Bill· HRH.R. 5816 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1973
Provides for the use of Federal highway funds within urban areas, and permits funds apportioned for the the Federal share of the cost of projection the Interstate System to be available for the construction of exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, and passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public mass transportation passengers. States that the Secretary of Transportation shall require that equipment meet the standards prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that planning and design of mass transportation facilities meet the special needs of the elderly and the handicapped. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 142)
Bill· HRH.R. 5776 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1973
Changes the name of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the United States Maritime Academy. Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the mission of the United States Maritime Academy shall be expanded to include the instruction and preparation of selected persons to serve the United States as merchant marine officers and in the marine sciences and related maritime industries. Provides that in addition to an undergraduate program the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to establish at the Academy graduate-level programs of study and training.
Bill· SS. 1268 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Authorizes reimbursement to local interests for undertaking repair of shore damages attributable to Federal navigation works. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 426)
Bill· SS. 1267 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Makes disaster assistance available under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 to those communities affected by extraordinary shoreline erosion damage.
Bill· HRH.R. 5751 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Prohibits motor carrier operations between the United States and any contiguous foreign country by a person not a citizen of the United States unless the foreign country concerned grants reciprocal privileges to citizens of the United States. (Adds 49 U.S.C. 302(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 5713 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 5701 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Extends for one year the deadline for States to designate segments for the Interstate System. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to remove the designation from any segment with respect to which a State has not completed by July 1, 1975, a schedule of expenditure of funds for completion and assurances that such schedule will be met.
Bill· HRH.R. 5714 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 5681 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Provides that sums appropriated for highways under the Federal-aid system shall be available to finance the Federal share of the cost of construction of and acquisition of facilities and equipment for public mass transportation projects. Provides that projects which may be financed under this Act shall include, but not be limited to, exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus, rail, and other public mass transportation passengers, construction of fixed rail facilities and the purchase of passenger equipment, including rolling stock for fixed rail.
Law· SS. 1227 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Provides for a two-year period of limitations under the Federal Communications Act in proceedings against carriers for the recovery of overcharges or damages not based on overcharges. (Amends 47 U.S.C. 415)
Bill· SS. 1216 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
North Eastern Rail Service Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to compile an inventory of the rail transportation facilities of specified railway companies. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire by condemnation all assets of such railroads no later than three months after such inventory. Provides for the transfer of the rail lines owned or operated by railroad companies undergoing reorganization in bankruptcy proceedings, and a majority of whose rail lines are located in the northeast region. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Law· HRH.R. 5649 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from vessel laws requiring fire-retardant material to be used in the construction of large vessels. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 369(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 5635 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Prohibits the impoundment of funds appropriated for urban mass transportation under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964.
Bill· HRH.R. 5573 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Highways and Related Transportation Systems Improvement Act - Sets forth findings that highway congestion, air pollution, and related safety problems are impairing the efficiency of the highway system; and declares that the level of efficiency can be improved by developing related systems, and that both highways and related systems can best be improved by giving States and local communities greater flexibility in the use of Federal Highway funds. Revises the present authorizations of $4,000,000,000 for the Interstate System of Highways to $3,250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make 1974 and 1975 Interstate System apportionments using the factors set forth in Table 5 of House Public Works Committee Print 92-29. Extends the time for completing the Interstate System by three years, from June 1976 to June 1979. Requires the Secretary to continue to report to Congress the cost of completing the Interstate System every second year, using the estimate shown therein for making apportionments for the subsequent two-year-period, upon approval of Congress. Authorizes additional mileage for the Interstate System to be used in making modifications or revisions in the Interstate System. Provides that upon joint request of the local governments the Secretary may withdraw his approval of any route or portion thereof on the System within a State if he determines that such route is not essential to the completion of a unified and connected Interstate System. States that after the Secretary has withdrawn his approval the mileage of such route and the additional mileage authorized by this Act shall be available to the State to provide the essential connection of the Interstate System in lieu of the route or portions thereof which were withdrawn. Extends the ten percent penalty, applicable to Federal-aid highway funds appropriated to a State, for failure to control outdoor advertising displays and devices which can be seen from the nearest roadway for the period after January 1, 1973. Extends the appropriations for carrying out the outdoor advertising program as follows: $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated for control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the Interstate System and Federal-aid primary system highways, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1973; and $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to apportion money from the Highway Trust Fund to assist States and local governments to operate, maintain, and improve highways and other transportation services, including public transit, if sufficient funds are not available from other Federal sources. Authorizes to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund the following amounts: $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 1974; $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Provides that ninety percent of these amounts are to be appropriated in accordance with a prescribed formula, and the remaining ten percent shall be available to the Secretary as a discretionary fund. States that unwarranted reductions of allocations by States to local governments for transportation purposes may result in a reduction of a like amount of Federal funds to the State concerned. Provides for removal of segments of the Interstate System which the States do not intend to construct. Requires each State to have a comprehensive State and local transportation plan, subject to approval by the Secretary of Transportation. States that such a plan must reflect transportation needs of the State and its communities and take into consideration the social and environmental impact of the alternate means available. Provides that it must be administered by a single State agency with full authority for executing the State's plan. Grants the consent of Congress to the States to enter into appropriate agreements between the States in order to realize the full benefit of the provisions of the Act. States that local governments shall develop an areawide plan incorporating long-range plans for highway and related transportation systems, with a schedule of projects to be undertaken annually. Provides that the local plan is to be developed by the local transportation planning agency, and shall be submitted to the Governor of the State and to the Secretary of Transportation for review. Provides that where a State or metropolitan plan is rejected by the Secretary, the State or local unit shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing. Limits planning and administrative costs of State or local units to three percent of the respective allocation. Provides for recordkeeping, audits, and reports. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe rules, regulations, and standards in implementing the highway and related transportation services improvement chapter. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the President and Congress on the developments and effectiveness of these activities. Specifies that no Federal contribution in addition to funds herein allocated shall be provided for relocation payments and assistance for those replaced by transportation activities. Provides that nothing in this chapter shall diminish the requirements respecting the establishment by States of highway safety programs approved by the Secretary of Transportation. Requires the Secretary to take such action as may be necessary to insure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors in the performance of construction work financed with the assistance of loans or grants under this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. Provides that the Secretary shall not approve any such loan or grant without first obtaining adequate assurance that required labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. Defines funds made available under this Act as Federal financial assistance within the meaning of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and provides that no personnel on the ground of sex shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal assistance. (Adds 23 U.S.C. 323)
Bill· HRH.R. 5600 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Provides, under the Railroad Retirement Act, that an individual who performed military service during a war service period may have such service credited for annuity purposes under that Act, even though he entered the military service before such war service period began.
Bill· HRH.R. 5509 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1973
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Act - Provides for the acquisition and operation by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority of Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Friendship International Airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 5512 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1973
Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to continue rail transportation services whenever the Commission is of the opinion that any interstate railroad carrier is unable to transport the traffic offered it so as to properly serve the public. (Amends 49 U.S.C. sec. 1 (16))
Bill· SS. 1149 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Rolling Stock Utilization and Financing Act - Title I: National Rolling Stock Information Service and Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund - States that the purposes of this Act is: (1) to improve the utilization and distribution of rolling stock to meet the needs of commerce, users, shippers, the national defense, and the consuming public; (2) to assist railroads in acquiring additional rolling stock to provide fast and expeditious service to meet the increasing demands of the Nation's economy; and (3) to assist in achieving full employment by insuring adequate equipment necessary to transport the products of American industry. Defines the terms used in this Act. Creates a Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund to be used to insure the interest on, and the unpaid principal balance of, any equipment obligation determined eligible for insurance. Establishes a Board to administer this Fund. Requires the Board before insuring any equipment obligation to determine in writing that specified limitations and conditions are met, including: (1) that the equipment obligation is secured by rolling stock to be financed or refinanced thereby; (2) that the terms of the equipment obligation require full payment within fifteen years from the date thereof; and (3) that the financing or refinancing of the rolling stock is justified by the present and future demand for transportation services to be rendered by the railroad or car-pooling company for which the rolling stock is procured. Authorizes the Board to issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury if at any time the moneys in the fund are not sufficient to pay any amount under an agreement entered into under this section. Allows the Board to consent to the modification of the provisions of an equipment obligation as to rate of interest, time of payment of interest or principal, security, or the terms and conditions or any contract of insurance entered into pursuant to this Act. Requires the transactions of the Board to be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe and requires a report to be made to the Congress. Title II: To Improve Utilization - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to design and assist railroads in establishing a national rolling stock information system. Provides that such system shall facilitate equitable distribution and economic utilization of rolling stock by furnishing information to railroads, shippers, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the public about rolling stock with respect to physical characteristics, origin, destination, location, availability for future loadings, and such other information as determined useful. Requires a semiannual report to Congress on progress under this title. Relieves persons contracting for the design of a national information system or the use of such information from the antitrust laws with respect to such contract. Authorizes an appropriation of $10,000,000 for purposes of this provision. Requires the Secretary to develop an index measuring the degree of utilization of freight cars, and to publish such index at least quarterly together with a report setting forth the changes in such utilization and the causes thereof. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to publish a report on utilization of freight cars thirty days after each report by the Secretary. Provides for a study by the Secretary, with legislative recommendations, on the utilization of freight cars and means to improve such utilization. Provides for a study on the use of abandoned railroad trackage and rights-of-way as recreational trails and camp sites. Title III: Rolling Stock Authority - Authorizes the establishment of a corporation known as the Rolling Stock Authority if substantial progress in freight car supply and utilization has not been made within three and one-half years of enactment of this Act. States that the purposes of the Authority shall be to acquire, maintain, and provide rolling stock, to manage a pool of such rolling stock, and to employ innovative concepts for equitable distribution and efficient use of such rolling stock to meet the needs of the national economy. Provides that the Authority shall have a Board of eleven Directors, consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and nine members, to be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of specified railroad, labor, shipping, and consumer organizations. Empowers the Authority to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business; sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of its property and assets; build, own, and maintain rolling stock to be operated for the purpose of providing modern, efficient freight transportation of goods; and conduct research and development related to the purposes of this Act. Provides that every railroad shall pay to the Authority a per diem surcharge of fifty cents per car day on each general service freight car for each day that such a railroad incurs a car-hire charge for the use of such car. States that the levy shall continue until the Board of Directors determines that such sum as may be necessary for this Act but not less than $10,000,000 nor more than $30,000,000 will be due or will have been paid as of a certain date, whereupon the levy will cease. Requires the Authority to issue a negotiable interest-bearing debenture to each railroad in the amount of the per diem surcharge paid by such railroad. Empowers the Authority to incur debts for capital purposes. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the obligations of the Authority guaranteed by the United States in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 to acquire capital stock of the Authority; and such sums as may be necessary for the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest on notes or obligations issued as guarantees under this section. Provides for the audit of expenditures under the Government Corporation Control Act. Requires a plan for the public sale of stock in the Authority, including a program to require refinancing, and to assure that the sale of the stock will result in a wide dispersion in the ownership of the stock. Requires the Authority to establish a national rolling stock information system within one year of enactment if such system is not in operation at the date of incorporation. Provides that the Authority shall establish charges for the use of rolling stock supplied by it, and shall establish terms and conditions governing the use of its equipment. States that the Authority shall be subject to the car service provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, and the orders of the Commission thereunder to the extent applicable. Provides that the Authority may enforce compliance with any obligation owing to it under this Act by an appropriate civil action. Prohibits a railroad from refusing to transport general service freight cars owned by the Authority. Requires an annual report to the President and the Congress by the Authority on its activities under this Act. Title IV: General Provisions - Requires the Authority, in contracts under this Act: (1) to include equitable arrangements to protect the interests of individual employees affected in their employment by any such contract; (2) to conform to prevailing practices of the railroads and nonrailroads with rolling stock building and rebuilding facilities; and (3) to insure provailing wages for construction work.
Bill· SS. 1139 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Urban Mass Transportation Amendments - Increases from two-thirds to 70 percent the maximum share of the cost of an urban mass transit capital improvement project which the Federal Government is authorized to contribute to. Increases the amount authorized for obligation for urban mass transportation improvement projects from $3,100,000,000 to $6,100,000,000. Increases from two-thirds to 70 percent the share of the cost of technical study grant projects which the Federal Government is authorized to contribute to. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to State, local public bodies and agencies thereof, and private mass transportation operators to provide fellowships for training of personnel employed in managerial, technical and professional positions in the urban mass transportation field. Specifies qualified recipients.
Bill· HRH.R. 5385 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Surface Transportation Act - Title I: Financial Assistance to Surface Transportation Companies - Revenue Financing and Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund Act - Creates in the Department of Transportation, under the Interstate Commerce Act, a Revenue Financing Division to aid in financing the transportation industry and commerce and to help in maintaining its economic stability and that of the country by promoting maximum employment and production. Provides for an Assistant Secretary of Transportation to assist the Secretary of Transportation in the execution of his functions under this title. Establishes a Loan Policy Board to establish any necessary general policies which shall govern the granting or denying of applications for financial assistance by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee lenders against loss of principal and interest on loans made to any common carrier in the transportation industry organized or operating under the laws of any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the United States. Provides that, in making such guarantees, the Secretary shall determine that the prospective earning power of the enterprise furnishes reasonable assurance that the enterprise will be able to repay the loan within the time fixed and afford reasonable protection to the United States. Provides that the Secretary may not authorize any such loan guarantee with respect to a common carrier by railroad unless satisfied that the expeditures will improve the utilization and distribution of rolling stock and materially contribute to the efficiency of rail operations. Establishes a Board of Review to review applications for loan guarantees. Provides that no application for a loan guarantee shall be approved by the Secretary without a written determination that the public interest would be served thereby. Provides that information concerning all applications for loan guarantees under this title shall be kept available for public inspection. Provides that loans guaranteed by the Secretary under this title bear interest at such per annum rate as the Secretary deems reasonable. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title but not to exceed in the aggregate $2,000,000,000. Prescribes criminal penalties for knowing acts of fraud in obtaining loan guarantees under this title. Provides that the authority granted by this title shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1983. Creates a Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund. Authorizes the Secretary, through the fund, to insure the interest on, and the unpaid principal balance of, any equipment obligation offered to him which he determines is eligible for insurance under this part. Authorizes the Secretary to make commitments to insure any equipment obligation prior to the date of execution or disbursement thereon. Provides that, to be eligible for such insurance, the Secretary must find: (1) the equipment obligation is secured by rolling stock to be financed or refinanced thereby; (2) the financing or refinancing of the rolling stock is justified by the present and future demand for transportation services to be rendered by the railroad for which the rolling stock is procured; and (3) the purchase of the rolling stock will contribute toward a national car supply adequate to meet the needs of shippers and the economy. Provides that, if at any time the money in the fund is not sufficient to pay any amount the Secretary is required to pay under an agreement, the Secretary is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations in such forms and determinations, hearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to assist in the design of a national rolling stock information service and to contract with, and provide technical and financial assistance to, individual railroads or a group of railroads working together including the sharing of costs and the funding in part of demonstration projects, to assist in the establishment of a national rolling stock information system of approved design. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary, out of money in the Treasury, the sum of $35,000,000 for the operation of such service. Title II: Provisions Relating to Discriminatory State Tax Practices - Provides that the following actions by any State are hereby declared to constitute an unreasonable and unjust discrimination against and an undue burden upon interstate commerce and are hereby forbidden and declared to be unlawful: (1) the assessment, for purposes of a property tax levied by any taxing district, of transportation property owned or used by any common or contract carrier subject to economic regulation pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act at a value which bears a higher ratio to the true market value of such transportation property than the assessed value of all other industrial and commercial property in the assessment jurisdiction of any State which is included in such taxing district and subject to a property tax levy bears to the true market value of all such other commercial and industrial property; (2) the collection of any tax on the portion of such assessment so declared to be unlawful; or (3) the collection of any ad valorem property tax on such transportation property at a tax rate higher than the tax rate generally applicable to commercial and industrial property in the taxing district. Provides that the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to issue such writs of injunction or other property process as may be necessary to restrain any State, or subdivision or agency thereof, or any person from doing anything or performing any act declared to be unlawful. Title III: Procedures for Abandonment of Nonproductive Rail Facilities - Abandonment of Nonproductive Rail Facilities Act - Provides expeditious administrative procedures for the abandonment of nonproductive facilities under the Interstate Commerce Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1) Title IV: Provision Relating to Competitive Equity - Competitive Equity Act - Provides, under the Interstate Commerce Act, that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall, on a continuing basis, investigate and identify traffics which are moving at rates below the variable costs incurred in handling the traffics to which such rates apply and cause such rates to be promptly brought to at least such variable costs. Provides that the Commission shall promulgate and continually maintain standards and procedures for the determination of revenue levels adequate under honest, economical, and efficient management to cover operating and capital costs, including a fair, reasonable, and economic profit. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 15, 316, 907, 1006) Extends the report filing and rate publication extension provisions of the Act to the water transport of dry bulk commodities. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 903, 904, 906, 913) Provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Maritime Commission shall promulgate and maintain standards, rules, and procedures for the establishment of minimum adequate transportation rate levels for the movement of recycled solid waste materials which will facilitate and encourage the broader utilization of such materials. Title V: Agreements Between Carriers - Rate Bureau Modernization Act - Permits a conference, bureau, committee, or other organization established among carriers for joint operation under the Interstate Commerce Act to approve its own changes in rules, rates, or charges. Provides that such conference, bureau, committee or other organization, may not conduct votes on single line rates established by any railroad carrier, nor appear in any proceeding before the Commission regarding such single line rate. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 5b) Title VI: Repeal of Discriminatory Government Rates - Repeals the provision of the Interstate Commerce Act permitting carriage on behalf of the United States at reduced rates. Enumerates various exceptions to this prohibition governing reduced rates. Title VII: Establishment of Uniform Cost Accounting - Provides that the Commission may in its discretion prescribe a uniform system of accounts applicable to any class of carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, and a period of time within which such class shall have uniform system of accounts, and the manner in which such accounts shall be kept. Requires the Commission to establish and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing uniform cost accounting and uniform revenue accounting methods for the determination of abandonment of nonproductive facilities under title III of this Act, minimum compensatory rates established under title IV of this Act, and the repeal of discriminatory rates under title VI of this Act. Title VIII: Interstate Commerce Commission Budget - Interstate Commerce Commission Budget Submission Act - Provides, under the Budget and Accounting Act, that the President shall submit the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary for the next fiscal year for the Interstate Commerce Commission in his annual budget report to Congress. (Amends 31 U.S.C. 11) Title IX: Miscellaneous - Provides that the amendments and repeals by this Act shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5449 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Authorizes the following fiscal year 1974 appropriations for maritime programs of the Department of Commerce: (1) $275,000,000 for acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels; (2) $221,515,000 for payment of obligations incurred for ship operation subsidies; (3) $20,000,000 for research and development; (4) $3,773,000 for reserve fleet expenses; (5) $8,600,000 for maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy; and (6) $2,427,000 for financial assistance to State marine schools. Authorizes additional supplemental amounts for employee benefits such as increases in salary and retirement pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 5431 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Bicycle Transportation Act - Makes funds authorized for Federal-aid highways available to finance the Federal share of the cost of projects for the construction of exclusive or preferential bicycle lanes or paths, bicycle traffic control devices, and shelters and parking facilities to serve bicycles and persons using bicycles. (Adds 23 U.S.C. 145)
Bill· HRH.R. 5394 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Authorizes the apportionment of funds for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1974, based on the factors in table 5, House Committee Print numbered 92-29, as revised in House Report 92-1443.
Bill· HRH.R. 5424 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act, to make grants or loans to assist States and local public bodies and agencies thereof in the payment of operating expenses incurred in connection with the provision of mass transportation service in urban areas. Requires a State or public body or agency to submit a comprehensive mass transportation service improvement plan to qualify for such assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Increases to 80 percent the Federal share of projects other than projects for the paying of operating expenses. Increases to $6,100,000,000 the obligations the Secretary may incur to finance urban mass transportation projects under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans under the Act to private nonprofit corporations and associations for the specific purpose of assisting them in providing transportation services meeting the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons for whom mass transportation services, planned, designed, and carried out under the Act are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. Provides that no financial assistance shall be provided under the Act to any State or local public body or agency thereof which engages directly or indirectly in the transporting of schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, or proposes to expand present routes, schedules, service, or facilities for the purpose of providing transportation for schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, in competition with or supplementary to the service currently provided by a private transportation company, or other person, engaged in so transporting such schoolchildren and school personnel.
Bill· HRH.R. 5384 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
International Voyage Load Line Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to prescribe loadlines, the marking thereof and associated condition surveys for vessels engaged in international voyages. Provides that the Secretary shall indicate the minimum freeboard to which each vessel may be loaded, giving due consideration to, and making differentials for, the service, type, and character of each vessel. Permits the Secretary, with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, to utilize officers of the bureau of Customs to enforce this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a loadline certificate upon completion of survey requirements and a finding that the loadline is positioned and marked in the manner prescribed. Authorizes the appointment of surveyors and the revocation of such appointment by the Secretary. Provides for the issuance of a certificate of exemption to a vessel, which is so entitled by virtue of an international agreement to which the United States is signatory. Provides for the recognition of loadlines required by foreign countries, when they are equally effective. Prohibits any vessel from being loaded so as to submerge the prescribed loadline. Authorizes the Secretary to detain any vessel which violates the provisions of this Act. Imposes various civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5274 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Makes the restriction of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 against taking into account for subsidy accounting purposes any salary for personal services in excess of $25,000, inapplicable to operators whose operating differential subsidy contracts terminated within 12 months prior to October 21, 1970. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1173 ut)
Bill· HRH.R. 5328 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Prohibits commercial flights by aircraft capable of flying at supersonic speeds within the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 5275 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Federal-Aid Highway and Public Transportation Act - Provides authorizations for the interstate highway program through fiscal year 1980. Provides for the use of the apportionment factors contained in revised table 5 of the 1972 interstate system cost estimate for the apportionment of interstate system funds for fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976. Extends the time for completion of the interstate system until June 30, 1980. Authorizes appropriations out of the highway trust fund for: (1) the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas; (2) the Federal-Aid urban system; (3) forest highways; (4) public lands highways; and (5) Indian reservation roads and bridges. Provides for authorizations for landscapping and scenic enhancement and for the administrative expenses of the beautification program. States that the primary system shall consist of an adequate system of arterial routes in rural areas important to interstate, statewide, or regional travel. Provides that each State designate such a system subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. States that the secondary system shall consist of major collection routes in rural area and designated by each State and appropriate local officials in cooperation with each other subject to the Secretary's approval. Provides that at any time prior to July 1, 1974, upon the joint request of a State and the local governments concerned, the Secretary can withdraw his approval of any controversial interstate segment if he determines it is not essential to the completion of a unified and connected interstate system. Provides that the Secretary must receive assurances that the State does not intend to construct a toll road in the traffic corridor which the removed segment would have served. Requires the Secretary to remove interstate segments from designation as a part of the interstate system where a State has not established a construction schedule within the period of availability of funds authorized to be appropriated for completion of the interstate system and where the secretary has received no assurances that such schedule will be met. Substitutes the total population outside of urbanized areas for the general population in the Federal-aid primary apportionment formula. Provides that no less than 10 percent nor more than 30 percent of the funds apportioned to a State for the primary system will be available to the State for the secondary system. Provides that, in improving Federal-aid urban system projects, traffic operations improvement programs and fringe and corridor parking will be given full consideration in selecting projects on the urban system. Extends from 7 to 10 years the allowable time period within which highway construction must begin following the advance purchase of rights-of-way. Requires the Secretary to make a final inspection of projects completed after the issuance of a certification of State capability and requires an adequate report of the estimated and actual cost of construction. Permits specified ferries to travel in international waters when operating between the islands which comprise Hawaii and when operating solely between Alaska and Washington. Authorizes the Secretary to remove outdoor advertising not in compliance with State law no later than five years after the signs become nonconforming. Authorizes the Secretary to provide standards for the erection along the interstate system of signs providing specific information. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with the States in the development of transportation plans and programs which are formulated with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urbanized areas. Extends authorization for the highway construction training program. Authorizes the use of funds apportioned to each State for the Federal-aid urban system to finance the Federal share of the costs of public mass transportation projects. Defines the acceptable types of mass transportation. Provides that sums appropriated for the Federal-aid system shall be available for bicycle transportation, pedestrian walkways and equestrian trails, established on or in conjunction with highways or other appropriate rights-of-way. Permits the financing of research and planning for transportation program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5268 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Authorizes appropriations of $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $225,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 in order to install protective devices to eliminate hazards at railway-highway crossings. Requires that each State report annually to the Secretary of Transportation on the progress made in implementing this program.
Bill· SS. 1116 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use for airport purposes of property conveyed to the city of Algona, Iowa.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 143 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1973
Makes it the sense of the Congress that the President should take such steps as may be necessary to call for an immediate international conference on air piracy for the purpose of establishing new and improved international policies and procedures designed to facilitate the apprehension and punishment of individuals guilty of international aircraft hijacking and to assure the prompt and safe return of the aircraft, together with its passengers and crew. Makes it the sense of the Congress that the President should take such steps as may be necessary to assure that the international conference referred to in the first section of this concurrent resolution will consider specific measures directed against international aircraft hijacking, which measures should include, but not be limited to: (1) a requirement that any individual guilty of international aircraft hijacking must be returned to the country in which the hijacking originated within thirty days; (2) requirements that each country must take adequate steps to assure the safety of the hijacked aircraft, together with its passengers and crew, and provide for their safe return to the country from which the flight originated within five days; and (3) appropriate provisions requiring that all funds or other valuable items extorted by the hijacker must be returned together with the hijacked aircraft, its passengers and crew.
Bill· HRH.R. 5138 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Federal-Aid Highway and Public Transportation Act - Provides authorizations for the interstate highway program through fiscal year 1980. Provides for the use of the apportionment factors contained in revised table 5 of the 1972 interstate system cost estimate for the apportionment of interstate system funds for fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976. Extends the time for completion of the interstate system until June 30, 1980. Authorizes appropriations out of the highway trust fund for: (1) the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas; (2) the Federal-Aid urban system; (3) forest highways; (4) public lands highways; and (5) Indian reservation roads and bridges. Provides for authorizations for landscapping and scenic enhancement and for the administrative expenses of the beautification program. States that the primary system shall consist of an adequate system of arterial routes in rural areas important to interstate, statewide, or regional travel. Provides that each State designate such a system subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. States that the secondary system shall consist of major collection routes in rural area and designated by each State and appropriate local officials in cooperation with each other subject to the Secretary's approval. Provides that at any time prior to July 1, 1974, upon the joint request of a State and the local governments concerned, the Secretary can withdraw his approval of any controversial interstate segment if he determines it is not essential to the completion of a unified and connected interstate system. Provides that the Secretary must receive assurances that the State does not intend to construct a toll road in the traffic corridor which the removed segment would have served. Requires the Secretary to remove interstate segments from designation as a part of the interstate system where a State has not established a construction schedule within the period of availability of funds authorized to be appropriated for completion of the interstate system and where the secretary has received no assurances that such schedule will be met. Substitutes the total population outside of urbanized areas for the general population in the Federal-aid primary apportionment formula. Provides that no less than 10 percent nor more than 30 percent of the funds apportioned to a State for the primary system will be available to the State for the secondary system. Provides that, in improving Federal-aid urban system projects, traffic operations improvement programs and fringe and corridor parking will be given full consideration in selecting projects on the urban system. Extends from 7 to 10 years the allowable time period within which highway construction must begin following the advance purchase of rights-of-way. Requires the Secretary to make a final inspection of projects completed after the issuance of a certification of State capability and requires an adequate report of the estimated and actual cost of construction. Permits specified ferries to travel in international waters when operating between the islands which comprise Hawaii and when operating solely between Alaska and Washington. Authorizes the Secretary to remove outdoor advertising not in compliance with State law no later than five years after the signs become nonconforming. Authorizes the Secretary to provide standards for the erection along the interstate system of signs providing specific information. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with the States in the development of transportation plans and programs which are formulated with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urbanized areas. Extends authorization for the highway construction training program. Authorizes the use of funds apportioned to each State for the Federal-aid urban system to finance the Federal share of the costs of public mass transportation projects. Defines the acceptable types of mass transportation. Provides that sums appropriated for the Federal-aid system shall be available for bicycle transportation, pedestrian walkways and equestrian trails, established on or in conjunction with highways or other appropriate rights-of-way. Permits the financing of research and planning for transportation program.