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Law· HRH.R. 5197 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Allows the owner of the large stern trawler Seafreeze Atlantic to employ for a period of four years foreign citizens as crew members of such vessel for service as fish processors and fishermen. Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall not be construed as an amendment of the United States Fishing Fleet Improvement Act except to the extent applicable to the Seafreeze Atlantic.
Bill· HRH.R. 5221 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Rail Emergency Employment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance to common carriers engaged in transportation by railroad for wages of persons employed to maintain and improve their right-of-way structures. Directs that such funds will not be provided for programs which will result in the displacement of currently employed workers. Authorizes the appropriation of $250,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5194 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Authorizes the financing of parkways from the Highway Trust Fund. Provides that parkways funded under this Act shall be managed solely for scenic and recreational use and passenger car travel.
Bill· SS. 1233 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Authorizes reduced fares on airlines on a space-available basis for individuals twenty-one years of age or younger or sixty-five years of age or older.
Bill· SS. 1217 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Rural Rail Preservation and Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prepare a comprehensive report containing his conclusions with respect to essential rail services within a specifically defined region, essentially comprising the Northeastern United States, pertaining to the geographic zones at and between which rail service should be provided. Requires the Secretary to formulate and submit to Congress a national transportation policy within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Rail Services Planning Offices to prepare a detailed information survey and detailed comprehensive reports with respect to States outside the region. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to report within ninety days of enactment of this Act the environmental effects of abandonments and imposes a 730-day moratorium on such abandonments. Provides subsidies for rail properties remaining in condition for rail service which have been issued a certificate of abandonment within 5 years prior to enactment of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $200,000,000 for rail service continuation subsidies for each of the first two fiscal years including and following the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5137 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the jurisdiction of specified lands (designated as "Proposed Relocation MacArthur Boulevard") in the National Park System, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, for purposes of road improvement.
Bill· HRH.R. 5037 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Increases to $2,000,000 (presently $1,000,000) the amount which may be allocated under the River and Harbor Act for a small river and harbor improvement project to improve navigation at any single locality.
Bill· HRH.R. 5040 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
States that the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board is adverse to the public interest and is hereby terminated. States that the effective date of this Act is February 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 5029 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Increases, for purposes of computing unemployment compensation under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the maximum recognizable amount of wages per month from $300 to one-twelfth of the current maximum annual taxable wages as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Increases the daily benefit rate under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Increases the contribution base according to which employers are required to make proportional contributions to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5032 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Permits the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to require in agreements entered into pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 that railroad properties on which passenger service is required by public convenience and necessity not be sold.
Bill· HRH.R. 5017 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Airport and Airway Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct studies with respect to: (1) land bank planning and development for future and existing airports through Federal State, or local government action; and (2) potential locations for major new airports and the identification of various options for financing land acquisition and development costs. Directs the Secretary to publish by February 15, 1977, and annually thereafter, a report on the planning and development undertaken by sponsors of air carrier airports, including a short-term capital improvement program for airports enplaning .06 percent or more of the total annual passengers enplaned by air carriers certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Authorizes specified sums for each of the fiscal years 1976 through 1980 to be appropriated for airport and airway development, allocating specific amounts to air carrier and relieves airports, general aviation airports, air navigation facilities, and research and development activities. Provides for the apportionment of funds among the State according to a formula based on the relative members of air carrier departures, land area, and population within each of the States. Directs airport sponsors to develop airport master plans not later than September 30, 1977, for air carrier airports (enplaning more than .05 percent of the total annual passengers enplaned by air carriers certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board) taking social, economic, and environmental factors into account. Directs a State or equivalent jurisdiction to certify to the Secretary that it is capable of managing a program for the development of general aviation airports in order that such State or equivalent jurisdiction may exercise project approval authority with respect to general aviation airport development within its jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants from the discretionary fund: (1) to sponsors of air carrier and reliever airports for approved airport development; (2) to public agencies for airport development to test airport components and facilities, and to evaluate new concepts relating to airport configuration and construction in an amount up to 100 percent of such project costs, except that grants for such development may not exceed in the aggregate $2,500,000 per annum. Provides for the use of government-owned lands, and the conveyancing thereof, for projects for airport development under this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the submission of applications to him for grants relating to: (1) grants from the discretionary fund; and (2) grants to sponsors of general aviation airports until the Secretary has received the assurance required under this Act; and (3) to planning agencies in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 per annum for airport system planning. Provides penalties for the misapplication of grants authorized pursuant to this Act. Provides criminal penalties for fraudulent misrepresentation of facts required to be disclosed pursuant to this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5002 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Makes it unlawful, under the Interstate Commerce Act, for any pipeline company engaged in the transportation of crude oil to transport such oil through its pipelines if that company has an interest in such oil.
Law· HRH.R. 4975 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Amtrak Improvement Act - Permits officers of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to be compensated at a rate in excess of that prescribed for level I of the Executive Schedule if the board of directors of the Corporation determines that a higher level of compensation is necessary and is not higher than the general level of compensation paid officers of railroads in positions of comparable responsibility. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to establish, in cooperation with the Corporation, convenient en route customs inspection and immigration procedures aboard trains operated in international intercity rail passenger service. Directs the board of directors of the Corporation to develop and submit to the Secretary of Transportion, to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and to the Congress an initial proposal for procedures under which the Corporation would be authorized to add or discontinue routes and services. Provides for the review and implementation of such procedures. Abolishes the financial investment advisory panel of the Corporation . Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation for the payment of operating expenses of the basic system and the operating and capital expenses of rail passenger service through fiscal year 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 4964 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Establishes a grant program to enable any State, local government, or interstate agency or other public port authority to apply to the Secretary of Commerce for financial assistance to assist such agency in making such improvements as may be required to any port operated by it in order to bring such port into compliance with any requirements relating to environmental protection, the public health and safety, or port or cargo security which may be imposed by Federal law. Defines the term "improvements". States that the Secretary may grant to the applicant all or part of the money applied for, except that no grant or aggregate of grants made under this Act to any State, local, or interstate agency or public port authority may exceed $1,000,000. Authorizes appropriations of $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and each fiscal year thereafter for grants under this Act. Directs the Secretary to undertake a comprehensive study to determine the immediate and long- range requirements of public ports in the United States: (1) for expansion and modernization in order to meet adequately the economic and defense needs of the United States; and (2) to meet such standards as may be imposed by law for purposes of environmental protection and port safety and security. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress the final results of such study not later than one year after the effective date of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for purposes of conducting the study.
Bill· SS. 1187 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Directs the Secretary of the department under which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Bruja Mar to be documented as a vessel of the United States with the privileges of engaging in coastwise trade, so long as the vessel is owned by a citizen of the United States.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 114 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States Railway Association shall loan $30,000,000 to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4834 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Travel Expense Amendments Act - Expands the definition of "employee," for purposes of travel, subsistence and mileage allowances, to include experts and consultants who are intermittently employed by the Federal Government, and those who serve the Government without pay or for $1 a year. Sets the per diem travel allowance at $35 for travel within the continental United States, and authorizes the President to set the per diem allowance by locality for travel outside the continental United States. Raises the maximum reimbursement rate for travel to high rate geographical areas and for travel under unusual circumstances. Raises the mileage allowances for the use of privately owned motorcycles, automobiles and airplanes when such modes of transportation have been approved as most advantageous to the Government. Directs the Administrator of General Services to conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel in privately owned vehicles, to report the results to Congress at least once a year, and to adjust the rates provided in this Act by regulation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4933 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Makes it unlawful to operate a supersonic aircraft, manufactured in the United States or in a foreign nation, for a commercial flight at supersonic or subsonic speeds in the navigable airspace of the United States until: (1) the Congress, by law, approves findings by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that the operation of such supersonic aircraft in the navigable airspace of the United States will not have detrimental physiological or psychological effects on the environment; (2) the Secretary has made affirmative findings that the operation of supersonic aircraft in the navigable airspace of the United States meets all noise, environmental, and safety standards prescribed under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958; and (3) the Congress is satisfied that the Federal Aviation Administration has adopted noise standards for supersonic aircraft.
Bill· HRH.R. 4912 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Suspends for three years the requirement of an environmental impact statement for Federal-aid highway projects. Establishes a Commission of eleven members appointed by the President. Directs the Commission to: (1) study existing statutes and regulations relating to the environmental impact and environmental effects of Federal policies, regulations, and laws as they apply to projects on the Federal-aid highway system; (2) review policies and practices of the Federal and State agencies having jurisdiction over such highway projects insofar as such policies and practices relate to environmental impact and environmental effects; (3) compile data necessary to understand and determine the requirements for environmental control relating to highway programs; and (4) recommend such modifications or additions to existing law, regulations, policies, and practices, as will achieve workable and effective highway programs as well as serve the public interest in protecting environment. Requires the Commission, not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the President and the Congress its final report. States that the Commission shall cease to exist ninety days after submission of such report.
Bill· HRH.R. 4898 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make a loan of $100,000,000 to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company. Establishes conditions which shall be required by the Secretary before granting such loan. Empowers the Secretary to approve any modifications of any provision of the loan made under this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue such rules and regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. Grants the Secretary powers necessary to enforce the provisions and conditions of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and to the Congress with respect to his activities pursuant to this Act and to make recommendations for additional legislative action. Declares that the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to such information, books, records, and documents as he determines necessary to audit operations carried out in the administration of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act in addition to the amount to be loaned.
Bill· HRH.R. 4880 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Requires that agreements between the Secretary of Transportation and the trustees of railroads in reorganization for emergency assistance to such railroads under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act must provide that rail properties on which rail service was discontinued within three years prior to the enactment of this Act will not be abandoned if the National Railroad Passenger Corporation determines that further passenger rail service on such property is required by the public convenience and necessity.
Bill· HRH.R. 4830 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Airport and Airway Development Act - Declares that financial assistance from the Federal Government is necessary to provide the required incentive to States and airport owners to meet the needs of aviation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct studies respecting: (1) the feasibility, practicality and cost of performing land bank planning and development for future and existing airports through Federal, State, or local government action; and, (2) the examination of potential locations in the United States for major new airports and the identification of various options for financing land acquisition and development costs. Authorizes appropriations for such studies. Authorizes the Secretary to incur obligations through September 30, 1980, to make grants for airport development projects, airport system planning, air way facilities, and research and development planning for safety in air navigation. Sets forth regulations for the apportionment and distribution of such grants. Sets forth airport development project requirements. Establishes the United States share of project costs at 80 percent for sponsors of air carrier and air reliever airports and 90 percent for sponsors of general aviation airports. Provides that whenever the Secretary determines that use of any lands owned or controlled by the United States is reasonably necessary for carrying out a project for airport development under this Act, or for the operation of any public airport, including lands reasonably necessary to meet future development of an airport, he shall file with the head of the department or agency having control of the lands a request that the necessary property interests therein be conveyed to the public agency sponsoring the project in question or owning or controlling the airport. Provides that, if the department or agency head determines that the requested conveyance is not inconsistent with the needs of that department or agency, the department or agency head is hereby authorized and directed, with the approval of the Attorney General of the United States, and without any expense to the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any instruments necessary to make the conveyance requested. Provides for the termination and settlement of all existing agreements between airport sponsors and the United States Government regarding grants, deeds and instruments of conveyance by September 30, 1980. Provides for punishment of up to 5 years in prison, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both, for any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or any officer, agency, or employee of any public agency, or any person, association, firm, or corporation who, with intent to defraud the United States: (1) knowingly makes any false statement or false representation in any report, certification or representation required to be made under this Act; or (2) knowingly makes any false statement, false representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to be performed, or the costs thereof, in connection with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or estimates of project costs for any project submitted to the Secretary for approval under this Act; or (3) knowingly makes any false statement, false representation, or false report or claim for work or materials for any project approved by the Secretary under this Act.
Bill· SS. 1166 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Requires any nursing home, which provides services under State plans approved under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to fully disclose to the State licensing agency the identity of each person who has any ownership interest in such home or is the owner (in whole or in part) of any mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other obligation secured (in whole or in part) by such home.
Bill· SS. 1154 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
States the findings of Congress that: (1) air express is essential to the present and future needs of the domestic commerce of the United States; and (2) REA express has continuously and ably provided such service for over 40 years; and (3) the continuation of this vital service, and the interests of shippers, have been threatened with disruption. Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to issue a certificate to engage in air transportation as a carrier air express, though not directly engaged in the operation of the aircraft, to an applicant who has continuously operated as such from May 14, 1938, for a period of at least 35 years. Directs that each air carrier directly engaged in the operation of aircraft shall provide necessary and adequate service, equipment, and facilities for the transportation of air express shipments upon request by the holder of such certificate, giving such shipments priority on aircraft after passengers, their accompanied baggage and airmail, on the basis of charges which shall not be unjustly discriminatory, unduly prejudicial, or disadvantageous.
Bill· HRH.R. 4785 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Requires any nursing home, which provides services under State plans approved under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, fully to disclose to the State licensing agency the identity of each person who has any ownership interest in such home or is the owner (in whole or in part) of any mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other obligation secured (in whole or in part) by such home.
Bill· HRH.R. 4803 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Authorizes, under the Federal Aviation Act, free or reduced rate transportation for severely handicapped persons and persons in attendance, when the severely handicapped person is traveling with such attendant. Defines "severely handicapped persons" as the senior citizen, the blind, the crippled, and the physically and mentally handicapped.
Bill· HRH.R. 4716 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Increases unemployment and sickness benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Revises the employer contribution base under such Act. Requires employers to pay a contribution equal to the specified percentage of so much of the compensation paid to any employee for service rendered after March 1975 as is not in excess of the maximum monthly compensation set forth in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4718 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Amtrak Improvement Act - Imposes upon the board of directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: (1) responsibility for approving the Corporation's annual operating and capital plan; (2) responsibility for approving deletions, additions and changes of service; and (3) responsibility for approving the Corporation's annual report to Congress. Permits officers of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to be compensated at a rate in excess of that prescribed for level I of the Executive Schedule if the board of directors of the Corporation determines that a higher level of compensation is necessary and is not higher than the general level of compensation paid officers of railroads in positions of comparable responsibility. Authorizes the Corporation to add or delete rail routes or required service of the basic system in accordance with specified procedures. Revises requirements for the institution of additional passenger service beyond the basic system. Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation for the payment of operating expenses of the basic system and the operating and capital expenses of rail passenger service through fiscal year 1979. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue guidelines for establishing sound budgetary and planning procedures for the Corporation. Directs the Board of Directors of the Corporation to submit to the Secretary an annual plan of proposed operating and capital expenditures.
Bill· SS. 1143 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1975
Railroad Revenue Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares the purposes of this Act, including to organize a nonprofit corporation to acquire, rehabilitate, and modernize, the rail lines. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires every rail carrier to provide the Secretary of Transportation, the Rail Services Planning Office, and the Interstate Railroad Corporation with specified information on time tables, slow orders, restrictions, and speeds authorized on every rail line for freight and passenger trains at all times since January 1, 1935. Provides that the initial Interstate Railroad System shall consist of all rail lines operated within the United States by domestic railroad companies which as of the date of enactment of this Act are subject to traffic usage of at least 10 million gross ton-miles per year per mile of rail line. Provides for hearings and recommendations by the Interstate Commerce Commission on the System, and subsequently, for final designation of such System. Requires the prescribing of maintenance standards for the System. Enumerates procedures for modification of the System. States that within two years after enactment of this Act the Secretary and the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, shall jointly carry out a study of the long-term capital needs for modernization and major upgrading of the Interstate Railroad System, including high density passenger corridors. Title III: Interstate Railroad Corporation - Authorizes to be created an Interstate Railroad Corporation to rehabilitate, maintain, and modernize the rail lines of the Interstate Railroad System so as to develop the potential of modern rail service in meeting the transportation requirements of the Nation. Sets forth the processes of organization, board of directors, general powers, and bookkeeping, recordkeeping and reporting aspects of the Corporation. Title IV: Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Rail Lines by Corporation and States - Provides for the conveyance of rights, titles and interest in rail lines to the Corporation. Authorizes to be appropriated during each fiscal year for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury to State and local governments an amount equivalent to the State and local property taxes which railroad companies are relieved of responsibility for payment of in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Sets forth Corporation responsibilities with respect to operations of the rail lines, liability, operations of rail freight carriers, and operations of rail passenger carriers. Provides that rail carriers operating over rail lines of the Corporation or any State shall pay to the Corporation or State, a user charge of $1 per thousand gross ton-miles of locomotive and train operation. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary during each of the six fiscal years following enactment of this Act such sums as may be necessary to be disbursed in accordance with an application by the Corporation or any State for the following purposes: (1) rehabilitation of Corporation rail lines; and (2) rehabilitation of State rail lines in accordance with the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970. Establishes a State maintenance assistance fund. Title V: Maintenance of and Access to Rail Lines of Railroad Companies - Provides for the maintenance of rail lines in accordance with standards issued under this Act. Provides for access to rail lines under provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act. Title VI: Protection of Employees - Provides for a contracting out limitation on rehabilitation or maintenance work. Provides for a guarantee of the prevailing wage for projects financed under this Act. Requires protective arrangements in specified transactions. Title VII: Oversight and Enforcement - Imposes penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary for administration and enforcement of this Act, not to exceed $10,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Title VIII: Railroad Rehabilitation Fund - Imposes, under the Internal Revenue Code, upon the amount paid for the transportation of property within the United States by rail, motor vehicle, or water, a tax equal to 1 percent of the amount so paid. Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth antitrust, evidential and separability provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4653 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1975
Increases, for purposes of computing unemployment compensation under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the maximum recognizable amount of wages per month from $300 to one-twelfth of the current maximum annual taxable wages as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Increases the daily benefit rate under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Increases the contribution base according to which employers are required to make proportional contributions to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 4613 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1975
Establishes a grant program to enable any State, local government, or interstate agency or other public port authority to apply to the Secretary of Commerce for financial assistance to assist such agency in making such improvements as may be required to any port operated by it in order to bring such port into compliance with any requirements relating to environmental protection, the public health and safety, or port or cargo security which may be imposed by Federal law. Defines the term "improvements". States that the Secretary may grant to the applicant all or part of the money applied for, except that no grant or aggregate of grants made under this Act to any State, local, or interstate agency or public port authority may exceed $1,000,000. Authorizes appropriations of $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and each fiscal year thereafter for grants under this Act. Directs the Secretary to undertake a comprehensive study to determine the immediate and long- range requirements of public ports in the United States: (1) for expansion and modernization in order to meet adequately the economic and defense needs of the United States; and (2) to meet such standards as may be imposed by law for purposes of environmental protection and port safety and security. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress the final results of such study not later than one year after the effective date of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for purposes of conducting the study.
Bill· SS. 1126 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Hawaii and United States Pacific Islands Surface Commerce Act - Provides that no strike or lockout in the longshore or maritime industries on the west coast of the United States which imperils the health or well being of the people in any United States Pacific island shall be permitted to interrupt normal shipping from any port on the west coast to any United States Pacific island, or from any such island to the west coast for a period of 120 days. Authorizes the Governor of Hawaii, Guam, or American Somoa, or the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to petition any United States district court having jurisdiction of the parties to any such disruption to enjoin that part of any strike or lockout which disrupts normal shipping between the west coast and any United States Pacific island and threatens the health or well being of such islands. Provides that employees who perform services during the term of the injunction shall perform such work pursuant to terms of employment of the agreement between employer and employee. Directs that such employees shall later be fully compensated for the difference between the hourly wage he was paid and the wage he would have been paid under the agreement which resolves the labor dispute. Sets forth definitions to be used in this Act. Provides that this Act shall take effect on the date of its enactment unless a strike or lockout in the longshore or maritime industry on the west coast is occurring on the date of enactment in which case such provision shall take effect on the fifth day after the date of enactment.
Bill· HRH.R. 4578 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve as the Federal share of the construction cost of an approved State highway project under the Federal-aid secondary system, any percentage of such cost up to one hundred percent. Requires that any increase in the Federal share of a State's construction costs which are made pursuant to this Act be repaid by the State receiving such increase by January 1, 1977, as a condition for Federal approval of future highway projects of such State.
Bill· HRH.R. 4532 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
States that the term "urbanized area" (for purposes of apportionment of funds to urbanized areas for urban mass transportation projects under the Urban Mass Transportation Act) means either an area encompassing the entire urbanized area of a State as determined by the Bureau of Census or an area containing cities with a combined population of more than 50,000 where there exists an officially coordinated or unified metropolitan system providing mass transit services on an areawide basis.
Bill· HRH.R. 4521 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Establishes weight restrictions for vehicles on the Interstate System. Provides that no funds authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year under the Federal-Aid Highway Act shall be apportioned to any State within the boundaries of which the Interstate System may lawfully be used by vehicles in excess of the established weight limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4526 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Hawaii and United States Pacific Islands Surface Commerce Act - Provides that no strike or lockout in the longshore or maritime industries on the west coast of the United States which imperils the health or well being of the people in any United States Pacific island shall be permitted to interupt normal shipping from any port on the west coast to any United States Pacific island, or from any such island to the west coast for a period of 120 days. Authorizes the Governor of Hawaii, Guam, or American Samoa, or the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to petition any United States district court having jurisdiction of the parties to any such disruption to enjoin that part of any strike or lockout which disrupts normal shipping between the west coast and any United States Pacific island and threatens the health or well being of such islands. Provides that employees who perform services during the term of the injunction shall perform such work pursuant to terms of employment of the agreement between employer and employers. Directs that such employees shall later be fully compensated for the difference between the hourly wage he was paid and the wage he would have been paid under the agreement which resolves the labor dispute. Sets forth definitions to be used in this Act. Provides that this Act shall take effect on the date of its enactment unless a strike or lockout in the longshore or maritime industry on the west coast is occurring on the date of enactment, in which case such provision shall take effect on the fifth day after the date of enactment.
Bill· HRH.R. 4547 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Provides that the Federal share of projects on the Federal-aid secondary system during the period February 12, 1975 to June 30, 1975 shall be 100 percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4496 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Revises the Internal Revenue Code to disallow deductions from gross income for the expenses of attending conventions outside the United States and Canada, unless after taking into account criteria set forth in this Act it is more reasonable for the meeting to be held outside such country.
Bill· HRH.R. 4495 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Provides that every State will be apportioned at least 80 percent of its tax contribution of the preceding fiscal year to the Highway Trust Fund.
Bill· SS. 1115 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1975
Provides, under the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act, for the establishment within the Energy Research and Development Administration of a Division of Ground Propulsion Systems. Authorizes research, development, and demonstration of ground propulsion systems and states that such activities shall be conducted so as to contribute to specified goals, including the improvement of and verifying of ground propulsion systems with emphasis on efficiency, performance, and usefulness. Defines "ground propulsion system" as the engine, transmission, or drive, and associated controls, necessary to power automobiles, trucks, trains, buses, and selected light marine vehicles. Authorizes to be appropriated, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977; and $100,000,000 for fiscal years 1978-80.
Bill· SS. 978 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Authorizes the financing of parkways from the Highway Trust Fund. Provides that parkways funded under this Act shall be managed solely for scenic and recreational use and passenger car travel.
Bill· SS. 975 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Authorizes the heads of executive departments and agencies to waive compliance with navigation and vessel inspection laws to the extent deemed necessary to assure adequate food supplies.
Bill· HRH.R. 4460 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Senior Citizens' Transportation Act - Prohibits common carriers in interstate commerce from charging elderly people more than half fare for their transportation during nonpeak periods of travel. Provides that any carrier able to show an economic loss solely as a result of charging such reduced fares shall be entitled to the amount of such loss or one-half the amount of fares lost by virture of this Act, whichever is less. States that in providing financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, preference shall be given to applications which adopt reduced rates for the elderly.
Bill· HRH.R. 4449 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Authorizes appropriations, under the Act to amend the International Travel Act of 1961, of up to $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1976 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years to the Secretary of Commerce for the promotion of tourist travel in the United States. Authorizes, under the International Travel Act of 1961, appropriations of up to $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $30,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979, for printing of travel promotion material.
Bill· HRH.R. 4475 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Prohibits commercial flights by supersonic aricraft into or over the United States until findings are made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and by the Secretary of Transportation (1) with respect to the physiological and psychological effects of such flights on persons on the ground and (2) that supersonic flights meet all noise, environmental, and safety standards imposed under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
Bill· HRH.R. 4426 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
States that the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board is adverse to the public interest and is hereby terminated. States that the effective date of this Act is February 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4365 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Federal Aid Railroad Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Enumerates the purposes of this Act, including that it is necessary to designate an Interstate Railroad System and to organize a nonprofit corporation to modernize the rail lines. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires every rail carrier to submit an inventory of rail lines to the Secretary of Transportation, the Rail Services Planning Office and the Interstate Railroad Corporation. States that the initial Interstate Railroad System shall consist of all rail lines operated by domestic railroad companies which are subject to traffic usage of at least 10 million gross ton-miles per year per mile of rail line. Prescribes the procedures for final designation of the System and for the establishment, maintenance and modification of the System. Provides for the designation of high density passenger corridors in the System and for satisfaction of long-term capital improvement needs. Authorizes to be appropriated, for purposes of this title, $1,000,000 each for the Rail Services Planning Office and for the Corps of Engineers. Title III: Interstate Railroad Corporation - Authorizes to be created an Interstate Railroad Corporation to rehabilitate, maintain, and modernize the rail lines of the System. Prescribes the processes for organization, bylaws, officers and general powers of the Corporation. Requires annual auditing of the accounts of the Corporation and the making of quarterly and annual reports. Title IV: Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Rail Lines by Corporation and States - Provides, upon consideration of specified criteria, for the conveyance by any railroad to the Corporation of its right, title, and interest in all its rail lines included within the System. Authorizes appropriations of sums for Federal payments of property tax equivalents. Sets forth the operational responsibilities of the Corporation and the States and the procedures for: (1) the operations of rail freight carriers; and (2) the operations of rail passenger carriers. Authorizes to be appropriated for the next ten fiscal years specified sums for financial assistance for rehabilitation. Establishes a State maintenance assistance fund. Title V: Maintenance of and Access to Rail Lines of Railroad Companies - Provides that rail lines included within the System which are owned or processed by a railroad company shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Requires railroad companies to file schedules of maintenance to be performed on a regular basis. Prohibits the deferral of any scheduled maintenance activity. Provides for access to rail lines. Title VI: Protection of Employees - States that rail lines shall not contract out for work required by this Act of a value over $450 per month which is performed by employees in any bargaining unit covered by a labor agreement. Provides for a guarantee of the prevailing wage and requires protective arrangements in specified transactions. Title VII: Oversight and Enforcement - Directs eight organizations, including the National Governors Conference and the Congress of Railway Unions, to appoint a representative to form an advisory committee to monitor activities carried on under this Act and to submit a one-year report. Requires a report to be filed annually by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to perform specific investigative and inspection functions. Imposes penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 per fiscal year for the Secretary's administration and enforcement of this Act. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides an antitrust exemption for persons contracting for the joint use of railroad tracts and facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4366 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Railroad Revenue Act - Imposes, under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to transportation by air, a tax equal to one percent of the amount paid for the transportation of property within the United States by rail, motor vehicle, or water. States that in the case of property transported: (1) from a point outside the United States to a point within the United States, or (2) from a point within the United States to a point outside the United States, the tax imposed shall apply to the amount paid for that part of the transportation which takes place within the United States. Provides that, with specified exceptions, the tax imposed by this Act shall be paid by the person making the payment subject to the tax.
Bill· SS. 952 (94th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to increase the Federal share payable for highway projects upon the request of any State in order to assist such State in meeting the matching requirements for Federal-aid highways funds. Limits such increase in the Federal share to two-thirds of the State's share of the cost of the project. Sets forth the method for repayment by such States.
Bill· SS. 967 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Rail Maintenance Improvement and Employment Act - Provides, under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974, that the Secretary of Transportation is authorized from funds appropriated and made available under such Act to provide financial assistance to common carriers engaged in transportation by railroad for the wages of persons employed in programs and projects to maintain and improve their rights-of-way and structures, including mainline tracks, adjacent sidetracks roadbeds, culverts, fills, tunnels, and other structures. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance for any program or project under this Act only upon application by the carrier under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to not provide financial assistance for any program or project under this Act unless it is determined under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary that the program or project: (1) will not result in the displacement of currently employed workers (including partial displacement such as reduction in the hours of overtime work or wages or employment benefits), and (2) will not result in the substitution of Federal for other funds in connection with work that could otherwise be performed by the carrier during the twelve months following application by the carrier. Provides that persons employed under such program or project shall be paid wages at rates provided for in collective-bargaining agreements negotiated under and pursuant to the Railway Labor Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, on such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to make loans on behalf of the United States to common carriers engaged in transportation by railroad to be used for equipment, materials, and supplies necessary for rehabilitating, maintaining, and improving their rights-of-way and structures, including mainline tracks, adjacent sidetracks, roadbeds, culverts, fills, tunnels, and other structures. Requires that the maturity date of any loan including all extensions and renewals thereof, shall not be later than thirty years from its date of issuance. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.