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365 records in US in 1979
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit airlines from denying air transportation to physically handicapped persons solely on the basis of such handicap.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to impose merchant marine or uniformed service obligations on members attending the Academy following graduation.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1958 to stipulate that Federal tuition loans to maritime academies shall be payable directly to the students. Stipulates that such loan shall be forgiven if the individual, upon graduation, performs certain merchant marine or uniformed services duty for a specified time. Stipulates that such loans may be made in an amount not to exceed $1,200 per academic year for not more than four years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Increases the national maximum speed limit to 65 miles per hour.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to construct and maintain a sand dredging system on the Trinity River, California, and a debris dam and associated facilities on Grass Valley Creek, California. Requires California to provide matching funds for such sand dredging system. Authorizes appropriations for such construction, operation, and maintenance. Requires the Trinity County, California, Board of Supervisors to adopt adequate standards to protect the Grass Valley Creek watershed.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds for the conversion of highway signs to the metric system without a specific authorization of such expenditure by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to make privately owned public use airports eligible for funding under such Act if written assurances are given to the Secretary of Transportation that the landing area of such an airport will be used for public purposes for not less than 20 years after the completion of the airport development project for which funds would be made available under such Act and that immediate repayment of all such funds will be made to the United States if the airport is not used for such public purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish a program under which towing vessels are to be inspected before being put into service and at least every two years thereafter to determine whether: (1) the ship is of suitable structure; (2) there are suitable accommodations for the crew; and (3) its condition is safe. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations regarding the design, construction, repair, operation, and manning of towing vessels. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe reasonable fees for the inspection and certification of vessels under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe uniform standards for trucks carrying freight in interstate commerce and to prescribe standards for State taxation and regulation of such trucks. Reduces Federal-aid highway funding for States which do not comply with such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Establishes a uniform, exclusive body of law governing liability for damages arising from the takeoff, flight, or landing of aircraft, such law to supersede State, territorial, District of Columbia, admiralty, maritime, or other law. Details the substantive provisions of aviation liability law. Holds common carriers to the highest degree of care. Sets forth a rule of comparative fault and a right of contribution among joint tortfeasors. Permits both wrongful death actions and survival of personal injury actions. Disallows recovery for pain, suffering, or disfigurement in survival actions. Bars a personal injury or death action which is inconsistent with applicable workmen's compensation law, but permits a party who is or would be liable in a civil action under this Act to claim for contribution, indemnity or other similar remedy against a person or party by whom or on whose behalf workmen's compensation has been paid. Sets forth separate, exclusive Federal court jurisdiction guidelines for aviation accidents. Grants United States district courts, concurrently with State courts, original jurisdiction over any civil action arising out of aviation activity and involving: (1) large aircraft, high-performance aircraft, public aircraft, or common carrier aircraft; (2) the death of five or more persons; (3) a claim the liability for which is indemnified in whole or in part by the United States; or (4) a negligent or wrongful act of a Federal employee committed within the scope of duty and under circumstances where there would be liability if the act had been by a private employer. Specifies venue, statute of limitations, service of process, consolidation, and other guidelines for aviation actions brought in Federal court. Makes statute of limitations guidelines equally applicable in State courts. Promulgates rules for the removal of State aviation actions to Federal court.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to promulgate regulations prohibiting air carriers from dispensing on-board alcoholic beverages or tobacco to passengers without charge.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Stipulates that, with respect to the withdrawal of approval of any route or portion of the Interstate Highway System on or after November 6, 1978, the State concerned shall refund to the Highway Trust Fund all sums received by the State for the withdrawn route or portion of such route.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should continue to work for a law of the sea treaty; (2) such treaty should assure certain traditional freedoms of the sea and also provide protection for the marine environment; (3) an international authority should be created to regulate the exploitation of deep ocean minerals; and (4) a Common Heritage Fund to help developing nations fight pollution should be established from such ocean mineral revenues.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Declares it the sense of Congress that "Our American Merchant Marine March" as written and composed by Earl W. Clark shall be recognized as the official march of the American merchant marine.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Expresses the disapproval of the Congress with respect to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard transmitted to Congress on June 30, 1977.