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United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1986
Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986 - Provides that unobligated funds apportioned to a State prior to October 1, 1986, for highway construction projects may be obligated by such State prior to April 30, 1987, for highway construction projects eligible to receive such funds under any apportionment.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986
Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide that for any ten consecutive model years between 1993 and 2005, a manufacturer of dual fuel automobiles shall receive a Corporate Average Fuel Economy increase according to prescribed formulas. States that the fuel economy of methanol powered automobiles (or dual fuel automobiles) shall be based on the fuel content of the methanol mixture used to operate such automobiles. Prescribes the content of fuel economy labeling for methanol powered and dual fuel automobiles. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report annually to the Congress, starting January 1993, regarding the effects of this Act: (1) upon methanol and gasoline consumption on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis; and (2) certain fuel economy standards on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986
Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to appoint or reinstate certain former air traffic controllers whose appointments were terminated due to the air traffic controllers strike of August 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact relating to rail improvements and rail passenger service. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986
Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to repeal the general authority of the Secretaries of Transportation and of the Treasury to allow the importaion of motor vehicles that are not in compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards if such Secretaries anticipate that such vehicles will conform within a specified time. Sets forth procedures under which a person importing a non-conforming motor vehicle must post bond and comply with conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that such vehicle will be brought into conformity with Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986
Grants the consent of the Congress to specified amendments offered by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to certain sections of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to public hearing requirements, investments, procurement, and public safety. Reserves the right of the Congress to alter or repeal this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1986
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require that vessels used to transport municipal sewage sludge be built in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1986
Amends Federal law regarding motor common carrier rates to provide that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall suspend as unreasonably low any rate which fails to meet or exceed 90 percent of the variable cost of providing the service for which the rate is charged, if any person submits such evidence to the Commission and requests such suspension. Sets forth rebuttable presumptions regarding the evidence submitted.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986
Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of "vessel of the United States" to mean a vessel built in, and documented under the laws of, the United States. (Currently, such definition requires vessels to only be documented under U.S. law.)
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986
Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of "vessel of the United States." Provides that no vessel documented after October 7, 1986, shall be considered a "vessel of the United States" unless such vessel is documented and owned by a U.S. citizen, or a corporation, partnership, or association which is a U.S. citizen.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on passenger-carrying aircraft in interstate or overseas transportation. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1986
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the withdrawal of any route which on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 was under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction, but only until ten days after the final legislative day of the 99th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1986
Bus Regulatory Reform Act Amendments of 1986 - Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission (the Commission), when considering a petition for the discontinuance of bus transportation, to take into account the extent to which interstate and intrastate revenues are less than the variable costs of transportation (currently it has to accord great weight to such revenues). Requires the Commission, when considering such a petition, to accord great weight to whether the transportation is the last motor carrier of passenger service to such point, and whether a reasonable alternative to such service is available. Requires the Commission, when making any findings related to the public interest concerning public transportation certification, to accord great weight to the recommendations of each State in which the transportation to be authorized will be provided. Declares that it is the Federal transportation policy to coordinate State and Federal regulatory actions to ensure bus service to rural communities which have no other means of public transportation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commission, the States, and national associations representing governmental agencies should cooperate in developing innovative regulatory approaches to ensure the preservation of bus service in areas which are threatened with the total loss of public transportation service.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1986
Amends Federal law regarding the documentation of vessels to provide eligibility for such documentation, under certain conditions, for a vessel owned by a corporation without a board of directors.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1986
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate regulations establishing minimum Federal standards for the licensing, testing, qualifications and classifications of commercial motor vehicle operators, and additional regulations for such operators who transport hazardous materials. Sets guidelines for such standards. Establishes guidelines for civil and criminal penalties to be imposed by the States for violations of such standards. Prohibits commercial motor vehicle operators from possessing more than one operator's license. Sets September 1, 1989, as the deadline by which each State must adopt and administer a classified licensing program which complies with the minimum Federal standards for commercial motor vehicle operators. Requires the States to notify the Secretary of the proposed and actual issuance of a commercial license in order to eliminate the multiple licensing of commercial motor vehicle operators. Restricts the issuance of commercial licenses to persons with acceptable safety records. Provides that States must require commercial operators to turn in other commercial licenses. Provides Federal grants to assist States which have programs for license issuance and administration that comply with the Federal guidelines established under this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) withhold highway funds and certain apportionments from States which are not in compliance with this Act as of September 30, 1990; and (2) establish by January 1, 1989, a commercial driver's license information clearinghouse allowing rapid communication among the States. Sets forth the functions of such information system. Requires any prospective employer to consult such clearinghouse prior to employing a commercial motor vehicle operator in order to ascertain his or her status. Prohibits the employment of drivers whose licenses have been suspended, revoked, or cancelled for cause. Requires the Secretary to establish fees for the use of such information system. Makes funds available for FY 1987 to establish such information system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to require States receiving grants under the Act to: (1) conduct frequent roadside inspections of commercial motor vehicles; (2) conduct tests to determine blood alcohol content levels of commercial motor vehicle operators; and (3) provide for license suspension or revocation for operators who either have certain blood alcohol content levels, or who refuse to submit to blood alcohol content tests. Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to encourage the States to determine whether commercial motor vehicle operators are driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Increases authorizations for FY 1987 and 1988 for grants to assist States in the implementation of Federal commercial motor vehicle programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990 for such programs.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1986
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the withdrawal of any route which on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 was under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction, but only until ten days after the final legislative day of the 99th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1986
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards for an airborne collision avoidance system for all U.S. civil and military aircraft within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth guidelines for such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1986
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to transfer the Coast Guard cutter "Taney" to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, for use as a maritime museum and display.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986
Delineates the conditions under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any restrictions contained in a deed whereby the United States conveyed certain property in Newport News and York County, Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1986
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Prohibits, as of July 1, 1987, any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle from having more than one driver's license, except in certain circumstances. Requires commercial motor vehicle operators who have violated motor vehicle traffic control laws of a State other than the license-issuing State to: (1) notify the latter State of such violation; and (2) notify the operator's employer of such violation. Requires commercial motor vehicle operators to notify employers of any suspension or loss of: (1) commercial motor vehicle driving privileges; and (2) previous employment as a commercial motor vehicle operator. Prohibits employers from authorizing to operate a commercial motor vehicle any employees who: (1) have lost the right to drive such vehicles; or (2) possess more than one commercial motor vehicle driving license. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations by January 1, 1989, establishing minimum Federal standards for testing the fitness of commercial motor vehicle operators. Prescribes guidelines for such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to a State which agrees to establish a program for testing the fitness of commercial motor vehicle operators. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program. Outlines the funding and eligibility guidelines for such grant program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations by January 1, 1989, establishing minimum uniform standards for the issuance of classified drivers' licenses by the States; and (2) establish an information clearinghouse pertaining to the licensing, identification, and driving status of commercial motor vehicle operators. Requires the Secretary to review State-operated information systems to determine whether any such system could be used within the Federal system. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the appropriate State for the use of such system. Outlines the requirements of the Federal information system. Identifies the offenses for which a commercial motor vehicle operator's driving license shall be subject to Federal disqualification. Sets October 1, 1994, as the deadline by which each State must comply with the Federal standards for commercial motor vehicle operators in order not to have apportioned funds withheld. Details the requirements of such standards. Requires the Secretary to withhold certain percentages of highway funds apportionments from States that do not comply with this Act by September 30, 1994. Provides for release of withheld funds to States complying by September 30, 1997. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive any provision of this Act (or any regulation issued thereunder with respect to class of persons or commercial motor vehicles) if the Secretary determines that such waiver is not contrary to the public interest. Requires the Secretary to review, by January 1, 1989, the commercial motor vehicle alcohol regulations to determine whether such regulations should be applied uniformly throughout the United States. Nullifies certain truck brake regulations permitting front brake disconnections. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing new regulations to the same effect. Requires the Secretary to conduct a radar demonstration project on a certain highway in northern Kentucky, and to report the results of such project to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1986
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on methods for providing protection to airline passengers whose flight tickets are cancelled due to bankruptcy proceedings involving the air carrier.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1986
Conrail Privatization Act of 1986 - Title I: Conrail - Subtitle A: Sale of Conrail - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to retain the services of investment bankers, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to manage the public offering of such common stock of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) as the Secretary deems appropriate. Sets forth procedures for such public offering. Subtitle B: Other Matters Relating to the Sale - Prescribes other matters relating to the sale, including rail service guarantees, ownership limitations, provisions for employees, and essential rail service loan guarantees. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Technical and Conforming Amendments and Repeals - Abolishes the U.S. Railway Association. Sets forth the applicability of the Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 1973 to Conrail after the sale. Makes other conforming amendments to the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, and the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982. Makes other amendments relating to the liability of directors, the effect of this Act on contractors, and employee issues.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1986
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under the Federal-aid highway program if it is lawful in such State to: (1) possess an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of any motor vehicle on a public highway; (2) consume any alcoholic beverage in such motor vehicle on a public highway; or (3) drive a motor vehicle on a public highway when the driver's blood alcohol concentration is at least 0.10 percent. Exempts from such withholding measures charter buses of ten or more passengers whose drivers are not permitted by State law to possess open alcoholic beverages in the passenger area. Sets forth guidelines for the withholding of such funds. Provides for the release of withheld funds to States which comply with this Act on or before September 30, 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986
Prohibits the implementation of a rule of the Department of Defense that would establish procedures for determining whether rates charged by vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States are excessive under the Cargo Preference Act of 1904.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1986
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Solvency and Benefit Increase Act of 1986 - Title I: Financing Provisions - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to redefine compensation to provide that in computing the compensation paid to any employee, no part of any month's compensation in excess of the monthly compensation base shall be recognized. Establishes a formula for such monthly compensation base. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board (the Board) to: (1) compute the monthly compensation base according to certain guidelines; (2) compute the maximum daily benefit rate applicable to days of unemployment and sickness; and (3) publish notice of such computation in the Federal Register. Revises the guidelines for employers' contributions. Requires the Board to maintain an individual employer record for each employer, and the records necessary to determine pooled charges and pooled credits, as well as unallocated balances for the system. Provides for the combining of joint individual employer records upon the employers' request in the event of a merger, consolidation, unification, or reorganization. Establishes a 12 percent employer contribution limit, or nine percent when a surtax is in effect. Revises the guidelines for employee representatives' contributions to require that such a representative pay a contribution relating to so much of the compensation paid for representation services as is not in excess of a specified monthly compensation base. Extends certain remedies to an employer or employee representative who contests the contribution rate made applicable to him or her by the Board. Establishes deadlines by which the Board shall proclaim certain account balances, pooled ratios and surcharge rates. Requires the Board to publish notice of such proclamations in the Federal Register. Increases from 0.5 to 0.65 the percentage of employer and employee contributions which must be credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund. Requires the Board to: (1) notify the base year employer when an employee files a claim for benefits; (2) afford such employer opportunity to respond before making an initial determination on such claim; and (3) notify such employer when the Board initially makes a determination to make benefit payments under a claim. Prescribes guidelines for administrative and judicial review of Board determinations to make payments under a claim. Title II: Benefit and Other Adjustments - Increases the waiting period for unemployment and sickness benefits from four to seven days during the first registration period within a benefit year and for each day of unemployment in excess of four during any subsequent registration period in the same benefit year. Amends the daily unemployment or sickness benefit rates to prohibit daily benefits from exceeding: (1) $25.00 until July 1, 1986; and (2) $27.00 for registration periods beginning after June 30, 1986, but before July 1, 1987. Redefines "qualified employee" to mean an employee who received compensation with respect to each of not less than six months in the base year, if such compensation will not have been less than five times the monthly compensation base. Increases from $10.00 to $15.00 the maximum permitted subsidiary remuneration. Title III: Retirement Act Amendments - Declares that, for purposes of computing years of service to determine individual annuity benefits, severance or separation payments received between January 1, 1985, and January 1, 1988, shall not cause an individual to be deemed unemployed under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986
Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that the National Transportation Safety Board publish notice of the issuance and availability of its accident reports in the Federal Register. Authorizes the Board to require payment from governmental entities for the reasonable cost of goods and services supplied, and to apply the funds received to the Board's appropriations. Empowers the Board to conduct schools for the training of Board employees, and to authorize attendance at such schools by U.S. and foreign government personnel as well as transportation industry personnel. Prohibits the Board, except in specified circumstances, from disclosing records or information relating to its participation in foreign aircraft accident investigations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Authorizes an emergency fund for use by the Board to cover necessary expenses (not otherwise provided for) for accident investigations. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to allow airports that receive funds under a certain airport improvement program to use a portion of such funds in FY 1987 for liability insurance premium payments that are attributable solely to airport development and air navigation facilities. Sets guidelines for the obligation of such funds.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986
Household Goods Transport Competition Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law regarding interstate household goods transportation to prohibit specified terms which have anti-competitive effects from appearing in agency contracts between household goods moving firms and motor common carriers of household goods. Declares that such provisions are unenforceable if they appear in contracts entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) consider the effects that pooling agreements between a motor common carrier of household goods and its agents may have upon the agent firms and all forms associated with such agent firms by common ownership; and (2) preserve the operational flexibility and competitive potentials of such agents and firms under common ownership with them.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1986
General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act of 1986 - Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding liability for general aviation accidents. Establishes guidelines for uniform standards of liability of general aviation manufacturers for general aviation accidents. States that all actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Establishes, with specified exceptions, a limitation of actions period of 20 years from delivery of aircraft or harm-causing part to the purchaser for general aviation civil liability brought against a general aviation manufacturer. Declares admissible as evidence certain income tax and payroll tax liability for purposes of establishing financial harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Permits the award of punitive damages if a claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the direct result of conduct manifesting conscious, flagrant indifference to safety. Establishes a two-year limitation of actions period for actions arising out of a general aviation accident. Declares the intent of the Congress that sanctions be strictly enforced for violations of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including orders to pay to the other party the reasonable costs of legal fees. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts, concurrently with State courts, for all civil actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for such loans and conditions under which States may subsidize such loans. Sets forth authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding such loans, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop minimum standards with respect to protection from shoreline erosion. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Pipeline Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate regulations establishing Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety standards, including requirements for release detection, prevention, and correction, for the transportation of hazardous liquids and for pipeline facilities. Sets forth the factors which the Secretary may consider when promulgating such regulations. Permits the States to adopt standards or requirements that are more stringent than Federal standards or requirements. Makes the Federal standards and requirements applicable to both interstate and intrastate pipelines. (Currently such requirements apply only to interstate facilities.) Increases from $1,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty imposed for violations of this Act. Increases from $25,000 to $250,000 the criminal penalty imposed for violations of this Act. Amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to include within its coverage pipelines and pipeline facilities whether or not the liquids in such facilities have been included under such Act's coverage. Authorizes the commencement of citizens' civil action suits against the Secretary for failure to perform a duty under this Act. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to increase from $3,000,000 to $40,000,000 the fees assessed against hazardous liquids transported by pipelines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) legislation should be enacted to require the Secretary of Transportation to work with the Congress to undertake a public offering of Conrail stock; and (2) such offering should be required to realize an amount equal to that assumed under the budget resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Airline Computer Reservations Systems Arbitration Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide arbitration services for any participating air carrier or subscriber (ticket agent) who requests arbitration of any provision of a computer reservations system contract to which it is a party. Prescribes procedural guidelines for such arbitration.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for such loans and conditions under which States may subsidize such loans. Sets forth authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding such loans, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop minimum standards with respect to protection from shoreline erosion. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1986
Amends the Clean Air Act to require that all automobiles sold in nonattainment areas model year 1990 and thereafter be capable of burning both methanol and gasoline.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to enter into a 50-year lease of the Metropolitan Washington Airports (Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport) with the Airports Authority (a public corporation established by this Act solely to operate such airports). States that such authority shall lapse two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth lease payments and conditions, including requirements that: (1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports be operated as a unit and as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area; (2) the real property constituting such airports be used only for airport purposes; (3) the Airports Authority (the Authority) be subject to certain requirements of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982; (4) the Authority may not change the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the High Density Rule at Washington National Airport; (5) the Authority shall continue all collective bargaining rights of Metropolitan Washington Airports employees; and (6) the Secretary must submit such 50-year lease to the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Airports Authority should: (1) pursue the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation of the facilities at the Metropolitan Washington Airports simultaneously; and (2) complete such improvement, construction, and rehabilitation within five years after the earliest date on which the Airports Authority issues bonds. Requires the Airports Authority to be a public corporate body with powers conferred upon it jointly by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified guidelines which include: (1) operation of Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes; (2) independence from the State and local governments of Virginia and the District of Columbia; (3) authority to issue bonds; (4) authority to acquire real and personal property; (5) authority to exercise the power of eminent domain within Virginia; and (6) authority to levy fees and enter into agreements. Sets forth conflict-of-interest provisions for members of the Board of Directors of such authority. Prescribes the membership and terms of the Airport Authority's board of directors, including the appointment of: (1) five members by the Governor of Virginia; (2) three members by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; (3) two members by the Governor of Maryland; and (4) one member by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the board of directors to establish a Board of Review (comprised of members of Congress) to review certain actions of such board of directors for approval or disapproval. Sets forth the membership and terms of such Board of Review. Sets forth guidelines for the protection of Federal employee interests during the five-year period, including: (1) retention of employees; (2) adoption of pre-transfer labor agreements; (3) credit for accrued annual and sick leave and seniority rights; (4) life and health insurance benefits; and (5) retention of pre-transfer retirement benefits. Requires the continuation during the 50-year lease term of all collective bargaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained by the Airports Authority. Confers upon the Airports Authority during the 50-year lease the same proprietary powers and restrictions with respect to Federal law as any other airport. Declares that the Metropolitan Washington Airports qualify as a "public airport" eligible for Federal assistance on the same basis as any comparable public airport operated by a regional authority. Grants the Commonwealth of Virginia concurrent police power authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and grants the Virginia courts jurisdiction over Washington National Airport. Makes the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission inapplicable to the Airports Authority, but requires the Airports Authority to consult with such Commission and with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation before undertaking actions which would materially alter either the exterior of the Dulles Terminal or the skyline of Washington National Airport. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (the Administrator) from altering the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the High Density Rule at Washington National Airport except for safety reasons. Authorizes the Secretary and the Airports Authority to extend the lease of the Metropolitan Washington Airports. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to: (1) repeal the rule which permits airlines to buy and sell landing rights at specified high density traffic airports; and (2) refrain from issuing any rule, regulation, or order regarding such airports that is inconsistent with this Act (thus prohibiting future rules permitting the transfer of landing rights). Sets forth transition provisions which: (1) retain the slot allocations in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) prohibit any slot transfers except for a trade of slots at the same airport. Requires the Administrator to establish a slot allocation method using either allocation by scheduling committee or allocation by sale or lease. Requires the Administrator to make slots available for foreign air transportation and essential air transportation. Declares that: (1) slot allocation is an exercise of the Administrator's authority to assign the use of navigable airspace; and (2) the use of a slot is an operating privilege within the Administrator's exclusive control and jurisdiction. Outlines the composition of slot allocation scheduling committees. Requires such committees to reach slot allocation agreements by a unanimous vote of the members present and voting. Makes such allocation agreements (including any committee deadlock-breaking mechanism employed by the Administrator) effective for a six-month period. Requires the Administrator to allocate slots by either lease or lottery if a scheduling committee is deadlocked. Requires the proceeds of such slot leases to be deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Authorizes air carriers to trade or sublease slots allocated by the Administrator as a result of a scheduling committee deadlock. Requires the Administrator to redistribute a minimum of five percent of available slots to air carriers not currently serving an airport (or that have fewer than eight slots at such airport) if the Administrator has allocated slots by lottery in order to break a scheduling committee deadlock. Authorizes air carriers to transfer slots acquired (from the Administrator) through either sale or lease. States that slots reserved for foreign or essential air transportation may only be traded for another slot at the same airport for foreign or essential air transportation. Requires a specified percentage of the gain from a slot transfer or disposition to be transferred to the Administrator for deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator may withdraw slots. Prohibits the withdrawal of foreign and essential air transportation reserved slots. States that the Administrator is not required to compensate an air or commuter carrier for such withdrawals. Prohibits the Administrator from imposing slot restrictions unless a report has been submitted to the Congress justifying the need for such restrictions. Requires the Administrator to: (1) biennially review and reauthorize (or eliminate) slot restrictions at high density airports; and (2) report to the Congress regarding such restrictions. Terminates such review authority upon its required completion date unless reauthorized by rule by the Administrator. Prohibits nonstop flights between Washington National Airport and any airport that is more than 1,000 statute miles away.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
Travelers Security Act of 1986 - Title I: Transportation Security Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a Transportation Security Trust Fund (the Fund) in the Treasury. Imposes a one-half of one percent tax on the amount paid for transportation of any person by air, rail, or bus by common carrier within the United States. Title II: Transportation Security Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to make a grant from the Fund to the operator of a transportation facility for the implementation of an approved security program. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan from the Fund to the operator of a high risk foreign airport for the implementation of an approved security program. Requires the Secretary to publish a list of high risk foreign airports which shall include all foreign airports that present a greater than ordinary risk of terrorism to a significant number of U.S. citizens. Requires the operator of a transportation facility or high risk foreign airport, before applying for such a grant, to have a security systems analysis prepared for the facility or airport. Requires such analysis to be conducted by a person who is approved by the Secretary and who: (1) is primarily engaged in providing engineering and scientific research and development services; (2) is not a manufacturer or distributor of security equipment; (3) has a top secret security clearance; and (4) has demonstrated to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient expertise in security matters. Requires a security program to include the training of security personnel. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application for a grant or loan under this title unless the Secretary is satisfied that the security program is in accordance with the recommendations of the security systems analyst. Sets forth the method for applying for a grant and for approving such application. Requires the Secretary to maintain a list of: (1) all approved site security systems analysts; and (2) all approved transportation security training programs and program operators.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
Safe Pipeline Act - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safey Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards requiring pipeline facilities operators to: (1) furnish appropriate local governments with detailed maps showing exact locations of pipeline facilities and a complete inventory and description of all substances transported through such facilities; (2) provide certain public safety agencies with such maps, inventories, and descriptions, including an operator's emergency and maintenance manual; (3) notify certain commercial and residential property owners of the location of certain pipeline facilities and of action to take if pipeline hazards are found; (4) post conspicuous signs on all public streets under which such pipeline facilities pass; (5) convert all required shut-off valves to automatic shut-off valves; (6) equip certain pipeline facilities with automatic shut-off valves; and (7) submit a complete inventory to the Secretary regarding all types of pipeline used in such operator's system. Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards to require testing and pipeline facilities inspections at specified intervals. Proscribes the siting of new pipelines within 150 feet of a residence, school, nursing home, hospital, or correctional institution, or any other permanently inhabited facility.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
(Measure reconsidered and passed Senate, amended, roll call #255 (36-35)) Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop emergency response procedures for rail carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials. Prohibits any railroad tank car built before November 6, 1971, from being used for commercial transportation of hazardous materials unless such tank car meets all safety requirements imposed on tank cars built after such date. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of a study regarding the public safety considerations of railroad tank car design.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986
Delineates the conditions under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any restriction contained in a deed whereby the United States conveyed certain property in Newport News and York County, Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1986
Railroad Service Retirement Credit Act of 1985 - Presents guidelines under which credits for employment service under the Railroad Retirement Act will apply to individuals who first became employees of the Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the National Mediation Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, or the Railroad Retirement Board on or before December 31, 1983. States that Federal civil service retirement deposits may not be required for certain creditable service. Denies any annuity entitlement under the Railroad Retirement Act to an individual eligible to receive an annuity under a civil service retirement plan.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1986
Agriculture and Timber Products Shipper Protection Act of 1986 - Delineates the essential terms of an agricultural commodities transportation contract which must be made available to the general public in tariff format. Deems any subsequent changes to such terms to be a new contract for purposes of this Act. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to promulgate within 60 days after enactment of this Act regulations which require such essential contract terms to be made available to the general public in tariff format. Extends from 30 days to 60 days the deadline for filing a complaint against a shipping contract. Directs the railroad contract rate advisory service to: (1) assess the impact on competition among agricultural shippers of contract rate variations for various shipments and published single car rates; and (2) report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment date of this Act. Prohibits certain rail carriers from requiring of any shipper a minimum number of more than 750 cars annually for timber products' transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1986
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 regarding airline mergers to require the acquiring air carrier, and the surviving collective bargaining representative, to develop integrated seniority ranking lists for all employee groups if the Secretary of Transportation determines that the seniority of an air carrier employee would be adversely affected by the pending airline merger. Authorizes the affected parties to refer to an arbitrator any irreconcilable differences regarding such integrated seniority ranking lists.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit the registration or licensing of motor vehicles when the ownership is transferred in interstate commerce unless: (1) the application for a new certificate of title is accompanied by the prior owner's most recent registration card and title; and (2) the new certificate of title is printed in a specified manner and includes the odometer mileage. Prohibits State issuance of a registration card for a motor vehicle used in interstate commerce unless the application indicates the mileage of the motor vehicle on the application date. Authorizes States to submit alternative mileage disclosure requirements for the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. Provides that a motor vehicle auction company must maintain records showing: (1) the name of the most recent owner; (2) vehicle identification number; and (3) the odometer reading on the date the auction company took possession of the vehicle. Increases the civil penalty for violations of the odometer requirements from $1,000 to $2,000, and imposes a civil penalty in increments of $5,000 for subsequent violations. Increases the criminal penalty for such violations from one to three years maximum imprisonment, and provides for a mandatory imprisonment sentence of three years for second and subsequent convictions. Prohibits the probation, parole, or suspension of a sentence of a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to preclude approval of an airport project grant application unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that the applicant airport operator is in compliance with all relevant Federal regulations and requirements relating to airport security.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986
Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 to eliminate the customs services fees imposed upon: (1) all arrivals made by private vessel or private aircraft; and (2) the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States. Eliminates the collection procedures for such fees.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1986
Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of such persons.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) revise Federal regulations regarding the carriage of handicapped persons to ensure that all subparts of such regulations apply to all air carriers; (2) review air carrier procedures for the carriage of handicapped persons; and (3) direct that such procedures be brought into conformity with Federal regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to permit the States to establish criminal penalties (including forfeiture of aircraft) for certain fraudulent activities regarding aircraft registration. Makes it mandatory for an aircraft operator to make an aircraft's certificate (or registration) available for inspection upon request by any law enforcement officer.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986
Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and implement a new enforcement strategy for commercial aircraft inspection involving: (1) more frequent hands-on and en-route inspections; (2) periodic rotation of field inspectors from region to region; (3) programs designed to prevent the overscheduling of flight crews engaged in air commerce; and (4) a program to assure that the Military Airlift Command is promptly notified by the FAA whenever a contractor airline of such command has been cited for a safety violation. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide that upon conviction of an air carrier for either failure to file requisite reports, or the falsification of such reports, the criminal penalty shall include a fine in accordance with Federal criminal law, or a maximum term of five years' imprisonment, or both. Provides a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction of structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.) Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the maximum civil penalty which may be imposed for violation of certain administrative, security, and safety regulations by commercial aircraft operators. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any reprisal by an air carrier against any officer, employee, or contractor of such carrier for the lawful disclosure to a governmental entity (whistle blowing) regarding violations of such Act. Authorizes any person aggrieved by such a reprisal to bring a civil action. Prohibits certain FAA employees from accepting employment with any air carrier following their separation from the FAA, if, during the 24-month period preceding such separation, the employees had any direct control or responsibility over such air carrier in matters directly involving air safety. Imposes a $10,000 fine or three-month maximum imprisonment, or both, for violations of such prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986
Directs the appropriate committee of the House of Representatives to: (1) study the advisability and feasibility of establishing an independent agency charged with the responsibility for enforcement of air safety in the field of aviation; and (2) report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the House at the earliest practicable date.