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United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1988
Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from taking any action to expand the size of commercial zones pursuant to a specified proceeding.
United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1988
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Aviation Administration should transmit to the Congress by a specified date a timetable for immediate and long-term actions to meet its own standards regarding air traffic controller staffing and air traffic control operations at O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois).
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1988
Declares that the Congress urges the administration to refrain from submitting any proposal in the GATT negotiations that would consider maritime transportation activity as being within the scope of "trade in services" and to reject any proposals made by foreign nations which are similar or which would lead to a contraction of the merchant marine.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to expend a specified amount of funds appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund in order to implement an asphalt research program by the Western Research Institute at an existing pilot plant capable of processing bitumen-bearing ore using a methodology that provides environmentally acceptable clean tailings.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to the Congress by a specified date a timetable for immediate and long-term actions to meet its own standards regarding air traffic controller staffing and air traffic control operations at O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois).
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1988
Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations regarding emergency response procedures for rail carriers in accident or emergency situations involving the transportation and storage of hazardous materials. Prescribes the contents of such requirements, including a prohibition on the use of railroad tank cars built before November 6, 1971, in hazardous materials transportation unless they meet all safety and design requirements imposed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of railroad tank car design, and to report the results of such study to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring training courses, certified by the Secretary, to be given by any person engaged in hazardous waste transportation. Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (the Administration) to increase the number of inspections it conducts on trains, tracks, and bridges used in connection with hazardous materials transportation. Mandates that each train carrying hazardous materials be inspected by Administration inspectors at its point of origin. Prescribes an inspection schedule for track and major signal systems associated with hazardous materials shipments. Requires the Secretary to employ and maintain a specified additional number of safety inspectors to implement the inspections required by this Act and to focus their activities upon the transportation of high-level nuclear waste and spent fuels (with remaining time spent upon the transportation of all other hazardous materials). Requires the Administration to hire one professional engineer to specialize in the development of improved tank car specifications, regulations, and inspections. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to impose criminal penalties upon persons who deface or remove hazardous materials transportation placards. Directs the Administration to inspect bridges on hazardous materials transportation routes, and to assess the current condition of bridges nationwide to determine if bridge safety regulations are needed. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1988
Controller Performance Research Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to research the effects of automation on the performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and the air traffic control system and to report to the Congress regarding such research. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the use of NASA facilities to study the human factor aspects of a highly automated environment upon air traffic controllers. Prescribes the contents of such research. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1988
Extends the period of congressional review specified in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to the proposed arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States and Japan involving U.S. approval for the sea transport of plutonium from France or the United Kingdom to Japan.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1988
Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to require the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense to submit to the Congress: (1) legislation necessary to implement the recommendations of the Commission; and (2) a final report. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement specified highway demonstration projects in Youngstown, Ohio, and in Trumbull County Ohio. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1989. Stipulates that the Federal share of such project costs shall be 60 percent. Authorizes the Secretary to implement construction projects in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, and in Warren, Ohio.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing regulations under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act that characterize anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988
Flight Attendant Duty Time Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish limitations on duty time for flight attendants (including minimum rest requirements). Requires the Secretary to issue final regulations by a specified deadline. Prohibits any air carrier from operating an aircraft using a flight attendant who has been on duty in excess of specified hours or who has had less than a specified number of hours of rest if such regulations have not been promulgated by a certain time. Permits modification of the specified hours of duty if the Secretary determines such modification is in the public interest and submits a copy of the modifying regulations to certain congressional committees.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988
Declares that the Congress urges the Administration to refrain from submitting any proposal in the GATT negotiations that would consider maritime transportation activity as being within the scope of "trade in services" and to reject any proposals made by foreign nations which are similar or which would lead to a contraction of the merchant marine.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to report to the Congress by a specified deadline: (1) whether commercial motor vehicles operating on any Federal-aid highway system should be equipped with improved brakes and brake systems; (2) the results of a study to determine whether speed control devices enhance the safe operation of such vehicles; and (3) the Secretary's recommendations regarding the mandatory use of speed control devices for such vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988
Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act of 1988 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to terminate, as of October 1, 1990, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as an independent executive agency of the U.S. Government. Transfers to the Secretary of Transportation the functions, powers, and duties of the ICC relating to the regulation of rail transportation and to certain other surface transportation regulation. Prohibits any State or its political subdivison or any interstate or other political agency of two or more States from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or standard relating to interstate or intrastate rates, routes, or services of motor carriers, motor private carriers, water carriers, freight forwarders, or transportation brokers. Authorizes the President to take certain action upon a determination that the government of a contiguous foreign country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory, or restrictive practices having a substantial adverse competitive impact upon certain U.S. transportation companies. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress, two years from the effective date of this Act, a status report and evaluation concerning the implementation of the National Governors' Association Consensus Agenda on standards for uniform State regulation of interstate motor carriers. Transfers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jurisdiction over certain regulation of motor carriers, water carriers, freight forwarders, and railroad passenger carriers. Grants to the FTC the exclusive power to enforce certain regulations governing the transport of household goods. Requires the FTC, within 120 days of this Act's enactment, to review and revise such regulations to eliminate unnecessary regulation and to ensure that shippers of household goods receive adequate protection in their dealings with carriers. Identifies the administrative procedure to govern such FTC rulemaking, including provisions for judicial review. Requires such rule review and revision to be completed within one year following its initiation. Requires that all U.S. departments and agencies conform their rules to those finally promulgated by the FTC within one year after such promulgation. Repeals statutory limitations on purchases by common carriers in cases of interlocking directorates.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1988
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing regulations under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act that characterize anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988
Declares that: (1) national air transportation priorities and planning must be established which meet prescribed criteria (including deregulation); and (2) a bipartisan White House Conference should be convened in 1989 to develop a national aviation policy.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988
Amends the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to mandate that a specified minimum percentage of appropriated funds for disadvantaged business enterprises be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) national air transportation priorities and planning must be established which meet prescribed criteria (including deregulation); and (2) a bipartisan White House Conference should be convened in 1989 to develop a national aviation policy.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer the decommissioned Coast Guard cutter "Glacier" to the State of Oregon for use as a maritime museum and display.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Motor Carrier Safety and Regulatory Reform Act of 1988 - Title I: Motor Carrier Safety - Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from exempting any person or commercial motor vehicle from complying with any commercial motor vehicle safety regulation or from waiving application of such regulation solely on the grounds that the commercial carrier's operations take place entirely within a municipality or its commercial zone. (Grandfathers certain commercial motor vehicle operators who operated entirely within a municipality or its commercial zone in calendar year 1988.) Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue a final rule extending motor carrier safety regulations coverage to motor private carriers of passengers operating in interstate commerce; (2) implement an education and enforcement program regarding compliance of motor private carriers of passengers with Federal motor carrier safety regulations when operating in interstate commerce; and (3) report to the Congress regarding the regulations that have been promulgated and the status of the education and enforcement program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) study the hours of service regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicle operators to determine any relationship among them, operator fatigue, and the frequency of serious accidents involving such vehicles; and (2) report to the Congress regarding study results. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine the costs and benefits of commercial motor vehicle on-board computers which monitor compliance with safety regulations; (2) issue regulations for procedures to expedite use of such computers if they contribute significantly to safety; and (3) report to the Congress on whether to make such use mandatory. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations establishing minimum uniform standards for a biometric identification system for commercial motor vehicle operators. Authorizes the Secretary to use specified funds to implement a pilot demonstration project using such a system. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding regarding the use of fusees as an alternative to bidirectional emergency reflective triangles. Directs the Secretary to establish minimum standards for training and qualifying commercial motor vehicle brake system inspectors. Title II: Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform Amendments - Amends Federal motor carrier law to require foreign motor carriers to obtain a certificate of registration from the Interstate Commerce Commission as a condition of providing interstate transportation of property (including exempt property) in the United States. Requires a copy of such certificate to be in the carrier's vehicle any time it provides such transportation in the United States. Repeals the requirement that the Commission report annually to the Congress on the extent to which cost savings resulting from direct sales at a food and grocery seller's shipping point are passed on to the ultimate consumer. Subjects general commodity freight forwarders to: (1) the same liability, and grants them the same limitation on liability, accorded common carriers; and (2) the same statutes of limitation for civil actions accorded common carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a specified percentage of the highway apportionment of any State which is not implementing by FY 1992 a random illicit drug testing program which includes: (1) random testing of individuals applying for a driver's license; and (2) a minimum driver's license suspension period for individuals convicted of illicit drug offenses. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of such State programs. Prescribes a period of availability for withheld funds in the event that a noncomplying State comes into compliance with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1988
Amends Federal-aid highway law to repeal: (1) the requirement that each State certify that it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways in accordance with the national prescribed speed limit of 55 miles per hour; and (2) the prohibition against approval by the Secretary of Transportation of highway projects in any State in which such certification has not been forthcoming. Amends the national speed limit law to prohibit the Secretary from approving Federal aid for a State highway construction project if such State fails to certify that: (1) public highways constructed with Federal-aid highway funds have been designed and constructed according to standards appropriate for the speed permitted on such highways; and (2) that the State has been enforcing speed limits on public roads posted at 55 miles per hour or higher. Requires States to report speed monitoring data on any public highway with speed limits posted at 55 miles per hour or higher. Precludes the Secretary from approving proposed highway project plans and specifications on a Federal-aid system which is to be posted at greater than 55 miles per hour unless such plans provide for a facility constructed for a speed limit equal to or greater than that to be posted upon completion.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1988
Truck and Bus Safety Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to include within the purview of Federal motor carrier safety regulations those motor carriers and drivers operating wholly within a municipality or the commercial zone of a municipality. Sets forth conditions under which drivers operating wholly within such areas are exempt from certain Federal regulations regarding physical qualifications and examinations. Exempts Mexican motor carriers operating wholly within a municipality or its commercial zone along the United States-Mexico border from such motor carrier safety regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1988
Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund Act of 1988 - Establishes in the Treasury the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund (Compensation Fund). Requires the Panama Canal Commission to make deposits on a regular basis to the Compensation Fund, beginning on October 1, 1988, to accumulate an amount sufficient to cover the liability for workers' compensation benefits and other payments for the disability or death of employees of the Commission or its predecessor agencies on account of injuries sustained between October 1, 1988, and December 31, 1999, subject to exception. Provides for calculation of the amounts to be deposited and for investment of amounts in the Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon request of the Secretary of Labor, to transfer funds from the Compensation Fund to the Employees' Compensation Fund (Employees' Fund) to reimburse the Employees' Fund for the cost of such payments made on or after October 1, 1988. Directs the Secretary of Labor, upon the termination of the Commission, to make a final determination of the amounts estimated to be necessary to make such payments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Compensation Fund from the Panama Canal Revolving Fund (Revolving Fund) sufficient amounts to make such payments. Provides for handling deficiencies or surpluses in the Compensation Fund by making transfers from or to the Revolving Fund. Declares that specified provisions of Federal law relating to compensation for injuries for government employees continue to be the exclusive remedy for the disability or death of any employee of the Commission, or its predecessor agencies, for injuries while in the performance of duty.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Bridge Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 to increase the authorization of appropriations for bridge replacement and rehabilitation and to extend it from FY 1991 to 1993. Directs the Secretary to study State efforts to fund bridge replacement and rehabilitation and to report to the Congress regarding study results. Provides that the additional funds authorized under this Act shall be allocated among the States according to the statutory scheme in effect on the date of enactment of this Act until such time as the Congress changes the formula to reflect State efforts to fund bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring air carrier aircraft manufactured after January 1, 1990, to be equipped with crash-resistant inner fuel tanks and breakaway, self-sealing fittings throughout the fuel system or other devices or means which will prevent the spraying or free flow of fuel after an air crash. Mandates that aircraft manufactured on or before such date be retrofitted to reduce the incidence of fire or explosion. Requires the Secretary to implement a research and development program to achieve a reduction in rapid fuel dispersal and combustibility in connection with an air crash. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1988
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer the decommissioned Coast Guard cutter "Glacier" to the State of Oregon for use as a maritime museum and display.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1988
Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to remove provisions stating that, in meetings of the Supervisory Board of the Panama Canal Commission, only one proxy may be valid at any one time. Prohibits, except as provided in such Act, funds available to the Commission from being made available to any other agency. Prohibits the Commission from obligating or expending funds for widening of the Gaillard Cut section of the Canal unless specifically authorized by law enacted after enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Aviation Safety Research Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initiate aviation maintenance and safety research concerning: (1) fire and smoke resistance technologies; (2) specified aspects of aircraft maintenance and structural technologies; (3) the relationship between human factors and aviation accidents; and (4) air traffic control. Requires the Administrator to submit a national aviation research plan to the Congress. Cites plan contents. Requires the Administrator to report annually to certain congressional committees concerning the previous year's research accomplishments. Establishes within the FAA the Civil Aeromedical Institute to: (1) conduct specified aspects of civil aeromedical research; (2) advise on human factor aspects of proposed air safety rules, aviation personnel training programs, and joint aviation projects; and (3) provide medical consultation services regarding medical certification of airmen. Establishes a research advisory committee within the FAA to advise the Administrator regarding the aviation research program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1990 for aviation projects.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Farmer to Consumer Farm Produce Enhancement Act - Amends Federal highway law pertaining to outdoor advertising to permit the seasonal or temporary advertising on Interstate and Federal-aid primary highways of locations at which consumers may harvest and purchase agricultural commodities from farmers producing them. Limits the size of advertising displays to 150 square feet.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1988
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to make provisions prohibiting the transportation of merchandise between points in the United States in any vessel not built in and documented under U.S. laws inapplicable to a foreign flag vessel while engaged solely in transporting coal between Alaska and Hawaii.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1988
Declares that, notwithstanding provisions prohibiting the transportation of passengers between points in the United States in foreign vessels, passengers may be transported in foreign flag vessels between points in Alaska and between points in Alaska and Seattle, Washington, subject to exception. States that, for this Act, the term "foreign flag vessels" does not apply to Canadian vessels authorized to operate under specified provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1988
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to operators of eligible vessels for export promotion and facilitation activities, including: (1) exhibition, promotion, and facilitation of sales in foreign countries; (2) establishment of dealer and distributor networks; (3) establishment and maintenance of a computerized directory of goods and services manufactured or produced in the United States; (4) maintenance of a team of technical and sales personnel to represent goods and services exhibited on the vessel; and (5) operation and maintenance of the vessel. Includes among eligibility criteria a requirement that a vessel have areas specifically designed for exhibitions, conferences, seminars, training activities, and workshop facilities. Prohibits using vessels for unrelated activities. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grant recipients. Provides for inspections of vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1988
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish certain Federal motor vehicle safety standards requiring that each school bus be equipped to provide the driver with a clear, unobstructed view of the ground area in front of the front tires, and directly under the front bumper. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the number of school buses manufactured before April 1, 1977, that are being used as school buses as of the date of such report.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1988
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend indefinitely, with regard to certain cargo preference provisions, the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation take steps to preserve the percentage share, or metric tonnage of bagged, processed, or fortified commodities experienced in calendar year 1984, of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports pursuant to specified provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1988
Subjects light trucks and multi-purpose vehicles to specified safety standards applicable to passenger motor vehicles under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1988
Aviation Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit discriminatory adverse employment actions against certain individuals who alert government officials to civil aircraft safety hazards. Sets forth a grievance and investigation procedure for violations of this Act. Subjects violators of this Act to specified civil penalties.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1988
Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations: (1) for the safe transportation of hazardous materials in the vicinity of bodies of water serving as drinking water sources; and (2) prohibiting transportation in commerce of hazardous materials over any public highway designated by a Federal or State official as hazardous due to its design or accident rate. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of a study regarding methods of containing hazardous materials spills occurring on bridges and methods of responding to such spills which are likely to contaminate water suppplies.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1988
Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1965 to declare a portion of the East River, in New York County, New York, as nonnavigable.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1988
Automobile Fuel Efficiency Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Amendments to Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult with the Secretary of Energy before establishing testing and calculation procedures for measuring automobile fuel economy. Authorizes (currently, directs) the Administrator to require fuel economy tests in conjunction with emissions tests conducted under the Clean Air Act. Directs the Administrator to measure a sampling of production passenger automobiles for each model type and year during the first month of manufacture for sale. Requires the adjustment of average fuel economy standards when necessary. Requires manufacturers to reflect any changes in such standards on automobile labels not more than 90 days after such changes are available. Requires that Federal testing and calculation procedures be repeated over a period of years to monitor automobile performance in use to determine the extent of decline in fuel economy. Increases fuel economy standards for model years 1995 through 1999 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, by rule, to amend such standards to a level determined feasible. Establishes the average fuel economy standard for automobiles which are not passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model years 1991 through 1998 and thereafter. Exempts manufacturers of less than 10,000 light trucks per year from such standards to a level determined feasible. Establishes the average fuel economy standard for automobiles which are not passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model year 1991 through 1998 and thereafter. Exempts manufacturers of less than 410,000 light trucks per year from such standards. Conditions such exemption upon the Secretary's establishing alternative standards. Directs the President to promulgate rules requiring light trucks used by the Federal Government to meet average fuel economy standards. Directs the Administrator to update the booklet containing fuel economy data at least twice a year. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 booklets each year to each dealer and additional numbers if requested. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to award fuel efficiency incentive grants to States which have in effect qualified revenue-raising measures designed to encourage automobile fuel efficiency. Vests jurisdiction in the U.S. district courts for injunctive enforcement of labeling and mileage guide requirements. Directs the Secretary, within two years of enactment of this Act, to submit suggestions to the Congress for additional legislation to carry out its purposes and the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to determine whether manufacturers are likely to comply with the revised average fuel economy standards without new incentives. Requires the Director to suggest cost-effective incentives if necessary to assure compliance. Requires the Secretary to promulgate test procedures for determining the relative fuel economy of automobile tires. Directs the Secretary to prescribe labeling rules applicable to all tires for which test procedures are established and requires manufacturers to comply with such rules. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such labeling requirements and vests jurisdiction in the U.S. district courts to restrain such violations. Title II: Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Relating to Compliance With Average Fuel Economy Standards by Automobile Manufacuturers - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a low average fuel economy excise tax on automobile manufacturers for model years 1991, 1994, and 1988. Allows a credit against such fuel economy tax for manufacturers who exceed the average fuel economy standard.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1988
Amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to make its labeling and entry requirements applicable to light duty trucks (of not more than 6,000 pounds) manufactured after October 1, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1988
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide that a financial assistance recipient under such Act who used a mass transit vehicle as a school bus in calendar year 1987 may receive financial assistance whether or not such recipient uses any part of it for acquisition, construction, or improvement of a mass transit vehicle for school bus use.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1988
Amends Federal maximum speed limit law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking to improve its enforcement, reporting, and certification provisions according to prescribed guidelines. Authorizes the Secretary to postpone any withholding or reprogramming of Federal-aid highway funds with respect to a non-compliant State if the Secretary determines that such action would result in hardship to the State. Requires the Secretary to restore promptly the unobligated balance of any withheld funds when the Secretary determines that a State has come into compliance for the fiscal year for which the funds were withheld or reprogrammed. Precludes the Secretary from reducing apportionments for noncompliance during FY 1987 and 1988 until final enforcement regulations have been promulgated. Repeals the 55 mile-per-hour national speed limit.
United States · United States Congress · 7 July 1988
Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to convey the right, title, and interest of the United States in vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to nonprofit organizations for use in funding merchant marine memorials, provided the vessels have no usefulness to the Government and are scheduled to be scrapped and the organizations agree to sell the vessels for scrap, divide the proceeds, and use them for the memorial. Requires organizations to have raised a minimum amount from non-Federal sources before enactment of this Act in order to participate in the sale. Limits an organization to one grant under this Act. Terminates this Act two years after enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1988
Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1988 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for certain railroad benefits checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if, as a consequence of such modified delivery date, the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1988
Local Rail Service Assistance Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Amends the Department of Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for rail freight assistance programs. Reduces from 70 percent to 60 percent the Federal share of rail service assistance program costs.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1988
Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to implement specified highway projects on U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1988
Amends Federal-aid highway law to repeal the requirement that each State certify it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways as a prerequisite to obtaining the approval of the Secretary of Transportation for its plans and specifications regarding highway projects eligible for Federal-aid highway funds. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any Federal-aid highway plans in any State that fails to certify annually that: (1) any public highway posted at a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour or higher and constructed with Federal funds has been designed and constructed to standards appropriate for the permitted speed; and (2) it has been enforcing during the immediately preceding calendar year speed limits posted at 55 miles per hour or higher. Repeals provisions relating to the reduction of a State's Federal-aid highway funds apportionments for non-compliance with the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit. Mandates that each State report to the Secretary speed monitoring data on public highways with speed limits posted at 55 miles per hour or higher in the same manner as such data was submitted for the fiscal year immediately preceding the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from approving plans for a proposed Federal-aid highway project on a system which is to be posted at a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour or higher if such plans fail to provide for a facility designed and constructed for a speed limit equal to or greater than that to be posted upon completion.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1988
Amends Federal-aid highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of a State's apportionment if it does not have an expedited driver's license suspension or revocation system in place for drivers who: (1) have committed an alcohol-related traffic offense; or (2) have operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Outlines the system's administrative parameters. Sets forth conditions under which the withheld funds will remain available to the affected State.