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United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from designating certain airspace near Wilmington, Ohio, as restricted airspace.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Requires the Secretary of the Army to proceed to deepen the Arkansas Post Canal of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Navigation River System. Appropriates such funds as are necessary to complete the project.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1989 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate a rule requiring the inspection of energy commercial aircraft during its last year of economic design life, or within one year after the issuance of such rule, whichever occurs last, to determine its airworthiness. Amends the Federal Aviation Act to require the Administrator to issue an order suspending an aircraft's airworthiness certificate on the last day of its economic design life, or the last day of its economic design life, or the last day of the one year period, whichever is later, unless such aircraft is determined airworthy.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Airport Capacity Expansion Financing Act of 1989 - Title I: Airport Capacity Expansion - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee loans, bonds, and other securities issued by public agencies to finance airport expansion projects. Authorizes the Secretary to charge such agencies a fee for the analysis of security arrangements proposed by them. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee with respect to the implementation of this Act. Limits the amount of loans, bonds, or securities that may be guaranteed to no more than $6,000,000,000. Title II: Guaranteed Securities Exempt From Restriction on Tax Exemption for Federally Guaranteed Bonds - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude bonds guaranteed under this Act from the restriction on tax exemption for federally guaranteed bonds (thus making the interest on such bonds tax-exempt).
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to repeal an exemption from specified communicable disease control requirements of the Public Health Service Act for waste disposal from railroads operating in intercity rail passenger service. Prohibits the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from discharging waste from its trains except at servicing areas approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Requires Amtrak to impose a service charge on its passengers to cover costs incurred by it in complying with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Mag-Lev Guarantee Pilot Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee State and local loans made from employee pension plan funds to high-speed intercity rail facilities. Establishes the High-Speed Rail Loan Development Fund to provide for such guarantees.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Clean Food Transportation Act - Prohibits any person from: (1) using a refrigerated motor vehicle to transport food if such vehicle has been used to transport solid waste; (2) using a cargo tank to transport food if such tank has been used to transport nonfood products; and (3) using a motor vehicle to transport asbestos or infectious waste except in motor vehicles normally used to transport them. Requires specified training for inspectors paid with funds from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations allowing the States to use rights-of-way along Federal-aid highways for the construction of magnetic levitation systems as part of the Federal-aid highway system.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Amends the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to make a State eligible for basic and supplemental grants (for the testing of persons who operate commercial motor vehicles) and highway funds whether or not the State allows such a person to operate a public works vehicle without first taking and passing a written test.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Urges the Congress to make it a priority to examine the contribution which magnetically levitated and propelled transportation could make to U.S. transportation and international competitiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program for a four-month period.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
Amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1884 to allow the Corps of Engineers to accept a voluntary payment of a toll or operating charge.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989
Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to finance any ocean freight charges for food assistance, to the extent that the charges are higher because of a requirement of law that agricultural commodities be transported on U.S.-flag vessels. Applies specified provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to such reimbursements.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989
Safe Transportation of Food Act of 1989 - Prohibits, except in specified circumstances, any person from: (1) using a refrigerated motor vehicle to transport food if such vehicle has been used to transport solid waste; (2) using a cargo tank to transport food if such tank has been used to transport nonfood products; and (3) using a motor vehicle to transport asbestos or infectious waste except in motor vehicles normally used to transport them. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1989
Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations with respect to the isolation in transportation of hazardous materials, solid waste, and certain other commodities from food, food additives, drugs, devices, and cosmetics and packages containing such items.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue an order authorizing a covered air carrier to develop an air transportation plan which protects airline ticket holders in the event it becomes a debtor in bankruptcy proceedings after the ticket purchase date. Provides that if satisfactory plans have not been submitted by a specified deadline, the Secretary must promulgate regulations requiring all covered air carriers to provide air transportation for such ticket holders.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
Title I: Aviation Policy Board - Airline Reregulation Act of 1989 - Establishes as an independent Federal agency the Aviation Policy Board which shall regulate the air fares and air routes of U.S. air carriers. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Consumer Rights - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations which require U.S. air carriers to disclose on each ticket jacket a statement that such ticket holder can obtain the air carrier's on-time performance record by calling its reservation number or the individual's travel agent. Directs the Secretary to establish a 24-hour toll-free consumer hotline to provide consumer information on air carrier performance records, the rights of consumers and responsibilities of air carriers, and dispute resolution assistance. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations which will prohibit air carriers from cancelling flights, on the basis of any economic reason, unless such carrier provides adequate notice of cancellation and similar services to its passengers. Title III: Air Safety - Directs the Secretary to issue regulations which: (1) prohibit air carriers from pairing inexperienced captains and co-pilots; and (2) require such carriers to improve training of cockpit and cabin crew personnel, provide infant safety seats on all aircraft, and take steps to better identify and remedy aging aircraft problems.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1989
Safe Rail Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 1989 - Requires railroad companies to provide specific training to employees involved in the transportation of hazardous materials. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to make any person who commits a violation of this Act liable to the United States for a civil penalty (currently such violation must be knowingly committed). Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring compliance with specified safety standards with respect to hazardous materials transportation by rail carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989
Expresses the sense of the Congress that railroad retirement benefits are exempt from reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and that supplemental annuities payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and sequestered under a specified presidential order should be restored.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a management plan, including a research program, to coordinate communications with Federal agency and other scientific experts for the prevention of defects in the manufacture of aircraft parts.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Designates the week of December 10 through December 16, 1989, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1989
Drug Offender's Driving Privileges Suspension Act of 1989 - Mandates that a portion of Federal highway funds be withheld from States that do not enact and enforce laws requiring: (1) the revocation or suspension for at least six months of driver's licenses of persons convicted of drug-related criminal offenses; and (2) a delay in the issuance or reinstatement of a driver's license to such a person for at least six months after applying for such issuance or reinstatement if the individual does not have a license, or the license is suspended, at the time the individual is convicted. Sets forth provisions for determining the period of availability of withheld funds and the disposition of such funds in cases of noncompliance with such requirement.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for ocean freight charges related to the export of food assistance to Poland to the extent they are higher because of the requirement that agricultural commodities be transported on U.S.-flag vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Uniform Safety Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous materials in domestic and foreign commerce (including route designations). Cites the area in which Federal regulations preempt State hazardous materials transportation requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations for dispute resolution among the States or Indian tribes regarding hazardous materials highway route designations. Permits States or Indian tribes to petition for judicial review of the dispute resolution decision. Grants the Secretary discretion to either adopt or reject hazardous materials transportation standards adopted by international bodies according to the Secretary's perception of the public interest. Requires a person who offers a hazardous material for transportation in commerce to disclose to the carrier specified information on such material. Prohibits a person from altering any required marking or packaging of hazardous materials. Prohibits a person who receives a package containing a hazardous material from removing any such markings from the package until the material has been removed. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations governing the number, content, and placement of documents with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials. Provides for: (1) filing of registration statements with the Secretary by persons who transport hazardous materials; (2) the issuance of safety permits to motor carriers who transport specified hazardous materials; and registration statements and safety permit fees. Increases the penalties for persons who commit violations in the transport of hazardous materials. Prescribes guidelines under which the preemption of State laws or Indian laws conflicting with this Act shall be determined. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on a State-by-State basis of the flow of hazardous materials in commerce and the capability of emergency response to unintentional releases of them in the United States. Requires the Secretary to issue guidelines for the preparation and submission of a hazardous materials transportation emergency preparedness assessment of each State. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations with respect to the safe transportation of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel (including mode and route designations). Prohibits any railroad tank car constructed before a specified date from being used for the transportation of certain explosives or hazardous materials unless its air brake equipment support attachments comply with minimum Federal standards. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the present system of identifying hazardous materials and of means to improve such identification while in transit. Provides for State participation in the regulation of the transportation of hazardous materials by rail carriers. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations for the safe operation of trains that transport specified hazardous materials. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to prohibit the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials or solid waste in any motor vehicle which is also used to transport any food, food additive, drug, cosmetic, or device, or any package containing such items. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations with respect to making safety ratings of motor carriers available to the public. Requires the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Research and Special Programs Administration to employ an additional number of safety inspectors. Provides for State participation in the regulation of hazardous materials transported by rail carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Comprehensive Urban Transportation Act of 1989 - Establishes a strategic urbanized program for providing assistance for the Federal-aid highway systems in urbanized areas with populations of 50,000 or more for projects designed to help reduce traffic congestion and traffic flow problems. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) apportion funds authorized for expenditure under the program according to specified guidelines based on population; and (2) require that projects be selected by the State highway department of each State. Allows up to 25 percent of the amount apportioned in a fiscal year to a State under the program to be transferred for other specified uses if requested by the State highway department and approved by the Governor of such State and the Secretary as being in the public interest. Directs the Secretary to set aside $300,000,000 for discretionary projects. Sets forth criteria which must be met before a State may obtain funding. Specifies factors which the Secretary shall consider in selecting projects, including: (1) project cost; (2) traffic congestion levels; (3) importance of a project to a congestion relief planning effort; and (4) impact of a project on economic development. Specifies that the Federal share shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of any project. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the use of such funds for public transportation, railway-highway crossings, carpool and vanpool projects, bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways, and research and planning.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from cancelling a flight within 72 hours of its scheduled departure time for any reason, other than for safety reasons or the absence of any passengers at such departure time. Requires air carriers who cancel a flight: (1) in violation of this Act to compensate passengers; and (2) for safety-related reasons to notify passengers of such cancellations. Requires air carriers to notify their passengers of any delays of 15 minutes or more in the departure or arrival of scheduled flights. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a toll-free telephone number system: (1) for receiving passenger complaints relating to air service; and (2) to provide passengers with information relating to comparative air carrier service, including data on flight delays, mishandled baggage, oversales, and consumer complaints. Requires air carriers to establish such system for handling passenger service complaints. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) advertisement of fares; (2) ticket information; (3) frequent flyer programs; (4) lost or damaged baggage claims; and (5) cost of meals. Sets forth civil penalties for economic cancellations by air carriers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to the Department of Transportation for administrative expenses incurred in implementing the provisions of this Act. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to make permanent the prohibition against smoking on scheduled airline flights.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1989
Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund for repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways, including the Bay Bridge, which suffered serious damage as a result of the northern California earthquake of October 17, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from refusing to issue or renew an airman's certificate, or terminate the employment of an airman, solely by reason of the airman's age if such person is under the age of 65.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1989
Route 66 Study Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to undertake a comprehensive study of U.S. Route 66. Specifies that such study shall include: (1) an evaluation of the significance of the Route; (2) options for preservation and use of remaining segments and of features associated with the highway; and (3) participation by representatives from each of the States traversed by the Route and representatives of associations interested in the Route's preservation. Provides that private sector initiatives are to be fully evaluated. Directs the Secretary to submit such study to specified congressional committees within two years after funds are made available for the study. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1989
Revises Federal shipping and maritime law regarding the documentation and endorsement of vessels, vessel identification systems (including social security number requirements), maritime commercial instruments, and maritime liens. Amends the Shipping Act, 1916 to set forth a civil penalty for the transfer or mortgage of vessels documented under the laws of the United States to persons who are not U.S. citizens.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1989
Safe Transportation of Food Act - Prohibits any person from: (1) using a refrigerated motor vehicle in the transportation of solid waste; or (2) using a cargo tank that has been used in the transport of hazardous materials for the transportation of food. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to waive such prohibition if such waiver is not contrary to the public interest. Requires the Secretary to study measures that will provide the safe transportation of food and hazardous materials. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report containing results of such study. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties. Empowers the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring action in U.S. district court for equitable relief to redress any violation of this Act or any regulations issued under it.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1989
Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to require that oil tankers or tankers carrying hazardous materials be equipped with a differential global positioning system receiver (satellite navigation system). Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations should request that the International Maritime Organization study the feasibility of requiring all tankers of member nations to install and use such receivers.
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1989
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any person from acquiring any voting securities of a major air carrier or person who controls a major air carrier, if such acquisition constitutes 15 percent or more of the voting securities, unless such person complies with specified requirements under the Act and the Secretary of Transportation has not disapproved the acquisition. Requires the Secretary to disapprove an acquisition if he or she finds that: (1) it is likely to weaken the acquired person financially; (2) the intent of the acquired person is to make a major reduction of the air carrier; (3) the acquisition would result in a non-U.S. citizen having control over the air carrier; or (4) the acquiring person is not providing the documentary material and information required by the Secretary to make a decision regarding such acquisition.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1989
Airline Competition Enhancement Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that computer reservation systems are available to all air carriers, ticket agents, and other persons on a nondiscriminatory basis. Prohibits air carriers (or affiliates) from operating such a system after January 20, 1991. Prohibits such a carrier from: (1) sharing its designator code with another air carrier for computer reservation purposes; and (2) using the designator code of another to identify a flight. Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that domestic and foreign air carriers shall not be under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to enforcement against the use of unfair methods of competition or deceptive practices by such carriers in the industry. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to declare that an air carrier operating aircraft at a concentrated hub airport shall be presumed to have been engaged in unfair or deceptive practices or unfair methods of competition in air transportation (or the sale thereof) if such carrier is a dominant air carrier at such airport. Authorizes the Secretary to seek injunctive relief in district court against domestic and foreign air carriers, or ticket agents, who have been or are engaged in unfair or deceptive practices or unfair methods of competition in air transportation. Authorizes the operator of a concentrated hub airport to assess a charge on passengers enplaning at such airport. Directs the Secretary to implement a rule that provides for the withdrawal and transfer, by auction, of slots held by domestic and foreign air carriers at high density traffic airports. Requires deposit of the proceeds from any auction in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for use in projects to enhance airport capacity.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1989
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to revise Federal motor vehicle safety standards with respect to light trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Secretary to promulgate regulations to require manufacturers of motor vehicles to affix a label disclosing a bumper impact speed which meets specified damage criteria. Directs the Secretary to revise a certain bumper standard to conform with an earlier standard. Requires the Secretary to establish a program requiring all passenger automobiles used by the Federal Government to be equipped with driver-side and front seat passenger side airbags by September 30, 1990, and September 30, 1993, respectively.
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1989
Amends Federal law to declare the preemption of State regulations that have been found by the Interstate Commerce Commission, upon motor carrier petition, to be in excess of Federal standards covering registration of motor carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1989
Requires vessels traveling from outside the Great Lakes bound for a U.S. port in the Great Lakes to exchange their ballasts prior to entering the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1989
Billboard Control Act of 1989 - Revises Federal provisions with respect to restrictions on outdoor advertising adjacent to interstate and Federal-aid primary highways. Specifies that a State shall be treated as failing to provide effective control of the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices (signs): (1) unless the State submits to the Secretary of Transportation by December 1st of each year an inventory of conforming and non-conforming signs in such State; and (2) if the State allows vegetation located on any land on which the State owns a right-of-way for a highway to be cut to improve the visibility of such signs. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a detailed annual report on the extent to which each State has complied with the requirements of this Act, including a compilation of inventories and a description of the Secretary's efforts to assure that necessary directional information about facilities providing goods and services of interest to the traveling public is available to motorists. Makes exceptions to restrictions under this Act for signs which are lawfully in existence on September 1, 1989, and those located in industrial or commercial areas.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1989
Safe Transportation of Food Act - Prohibits any person from: (1) using a refrigerated motor vehicle in the transportation of solid waste; or (2) using a cargo tank that has been used in the transport of hazardous materials for the transportation of food. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to waive such prohibition if such waiver is not contrary to the public interest. Requires the Secretary to study measures that will provide for the safe transportation of food and hazardous materials. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report containing results of such study. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties. Empowers the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring action in U.S. district court for equitable relief to redress any violation of this Act or any regulations issued under it.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1989
Expresses the appreciation of the Senate to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for 75 years of service to America in the development and operation of a national transportation system.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Authorizes additional mileage for construction of an interstate route to connect interstate route I-40 in Memphis, Tennessee with interstate route I-24 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and I-75 between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to authorize the use of funds under such Act for construction of such interstate route.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Authorizes additional mileage for construction of an interstate route to connect interstate route I-40 in Memphis, Tennessee, with Huntsville, Alabama, and with route I-24 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and I-75 between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to authorize the use of funds under such Act for construction of such interstate route.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to repeal an exemption from specified communicable disease control requirements of the Public Health Service Act for waste disposal from railroads operating in intercity rail passenger service.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1989
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fleet Modernization Act of 1989 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a fleet modernization and expansion program and to implement that program over a ten-year period beginning in FY 1990. Sets forth elements which must be included in the plan and a specific schedule for FY 1990 through 1992, including requirements relating to an oceanographic research vessel and a fisheries research vessel. Authorizes NOAA to fill ten additional personnel positions in connection with the modernization and expansion. Requires that an implementation plan be submitted to the Congress. Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, notwithstanding specified provisions and if the Under Secretary makes certain findings, to enter into multi-year contracts and leases for the construction or purchase of property, including vessels, and multi-year leases of property and services. Authorizes the Under Secretary to provide in each contract or lease agreement for the liability of the United States in the event of termination of the contract or agreement before expiration of its term. Requires all modernization, construction, conversion, and repair work performed on vessels under this Act to be carried out, and all vessels acquired by NOAA after enactment of this Act to have been built, in private shipyards in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992. Requires, prior to any vessel acquisition, an inventory of U.S. vessels acquired by default under the Merchant Marine Act to determine whether any are suitable for NOAA use.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1989
Cargo Survival Act of 1989 - Amends cargo preference provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to add nonagricultural cargo, including that generated as a result of a foreign aid cash transfer program, to the list of cargoes which must be carried in U.S.-flag commercial vessels. Requires 100 percent (currently 50 percent) of the types of cargoes listed to be carried in such U.S. vessels, subject to exception. Requires 100 percent (currently 25 percent) of certain agricultural cargoes to be carried in such U.S. vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1989
Ground Transportation Consumer Protection Act of 1989 - Declares the rights of air passengers: (1) to information about ground transportation services at airports; and (2) to access to courtesy vehicles if they are customers of off-airport operators (including rental vehicle, parking lot, hotel, amusement park, or other business). Authorizes an airport operator to charge a fee to off-airport operators provided it is reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and related to the use of the roadways and facilities built primarily to meet the operator's special needs. Amends the Clayton Act to make it unlawful for any city or governmental unit operating an airport that receives Federal assistance or issues tax-exempt airport improvement bonds to impose an unreasonable discriminatory fee on non-tenant, non-aeronautical commercial users of such airport where the effect of the fee substantially lessens competition or tends to create a monopoly in any line of commerce.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1989
Commercial Airline Engine Safety Monitoring Systems Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the installation of engine condition monitoring systems on commercial aircraft. Requires such regulations to establish minimum standards for such systems. Specifies performance data such monitoring systems must record for each engine.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund available for the essential air transportation program under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts and agreements to provide essential air services prior to September 30, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1989
Federal Aviation Administration Independent Establishment Act of 1989 - Establishes the Federal Aviation Administration as an independent Federal agency to succeed the Federal Aviation Administration of the Department of Transportation. Provides that the Administrator of the Administration shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers to such independent agency all functions vested in the Federal Aviation Administration currently in the Department of Transportation and all functions vested in such Department which are administered through the Federal Aviation Administration or are related to it. Requires the Administrator to submit to certain congressional committees a three-year development plan for: (1) air traffic control; (2) aviation standards; (3) airport security; (4) airport and airway development; and (5) research and development. Establishes the Aviation Trust Fund Account to meet specified obligations incurred by the Administration. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund on October 1, 1993. Transfers all amounts in such Trust Fund to the Aviation Trust Fund Account. Establishes the Federal Aviation Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator. Terminates such Committee one year after the effective date of this Act. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations through FY 1991. Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to include within its purview the independent Federal Aviation Administration.