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101 records in 1983
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to suspend or terminate the permit of any foreign air carrier which pays substandard wages to domestic ground crews.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983
Motor Vehicle Passenger Safety Act - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to add provisions on the promotion and use of safety belt systems. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States for the development and implementation of: (1) State-educational programs promoting the use and associated benefits of safety belt systems; and (2) State laws and regulations requiring the use of safety belt systems for passenger motor vehicles. Sets forth the allocation formula and terms and conditions for such grants. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a program to utilize public and private resources as a free public service in promoting the use and benefits of safety belt systems. Requires chief executive officers of Federal agencies to promote the use of such systems within their agencies and report annually to the Secretary on such activities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by December 31, of each year on the grant program for the previous fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through FY 1996 for such program. Directs the President to promulgate regulations requiring: (1) Federal motor vehicles to be equipped with safety belt systems; (2) passengers in such vehicles to use the systems; and (3) the use of such systems while operating in Federal areas. Provides a civil penalty for violation of such regulations. Requires the President to report annually to Congress on the enforcement of such regulations. Prohibits any person from rendering inoperable any safety belt system installed in a motor vehicle in compliance with Federal standards, unless such vehicle will not be used during such time of inoperation.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study for the purpose of formulating a strategy to increase the domestic production of automotive products for sale and distribution in interstate commerce. Prohibits such strategy from including either deregulation or macroeconomic measures designed to stimulate general economic growth. Establishes within the Department of Transportation the United States Automobile Industry Advisory Council. Requires the council to assist in formulating a strategy to increase the domestic production of automotive products for sale and distribution in interstate commerce. Sets forth for all motor vehicle manufacturers which produce over 100,000 motor vehicles for ultimate retail sale in the United States "minimum domestic content ratios" (the domestic value, including labor and parts, of the manufacturer's production costs of all automotive products sold in the United States). Requires all vehicle manufacturers producing more than 100,000 motor vehicles for sale in the United States to provide information to the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of administering this requirement. Establishes penalties for a vehicle manufacturer who fails to meet the minimum domestic content ratio beginning with the first model year following January 1, 1984. Provides that the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Trade Commission conduct a continuing study of the effectiveness and impact of this legislation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and prepare a written report regarding policies and practices of vehicle manufacturers used to persuade U.S. motor vehicle dealers to favor foreign made parts rather than domestically produced parts. Requires the Secretary to make a continuing study of the impact of this Act on employment at retail motor vehicle dealerships in the United States, especially franchises that deal partly or exclusively in imports.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than June 30, 1984, full research and development program planning documentation for the expedited civilian use of the Global Positioning System (a system which provides navigational information to aircraft).
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 11 October 1983
Germany · German Bundestag · 10 October 1983
Vorstellungen des Bundesverkehrsministeriums, der Bundeswehr und des Verbandes Deutscher Flugleiter e.V. zur zivilen/militärischen Zusammenarbeit, Erarbeitung eines Gesamtkonzepts und Erprobung in Feldversuchen
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Lowest Cost Cargo Transport Act of 1983 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to require that all government-generated cargoes be transported at the lowest cost and whenever possible at the lowest landed cost. Requires Federal agencies to establish a competitive bidding system for the transport of such cargo. Directs the General Accounting Office, within 36 months of enactment of this Act, to review such system and report to Congress on its findings and recommendations. Requires that U.S.-flag vessels transporting government-generated cargoes or export shipments financed by the U.S. not exceed 25 years of age or be substantially rebuilt and certified as having a useful life of at least five years after such rebuilding. Makes an exception to the requirement that 50 percent of government-generated cargo be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels from specified geographic areas, when such vessels are unavailable.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Repeals the Act which created the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Establishes within the Department of Transportation the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Administration, headed by an Administrator. Requires such Administrator to: (1) operate and maintain the Saint Lawrence Seaway in coordination with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada; and (2) conduct plans and studies for improvements to the United States portion of the Seaway. Authorizes the Administrator to participate with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada in the operation and ownership of a toll bridge company. Requires that the United States portion of toll revenues be applied solely to the cost of the bridge and approaches. Declares that there shall be no authority to collect tolls or other charges on vessels or cargo for the use of portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway under the jurisdiction of the United States. Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to negotiate with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada to reduce or eliminate all tolls on the Seaway. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after September 30, 1983. Transfers all property of the Corporation to the Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Sets forth for all motor vehicle manufacturers which produce over 100,000 motor vehicles for ultimate retail sale in the United States "minimum domestic content ratios" (the domestic value, including labor and parts, of the manufacturer's production costs of all automotive products sold in the United States). Requires all vehicle manufacturers producing more than 100,000 motor vehicles for sale in the United States to provide information to the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of administering this requirement. Establishes penalties for a vehicle manufacturer who fails to meet the minimum domestic content ratio. Directs the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and prepare a written report regarding policies and practices vehicle manufacturers use to persuade U.S. motor vehicle dealers to favor foreign-made parts rather than domestically produced parts.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to provide that rail carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission may enter into contracts for transportation services only with purchasers of rail services. Defines "purchaser of rail service" as a person who pays freight charges directly to a rail carrier.
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1983
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to exercise jurisdiction over Mexican motor carriers which provide transportation within commercial zones which include the border between the United States and Mexico. Requires the Commission to employ a specified number of investigators and attorneys for assignment at such border crossings to enforce applicable laws and regulations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after September 30, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1983
Bus Regulatory Reform Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to revise procedures for the discontinuance of bus transportation in a State. Repeals provisions which prohibit a State or political subdivision from enacting or enforcing any law relating to the discontinuance of bus service under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Requires the Commission to consult with a State before issuing a certificate authorizing a person to provide bus transportation in such State. Makes it Federal transportation policy to coordinate State and Federal regulatory actions to ensure the provision of bus service to rural communities which have no other means of public transportation. States that the Commission does not have authority over certain reduced levels of service in intrastate transportation. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Interstate Commerce Commission and the States should work cooperatively to ensure the preservation of bus service in areas threatened with the total loss of public transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1983
Bus Regulatory Reform Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to revise procedures for the discontinuance of bus transportation in a State. Repeals provisions which prohibit a State or political subdivision from enacting or enforcing any law relating to the discontinuance of bus service under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Requires the Commission to consult with a State before issuing a certificate authorizing a person to provide bus transportation in such State. Makes it Federal transportation policy to coordinate State and Federal regulatory actions to ensure the provision of bus service to rural communities which have no other means of public transportation. States that the Commission does not have authority over certain reduced levels of service in intrastate transportation. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Interstate Commerce Commission and the States should work cooperatively to ensure the preservation of bus service in areas threatened with the total loss of public transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1983
Imposes a moratorium for one year after the date of enactment of this Act on the deregulation of railroad boxcar traffic by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983
Requests the President to designate October 2 through 9, 1983 National Schoolbus Safety Week of 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983
Allows Massachusetts to use apportioned funds for the planning and design of any alternative interstate route which is recommended in a final environmental impact statement submitted by the State in September 1983 and approved by the Secretary of Transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to designate the Chicago-Calumet Skyway in Illinois as a route on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, upon determining that: (1) Illinois has taken title to such route; (2) such route has been made toll free; and (3) obligations for such tolls have been repaid.
Germany · German Bundestag · 28 September 1983
Wirksamkeit bestehender Rechtsvorschriften für den Bodenschutz, Vorlage eines umfassenden Bodenschutzkonzepts, Bewertung der Schadstoffanreicherung, Grenzwerte für Schwermetall- und Schadstoffanreicherungen, Erfassung aller Altablagerungen, Bodenprobleme durch Grundwassernutzung, Zusammenhang zwischen Bodenversiegelung und Wasserhaushalt, Bodenschädigungen durch den Transport gefährlicher Güter, Auswirkungen landwirtschaftlicher Produktion auf den Boden, Regelung der Ausbringung von Dünge- und Pflanzenbehandlungsmitteln, Ausbringung von Klärschlamm, Anteil der Bodenschäden am Waldsterben, Versäuerung der Waldböden nach der Novellierung der TA Luft, Auswirkungen agrarstrukturpolitischer Maßnahmen, Stillegung landwirtschaftlicher Flächen, Folgeprobleme des Rohstoffabbaus, Landverbrauch durch Straßenbau, Auswirkung des Straßenverkehrs auf die Bodenqualität, Beanspruchung der Alpenregion durch den Wintersport, Bodenschädigung durch militärische Übungen und zivile Schießstände, Forschungsvorhaben zum Bodenschutz, Vorlage eines Bodenschutzgesetzes, Novellierung des Bundesnaturschutzgesetzes, insbesondere Neufassung der Landwirtschaftsklausel, Ergebnisse der Bund-Länder-Arbeitsgruppe "Bodenschutzprogramm", Vorschläge der Projektgruppe "Aktionsprogramm Ökologie" zum Bodenschutz
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1983
Amends a specified Act to provide that any widowed spouse (currently, only a widow who has not remarried) of a former employee of the Lighthouse Service may receive an annuity. Increases such annuity from $100 per month to $422 per month and any lawful additional amount.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1983
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1983 - Title I: Improved Identification for Motor Vehicle Parts and Components - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle theft prevention standard applicable to parts used in the manufacture of motor vehicles (other than motorcycles), or manufactured as new replacement parts, after the effective date of such standard. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before promulgating such standard, including an evaluation of the effect on domestic motor vehicle production and sales. Stipulates that the standard shall not: (1) impose additional costs upon manufacturers in excess of $10 per motor vehicle; or (2) require the identification of more than 14 parts for any motor vehicle, nine parts for any truck, or four parts for any trailer. Sets forth compliance provisions for manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles or of passenger motor vehicle equipment. Specifies civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Declares that a Federal motor vehicle standard supercedes any State or local standard. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct studies on the development of security devices and systems. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on such devices and systems within one year of enactment. Provides for repeal of this title on a specified date. Title II: Antifencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing or altering any identification number of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part required by regulation. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Applies to the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles and parts those provisions of law relating to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels and merchandise under the customs laws. Establishes penalties for anyone who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that such identification number has been removed or altered. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative type device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock, or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title III: Importation and Exportation Measures - Establishes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle or vehicle part knowing that it has been stolen or that its identification number has been altered. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle or off-highway mobile equipment to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Authorizes customs officers to exchange information concerning such vehicles with law enforcement organizations. Title IV: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a task force to study problems relating to motor vehicle titling and controls over motor vehicle salvage which may affect the motor vehicle theft problem. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation and the Postmaster General, to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should make available for civilian use the Global Positioning System (a system which provides navigational information to aircraft).
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983
Amends the judicial code to eliminate the requirement of an amount in controversy for certain actions in Federal district courts involving common carriers.
European Union · Council of the European Union · 19 September 1983
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1983
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a second large lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at full Federal expense. Authorizes appropriations.
Germany · German Bundestag · 14 September 1983
Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion der SPD, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 September 1983
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1983 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) improve locking devices for motor vehicles; (2) improve identification numbering systems for motor vehicles and major components; (3) increase Federal criminal penalties for persons trafficking in stolen motor vehicles and parts; and (4) establish regulatory procedures to reduce the opportunity for criminals to export stolen motor vehicles. Title II: Improved Security for Motor Vehicles and Their Parts - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish standards to reduce the theft of motor vehicles and their parts. Title III: Anti-Fencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers; and (2) trafficking in motor vehicles or their parts which have altered or removed identification numbers. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title IV: Importation and Exportation Measures - Imposes criminal and civil penalties upon anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any stolen motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Title V: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress, within 18 months of enactment of this Act, on developments in the area of vehicle identification of off-road motor vehicles. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983
Urges the President to take action to separate the Soviet Union from international aviation through an international agreement that provides that participants to such agreement will deny landing and overflight rights to Soviet commercial aircraft and to commercial aircraft of nations who continue to grant such rights to Soviet commercial aircraft. States that such sanctions will remain in effect until the Soviet Union compensates the families of those who died on board Korean Air Lines flight 7 and establishes policies to assure that such an attack never again occurs.
Germany · German Bundestag · 7 September 1983
Keine Verbesserung der Verkehrssicherheit, Bildung der "Kommission für Verkehrssicherheit" unter Vorsitz des Bundesministers a.D. Höcherl, verkehrspolitische Hauptziele für die 80er Jahre: angemessene Verkehrsinfrastruktur, freie Wahl des Verkehrsmittels, Ausbau des Schienenfernverkehrs, Förderung des ÖPNV, des kombinierten Verkehrs und des Fahrradverkehrs, Anbindung von Flughäfen an das IC-Netz, Beseitigung von Engpässen im Fernstraßennetz, Beseitigung von Unfallschwerpunkten, Verkehrserziehung- und -aufklärung, geplante Einführung eines Verwarnungsgeldes bei Nichtanlegen der Gurte für Mitte 1982, Minimierung des Verwaltungsaufwandes im Verkehrszentralregister, Tempo 30 in Wohngebieten
European Union · European Commission · 7 September 1983
Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 1983
Germany · German Bundestag · 12 August 1983
European Union · European Commission · 5 August 1983
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Declares that portion of the Hudson River in the New York Bay known as the Caven Point Area in New Jersey to be nonnavigable.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Provides that for purposes of determining the minimum allocation for any State for highway projects, the amount of taxes paid into the Highway Trust Fund with respect to gasohol and certain methanol and ethanol fuels shall be determined as if such fuels were taxed as gasoline.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking onboard passenger-carrying aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped, not later than January 1, 1987, with manually operated fire extinguishing systems with certain automatic capabilities to extinguish and prevent in-flight and postcrash fires. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate minimum design standards requiring newly built aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing airworthiness certificates after January 1, 1987, for newly built aircraft that do not meet such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 to repeal requirements that only United States built and documented vessels may be used in the transportation of merchandise and passengers between points in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Declares that operators of commercial motor vehicles licensed under State law need not meet Federal standards for eyesight as a qualification for operation of such vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards for an airborne collision avoidance system for civil and military aircraft within one year of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to perform studies of hazardous canals, laterals, or drains to determine methods of reducing or eliminating such hazards. Requires the installation studied to be part of a Federal reclamation project. Authorizes the Secretary to construct any modification needed to reduce the safety hazard. Provides that no Federal funds shall be expended unless: (1) the installation is part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the Secretary has contracted with the principal beneficiaries for payment of all reimbursable construction costs; and (3) appropriate municipal and county governments have enacted certain ordinances relating to underground conduits or safety fencing. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983
Makes the coastwise laws applicable to the transportation of passengers between the United States and the Virgin Islands. Sets forth a schedule for the phase-in of such laws. Increases the penalty (from $200 to $1,000 per passenger) for foreign vessels transporting passengers between ports or places in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1983
Permits Federal participation in the construction of any new toll road in Pennsylvania.
Germany · German Bundestag · 29 July 1983
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983
United States International Aviation Support Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) initiate technical assistance programs with aviation authorities of other governments; and (2) initiate programs to assist U.S. firms in the export of aerospace products and services. Amends the International Aviation Facilities Act to include private entities as parties from which the Secretary and the Chief of the Weather Bureau may accept funds for facilities supplied or services performed. Declares that such funds include the receipt of in-kind services and describes such services. Provides for the imposition of compensating charges to foreign aircraft whose governments impose excessive or discriminatory user charges to U.S. registered aircraft. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an international aerospace exchange program. Establishes the International Aviation Services Fund for the deposit of funds received under the International Aviation Facilities Act, funds received by the FAA for certain certification services, and such sums as may be credited as provided by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to expend from the Fund such amounts as necessary to carry out the provisions of such Act. Requires an increase in personnel ceilings for the Department of Transportation for which the costs are substantially reimbursed under this Act and the International Aviation Facilities Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983
Designates the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the Jack D. Maltester Channel.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel, Endless Summer, to be documented as a vessel of the United States entitled to engage in the coastwise trade.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1983
Amtrak Improvement Act of 1983 - Title I: Amtrak and Amtrak-Related Provisions - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Requires the Corporation to discontinue service which is projected to have: (1) a specified avoidable loss per passenger mile for FY 1984 and subsequent fiscal years; and (2) less than a specified passenger mile per train mile ratio. Requires the Corporation to continue certain service that it planned to discontinue if the States through which such service passes agree to pay: (1) 80 percent of the short-term avoidable loss in the first fiscal year and 100 percent of the short-term avoidable loss in subsequent fiscal years; and (2) 50 percent of associated capital costs. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Corporation, to discharge the guaranteed obligations of the Corporation to the Federal Financing Bank. Requires the Secretary to continue to guarantee loans to the Corporation under previously approved capital programs and to repay existing equipment obligations. Authorizes the Corporation to dispose of surplus rolling stock, but to offer such stock for sale first to public agencies operating rail service. Establishes the Amtrak Revolving Capital Fund for the deposit of revenues from passenger operations (excluding appropriated funds) and for the funding of all capital projects of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation, before March 1 of each year, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the capital projects proposed for the next fiscal year. Authorizes any railroad to negotiate an agreement with the Corporation to service any points between points already serviced by the Corporation. Makes the Corporation's amendments to the Route and Service Criteria effective at the end of 120 days (currently 60 days) of continuous session of Congress after submission of such amendment to Congress. Removes congressional veto provisions for such amendments. Prohibits the Corporation from discontinuing service between Tampa and Saint Petersburg, Florida. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to authorize the expenditure of funds to finance costs incurred after cancellation of electrification conversions. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act to extend the payment of benefits under the employee protection agreement until April 1, 1985 (currently April 1, 1984). Amends the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration for FY 1984. Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to decrease the membership on the Board of Directors of the United States Railway Association from five to three members, by removing the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission from such Board. Eliminates provisions which prohibit the Chairman of such Board from having direct financial relationships with any railroad. Extends the term of office of the Chairman from December 31, 1983, until December 31, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for the Association for FY 1984. Allows the Consolidated Rail Corporation, prior to November 1, 1985 (currently November 1, 1983), to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission a notice of insufficient revenues for any line which is part of its system. Changes the congressional approval provisions for any plan for the sale of United States' interests in the Corporation and for freight transfer agreements, to require that such plans be enacted into law before implementation. Extends the benefits for certain employees under the employee protection agreement for six months from the date such benefits were exhausted. Authorizes appropriations for the Railroad Accounting Principles Board for FY 1984 through 1986. Declares as nonnavigable water two parcels of land in Jersey City, New Jersey. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to eliminate the Secretary's authority to reserve the expenditure of certain FY 1983 through 1985 funds for the Northeast Corridor. Amends the Railroad Retirement Act to prohibit the Railroad Retirement Board from entering into any contract with any carrier to perform the functions under the Social Security Act with respect to individuals entitled to benefits as qualified railroad retirement beneficiaries. Prohibits the continuance of any such contract after September 30, 1984.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 25 July 1983
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1983
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement effective child passenger safety programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for States to receive such grants and a limitation on apportionments. Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, standards for such programs. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of each eligible State's child passenger safety program to measure its effectiveness on child safety seat usage.