Transport

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 13 December 2001. # Concordia Bus Finland Oy Ab, formerly Stagecoach Finland Oy Ab v Helsingin kaupunki and HKL-Bussiliikenne. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland. # Public service contracts in the transport sector - Directives 92/50/EEC and 93/38/EEC - Contracting municipality which organises bus transport services and an economically independent entity of which participates in the tender procedure as a tenderer - Taking into account of criteria relating to theprotection of the environment to determine the economically most advantageous tender - Whether permissible when the municipal entity which is tendering meets those criteria more easily. # Case C-513/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 13 December 2001

Mautfreiheit für Osttiroler

Austria · National Council · 12 December 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten DDr. Erwin Niederwieser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Mautfreiheit für Osttiroler

Verordnung über Beschränkungen für Beförderungseinheiten mit gefährlichen Gütern beim Befahren von Autobahntunneln

Austria · National Council · 12 December 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ridi Steibl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend die "Verordnung über Beschränkungen für Beförderungseinheiten mit gefährlichen Gütern beim Befahren von Autobahntunneln" (BGBl II Nr. 395/2001)

Neuregelung des Kilometergeldes

Austria · National Council · 12 December 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Helmut Dietachmayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für öffentliche Leistung und Sport betreffend Neuregelung des Kilometergeldes

Sicherheitsgurte in Bussen

Austria · National Council · 12 December 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Kurt Eder, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Sicherheitsgurte in Bussen

Rücknahme der untragbaren Neuregelung für Gefahrguttransporte in Straßentunneln

Austria · National Council · 12 December 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Rücknahme der im Sinne der Verkehrssicherheit untragbaren Neuregelung für Gefahrguttransporte in Straßentunneln

To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit individuals who are nationals of the United States to be hired as airport security screening personnel.

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2001

Amends Federal aviation law to permit individuals who are U.S. nationals to be hired as airport security screening personnel.

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Bill, 2001 [Seanad]: Committee Stage.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2001

The Select Committee divided: Tá,

To amend title 49, United States Code, to realign the policy responsibility in the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Amends Federal transportation law to establish in the Department of Transportation (DOT) an Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to provide leadership in the development of policy for DOT, supervise the policy activities of Assistant Secretaries with primary responsibility for aviation, international, and other transportation policy development, and carry out other powers and duties prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. Sets the basic pay rate of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy at Level III of the Executive Schedule.

Airport Checkpoint Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2001

Airport Checkpoint Enhancement Act - Amends Federal aviation law to subject to criminal penalties an individual in an area within a U.S. commercial service airport who intentionally circumvents, in an unauthorized manner, a security system or procedure in the airport.

Westring Linz (4. Donaubrücke)

Austria · National Council · 7 December 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Westring Linz (4. Donaubrücke)

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2001

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement the redesign and reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with a specified runway redesign plan, and the development of a south suburban airport in the Chicago metropolitan region, by facilitating approval, funding, construction, and implementation of such plan and suburban airport. Requires all environmental reviews, analyses, and opinions related to issuance of permits, licenses, or approvals relating to such plan or airport to be conducted on an expedited and coordinated basis. States that approval by the Administrator of an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the runway redesign plan shall: (1) provide that any runway located more than 2500 feet south of existing runway 9R-27L shall not begin construction before January 2011; and (2) be subject to the condition that noise impact of aircraft operations at O'Hare after the year in which the first new runway is first used will be less than that in 2000. Prohibits the consideration of such a plan unless it includes public roadway access through the western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities. Directs the Administrator to give priority consideration to a letter of intent application submitted by the State of Illinois (or a political subdivision thereof) for construction of the suburban airport. Sets forth requirements regarding the construction of the runway redesign plan as a Federal project on or after July 1, 2004. Requires the withholding of all airport grant funds for O'Hare (other than grants involving national security and safety) until January 1, 2026, unless specified conditions with respect to operations at Merrill C. Meigs Field have been met.

Auswirkungen der Streichung der Fernbahnverbindungen Euro-City und Interregio zwischen München und Prag durch die Deutsche Bahn auf die Wirtschaftsstruktur und den Verkehr in Ostbayern; Stärkung des Schienenverkehrs zwischen Deutschland und den osteuropäischen EU-Beitrittsländern, insbesondere zwischen Bayern und Tschechien (G-SIG: 14043906)

Germany · German Bundestag · 7 December 2001

Eindämmung der Drogenkriminalität

Austria · Federal Council · 6 December 2001

Anfrage der Bundesräte Herwig Hösele und Genossen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Entschließung des Steiermärkischen Landtages zur Eindämmung der Drogenkriminalität

proposition de résolution sur la politique européenne des transports

France · Senate · 6 December 2001

Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2001

Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses for specified system-wide security improvements to their operations, including the reimbursement of extraordinary security-related costs incurred since September 11, 2001. Requires the Secretary to impose a fee of $0.25 for each bus trip of a passenger if the cost of the trip is more than $5 to pay for the cost of carrying out this Act.

Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2001

Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Port Security Act Task Force to, among other things: (1) help coordinate programs to enhance the security and safety of U.S. seaports; and (2) help provide long-term solutions for seaport security issues. Requires the establishment of local seaport security committees. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Center for Civil Force Protection, and other appropriate public and private sector organizations, to develop standards and procedures for conducting seaport security vulnerability assessments. Directs the Commandant and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to jointly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe regulations to protect the public from threats of crime or terrorism from or to vessels in maritime transportation. Directs the Commandant to make every effort to seek international agreements with other countries providing for port security in such countries. Requires the establishment of a program for the training and certification of maritime security professionals. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to provide for port security infrastructure improvement. Provides the coordination of port related crime data collection. Provides for improved customs reporting procedures. Reauthorizes tonnage duties for four years.

Seaport Security Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2001

Seaport Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out the Coast Guard Sea Marshal program in the 20 ports in the United States considered by the Secretary to be the most vulnerable to attack by use of a commercial vessel as a terrorist instrument. Increases the authorized end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of the Coast Guard as of September 30, 2002, by 1,000 and authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary such additional funds as are necessary for activities of such additional personnel.

2002/409/EC: Council Decision of 6 December 2001 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport

European Union · EUR-Lex · 6 December 2001

Landtagsentschliessung zur Verkehrspolitik in der Europäischen Union

Austria · Federal Council · 5 December 2001

Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Christoph Hagen, Ilse Giesinger und Genossen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Landtagsentschliessung zur Verkehrspolitik in der Europäischen Union

A bill to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit unlawfully detonating an explosive in or against a place of public use, State or Government facility, public transportation system, or infrastructure facility with intent to cause: (1) death or serious bodily injury; or (2) extensive destruction likely to result in major economic loss. Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2001 - Prohibits unlawfully and willfully providing or collecting funds with the intention or knowledge that such funds are to be used to carry out: (1) an act which constitutes an offense within the scope of specified treaties, including conventions against terrorist bombings; or (2) any other act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to intimidate a population or to compel a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act. Foreign Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2001 - Amends the code to permit the disclosure of the contents of wire, oral, or electronic communications or evidence upon a showing that such information may disclose a violation of U.S. or foreign criminal laws to an appropriate foreign official for law enforcement purposes, subject to a specified certification regarding confidentiality.

Energy Policy Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Energy Policy Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Power Act to set forth an energy delivery and production scheme that includes: (1) electric reliability standards; (2) electric utility mergers; (3) market-based rates; (4) transmission interconnections; and (5) open access transmission. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2002 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to: (1) adopt real-time pricing standards; (2) terminate mandatory cogeneration and small power production purchase and sale requirements; and (3) mandate net metering service. Provides for renewable energy and rural construction grants. Sets forth alternative mandatory conditions for hydroelectric relicensing on Federal reservation lands. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish within the Department of Energy (DOE) an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2002 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide permanent DOE contractor indemnification authority and to revise liability limits. Prescribes guidelines for domestic oil production and transportation, including Federal onshore oil and gas leasing programs, and full capacity for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2002 - Prescribes guidelines for expedited approval, construction, and Federal loan guarantees for Alaska natural gas transportation and delivery systems into the contiguous United States. Amends Federal transportation law to mandate increased Federal fleet vehicle fuel efficiency. Establishes the National Motor Vehicle Efficiency Improvement Program to provide assistance for State programs to retire fuel-inefficient motor vehicles. Prescribes guidelines for increased use of alternative and renewable fuels. Federal Reformulated Fuels Act of 2002 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit the use of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) remediation purposes. Amends the Clean Air Act to revise guidelines pertaining to: (1) water quality protection from fuels; (2) oxygen content requirements for reformulated gasoline; and (3) public health and environmental impacts of fuels and fuel additives. Provides increased funding for: (1) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance; (2) weatherization assistance; and (3) State energy conservation plans. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to: (1) revise energy performance and management requirements for Federal buildings; and (2) mandate procurement of energy efficient products. Establishes the Federal Energy Bank to make loans to assist Federal agency implementation of energy conservation measures in Federal buildings. Amends Federal housing laws to provide further support for energy efficient, affordable housing, including: (1) FHA mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing; and (2) grants for energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing. Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act of 2002 - Establishes the National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office of the President. Establishes related bodies, including: (1) the Office of Climate Change Technology in DOE to manage an energy technology research and development program that directly supports the Strategy; and (2) the United States Climate Change Response Strategy Review Board. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Greenhouse Gas Database. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Greenhouse Gas Database as an advisory body. Energy Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2002 - Sets forth a national energy research, development, demonstration, and technology deployment program that operates as an integral part of the national climate change strategy in partnership with industry, the national laboratories, and institutions of higher learning. Includes within such program: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) fossil energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fundamental energy science; and (6) critical energy infrastructure protection research and development. Establishes: (1) a Clean Energy Technology Exports Program to focus upon transferring clean energy technology to countries expected to experience the most significant growth in energy production and associated greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years; (2) an International Energy Technology Deployment Program to construct an energy production facility outside the United States to implement specified greenhouse gas reduction; and (3) in the Office of Science and Technology Policy an integrated program for the global change research program. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) submit to Congress a plan of action for a National Climate Service under the National Climate Program; and (2) initiate a program to develop innovative standards and measurement technologies to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. Mandates establishment of: (1) an integrated ocean and coastal observing system; (2) a global climate change standards and processes research program within the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (3) a National Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Program for regional impacts related to increased greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) a NASA pilot project exploration of remote sensing and other geospatial information in order to forecast a plan for adaptation to coastal zone and land use changes. Instructs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to establish national energy research and development advisory boards to exercise external technical review of DOE research and development programs. Creates a coordination and management framework within DOE for civilian science and technology programs, including: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy and Science to serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary and monitor the DOE research and development programs; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Science for fundamental DOE science and engineering research functions, including policy and management; (3) a Technology Transfer Coordinator; (4) a Technology Partnership Working Group; (5) a Technology Transfer Infrastructure Program; and (6) appointment of a small business advocate in connection with each National Laboratory. Authorizes the Secretary to establish security enhancement programs for critical energy infrastructure. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Energy Infrastructure Security Program to: (1) provide financial assistance for State security plans against threats to critical OCS energy infrastructure facilities; and (2) support public service or transportation activities needed to maintain the safety and operation of critical energy infrastructure activities.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the hiring as security screening personnel of legal immigrants who have filed for naturalization before September 11, 2001.

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Amends Federal aviation law to permit the hiring as airport security screening personnel of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who have filed an application for naturalization before September 11, 2001.

Bundesbahngesetz 1992

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2001

Bericht des Verkehrsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (852 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesbahngesetz 1992 geändert wird

Lärmplage für die Anrainer der Inntalautobahn Errichtung Lärmschutzwand

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2001

Bericht des Verkehrsausschusses über die Petition (9/PET) betreffend "Dringend dafür zu sorgen, dass schnellstmöglich die Lärmplage für die Anrainer der Inntalautobahn in zwei Erler Ortsteilen durch die Errichtung einer Lärmschutzwand gemildert wird", überreicht von der Abgeordneten Edith Haller

Euro-Umstellungsgesetz Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie - EUGVIT

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2001

Bericht des Verkehrsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (803 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den zwischenstaatlichen Luftverkehr 1997, das Flugunfall-Untersuchungs-Gesetz, das Flughafen-Bodenabfertigungsgesetz, das Tiertransportgesetz-Luft, das Gelegenheitsverkehrs-Gesetz 1996, die Straßenverkehrsordnung 1960, das Tiertransportgesetz-Straße, das Führerscheingesetz, das Güterbeförderungsgesetz 1995, das Kraftfahrgesetz 1967, die 3. KFG-Novelle, die 4. KFG-Novelle, das Gefahrgutbeförderungsgesetz (GGBG), das Containersicherheitsgesetz, das Eisenbahngesetz 1957, das Tiertransportgesetz-Eisenbahn, das Hochleistungsstreckengesetz, das Bundesgesetz zur Errichtung einer "Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH", das Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierungsgesetz, das Bundesbahngesetz 1992, das Eisenbahnbeförderungsgesetz, das Bundesgesetz über die Ordnung des öffentlichen Personennah- und Regionalverkehrs, das Schifffahrtsgesetz, das Bundesgesetz vom 26. Juni 1974, mit dem das Hafeneinrichtungen-Förderungsgesetz geändert wird, das Bundesgesetz über den zwischenstaatlichen Binnenschiffsverkehr auf Wasserstraßen, das Bundesgesetz vom 21. Oktober 1988 zur Erfüllung des Vertrages zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über den Binnenschiffsverkehr samt Anlage und Zusatzprotokoll, das Bundesgesetz zur Erfüllung des Vertrages zwischen der Republik Österreich und dem Königreich der Niederlande über den Binnenschiffsverkehr, das Bundesgesetz über die Seeschifffahrt, das Bundesgesetz zur Erfüllung des Internationalen Schiffsvermessungs-Übereinkommens, das Seeschifffahrts-Erfüllungsgesetz-SSEG, das Marchfeldkanalgesetz, das Telekommunikationsgesetz, das Amateurfunkgesetz, das Funker-Zeugnisgesetz, das Fernsprechentgeltzuschussgesetz, das Postgesetz, das Bundesgesetz über die Verkehrs-Arbeitsinspektion, das Forschungs- und Technologieförderungsgesetz, das Innovations- und Technologiefondsgesetz, das Bundesgesetz über das Österreichische Forschungs- und Prüfzentrum Arsenal Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, und das Bundesgesetz zur Übertragung der Donau Transport Entwicklungsgesellschaft m.b.H. an den Bund geändert werden (Euro-Umstellungsgesetz Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie - EUGVIT) <br><br>

Errichtung einer Lärmschutzwand bei Erl

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2001

Entschließungsantrag des Verkehrsausschusses betreffend die Errichtung einer Lärmschutzwand bei Erl

32 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his plans to replace the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2001

32 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his plans to replace the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/01]

32 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his plans to replace the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2001

32 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his plans to replace the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30857/01]

Cyber Security Research and Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Cyber Security Research and Development Act - Authorizes appropriations, to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and to the Secretary of Commerce for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to establish new programs and to increase funding for certain current programs for computer and network security research and development and research fellowships. Requires the NSF Director to award grants for computer and network security through the following: (1) basic research in innovative approaches to the structure of their hardware and software; (2) multidisciplinary research centers, through institutions of higher education (IHEs) or their consortia which may partner with government laboratories or for-profit institutions; (3) undergraduate and master's degree programs, as well as education-related grants under the Scientific and Advanced Technology Act of 1992; (4) graduate traineeships; and (5) graduate research fellowships. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to include among NSF functions leading in supporting research and education activities to improve networked information systems' security. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the NIST Director to establish a program of assistance to IHEs that enter into partnerships (which may include government laboratories) with for-profit entities to support research to improve the security of computer systems. Requires such program to include: (1) multidisciplinary, long-term, high-risk research; (2) research directed toward addressing needs identified through computer security review, public meeting, and information activities of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (with special funds authorized by this Act); and (3) support for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and senior researchers. Requires NIST to carry out specified types of intramural computer security research. Requires the NIST Director to arrange with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to Congress on critical infrastructure weaknesses.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final regulation prohibiting certain aircraft departing from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens County, New York, from flying over the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, New York.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final regulation that: (1) prohibits aircraft departing from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens County, New York, from flying over the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, New York; (2) imposes a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on an operator of an aircraft who knowingly deviates from such rule by flying over the Rockaway Peninsula; and (3) exempts from such penalty an operator of an aircraft who deviates from the rule in order to ensure safety.

Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Designates majority membership on the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and on Veterans' Affairs.

Entschließung des Europäischen Parlaments zu dem Bericht der Kommission über die Erfahrungen, die von den Mitgliedstaaten seit der Umsetzung der Richtlinie 95/29/EG des Rates zur Änderung der Richtlinie 91/628/EWG über den Schutz von Tieren beim Transport gesammelt wurden (G-SIG: 14002246)

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2001

Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2001

Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act - Amends the Federal transportation code, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, with respect to hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation. Requires States to: (1) implement a program of background records checks for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting a hazardous material; and (2) deny a hazmat endorsement for the license of any commercial driver unless the Secretary of Transportation has determined that the individual does not pose a security risk warranting such denial. Prohibits individuals from operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials without a proper hazmat endorsement or license. Prescribes criminal penalties for the fraudulent issuance, renewal, upgrade, or transfer of a commercial driver's license or endorsement. Directs the Secretary to assess the security risks associated with motor carrier transportation and develop prioritized recommendations for improving the security of hazmat shipments by motor carriers, among other things. Requires the Secretary to research and test the feasibility, costs, and benefits of requiring motor carriers transporting certain hazardous materials to install ignition or engine locking devices, silent alarms, satellite technology, or other mechanisms to increase security.

Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2001

Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for salaries and expenses for FY 2002 through 2007 in an amount equal to all patent and trademark fees estimated by the Secretary of Commerce to be collected in each such fiscal year. Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the Office (Director), by February 15 of each fiscal year, to report an estimate of all fees to be collected in the next fiscal year to the chairman and ranking member of specified congressional committees. Requires the Director to develop an electronic system for the filing and processing of patent and trademark applications that: (1) is user friendly; and (2) includes the necessary infrastructure to allow examiners and applicants to send all communications electronically, and to allow the Office to process, maintain, and search electronically the contents and history of each application. Requires the Director to develop and report to specified congressional committees on a five-year strategic plan to: (1) enhance patent and trademark quality; (2) reduce patent and trademark pendency; and (3) develop and implement an effective electronic system for use by the Office and the public for all aspects of the patent and trademark processes, including searching, examining, communicating, publishing, and making publicly available, patents and trademark registrations. Amends Federal patent law to provide that previous citation by or to, or consideration by the Office of, a patent or printed publication does not preclude the existence of a substantial new question of patentability in patent reexamination proceedings. Amends Federal patent law with respect to appeals in inter partes reexamination proceedings to allow a third-party requester to: (1) appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, with respect to any final decision favorable to the patentability of any original or proposed amended or new claim of the patent; and (2) be a party to any appeal taken by the patent owner, subject to the estoppel to assert at a later time in any civil action the invalidity of any claim finally determined to be valid and patentable on any ground which he or she raised or could have raised during such proceeding. Allows a third-party requester to appeal a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Provides that a third-party requester in an inter partes reexamination proceeding dissatisfied with the final decision in an appeal to the Board may appeal the decision only to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Proposal for a Council Regulation adapting for the seventh time to technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport

European Union · European Commission · 30 November 2001

Houseboat Safety Improvement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2001

Houseboat Safety Improvement Act of 2001 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to prescribe rules regarding houseboat generator exhaust safety that: (1) set a standard that ensures that carbon monoxide from such exhaust is not expelled in a manner that would impair the safety of houseboat occupants or swimmers near the houseboat; (2) require a houseboat manufactured after a date specified by the Commandant to meet such safety standard; (3) require houseboat manufacturers that do not comply with such standard to issue a recall for such a houseboat in order to retrofit it to comply with the standard; and (4) require a person who commercially rents a houseboat, or commercially sells a used houseboat, to another person to inform them of the potential hazards of carbon monoxide poisoning from houseboat generator exhaust (particularly for houseboat occupants or nearby swimmers), if the houseboat was manufactured before the date set for compliance with the safety standard, and has not been retrofitted to comply with it.

A bill to authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses.

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2001

Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an Over-the-road Bus Security Fund in the Treasury, with amounts available to the Secretary of Transportation for direct grants to persons engaged in the business of providing over-the-road bus transportation for specified system-wide security upgrades, including the reimbursement of extraordinary security-related costs incurred since September 11, 2001.

Homeland Security Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2001

Homeland Security Block Grant Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make homeland security block grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes. Requires grantees to: (1) prepare a statement of homeland security objectives and projected fund use; and (2) provide the Attorney General with a certification that they have developed a homeland security plan that meets short- and long-term security needs and that they will comply with applicable laws. Directs: (1) each grantee to submit to the Attorney General a performance and evaluation report concerning the use of funds, together with an assessment of the relationship of such use to security objectives; and (2) the Attorney General to encourage and assist national associations of eligible grantees, States, and local governments in non-qualifying areas to develop and recommend uniform record-keeping, performance reporting, evaluation reporting, and auditing requirements, to establish such requirements, and to make specified reviews and audits at least annually. Lists activities eligible for assistance under this Act, including funding additional law enforcement, fire, and emergency resources, improving cyber and infrastructure security, and devising a homeland security plan. Sets forth provisions regarding allocation and distribution of funds and matching requirements. Mandates nondiscrimination in programs and activities. Sets forth remedies for noncompliance with Act requirements.

Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2001

Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require States to submit for each area (an "upwind area") that causes or significantly contributes to a violation of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in another ("downwind") area an implementation plan revision that requires the upwind area to either: (1) reduce ozone or precursor emissions by an amount necessary to mitigate impacts in the downwind area commensurate with the contribution of the upwind area; or (2) compensate the State or an air quality district in amounts necessary to pay costs of emission reduction measures to fully mitigate in the downwind area the impacts of transported pollutants. Requires States, for each Moderate ozone nonattainment area determined to be such an upwind area, to submit a plan revision containing provisions for an enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance program required for Serious Areas. Imposes requirements analogous to those above upon upwind States (those that cause or significantly contribute to a violation of the national standard for ozone in an area in one or more other States). Requires maintenance plans for upwind areas and States (in cases of requests for redesignation of nonattainment areas) to be amended to include: (1) the enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance measures described in this Act; and (2) implementation of all measures concerning the pollutant concerned which were contained in the implementation plan as well as those not yet implemented that are necessary to fully mitigate transport of ozone and its precursors to downwind areas. Prohibits relaxation or rescission of control measures or rules in such upwind areas or States.

Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2001

Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Act - Directs the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board to: (1) propose and develop a list of priority regional transportation projects (including those that cannot be funded with Federal, State, and local transportation funds) and regional funding mechanisms needed to address the growing congestion crisis in the metropolitan Washington region; (2) manage the Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Corporation to provide funding for such projects; (3) provide notice and opportunity for public comment; (4) promote cooperative action by metropolitan Washington region jurisdictions on regional transportation issues; and (5) if necessary, assist such jurisdictions in developing an interstate compact or agreement to better meet regional transportation needs. Authorizes one or more of the metropolitan Washington region jurisdictions to enter into an interstate compact or agreement to finance and implement one or more of the priority regional transportation projects from the Board's long-range plan if consent is granted by: (1) the Governor of each State that enters into the compact or agreement; and (2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if the District of Columbia enters into such compact or agreement. Establishes the Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Corporation, which shall assist in the management of any initial funding and implementation of an interstate agreement or compact to reduce traffic congestion or improve travel options in the metropolitan Washington region.

50 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on whether there should be greater rather than less transport of freight by rail; and her policy approach in this regard. [29675/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2001

50 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on whether there should be greater rather than less transport of freight by rail; and her policy approach in this regard. [29675/01]

31 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if a detailed written case has been made by her on behalf of the Government to the European Commission in support of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; if so, if she will make that written statement available to Dáil Éireann; the details of subsequent meetings she has held with other transport Ministers, EU Commissioners and officials of the EU since 16 October 2001 in pursuit of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29972/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2001

31 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if a detailed written case has been made by her on behalf of the Government to the European Commission in support of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; if so, if she will make that written statement available to Dáil Éireann; the details of subsequent meetings she has held with other transport Ministers, EU Commissioners and officials of the EU since 16 October 2001 in pursuit of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29972/01]

50 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on whether there should be greater rather than less transport of freight by rail; and her policy approach in this regard. [29675/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2001

50 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Public Enterprise her views on whether there should be greater rather than less transport of freight by rail; and her policy approach in this regard. [29675/01]

31 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if a detailed written case has been made by her on behalf of the Government to the European Commission in support of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; if so, if she will make that written statement available to Dáil Éireann; the details of subsequent meetings she has held with other transport Ministers, EU Commissioners and officials of the EU since 16 October 2001 in pursuit of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29972/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2001

31 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if a detailed written case has been made by her on behalf of the Government to the European Commission in support of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; if so, if she will make that written statement available to Dáil Éireann; the details of subsequent meetings she has held with other transport Ministers, EU Commissioners and officials of the EU since 16 October 2001 in pursuit of the Government's stated intention to provide funding for Aer Lingus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29972/01]

General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2001 - Directs the President to take certain actions to compensate general aviation entities for losses incurred by them as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, including to: (1) issue Federal credit instruments (including subsidy amounts for such instruments) to such entities; and (2) compensate them for direct losses incurred as a result of any Federal ground stop order issued by the Government and any incremental losses incurred as a direct result of such attacks. Authorizes the Air Transportation Stabilization Board to enter into agreements with one or more obligors to issue such instruments. Sets forth certain instrument and compensation requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide insurance or reinsurance, or reimbursement of insurance costs increases, to a general aviation entity against loss or damage arising from the operation of nonmilitary aircraft while in the United States. Defines "general aviation entity" to mean any person (other than an air carrier) that operates nonmilitary aircraft or provides aviation services directly related to nonmilitary aircraft or nonmilitary airport operations or relies on direct or indirect access to U.S. airspace to conduct its primary business as determined by the Secretary. Includes fixed based operators, flight schools, manufacturers of general aviation products, and persons engaged in nonscheduled commercial aviation enterprises.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered on 27 November 2001. # Andreas Hoves Internationaler Transport-Service SARL v Finanzamt Borken. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Finanzgericht Münster - Germany. # Transport of goods by road - Tax on motor vehicles - Member State of registration. # Case C-115/00.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 27 November 2001

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 27 November 2001. # Liberexim BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad - Netherlands. # Sixth VAT Directive - Importation by removal of goods from customs arrangements - Transport by road under the TIR arrangements or the external Community transit arrangements - Changing of tractor - Unloading of trailer and destruction of seals - Removal of goods from customs supervision. # Case C-371/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 27 November 2001

Maßnahmen zur Verringerung der Immissionen von Luftschadstoffen im Transitverkehr

Austria · National Council · 23 November 2001

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Reheis, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Maßnahmen zur Verringerung der Immissionen von Luftschadstoffen im Transitverkehr und die Frage eines Vetos bei Nichtverlängerung des Transitvertrages

Straßenverkehrsordnung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 23 November 2001

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verordnung, mit dem die Straßenverkehrsordnung - StVO geändert wird