Transport

Conrail Privatization Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1986

Conrail Privatization Act of 1986 - Title I: Conrail - Subtitle A: Sale of Conrail - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to retain the services of investment bankers, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to manage the public offering of such common stock of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) as the Secretary deems appropriate. Sets forth procedures for such public offering. Subtitle B: Other Matters Relating to the Sale - Prescribes other matters relating to the sale, including rail service guarantees, ownership limitations, provisions for employees, and essential rail service loan guarantees. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Technical and Conforming Amendments and Repeals - Abolishes the U.S. Railway Association. Sets forth the applicability of the Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 1973 to Conrail after the sale. Makes other conforming amendments to the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, and the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982. Makes other amendments relating to the liability of directors, the effect of this Act on contractors, and employee issues.

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles and establishment of a national minimum blood alcohol level for driving motor vehicles.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1986

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under the Federal-aid highway program if it is lawful in such State to: (1) possess an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of any motor vehicle on a public highway; (2) consume any alcoholic beverage in such motor vehicle on a public highway; or (3) drive a motor vehicle on a public highway when the driver's blood alcohol concentration is at least 0.10 percent. Exempts from such withholding measures charter buses of ten or more passengers whose drivers are not permitted by State law to possess open alcoholic beverages in the passenger area. Sets forth guidelines for the withholding of such funds. Provides for the release of withheld funds to States which comply with this Act on or before September 30, 1991.

A bill to prohibit the implementation of a rule of the Department of Defense that would establish procedures for determining whether rates charged by vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States are excessive under the Cargo Preference Act of 1904.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986

Prohibits the implementation of a rule of the Department of Defense that would establish procedures for determining whether rates charged by vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States are excessive under the Cargo Preference Act of 1904.

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Solvency and Benefit Increase Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1986

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Solvency and Benefit Increase Act of 1986 - Title I: Financing Provisions - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to redefine compensation to provide that in computing the compensation paid to any employee, no part of any month's compensation in excess of the monthly compensation base shall be recognized. Establishes a formula for such monthly compensation base. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board (the Board) to: (1) compute the monthly compensation base according to certain guidelines; (2) compute the maximum daily benefit rate applicable to days of unemployment and sickness; and (3) publish notice of such computation in the Federal Register. Revises the guidelines for employers' contributions. Requires the Board to maintain an individual employer record for each employer, and the records necessary to determine pooled charges and pooled credits, as well as unallocated balances for the system. Provides for the combining of joint individual employer records upon the employers' request in the event of a merger, consolidation, unification, or reorganization. Establishes a 12 percent employer contribution limit, or nine percent when a surtax is in effect. Revises the guidelines for employee representatives' contributions to require that such a representative pay a contribution relating to so much of the compensation paid for representation services as is not in excess of a specified monthly compensation base. Extends certain remedies to an employer or employee representative who contests the contribution rate made applicable to him or her by the Board. Establishes deadlines by which the Board shall proclaim certain account balances, pooled ratios and surcharge rates. Requires the Board to publish notice of such proclamations in the Federal Register. Increases from 0.5 to 0.65 the percentage of employer and employee contributions which must be credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund. Requires the Board to: (1) notify the base year employer when an employee files a claim for benefits; (2) afford such employer opportunity to respond before making an initial determination on such claim; and (3) notify such employer when the Board initially makes a determination to make benefit payments under a claim. Prescribes guidelines for administrative and judicial review of Board determinations to make payments under a claim. Title II: Benefit and Other Adjustments - Increases the waiting period for unemployment and sickness benefits from four to seven days during the first registration period within a benefit year and for each day of unemployment in excess of four during any subsequent registration period in the same benefit year. Amends the daily unemployment or sickness benefit rates to prohibit daily benefits from exceeding: (1) $25.00 until July 1, 1986; and (2) $27.00 for registration periods beginning after June 30, 1986, but before July 1, 1987. Redefines "qualified employee" to mean an employee who received compensation with respect to each of not less than six months in the base year, if such compensation will not have been less than five times the monthly compensation base. Increases from $10.00 to $15.00 the maximum permitted subsidiary remuneration. Title III: Retirement Act Amendments - Declares that, for purposes of computing years of service to determine individual annuity benefits, severance or separation payments received between January 1, 1985, and January 1, 1988, shall not cause an individual to be deemed unemployed under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 83/416/EEC CONCERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF SCHEDULED INTERREGIONAL AIR SERVICES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS, MAIL AND CARGO BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

European Union · European Commission · 11 September 1986

Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986

Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that the National Transportation Safety Board publish notice of the issuance and availability of its accident reports in the Federal Register. Authorizes the Board to require payment from governmental entities for the reasonable cost of goods and services supplied, and to apply the funds received to the Board's appropriations. Empowers the Board to conduct schools for the training of Board employees, and to authorize attendance at such schools by U.S. and foreign government personnel as well as transportation industry personnel. Prohibits the Board, except in specified circumstances, from disclosing records or information relating to its participation in foreign aircraft accident investigations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Authorizes an emergency fund for use by the Board to cover necessary expenses (not otherwise provided for) for accident investigations. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to allow airports that receive funds under a certain airport improvement program to use a portion of such funds in FY 1987 for liability insurance premium payments that are attributable solely to airport development and air navigation facilities. Sets guidelines for the obligation of such funds.

Household Goods Transport Competition Improvements Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986

Household Goods Transport Competition Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law regarding interstate household goods transportation to prohibit specified terms which have anti-competitive effects from appearing in agency contracts between household goods moving firms and motor common carriers of household goods. Declares that such provisions are unenforceable if they appear in contracts entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) consider the effects that pooling agreements between a motor common carrier of household goods and its agents may have upon the agent firms and all forms associated with such agent firms by common ownership; and (2) preserve the operational flexibility and competitive potentials of such agents and firms under common ownership with them.

Überprüfung der Antworten der Deutschen Bundesbahn auf Anfragen von Bundestagsabgeordneten durch den Bundesminister für Verkehr vor deren Weiterleitung an die Fragesteller (G-SIG: 10053125)

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 September 1986

General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1986

General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act of 1986 - Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding liability for general aviation accidents. Establishes guidelines for uniform standards of liability of general aviation manufacturers for general aviation accidents. States that all actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Establishes, with specified exceptions, a limitation of actions period of 20 years from delivery of aircraft or harm-causing part to the purchaser for general aviation civil liability brought against a general aviation manufacturer. Declares admissible as evidence certain income tax and payroll tax liability for purposes of establishing financial harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Permits the award of punitive damages if a claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the direct result of conduct manifesting conscious, flagrant indifference to safety. Establishes a two-year limitation of actions period for actions arising out of a general aviation accident. Declares the intent of the Congress that sanctions be strictly enforced for violations of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including orders to pay to the other party the reasonable costs of legal fees. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts, concurrently with State courts, for all civil actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident.

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for such loans and conditions under which States may subsidize such loans. Sets forth authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding such loans, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop minimum standards with respect to protection from shoreline erosion. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992.

Pipeline Safety Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Pipeline Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate regulations establishing Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety standards, including requirements for release detection, prevention, and correction, for the transportation of hazardous liquids and for pipeline facilities. Sets forth the factors which the Secretary may consider when promulgating such regulations. Permits the States to adopt standards or requirements that are more stringent than Federal standards or requirements. Makes the Federal standards and requirements applicable to both interstate and intrastate pipelines. (Currently such requirements apply only to interstate facilities.) Increases from $1,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty imposed for violations of this Act. Increases from $25,000 to $250,000 the criminal penalty imposed for violations of this Act. Amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to include within its coverage pipelines and pipeline facilities whether or not the liquids in such facilities have been included under such Act's coverage. Authorizes the commencement of citizens' civil action suits against the Secretary for failure to perform a duty under this Act. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to increase from $3,000,000 to $40,000,000 the fees assessed against hazardous liquids transported by pipelines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should enact legislation to return Conrail to the private sector through a public stock offering.

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) legislation should be enacted to require the Secretary of Transportation to work with the Congress to undertake a public offering of Conrail stock; and (2) such offering should be required to realize an amount equal to that assumed under the budget resolution.

Airline Computer Reservations Systems Arbitration Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Airline Computer Reservations Systems Arbitration Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide arbitration services for any participating air carrier or subscriber (ticket agent) who requests arbitration of any provision of a computer reservations system contract to which it is a party. Prescribes procedural guidelines for such arbitration.

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for eligibility for such loans and conditions under which States may subsidize such loans. Sets forth authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding such loans, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop minimum standards with respect to protection from shoreline erosion. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992.

A bill to require all automobiles sold in nonattainment areas in model year 1990 and thereafter to be capable of burning both methanol and gasoline.

United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1986

Amends the Clean Air Act to require that all automobiles sold in nonattainment areas model year 1990 and thereafter be capable of burning both methanol and gasoline.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to enter into a 50-year lease of the Metropolitan Washington Airports (Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport) with the Airports Authority (a public corporation established by this Act solely to operate such airports). States that such authority shall lapse two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth lease payments and conditions, including requirements that: (1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports be operated as a unit and as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area; (2) the real property constituting such airports be used only for airport purposes; (3) the Airports Authority (the Authority) be subject to certain requirements of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982; (4) the Authority may not change the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the High Density Rule at Washington National Airport; (5) the Authority shall continue all collective bargaining rights of Metropolitan Washington Airports employees; and (6) the Secretary must submit such 50-year lease to the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Airports Authority should: (1) pursue the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation of the facilities at the Metropolitan Washington Airports simultaneously; and (2) complete such improvement, construction, and rehabilitation within five years after the earliest date on which the Airports Authority issues bonds. Requires the Airports Authority to be a public corporate body with powers conferred upon it jointly by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified guidelines which include: (1) operation of Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes; (2) independence from the State and local governments of Virginia and the District of Columbia; (3) authority to issue bonds; (4) authority to acquire real and personal property; (5) authority to exercise the power of eminent domain within Virginia; and (6) authority to levy fees and enter into agreements. Sets forth conflict-of-interest provisions for members of the Board of Directors of such authority. Prescribes the membership and terms of the Airport Authority's board of directors, including the appointment of: (1) five members by the Governor of Virginia; (2) three members by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; (3) two members by the Governor of Maryland; and (4) one member by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the board of directors to establish a Board of Review (comprised of members of Congress) to review certain actions of such board of directors for approval or disapproval. Sets forth the membership and terms of such Board of Review. Sets forth guidelines for the protection of Federal employee interests during the five-year period, including: (1) retention of employees; (2) adoption of pre-transfer labor agreements; (3) credit for accrued annual and sick leave and seniority rights; (4) life and health insurance benefits; and (5) retention of pre-transfer retirement benefits. Requires the continuation during the 50-year lease term of all collective bargaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained by the Airports Authority. Confers upon the Airports Authority during the 50-year lease the same proprietary powers and restrictions with respect to Federal law as any other airport. Declares that the Metropolitan Washington Airports qualify as a "public airport" eligible for Federal assistance on the same basis as any comparable public airport operated by a regional authority. Grants the Commonwealth of Virginia concurrent police power authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and grants the Virginia courts jurisdiction over Washington National Airport. Makes the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission inapplicable to the Airports Authority, but requires the Airports Authority to consult with such Commission and with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation before undertaking actions which would materially alter either the exterior of the Dulles Terminal or the skyline of Washington National Airport. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (the Administrator) from altering the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the High Density Rule at Washington National Airport except for safety reasons. Authorizes the Secretary and the Airports Authority to extend the lease of the Metropolitan Washington Airports. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to: (1) repeal the rule which permits airlines to buy and sell landing rights at specified high density traffic airports; and (2) refrain from issuing any rule, regulation, or order regarding such airports that is inconsistent with this Act (thus prohibiting future rules permitting the transfer of landing rights). Sets forth transition provisions which: (1) retain the slot allocations in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) prohibit any slot transfers except for a trade of slots at the same airport. Requires the Administrator to establish a slot allocation method using either allocation by scheduling committee or allocation by sale or lease. Requires the Administrator to make slots available for foreign air transportation and essential air transportation. Declares that: (1) slot allocation is an exercise of the Administrator's authority to assign the use of navigable airspace; and (2) the use of a slot is an operating privilege within the Administrator's exclusive control and jurisdiction. Outlines the composition of slot allocation scheduling committees. Requires such committees to reach slot allocation agreements by a unanimous vote of the members present and voting. Makes such allocation agreements (including any committee deadlock-breaking mechanism employed by the Administrator) effective for a six-month period. Requires the Administrator to allocate slots by either lease or lottery if a scheduling committee is deadlocked. Requires the proceeds of such slot leases to be deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Authorizes air carriers to trade or sublease slots allocated by the Administrator as a result of a scheduling committee deadlock. Requires the Administrator to redistribute a minimum of five percent of available slots to air carriers not currently serving an airport (or that have fewer than eight slots at such airport) if the Administrator has allocated slots by lottery in order to break a scheduling committee deadlock. Authorizes air carriers to transfer slots acquired (from the Administrator) through either sale or lease. States that slots reserved for foreign or essential air transportation may only be traded for another slot at the same airport for foreign or essential air transportation. Requires a specified percentage of the gain from a slot transfer or disposition to be transferred to the Administrator for deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator may withdraw slots. Prohibits the withdrawal of foreign and essential air transportation reserved slots. States that the Administrator is not required to compensate an air or commuter carrier for such withdrawals. Prohibits the Administrator from imposing slot restrictions unless a report has been submitted to the Congress justifying the need for such restrictions. Requires the Administrator to: (1) biennially review and reauthorize (or eliminate) slot restrictions at high density airports; and (2) report to the Congress regarding such restrictions. Terminates such review authority upon its required completion date unless reauthorized by rule by the Administrator. Prohibits nonstop flights between Washington National Airport and any airport that is more than 1,000 statute miles away.

Travelers Security Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Travelers Security Act of 1986 - Title I: Transportation Security Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a Transportation Security Trust Fund (the Fund) in the Treasury. Imposes a one-half of one percent tax on the amount paid for transportation of any person by air, rail, or bus by common carrier within the United States. Title II: Transportation Security Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to make a grant from the Fund to the operator of a transportation facility for the implementation of an approved security program. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan from the Fund to the operator of a high risk foreign airport for the implementation of an approved security program. Requires the Secretary to publish a list of high risk foreign airports which shall include all foreign airports that present a greater than ordinary risk of terrorism to a significant number of U.S. citizens. Requires the operator of a transportation facility or high risk foreign airport, before applying for such a grant, to have a security systems analysis prepared for the facility or airport. Requires such analysis to be conducted by a person who is approved by the Secretary and who: (1) is primarily engaged in providing engineering and scientific research and development services; (2) is not a manufacturer or distributor of security equipment; (3) has a top secret security clearance; and (4) has demonstrated to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient expertise in security matters. Requires a security program to include the training of security personnel. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application for a grant or loan under this title unless the Secretary is satisfied that the security program is in accordance with the recommendations of the security systems analyst. Sets forth the method for applying for a grant and for approving such application. Requires the Secretary to maintain a list of: (1) all approved site security systems analysts; and (2) all approved transportation security training programs and program operators.

Safe Pipeline Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Safe Pipeline Act - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safey Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards requiring pipeline facilities operators to: (1) furnish appropriate local governments with detailed maps showing exact locations of pipeline facilities and a complete inventory and description of all substances transported through such facilities; (2) provide certain public safety agencies with such maps, inventories, and descriptions, including an operator's emergency and maintenance manual; (3) notify certain commercial and residential property owners of the location of certain pipeline facilities and of action to take if pipeline hazards are found; (4) post conspicuous signs on all public streets under which such pipeline facilities pass; (5) convert all required shut-off valves to automatic shut-off valves; (6) equip certain pipeline facilities with automatic shut-off valves; and (7) submit a complete inventory to the Secretary regarding all types of pipeline used in such operator's system. Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards to require testing and pipeline facilities inspections at specified intervals. Proscribes the siting of new pipelines within 150 feet of a residence, school, nursing home, hospital, or correctional institution, or any other permanently inhabited facility.

A bill requiring the development of hazardous materials emergency response procedures, prohibiting the transportation of hazardous materials in certain obsolete railroad tank cars, and requiring a study of railroad tank car design procedures.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

(Measure reconsidered and passed Senate, amended, roll call #255 (36-35)) Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop emergency response procedures for rail carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials. Prohibits any railroad tank car built before November 6, 1971, from being used for commercial transportation of hazardous materials unless such tank car meets all safety requirements imposed on tank cars built after such date. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of a study regarding the public safety considerations of railroad tank car design.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission, Virginia, for airport purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986

Delineates the conditions under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any restriction contained in a deed whereby the United States conveyed certain property in Newport News and York County, Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.

Railroad Service Retirement Credit Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1986

Railroad Service Retirement Credit Act of 1985 - Presents guidelines under which credits for employment service under the Railroad Retirement Act will apply to individuals who first became employees of the Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the National Mediation Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, or the Railroad Retirement Board on or before December 31, 1983. States that Federal civil service retirement deposits may not be required for certain creditable service. Denies any annuity entitlement under the Railroad Retirement Act to an individual eligible to receive an annuity under a civil service retirement plan.

Agriculture and Timber Products Shipper Protection Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1986

Agriculture and Timber Products Shipper Protection Act of 1986 - Delineates the essential terms of an agricultural commodities transportation contract which must be made available to the general public in tariff format. Deems any subsequent changes to such terms to be a new contract for purposes of this Act. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to promulgate within 60 days after enactment of this Act regulations which require such essential contract terms to be made available to the general public in tariff format. Extends from 30 days to 60 days the deadline for filing a complaint against a shipping contract. Directs the railroad contract rate advisory service to: (1) assess the impact on competition among agricultural shippers of contract rate variations for various shipments and published single car rates; and (2) report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment date of this Act. Prohibits certain rail carriers from requiring of any shipper a minimum number of more than 750 cars annually for timber products' transportation.

A bill to amend title 408 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to ensure the preservation of employee seniority rights in airline mergers and similar transactions.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1986

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 regarding airline mergers to require the acquiring air carrier, and the surviving collective bargaining representative, to develop integrated seniority ranking lists for all employee groups if the Secretary of Transportation determines that the seniority of an air carrier employee would be adversely affected by the pending airline merger. Authorizes the affected parties to refer to an arbitrator any irreconcilable differences regarding such integrated seniority ranking lists.

A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require certain information to be filed in registering the title of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit the registration or licensing of motor vehicles when the ownership is transferred in interstate commerce unless: (1) the application for a new certificate of title is accompanied by the prior owner's most recent registration card and title; and (2) the new certificate of title is printed in a specified manner and includes the odometer mileage. Prohibits State issuance of a registration card for a motor vehicle used in interstate commerce unless the application indicates the mileage of the motor vehicle on the application date. Authorizes States to submit alternative mileage disclosure requirements for the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. Provides that a motor vehicle auction company must maintain records showing: (1) the name of the most recent owner; (2) vehicle identification number; and (3) the odometer reading on the date the auction company took possession of the vehicle. Increases the civil penalty for violations of the odometer requirements from $1,000 to $2,000, and imposes a civil penalty in increments of $5,000 for subsequent violations. Increases the criminal penalty for such violations from one to three years maximum imprisonment, and provides for a mandatory imprisonment sentence of three years for second and subsequent convictions. Prohibits the probation, parole, or suspension of a sentence of a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation.

A bill to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to require airports receiving grants to be in compliance with airport security requirements.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to preclude approval of an airport project grant application unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that the applicant airport operator is in compliance with all relevant Federal regulations and requirements relating to airport security.

A bill to eliminate certain customs user fees.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 to eliminate the customs services fees imposed upon: (1) all arrivals made by private vessel or private aircraft; and (2) the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States. Eliminates the collection procedures for such fees.

Air Carrier Access Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1986

Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of such persons.

A bill to amend section 404 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons in air transportation.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) revise Federal regulations regarding the carriage of handicapped persons to ensure that all subparts of such regulations apply to all air carriers; (2) review air carrier procedures for the carriage of handicapped persons; and (3) direct that such procedures be brought into conformity with Federal regulations.

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to combat drug trafficking, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to permit the States to establish criminal penalties (including forfeiture of aircraft) for certain fraudulent activities regarding aircraft registration. Makes it mandatory for an aircraft operator to make an aircraft's certificate (or registration) available for inspection upon request by any law enforcement officer.

A bill to promote air safety, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and implement a new enforcement strategy for commercial aircraft inspection involving: (1) more frequent hands-on and en-route inspections; (2) periodic rotation of field inspectors from region to region; (3) programs designed to prevent the overscheduling of flight crews engaged in air commerce; and (4) a program to assure that the Military Airlift Command is promptly notified by the FAA whenever a contractor airline of such command has been cited for a safety violation. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide that upon conviction of an air carrier for either failure to file requisite reports, or the falsification of such reports, the criminal penalty shall include a fine in accordance with Federal criminal law, or a maximum term of five years' imprisonment, or both. Provides a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction of structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.) Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the maximum civil penalty which may be imposed for violation of certain administrative, security, and safety regulations by commercial aircraft operators. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any reprisal by an air carrier against any officer, employee, or contractor of such carrier for the lawful disclosure to a governmental entity (whistle blowing) regarding violations of such Act. Authorizes any person aggrieved by such a reprisal to bring a civil action. Prohibits certain FAA employees from accepting employment with any air carrier following their separation from the FAA, if, during the 24-month period preceding such separation, the employees had any direct control or responsibility over such air carrier in matters directly involving air safety. Imposes a $10,000 fine or three-month maximum imprisonment, or both, for violations of such prohibition.

A resolution authorizing and directing the appropriate committee or committees of the House or any authorized subcommittee thereof, to study the advisability and feasibility of establishing an independent air safety enforcement agency.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Directs the appropriate committee of the House of Representatives to: (1) study the advisability and feasibility of establishing an independent agency charged with the responsibility for enforcement of air safety in the field of aviation; and (2) report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the House at the earliest practicable date.

A bill to promote air safety and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and implement a new enforcement strategy for commercial aircraft inspection involving: (1) more frequent hands-on and en-route inspections; (2) periodic rotation of field inspectors from region to region; (3) programs designed to prevent the overscheduling of flight crews engaged in air commerce; and (4) a program to assure that the Military Airlift Command is promptly notified by the FAA whenever a contractor airline of such command has been cited for a safety violation. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide that upon conviction of an air carrier for either failure to file requisite reports, or the falsification of such reports, the criminal penalty shall include a fine in accordance with Federal criminal law, or a maximum term of five years' imprisonment, or both. Provides a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction of structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.) Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the maximum civil penalty which may be imposed for violation of certain administrative, security, and safety regulations by commercial aircraft operators. Prohibits certain FAA employees from accepting employment with any air carrier following their separation from the FAA if, during the 24-month period preceding such separation, the employees had any direct control or responsibility over such air carrier in matters directly involving air safety. Imposes a $10,000 fine or three-month maximum imprisonment, or both, for violations of such prohibition.

A bill authorizing and directing the Committee on Governmental Affairs, or any authorized subcommittee thereof, to study the advisability and feasibility of establishing an independent air safety enforcement agency.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

Directs the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs to: (1) study the advisability and feasibility of establishing an independent agency charged with the responsibility for enforcement of air safety in the field of aviation; and (2) report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date.

Household Goods Transport Competition Improvements Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

Household Goods Transport Competition Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law regarding interstate household goods transportation to prohibit specified terms which have anti-competitive effects from appearing in agency contracts between household goods moving firms and motor common carriers of household goods. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) consider the effects that pooling agreements between a motor common carrier of household goods and its agents may have upon the agent firms and all forms associated with such agent firms by common ownership; and (2) preserve the operational flexibility and competitive potentials of such agents and firms under common ownership with them.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL: RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY IN ROAD, RAIL AND INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT

European Union · European Commission · 22 July 1986

Liner Development Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1986

Liner Development Act of 1986 - Amends title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize and direct the Secretary of Transportation to enter into operating-differential subsidy (ODS) contracts with certain U.S. citizens who qualify for such subsidies under provisions of this Act for the operation of qualified vessels in the international trade. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to amend existing ODS contracts to reflect changes brought about by this Act. Outlines: (1) administrative provisions regarding such ODS contracts; and (2) eligibility requirements for those U.S. citizens wishing to enter into such ODS contracts. Requires amendments in existing ODS contracts to reflect the increased wage-differential payments permitted in such contracts as provided by this Act. Specifies certain Federal laws which shall not apply to ODS contracts as amended. Provides that no amendment to an existing ODS contract shall be construed as a termination of any contract entered into under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 or a release of any obligation of the United States under such contract. Limits U.S. liability for costs under certain amended ODS contracts to wage-differential costs. Defines such qualified vessels entitled to be operated under new and amended ODS contracts as certain kinds of liner vessels. Sets forth the terms and restrictions for new and amended ODS contracts, including: (1) the monthly payment of ODSs to contractors upon their verification of such amounts; (2) the determination of the amount of ODS to be paid to be based upon the numbers and ratings of U.S. officers and crews aboard such vessels; and (3) the requirement that all vessels under such contracts be manned by U.S. citizens and able to be converted into auxiliary naval vessels in time of war or national emergency. Provides for termination of ODS contracts after ten years, with possible renewals for additional ten-year periods. Provides that all such ODS contracts or amended contracts can only be further amended or rescinded upon the mutual agreement of the Secretary and the contractor involved. Outlines: (1) application procedures for entering into ODS contracts; and (2) procedures amending existing ODS contracts to bring them into conformity with contract changes in wage-differential payments made under this Act. Outlines terms and restrictions concerning the payment of subsidies by the Secretary to a contractor under an ODS contract. Limits, with exceptions, the amount of ODS payable annually to each contractor. Bases the amount of ODS payments to a contractor on the actual number of ship-years of operation by such contractor during that year. Authorizes specified payments for three years following the date of an amended contract to operators who on the date of enactment of this Act operated fewer than ten vessels, such payments to be used to construct, reconstruct, recondition, or charter eligible vessels or any marine-related equipment.

A bill to amend the national maximum speed limit law.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1986

Authorizes the States to raise the speed limit up to 65 miles per hour on highways on the Interstate System which are located outside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more.

Interstate Highway Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1986

Interstate Highway Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Act of 1986 - Amends the availability guidelines for apportionment of funds to the States for the Interstate Highway System to provide: (1) that such apportionments shall be available for expenditures in a State during the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such apportionments were earmarked (thus shortening the period in which such sums are available for obligation by a State); and (2) that apportionments which remain unobligated at the close of such succeeding fiscal year shall be made available to the States for rehabilitation or reconstruction projects on the Interstate System. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to set aside for such projects $300,000,000 before any apportionments are made for a fiscal year beginning after 1986. Conditions the availability of such funds upon a determination by the Secretary that a State is willing and able to: (1) obligate such funds within an immediate one-year period; (2) apply the funds to a ready-to-commence project; and (3) begin construction within the 90-day period immediately following the obligation date of such funds. Requires the Secretary to give priority consideration to projects: (1) costing more than $10,000,000; and (2) involving either high-volume traffic in large urban areas or high-volume truck traffic in rural areas.

A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to permit States to monitor certain Federal-aid primary roads with speed limits less than 55 miles per hour for purposes of determining compliance with the national maximum speed limit.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1986

Permits States which have a general speed limit less than the national maximum to monitor (for purposes of compliance with the national 55-mile-per-hour speed limit) Federal-aid primary highways posted at less than a 55-miles-per-hour. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion previously withheld Federal funds to any State from which they were withheld for failure to comply with enforcement of the national 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, if such State is now found to be in compliance.

projet de loi modifiant la loi n° 66-420 du 18 juin 1966 sur les contrats d'affrètement et de transport maritimes, modifiée par la loi n° 79-1103 du 21 décembre 1979

France · Senate · 11 July 1986

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 8 July 1986. # George Noel Newstead v Department of Transport and Her Majesty's Treasury. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Employment Appeal Tribunal - United Kingdom. # Equal treatment for men and women - Pension for surviving spouse - Requirement to contribute. # Case 192/85.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 July 1986

AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) LAYING DOWN THE PROCEDURE FOR THE RULES ON COMPETITION APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS IN THE AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR

European Union · European Commission · 3 July 1986

AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 85 ( 3 ) OF THE TREATY TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF AGREEMENTS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES IN THE AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR

European Union · European Commission · 3 July 1986

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A MEDIUM TERM PROGRAMME FOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

European Union · European Commission · 27 June 1986

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL ON THE OPERATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 83/416/EEC OF 25 JULY 1983 CONCERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF SCHEDULED INTER-REGIONAL AIR SERVICES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS, MAIL AND CARGO BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

European Union · European Commission · 27 June 1986

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL MEDIUM-TERM TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

European Union · European Commission · 27 June 1986

A bill to amend the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 861 et seq.) and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Amends the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920 to authorize the United States as mortgagee to enforce a preferred mortgage lien in a suit under such Act. Requires the U.S. district court hearing such a suit to either appoint a receiver to operate or supervise the operation of the vessel for which the preferred mortgage lien suit is pending.

A bill to increase the obligation limitations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1986

Increases the obligation limitations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for 1986 through 1990 (except for emergency relief projects and national minimum drinking age programs). Prescribes allocation guidelines under which the Secretary of Transportation is directed to distribute the obligation limitation for FY 1987 through 1990. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which have been apportioned or allocated to a State; (2) revise a distribution of the funds made available for FY 1987 through 1990 if a State will not obligate the amount distributed during such fiscal year; (3) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during such fiscal year (giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds); and (4) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative expenses, Federal lands highways, and the Strategic Highway Research Program. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to repeal the obligation limitations set therein.

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1986

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1986 - Declares as a policy of the Congress that States should: (1) protect natural resources and habitat areas; (2) guarantee recreational exploration of shipwreck sites; and (3) allow for appropriate public or private sector recovery of shipwrecks which protect the historical values and environmental integrity of the shipwrecks and their sites. Allows any person engaging in the recovery of a shipwreck to which a State asserts title to receive reasonable compensation for such recovery. Directs the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to publish, within six months after the enactment of this Act, advisory guidelines for the protection of shipwrecks and properties. Provides that the United States asserts title to any abandoned shipwreck that is: (1) substantially buried in submerged lands of a State; (2) in coralline formations protected by a State on its submerged lands; or (3) on submerged lands of a State when such shipwreck is included or eligible for inclusion in the National Register, and the public is given adequate notice of the location of the shipwreck. Declares that any title to abandoned shipwrecks asserted under such conditions is transferred to the State in or on whose submerged lands the shipwreck is located. States that any abandoned shipwreck in or on the public lands of the United States (except the Outer Continental Shelf) is the property of the United States.

86/257/EEC: Council Decision of 18 June 1986 accepting, on behalf of the Community, the recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council of 16 June 1982 concerning the use of a code for the representation of modes of transport

European Union · EUR-Lex · 18 June 1986