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12 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her Department have yet completed their consideration of the consultants report on the costs and benefits of the proposed upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast rail line; whether any decision has yet been made on the issue; if any further discussions are planned with the authorities in Northern Ireland and the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

12 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her Department have yet completed their consideration of the consultants report on the costs and benefits of the proposed upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast rail line; whether any decision has yet been made on the issue; if any further discussions are planned with the authorities in Northern Ireland and the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

11 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the departmental budget for entertainment expenses for each of the last five years together with the estimated figure for 1992; and if she will make a statement on the trend indicated.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

11 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the departmental budget for entertainment expenses for each of the last five years together with the estimated figure for 1992; and if she will make a statement on the trend indicated.

24 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline her proposals for the expansion of rural tourism projects, under the proposed 1994-99 tourism Structural Funds programme.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

24 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline her proposals for the expansion of rural tourism projects, under the proposed 1994-99 tourism Structural Funds programme.

10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether she has made a presentation to the European Commission as to the Government's proposals on the future development of the tourism industry in the European Community; and the way in which these proposals if passed will affect Ireland.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether she has made a presentation to the European Commission as to the Government's proposals on the future development of the tourism industry in the European Community; and the way in which these proposals if passed will affect Ireland.

9 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether Iarnród Éireann have brought to her attention plans for an expansion/introduction of commuter services on the Leixlip, Maynooth, Kilcock, Enfield line; whether detailed plans and costs have been outlined; if a submission has been received in relation to capital requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

9 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether Iarnród Éireann have brought to her attention plans for an expansion/introduction of commuter services on the Leixlip, Maynooth, Kilcock, Enfield line; whether detailed plans and costs have been outlined; if a submission has been received in relation to capital requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

7 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline the procedures in her Department governing requests for permission for trans-atlantic flights to overfly Shannon when there are adverse weather conditions there; if her attention has been drawn to reports that flight EI 133, due to leave Shannon at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 March, was delayed for over 24 hours due to a combination of factors including delays in securing departmental permission to overfly Shannon because of weather conditions; whether she intends to review the procedures so that, in exceptional circumstances where permission for overflights may be necessary, it is forthcoming, in reasonable time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

7 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline the procedures in her Department governing requests for permission for trans-atlantic flights to overfly Shannon when there are adverse weather conditions there; if her attention has been drawn to reports that flight EI 133, due to leave Shannon at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 March, was delayed for over 24 hours due to a combination of factors including delays in securing departmental permission to overfly Shannon because of weather conditions; whether she intends to review the procedures so that, in exceptional circumstances where permission for overflights may be necessary, it is forthcoming, in reasonable time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

6 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her attention has been drawn to the inadequacy of the existing rolling stock and the effects of same on the quality of service of Iarnród Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the general levels of standards of both the rolling stock and the service provided by the company.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

6 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her attention has been drawn to the inadequacy of the existing rolling stock and the effects of same on the quality of service of Iarnród Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the general levels of standards of both the rolling stock and the service provided by the company.

5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline the information available to her Department on the likely content of the EC Green Paper on the Postal Services; if she will further outline the implications for An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline the information available to her Department on the likely content of the EC Green Paper on the Postal Services; if she will further outline the implications for An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

8 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has received any submission from the Independent Radio and Television Commission regarding proposals for the restructuring of Irish broadcasting; if she will outline the main points of any such submission; if she will outline her attitude to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

8 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has received any submission from the Independent Radio and Television Commission regarding proposals for the restructuring of Irish broadcasting; if she will outline the main points of any such submission; if she will outline her attitude to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

4 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether she has requested the Independent Radio and Television Commission to examine the Broadcasting Act, 1990, with a view to possible changes; if so, whether she has received any recommendations from the Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

4 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether she has requested the Independent Radio and Television Commission to examine the Broadcasting Act, 1990, with a view to possible changes; if so, whether she has received any recommendations from the Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

26 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has recently made a submission to the EC seeking economic aid to help subsidise air and sea freight services with a view to helping Irish exports compete; if so, if she will outline the response to the submission, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

26 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has recently made a submission to the EC seeking economic aid to help subsidise air and sea freight services with a view to helping Irish exports compete; if so, if she will outline the response to the submission, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

3 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her attention has been drawn to the proposal at the recent IMI conference for an air bridge between Ireland and continental Europe; whether the Government have given any consideration to this proposal, and if they will carry out a feasibility study of same in order to provide improved air freight traffic access between Ireland and Luxembourg.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

3 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her attention has been drawn to the proposal at the recent IMI conference for an air bridge between Ireland and continental Europe; whether the Government have given any consideration to this proposal, and if they will carry out a feasibility study of same in order to provide improved air freight traffic access between Ireland and Luxembourg.

2 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself with the arrangements made by Bord Fáilte regarding the terms of employment for all of their staff who work at home and abroad; if she has any plans to enter into negotiations to review the present system.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 1992

2 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself with the arrangements made by Bord Fáilte regarding the terms of employment for all of their staff who work at home and abroad; if she has any plans to enter into negotiations to review the present system.

Program for Greater Stability and Support (PROGRESS) for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1992

Program for Greater Stability and Support (PROGRESS) for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1992 - Sets forth policies on the provision of trade benefits and other assistance to the independent states of the former Soviet Union (members of the Commonwealth of Independent States), including prohibitions on assistance to Communist party organizations. Makes an independent state eligible for such assistance only if the President reports to the Congress that the state is taking steps toward: (1) political pluralism; (2) economic reform and a market economy; (3) respect for human rights; and (4) building a friendly relationship with the United States. Declares that the United States, in providing such assistance, should: (1) avoid equating the amount of funds used for assistance with success; (2) encourage and facilitate technical advice on establishing free market economies; and (3) encourage cultural and educational exchanges between U.S. nongovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations in the independent states that are committed to democracy and free market economies. States that the President should consider property rights, business regulations, the informal sector, wage and price controls, taxation, trade policy, restrictions on investment and capital flows, the size of the state sector, and the banking sector, in determining whether such assistance should be provided. Declares that the United States should encourage U.S. companies to bid on contracts to improve infrastructure in the independent states and assist companies in applying for such contracts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include eligible independent states of the former Soviet Union within the definition of a beneficiary country for purposes of permitting tax deductions for conventions held in such states. Increases the tax exclusion for income earned in the independent states. Encourages the President to: (1) negotiate with the independent states to establish tax sparing treaties; and (2) reduce trade barriers with such states wherever possible. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that Overseas Private Investment Corporation programs shall not be prohibited in the independent states. Directs the program coordinator of U.S. assistance for the independent states to establish a Business Information Center System to serve as a central clearinghouse and data resource service for U.S. businesses and businesses in the independent states by providing information relating to: (1) business conditions in the independent states; (2) legal and regulatory information needed by U.S. companies seeking to do business in such states; (3) investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies; and (4) voluntary assistance efforts to the independent states. Requires information to be made available to local enterprises in the independent states seeking trade or investment with the United States through trade information centers. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth a matching requirement for U.S. businesses receiving such funding. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to establish a Center for Political Education for the Former Soviet Union to provide training and experience for leaders in the independent states with the Congress, in U.S. political campaigns, and with U.S. media and businesses, by awarding Congressional Gift of Democracy Fellowships. Sets forth a matching requirement for nongovernmental organizations chosen to award such fellowships. Limits fellowships to a five-month period. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop a management training program for business people and government officials from the independent states. Makes Small Business Development Center Program and Senior Corps of Retired Executives funds available to carry out this program. Commends the Peace Corps and the Small Business Administration for developing the Business to Business Program to teach buiness and management skills to the independent states. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish a task force to review, and recommend revisions to, AID's regulations governing the application process for private voluntary organizations and businesses to receive AID funding for activities relating to the independent states.

Aviation Noise Limit Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1992

Aviation Noise Limit Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to develop a staged plan to reduce by at least 75 percent on or before January 1, 2001, the number of individuals residing in residential areas in the vicinity of an airport who are exposed to a yearly day-night average sound level of 60 decibels or above. Requires the Secretary in developing such plan to consider various methods for aviation noise reduction, including soundproofing, relocation incentives, use of quieter aircraft, operations restrictions, and revision of air routes. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to make airspace traffic changes in residential areas if they will not result in an increase in aviation noise. Requires the Secretary to assume responsibility for compliance with the requirements of this Act with respect to all non-military aviation activity.

Nuclear Weapons Reduction Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1992

Nuclear Weapons Reduction Act of 1992 - Declares that it shall be the goal of the United States to: (1) significantly and continuously reduce the number of nuclear weapons in all countries through a stage-by-stage process; (2) achieve, through negotiations with former Soviet republics, the elimination of all nuclear weapons in such republics, except for the Russian Federation, as soon as possible; (3) reach agreement as soon as possible with the Russian Federation to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in each country's arsenal to a level of approximately 2,500 warheads; (4) begin negotiations with the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, France, and China to further reduce the number of such weapons to approximately 1,000 weapons each for the Russian Federation and the United States, with lower levels for the other countries; (5) conduct negotiations with such countries and with other countries to make further reductions in nuclear arsenals; (6) provide immediate U.S. assistance to disable, transport, store, and dismantle former Soviet nuclear weapons and missiles and to identify alternative employment opportunities for former Soviet nuclear weapons designers and technicians; (7) achieve a worldwide, verifiable agreement to end by 1995 the production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium for weapons purposes and to place existing stockpiles under bilateral or international controls; and (8) strengthen and expand multilateral regimes to prevent countries from developing nuclear weapons or their components and to create international mechanisms to enforce these regimes.

Judgment of the Court of 19 May 1992.#Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Transport - Tax on the use of roads by heavy goods vehicles.#Case C-195/90.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 19 May 1992

Water Resources Development Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1992

Water Resources Development Act of 1992 - Title I: Project Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to carry out public works projects in the following locations for improvements to navigation, flood control, and ecosystem restoration: (1) Southeast Alaska Harbors of Refuge, Alaska; (2) Whiteman's Creek, Arkansas; (3) American River Watershed, California; (4) Morro Bay Harbor, California; (5) Sacramento Metro Area, California; (6) Rio Grande Alamosa, Colorado; (7) Delaware River Mainstem and Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; (8) Canaveral Harbor, Florida; (9) Kissimee River, Florida; (10) Port Everglades Harbor, Florida; (11) Savannah Harbor, Georgia and South Carolina; (12) Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky; (13) Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana; (14) Saugus River and Tributaries, Massachusetts; (15) Las Vegas Wash and Tributaries, Nevada; (16) Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina; (17) West Onslow and New River Inlet, North Carolina; (18) Lackawanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania; (19) Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4 Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; (20) Rio Grande De Loiza, Puerto Rico; (21) Sargent Beach, Texas; and (22) Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas. Modifies projects at the following locations with respect to coastal storm protection, storm water collection, flood control beach erosion control and hurricane protection, navigation, and water quality improvement: (1) Virginia Beach, Virginia; (2) South Fork of the Zumbro River, Rochester, Minnesota; (3) Moorefield and Petersburg, West Virginia; (4) Buena Vista, Virginia; (5) Westhampton Beach, New York; (6) Jones inlet, New York; (7) Buffomville Lake, Massachusetts; (8) French River, Connecticut and Massachusetts; and (9) Clear Creek, Texas. Reauthorizes the project for flood control at: (1) Perry Creek, Sioux City, Iowa; and (2) Green Bay Levee District, Iowa. Title II: Project Related Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement a plan for modifying the channel bypass element of the Levisa Fork, Kentucky, project for water quality improvement in and restoration of Pikeville Lake, Kentucky. Authorizes appropriations. Bars the Secretary from proceeding with the divestiture of locks and dams five through 14 on the Kentucky River, Kentucky, until the Secretary has complied with the terms of a specified Memorandum of Understanding. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a comprehensive five-year and 20-year sediment management strategy for the Toledo River (and authorizes the Secretary to conduct the engineering and construction activities necessary to implement the five-year strategy); and (2) establish the William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center at Mount Morris Dam, Mount Morris, New York. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to proceed with the project for the Richmond, Virginia, Filtration Plant. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) maintain navigation access to, and berthing areas at, all currently operating public and private commercial dock facilities associated with or having access to the Federal navigation project on the Columbia, Snake, and Clearwater Rivers from Bonneville Dam to and including Lewiston, Idaho, at a depth commensurate with the Federal navigation project; (2) complete the shore protection measures on Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island; and (3) reconstruct the Allendale Dam in North Providence, Rhode Island. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 to make specified modifications with respect to the effective date of the local cooperation agreement with the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia and reimbursement for the Federal share of beach nourishment at the Virginia Beach periodic nourishment project. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to correct the design deficiency associated with the project for flood control at Ellenville, New York. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) undertake an environmental restoration project along the banks of the White River in Indianapolis, Indiana; and (2) design and construct projects for combined sewer overflow (CSO) prevention for specified areas across the country. Sets forth provisions regarding project design and costs for the latter. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to maintain the authorized Federal navigation channel at Port Orford, Oregon. Title III: General Provisions - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of: (1) 1986 to authorize appropriations for dam safety; and (2) 1974 to provide that up to half the non-Federal contribution for the cost-sharing program may be made by the provision of in-kind services, and to define "State" to include Indian tribes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a program to share the cost of managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public and private entities to provide for operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction where such facilities and resources are being maintained at complete Federal expense; and (3) accept contributions of funds, materials, and services from such entities for purposes of this provision. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary to charge fees (to be deposited into the special Treasury account for the Corps of Engineers) for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, but not for the use or provision of drinking water, way side exhibits, general purpose roads, overlook sites, toilet facilities, or general visitor information. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to repeal a provision barring a Federal agency, at each lake or reservoir under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers where camping is permitted, from charging a user fee for providing at least one primitive campground containing designated campsites, sanitary facilities, and vehicular access. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, and creation of aquatic and ecologically-related habitats, including wetlands, in connection with dredging for construction, operation, or maintenance of an authorized navigation project. Specifies that such projects shall be undertaken, subject to appropriations and Federal cost-sharing limitations, in any case where the Secretary finds that: (1) the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the project justify the cost; and (2) such project will not result in any further environmental degradation. Specifies that any such project shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into a cooperative agreement, according to specified provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1970, under which such interests agree to: (1) provide 25 percent of the cost associated with the project, including provision of all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary relocations; and (2) pay 100 percent of the cost of operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project. Authorizes appropriations. Sets limits on the Federal share of the cost of each project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to revise provisions with respect to cost-sharing for disposal of dredged sand on beaches. Requires the Secretary to give consideration to the schedule of the State or political subdivision in providing its share of funds for the placing of such sand on the beaches of such State or subdivision and, to the maximum extent practicable, to accommodate such schedule. Makes the political subdivision responsible for providing payments required under such Act in lieu of the State. Specifies that amounts recovered under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for any response action taken by the Secretary in support of the Army Civil Works Program shall be credited to the principal appropriation from which the costs of such action has been paid or will be charged. Authorizes the Secretary, in accomplishing the maintenance, rehabilitation, and modernization of hydroelectric power generating facilities at water resources projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, to increase the efficiency of energy production or the capacity of these facilities if, after consulting with other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary determines that such uprating: (1) is economically justified and financially feasible; (2) will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts or effects on the purposes for which the project is authorized; and (3) will not involve major structural or operational changes in the project. Authorizes the Secretary, at a water resources project where the non-Federal interest is responsible for performing the operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation of the project and the Government is responsible for paying a portion of such costs, to: (1) provide a payment of the estimated total Federal share of such costs (based on a specified formula) to the non-Federal interest after completion of project construction; and (2) make a payment only if the non-Federal interest has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to perform the operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation of the project, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to accept contributions of cash, funds, materials, and services from nonprofit private and non-Federal public entities for environmental protection and restoration. Extends the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission to include Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Authorizes the Secretary to remove a sunken barge from waters off the shore of the Narragansett Town Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide financial assistance to: (1) pay the costs of construction and equipment for an Upper Mississippi River Environmental Education Center to be located in Winona, Minnesota; and (2) share the costs of planning, engineering design, construction, and equipment for the North American Wildlife and Prairie Wetlands Interpretive Center to be constructed near Medina, North Dakota. Sets forth additional requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the use of flood emergency funds to repair and restore protective beaches damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action other than of an ordinary nature when such repair and restoration is necessary to provide a level of protection equivalent to that provided prior to such damage or destruction and when requested by the Governor. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that credits for project lands, easements, relocations, and rights-of-way include full value of foregone royalties on subsurface minerals, such as sand, where State royalty schedules have been established on the commercial mining of such resources. Limits design and construction costs assigned to projects under such Act for purposes of cost-sharing by non-Federal interests to the direct costs of such projects (and excludes any departmental overhead or general and administrative overhead costs). Makes this provision applicable to projects authorized in this or subsequent Acts and to cost-sharing agreements for projects not specifically authorized by the Congress entered into after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary and the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate an annual review of the environmental research activities conducted at their respective research facilities. Extends the time of transfer of lands and management responsibilities with respect to specified portions of the Cross Florida Barge Canal project. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to investigate and carry out saltmarsh restoration projects along the coastline of the State of Connecticut, subject to specified cost-sharing requirements. Directs the Secretary, for purposes of formulating, evaluating, and displaying the benefits and costs of any water resources project that involves beach renourishment, or that involves inlet dredging or other navigation improvements that are likely to affect erosion patterns on beaches adjacent to such project, to address: (1) economic costs to the State of not placing beach-quality sand on eroded or eroding beaches; and (2) cost savings, if any, that may be achieved by restoring or renourishing eroded or eroding beaches during a dredging or other navigation project as compared to performing such restoration or renourishment at a later date as a separate project. Specifies that the Secretary shall consider the protection of coastal resources through placement of beach quality sand on beaches as being in the public interest whenever such sand would otherwise be disposed of offshore. Requires the Secretary to establish by regulation a process for development of long-range plans for financing and execution of projects for beach nourishment and inlet management within each affected State. Sets forth minimum requirements with respect to such process and the amendment or termination of such plans. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Infrastructure Technology, Research and Development - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) engage in research, development, and technology transfer activities with respect to water and related land resources and water transportation, and test, develop, or assist non-Federal entities in development of new technology; (2) engage in activities to inform the U.S. Maritime Industry and Port Authorities of technological innovations abroad that could significantly improve waterborne transportation in the United States, both inland and deep draft; and (3) coordinate water resources-related research efforts with those national centers and institutes focused on the development of new technology and solutions to the problems associated with the nation's infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a cooperative agreement with the National Center for Infrastructure Studies, Columbia University, New York City, and its consortium of universities, to accelerate the development of new technology in infrastructure; and (2) contract with the National Center for implementation of such a cooperative agreement. Specifies that: (1) such cooperation between the National Center, the Army Corps of Engineers, and its research facilities shall focus on the development of solutions to national water and waterway related infrastructure problems, including the disposal of dredged material; and (2) cooperative activities shall include an assessment of high-speed commercial water transportation, vessels, and infrastructure needs, and that in addition to general cargo carriers, high-speed water passenger transport at and in the vicinity of congested coastal urban areas shall be included. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct such studies as necessary to provide a report to the Congress on the state of the National Ports and Harbors system of the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator of the EPA and the Secretary: (1) based upon a review of specified decontamination technologies, to jointly select removal, pre- and post-treatment and decontamination technologies for contaminated marine sediments for a decontamination project in the New York/New Jersey Harbor; and (2) upon selection, to jointly implement a four-year program of selected technologies to assess their effectiveness in rendering sediments acceptable for unrestricted ocean disposal, beneficial reuse, or both. Provides for continuous review and evaluation of selected technologies, the joint development of an outyear management program, and reevaluation and updating of the program each year in light of the findings of the Administrator and Secretary and the comments of an advisory panel (established pursuant to this Act). Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to jointly recommend three additional sites and select appropriate technologies for marine sediment decontamination projects to be implemented on the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and the West Coasts during FY 1995 through 1997. Provides for the establishment of an advisory panel (comprised of academic and agency scientists) for each decontamination project to advise the Administrator and the Secretary on technology review, technology selection, and decontamination program implementation. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Environmental Infrastructure Facilities for Economically Distressed Areas - Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance (the Office) within the Directorate of Civil Works of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, to: (1) manage projects pursuant to this title; and (2) provide information and guidance to communities in economically distressed areas with respect to financial analysis and planning, assessment of feasibility of eligible projects under this title, and such economic and organizational issues as regionalization of environmental infrastructure facilities, reform of existing rate structures, and operation of special management districts (and, in cooperation with the Administrator, provide information and guidance to communities on issues related to construction, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of environmental infrastructure facilities). Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an environmental infrastructure assistance program administered through the Office; (2) use funds under this title for the construction of wastewater treatment works, public water systems, and solid waste management facilities; and (3) use funds under this title for an eligible project only if the project is publicly owned. Specifies that funds provided for the implementation of this title shall be available only for environmental infrastructure projects located in an economically distressed area serving a population of less than 25,000. Authorizes the Governor of any State to submit to the Secretary a State priority project plan, which shall include a list of: (1) economically distressed areas in the State, other than a Federal Indian reservation, including such information qualifying such areas as the Secretary deems necessary and appropriate; (2) specific projects eligible for financial assistance and information concerning the nature, benefits, costs, and expected long-term operations of the projects; and (3) eligible projects ranked in priority order for the fiscal year with respect to which assistance is sought. Requires: (1) the Administrator to submit to the Secretary a priority project plan for eligible projects on Federal Indian reservations; and (2) the Secretary to establish by regulation such additional requirements for a State priority project plan as appropriate. Directs the Secretary to develop and submit to the Congress a national economically distressed area environmental infrastructure assistance plan, which shall include: (1) for any plan that is not an initial plan, a description of the efforts of the Secretary to implement the provisions of this title in the preceding year; (2) a list of all State environmental infrastructure priority projects; (3) such list, ranked in an order which, in the judgment of the Secretary, gives highest priority to projects with the greatest public health and environmental benefits, serving communities facing the greatest financial hardships associated with the project, and ranked highest by the Governor; and (4) a status report of any projects in progress or under construction. Bars the Secretary from listing such a project if, in the judgment of the Secretary, the project does not meet the eligibility requirements of this title. Requires the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds, to enter into local cooperation agreements with appropriate local governments for the planning, design, and construction of such environmental infrastructure projects. Sets forth requirements with respect to such agreements, project priorities, project management, and consistency with planning requirements. Directs the Administrator to publish guidelines for the design of wastewater treatment works, public water systems, and solid waste disposal facilities which: (1) describe the basic design standards to be applied in the planning of environmental infrastructure facilities; (2) identify appropriate engineering specifications for construction of environmental infrastructure facilities based on an expected operational life of 20 years; (3) establish such minimum standards of planning, engineering, design, and construction as are considered appropriate by the Administrator; and (4) assure that any facility constructed will comply with all applicable Federal and State environmental laws. Requires the Administrator to periodically review and revise the guidelines. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Contaminated Sediment and Ocean Dumping - National Contaminated Sediment Assessment and Management Act - Establishes a National Contaminated Sediment Task Force. Directs the Administrator to conduct: (1) a comprehensive national survey of data regarding aquatic sediment quality in the United States, including compilation of all existing information on the quantity, chemical and physical composition, and geographic location of pollutants in aquatic sediment; and (2) a comprehensive and continuing program to assess aquatic sediment quality. Sets forth reporting requirements. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) to: (1) include a declaration by the Congress that it is the goal of the United States to eliminate the dumping of dredged materials containing contaminants in excess of marine water or sediment standards under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) into ocean waters; and (2) specify that no permit or dumping authorization shall be issued for a dumping of material that, in the case of a dump site located in the territorial sea, will violate water quality standards or contains contaminants in quantities in excess of sediment quality standards adopted pursuant to the FWPCA, or, in the case of any other dump site, will violate water quality criteria or contains contaminants in quantities in excess of sediment quality criteria published pursuant to the FWPCA. (Current law states that no permit shall be issued for a dumping of material which will violate applicable water quality standards.) Specifies that: (1) in any case in which the Administrator disagrees with the Secretary's determination as to compliance with the criteria or restrictions (currently, criteria) established pursuant to the MPRSA relating to the effects of the dumping or specified restrictions relating to critical areas and site management plans (currently, critical areas), the determination of the Administrator shall prevail; and (2) if the Secretary finds that, in the disposition of dredged material, there is no economically feasible method or site available other than a dumping site the utilization of which would result in noncompliance with such criteria or restrictions (currently, criteria), he shall so certify and request a special permit from the Administrator (currently, a waiver of the specific requirements involved). Requires the Administrator: (1) within 90 (currently, 30) days of the receipt of the special permit (currently, waiver) request, to grant such permit (currently, waiver), subject to specified conditions; and (2) in reviewing a request for such a permit, to provide for public notice and comment. Authorizes States to adopt only such criteria, standards, rules, or regulations (to be transmitted to the Administrator and Secretary, who shall assure compliance) relating to the dumping of materials into ocean waters within the jurisdiction of the State which are more stringent and protective of such waters and sediment than those adopted under the MPRSA. (Under current law, no State shall adopt or enforce any rule or regulation relating to such activity, but may propose to the Administrator criteria related to ocean dumping, which the Administrator may adopt if not inconsistent with such Act, subject to specified requirements.) Directs the Administrator: (1) to designate sites or time periods for dumping that will mitigate the adverse impact on the environment to the greatest extent practicable (current law authorizes the Secretary to designate recommended sites or times); and (2) in any case where the Administrator determines that, with respect to certain materials, it is necessary to prohibit dumping at a site or during a time period, to prohibit the dumping during such time period (under current law, when necessary to protect critical areas, sites or times within which certain materials may not be dumped). Specifies that this prohibition shall apply to any dumping at the site or during such time period. Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a site management plan for each site designated, including: (1) baseline assessment of environmental conditions at the site and in adjacent areas that may be affected by the dumping activity as if dumping had never occurred; (2) special management conditions or practices to be implemented at each site that are necessary for the protection of the environment; (3) a program of monitoring for each site; (4) the anticipated use and management of the site over the 20-year period following the date of preparation of the plan; (5) a schedule of review and revision of the plan; and (6) such other requirements and conditions as the Administrator considers necessary. Specifies that: (1) after January 1, 1993, no site shall receive a final designation unless a management plan has been developed pursuant to the MPRSA; and (2) beginning on January 1, 1995, no permit or authorization for dumping shall be issued for a site designated pursuant to such Act unless a site management plan has been adopted for such site. Directs the Administrator to: (1) develop a site management plan for any site designated prior to January 1, 1993, as expeditiously as practicable, giving consideration to development plans for designated sites that are considered to have the greatest impact on the environment; and (2) provide for public review and comment on site designation actions, and hold a public hearing on any proposed designation or management plan development, revision, or redesignation in the region in which the site that is the subject of the management plan is located. Requires that permits issued with respect to the dumping permit program for dredged material: (1) designate and include such requirements, limitations, or conditions as necessary to assure consistency with any site management plan approved pursuant to the MPRSA (currently, the length of time for which the permits are valid and their expiration date), and special provisions that the Administrator or the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary to control and prevent pollution of waters and sediment in the area of the dredging project from on-shore and related facilities subject to the control of the entity seeking a permit; and (2) be issued for a period of up to three years. Specifies that any person who: (1) knowingly violates any provision of, or regulation promulgated or permit issued under, this title shall be fined under the Federal criminal code, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both (currently, fined up to $50,000, imprisoned for up to one year, or both); and (2) is convicted of such a violation shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting or derived from any proceeds that the person obtained as a result of such violation, and any of the property of the person which was used, or intended to be used, to commit or facilitate the commission of the violation. Provides that any vessel used to commit an act for which such a penalty is imposed under the MPRSA shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the United States under procedures established for seizure and forfeiture of conveyances under the Controlled Substances Act, with exceptions. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Studies - Authorizes and directs the Secretary to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Ohio River and Tributaries and other pertinent reports to determine whether modifications of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the present time, with particular reference to improvements for water and related land resource needs. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the economic benefits of Federal and significant non-Federal shore protection activities in the Mid-Atlantic region from New York to Virginia, assessing: (1) the public investment in such activities; (2) damage incurred by such shore protection activities by the coastal storms of October 1991 and January 1992; (3) the prevention of damage by such storms to coastal and upland resources as a result of such shore protection activities; and (4) the extent to which the prevention of damage to coastal and upland resources is considered in benefit-cost ratios for shore protection activities. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture to study problems associated with flooding in Harrison County, Mississippi. Specifies that such Secretaries shall jointly conduct a reconnaissance study of such county and specified bodies of water and associated watersheds. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to study the need for navigation improvements in Reynolds Channel and the connecting State Boat Channel between Captree Island and Oak Beach. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to review the reports of the Chief of Engineers and other pertinent documents pertaining to Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York, and to make recommendations concerning storm damage prevention, recreation, environmental restoration, and other purposes. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to study the need for erosion protection along the East River, New York, in the vicinity of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, with a view toward mitigating the deleterious effects of drift removal on protecting the adjacent shoreline from erosion. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a reconnaissance and feasibility study of remediation of contaminated sediments in Lake Champlain and the Narrows of Lake Champlain. Specifies that: (1) such activities shall be coordinated with the State of Vermont and the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Vermont; and (2) funds previously expended by such State and the Water Resources Research Institute in investigating sediment contamination shall be considered toward any joint funding requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a reconnaissance and feasibility study of providing additional: (1) boat access points on Lake Champlain; and (2) flood protection for Montpelier, Vermont. Directs the Board of Engineers to conduct an evaluation of long-term coastal dredged material disposal needs along the Maine and New Hampshire coasts. Specifies that, beginning in 1995, any dredged material resulting from a project proposed as a result of this study shall be disposed of at a site permanently designated by the EPA pursuant to the MPRSA. Authorizes funds to conduct this study. Authorizes and directs the Secretary, in studying the feasibility of Federal improvements to the St. John's River Channel, to: (1) examine the commercial and military uses of the Channel in those areas traversed by both military and commercial vessels; and (2) coordinate their efforts with the Department of the Navy to utilize available studies and resources which project future military dredging needs in the Channel. Requests the Chief of Engineers to review his report on central and southern Florida and other pertinent reports, with a view to determining whether modifications to the existing project are advisable at the present time due to significantly changed physical, biological, demographic, or economic conditions.

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters amending the exchanges of letters on transit signed together with the Association Agreement on 16 December 1991 between the European Communities and their Member States and the CSFR and to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the CSFR as well as exchanges of letters replacing the exchanges of letters on infrastructure signed together with the Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the CSFR and with the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the CSFR

European Union · European Commission · 15 May 1992

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters amending the exchanges of letters on transit signed together with the Association Agreement on 16 December 1991 between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Hungary and to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Hungary as well as exchanges of letters replacing the exchanges of letters on infrastructure signed together with the Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Hungary and with the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Hungary

European Union · European Commission · 15 May 1992

United States Merchant Marine Utilization and Preference Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1992

United States Merchant Marine Utilization and Preference Act of 1992 - Requires Department of Defense (DOD) cargoes to be transported by water in the following order of priority under conditions other than full or partial mobilization declared by the President: (1) use of privately owned U.S. flag vessels that operate in U.S. liner or tramp trades and not chartered by the Government; and (2) time or voyage charter of suitable privately owned U.S. flag vessels operating in liner service providing partial or total space available or in tramp service if they are voluntarily made available to DOD; (3) vessels in the nucleus fleet; and (4) foreign flag vessels. Limits the use of time and voyage charters to a minimum necessary to meet requirements which, barring reasonable foresight, can not be met by U.S. flag liner or tramp operators. Requires the written approval of the Secretary of Transportation for use of vessels in the nucleus fleet or foreign-flag vessels (limited to a single voyage as necessary to meet urgent military requirements). Applies the tariff filed by a person with the Federal Maritime Commission under the Shipping Act of 1916 or of 1984 to transportation of DOD cargo on any U.S. flag-vessel that is operated by that person, with specified exceptions. Makes the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations solely responsible in DOD for obtaining, providing, operating, and controlling Government-owned or chartered vessels: (1) to transport DOD cargoes in areas not served by privately owned U.S. flag merchant vessels; and (2) for purposes of any partial or full mobility conducted for any reason declared by the President. Makes the Military Sealift Command the sole manager for ocean transportation of DOD cargoes. States that the purpose of any ocean transportation provided by DOD is to support and augment persons who provide transportation by water in commercial service to the extent those persons can not provide the vessels or services required by DOD. Prohibits DOD from engaging in competition with private persons in the provision of transportation by water in commercial service other than as provided under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain at all times under the exclusive custody, jurisdiction, and control of DOD, a fleet of vessels to meet military requirements to be known as the "nucleus fleet." Describes the composition and use of such fleet. Makes any change in the composition of the nucleus fleet from the numbers and types of vessels specified in this Act ineffective unless: (1) a request for such change is submitted by the Secretaries of the Navy or of Defense; (2) the change is approved by the Secretary of Defense; and (3) such change is reported to the Congress with supporting rationale. Places a vessel in the nucleus fleet in reduced operating status if it is inactive for a 30-day period. Provides that if a federally-owned vessel in such fleet is inactive for 120 days it shall be deactivated and placed in reserve or disposed of, as considered appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. Terminates the contract on the earliest possible date under which a privately owned vessel is chartered if it is inactive for 120 days. Prescribes guidelines for the inclusion of additional numbers and types of vessels in the nucleus fleet under conditions of full mobilization. Requires the Secretary of Defense, during periods of full or partial mobilization, to: (1) continuously review the number of merchant vessels under the control of DOD; (2) determine if any of the vessels are excessive to the department's needs; and (3) transfer excessive vessels to the Secretary of Transportation. States that, upon the termination of hostilities or in the event of a partial demobilization, the nucleus fleet shall be reduced to the numbers and types of vessels in the fleet before full mobilization. Releases any vessels in the reduced fleet retained as part of the active or laid-up permanent operating forces of the Department of the Navy from control by DOD in the following order of priority: (1) chartered foreign-flag vessels; (2) U.S. flag vessels that are chartered from private owners; and (3) federally-owned merchant vessels that are desired for sale or charter by U.S. citizens for U.S. flag operation in commercial service (deemed to be war-built vessels). Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to authorize the use of vessels in the Ready Reserve Force component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet in peacetime for routine movements of cargo as part of military exercises only if such use does not compete with U.S. flag commercial vessel operators. Requires a vessel in such Ready Reserve Force component that has been activated to meet military sealift requirements for a national emergency to be deactivated in an expeditious manner if such requirements cease.

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Maritime Commission for FY 1993.

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992

Authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration for: (1) operating-differential subsidies; (2) manpower, education, and training; (3) operating programs; (4) national security support capabilities; and (5) the Ready Reserve Force. Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to read as though a specified provision had not been repealed. (The provision in question authorized certain uses of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.)

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) retirement pay and benefits; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration. Authorizes the Coast Guard end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and the average military training student loads. Amends Federal law to authorize denial or revocation of a trade or recreational endorsement on a certificate of documentation if the vessel's owner has not paid an assessment of a civil penalty after final agency action. Makes the vessel and its equipment liable to seizure and forfeiture if it is operated after denial or revocation. Authorizes designation of a limited percentage of officers of an armed force in the pay grade of O-6 or below (currently, grades O-3 through O-6) as having unusual responsibility, resulting in additional pay. Subjects foreign vessels certified by countries with inspection laws similar to those of the United States to (currently, only to) an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is (currently, the condition of the vessel's propulsion and lifesaving equipment are) as stated in its certificate. Prohibits a foreign vessel (currently, a foreign or domestic vessel of more than a specified size) from departing from a U.S. port with passengers who embarked at that port if the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. Requires that, when an inspection or examination of a documented or foreign vessel (currently, of a documented vessel) is conducted under part B (currently, under chapter 33) at a foreign place at the request of the owner or operator of the vessel, the owner or operator reimburse the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the travel and subsistence of the personnel involved. (Chapter 33 (Inspection Generally) is one of the chapters in Part B (Inspection and Regulation of Vessels).) Modifies the applicable period and other requirements regarding a recreational boat fee. Requires common carriers and conferences to file electronically with the Federal Maritime Commission all tariffs and essential terms of service contracts required to be filed by specified provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916 and the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933. Requires the Commission to: (1) make available electronically to any person all tariff information and essential terms of service contracts filed in the Automated Tariff Filing and Information System database and all tariff information in the System enhanced electronically by the Commission at any time; and (2) charge fees for such access and copies. Exempts Federal agencies from such fees. Provides for civil monetary penalties for failure to pay the fees. Sets forth procedures for implementation of automatic filing, including directing the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a specified sum as a repayable advance, to be repaid from the fees collected. Deposits fees, after repayment of that advance, in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts.

A bill to authorize the President to appoint General Thomas C. Richards to the Office of Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992

Authorizes the President to appoint General Thomas C. Richards to the Office of Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Concerning recognition of the United States merchant marine by the United States House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives to foster and encourage the development of the U.S. merchant marine.

A joint resolution to designate the week commencing October 4, 1992, as "National Aviation Education Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992

Designates the week beginning October 4, 1992, as National Aviation Education Week.

To authorize the project for navigation at Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina.

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for navigation at Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina.

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act - Amends the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 to set forth the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Sets forth specified health objectives for Native Hawaiians to be met by the year 2000. Authorizes appropriations for implementing and updating the Native Hawaiian health care master plan. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi responsible for the: (1) implementation and updating of such plan; (2) training for specified health care practitioners, community outreach workers, counselors, and cultural educators; (3) identification of and research into the diseases that are most prevalent among Native Hawaiians; and (4) development of an action plan outlining the contributions that each member organization of Papa Ola Lokahi will make in carrying out this Act. Permits Papa Ola Lokahi to receive special project funds that may be appropriated for the purpose of research on the health status of Native Hawaiians or for addressing the health care needs of Native Hawaiians. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to serve as a clearinghouse for: (1) the collection and maintenance of data associated with the health status of Native Hawaiians; (2) the identification and research into diseases affecting Native Hawaiians; (3) the availability of Native Hawaiian project funds, research projects, and publications; (4) the collaboration of research in the area of Native Hawaiian health; and (5) the dissemination of information pertinent to the Native Hawaiian health care system. Directs Papa Ola Lokahi to: (1) coordinate and assist the health care programs and services provided to Native Hawaiians; and (2) act as a statewide infrastructure to provide technical support and coordination of training and technical assistance to Native Hawaiian health care systems. Makes eligible for grants or contracts for providing health services to Native Hawaiians Native Hawaiian health care systems (currently, Native Hawaiian health centers or organizations or public or nonprofit private health providers). Limits to five (currently, nine) the number of grant or contract recipients. Revises matching fund requirements for such grants or contracts. Prohibits the awarding of grant or contract funds unless the recipient agrees that the funds will not be expended: (1) for purposes not listed under this Act; (2) to provide inpatient services; (3) to make cash payments to intended recipients of health services; or (4) to purchase or improve real property or to purchase major medical equipment. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grants and contracts and for an administrative grant for Papa Ola Lokahi through 2001. Authorizes appropriations for the planning of Native Hawaiian health care systems. Directs the Secretary to provide funds through a direct grant or cooperative agreement to Kamehameha School/Bishop Estate for providing scholarship assistance for health profession training to Native Hawaiian students who meet certain requirements under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Fair Trade Assurances Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Fair Trade Assurances Act of 1992 - Title I: Response to Priority Foreign Practices That Adversely Affect United States Sectoral Competitiveness - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the U.S. Trade Representative, in identifying market barriers and certain unfair trade actions, to: (1) identify, if for a calendar year the United States merchandise trade balance (excluding crude petroleum imports) was in deficit, each foreign country that accounted for not less than 15 percent of such deficit and had a global current account surplus for such year in an amount not less than such deficit; and (2) specify each act, policy, or practice that was implemented by a foreign country with respect to any goods sector or service sector that accounted for not less than ten percent of the merchandise trade and current account deficits between the United States and such foreign country during such calendar year. Makes permanent the program known as "Super 301" which identifies trade liberalization priorities. Applies such program to sectoral priority practices. Requires the President, if the U.S. Trade Representative finds violations of trade practices, to: (1) direct the Trade Representative to take certain action to obtain the elimination of the foreign practice; or (2) submit to the Congress an alternative plan for eliminating such practice. Sets forth congressional procedure if the President submits such a plan. Requires the Trade Representative to initiate an investigation under "Super 301" whenever specified congressional committees adopt a resolution that states that it is the opinion of such committees that a foreign country is engaging in sectoral priority practices. Title II: Trade Agreements Compliance - Allows any person that has a significant economic interest that is being, or has been, adversely affected by the failure of a foreign country to comply materially with the terms of a trade agreement to request the Trade Representative to undertake a review to determine such foreign country's compliance. Sets forth provisions for such review and the actions to be taken by the Trade Representative under "Super 301" upon an affirmative determination. Title III: Negotiations and Other Actions - Requires the USTR to enter into negotiations with Japan to enter into a bilateral agreement that: (1) provides a phased-in increase in the use by transplanted motor vehicle manufacturers of domestically-produced motor vehicle parts to the point where such parts constitute 60 percent or more of the total parts used in the production of such vehicles; and (2) eliminates those aspects of the Japanese automotive distribution system that affect the access of domestically-produced motor vehicle parts to Japanese markets. Directs the USTR to enter into negotiations with representatives of the European Community, Japan, and the governments of other major vehicle-producing countries to enter into a multilateral agreement that equalizes world-wide market access and rationalizes world-wide production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts. Considers acts, practices, and policies of Japan (including, but not limited to, acts, policies, and practices utilized in the Japanese automotive distribution system known as "Keiretsu") that affect the access of manufacturers of domestic motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts to the Japanese market as being unjustifiable and burdensome or restrictive to U.S. commerce, according to the Trade Act of 1974. Adds to response authority under such Act authority to increase the percentage of domestically-produced motor vehicle parts used in the production of motor vehicles for purposes of the qualification of Japanese manufacturers as domestic vehicle manufacturers. Specifies certain objectives to be included in negotiations with Japan if the USTR decides to take action with respect to such practices. Requires the USTR to make certain estimates with respect to the percentage of the Japanese market that is accounted for by domestic motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts manufacturers. Directs the Secretary to commence an antidumping duty investigation under the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) of Japanese motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts to the United States warrant the imposition of antidumping duties. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to the Congress on the extent to which: (1) "Keiretsu" operations in the United States are in compliance with the internal revenue laws, particularly those relating to transfer pricing; and (2) the Internal Revenue Service is auditing such operations. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to classify for the purposes of tariff treatment certain passenger and multipurpose vans, sport utility vehicles, and other Jeep-type vehicles as motor vehicles for the transport of goods. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to make technical corrections.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Makes technical corrections to Federal highway provisions. Authorizes States to start work on projects authorized under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act before Federal funding becomes available, subject to specified requirements.

Airfare Advertising Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Airfare Advertising Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent domestic and foreign air carriers from disseminating, or causing dissemination of, false, misleading, or deceptive advertisements. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Civil Aeronautics Board (sic) from taking action with respect to deceptive advertisement violations committed by such air carriers if such violation also constitutes a violation under the Federal Trade Commission Act and this Act. Requires the FTC to issue a final rule which at a minimum provides that dissemination of any advertisement for air transportation between two points by an air carrier which contains a rate for such transportation shall constitute an unfair or deceptive practice affecting commerce, unless: (1) the advertisement clearly and conspicuously discloses all material restrictions governing the rate offered; (2) the rate includes all costs for obtaining such air transportation (including taxes, fees, fuel, and other surcharges) and is the round trip rate (if a round-trip ticket must be purchased to obtain such rate); and (3) the advertisement also contains the minimum number of seats per flight to which such rate applies.

Defense Diversification and Community Adjustment Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Defense Diversification and Community Adjustment Act of 1992 - Title I: Improved Activities Under the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 - Amends the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to lower the numbers of employee reductions required to meet the definition of a substantially and seriously affected community. Declares that one of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense shall be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Economic Adjustment who shall be responsible for the U.S. economic conversion program. Directs the Assistant Secretary, acting through a Director of Community Assistance Grants, to facilitate the development of community adjustment plans for substantially and seriously affected communities by community members to reduce the adverse effects of defense downsizing. Requires the Director to aid in the formation of community adjustment committees. Makes grants and assistance available to such committees to provide for: (1) a business expert to examine the potential market needs of the region to identify economic adjustment and conversion opportunities for defense facilities in the community; and (2) a technological expert to determine the feasibility of adjustment and conversion alternatives for such facilities. Makes communities that have committees and are ready to implement adjustment plans eligible for grants to implement such plans. Extends through FY 1997 the authorization of appropriations for economic assistance under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for substantially and seriously affected communities. Requires the Director of Dislocated Workers to: (1) develop a method of identifying substantially and seriously affected businesses and qualified small buinesses in order to provide for sufficient time to allow workers to enroll in adjustment programs; and (2) work in coordination with the Secretary of Labor to facilitate the development of a grant system to provide States with resources to assist defense workers eligible to participate in the defense conversion adjustment program under the Job Training Partnership Act. Makes the Assistant Secretary, acting through a Director of Diversification and Adjustment, responsible for assessment and conversion possibilities for defense contractors, subcontractors, and qualified small businesses in substantially and seriouly affected communities. Requires the Director to use technical assistance to assist in the conversion and retention of defense capabilities, the retooling of defense infrastructure to commercial use, and research and development related to conversion. Provides that the Director will work with the Secretary of Defense to provide grants and technical assistance to aid in the retention of critical technologies that have a chance to be lost due to downsizing. Authorizes qualified small businesses to apply to the Director for assistance to aid in conversion to nondefense activities. Permits the Director to assist employees or former employees of defense contractors or subcontractors to establish small business concerns. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Improvements to the Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers Under the Job Training Partnership Act - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to require the Secretary of Labor to: (1) allot 20 percent of the amount appropriated for employee adjustment assistance under the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to States most adversely affected by reductions in expenditures for defense or by closures of military facilities in accordance with an expedited assistance formula; (2) make grants, from the remaining amount, for training, adjustment assistance, rapid response assistance, and employment services to eligible employees; and (3) develop a formula for providing expedited assistance to employees in the most adversely affected States. Authorizes appropriations.

Defense Economic Adjustment, Conversion, and Reinvestment Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Defense Economic Adjustment, Conversion, and Reinvestment Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds appropriated pursuant to this Act to the head of another Federal agency to carry out this Act. Title I: Assistance for Defense Workers - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to expand the definition of "eligible employee" to include an employee at a substantially and seriously affected business or at a military facility scheduled to be closed, even if the employee has not yet been terminated. Amends the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to extend the authorization of appropriations for adjustment assistance for defense employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Skills Conversion Program to re-educate, retrain, and reorient scientific and technical personnel who are displaced or threatened with displacement by defense budget reductions to fill positions in industries that can utilize such skills. Title II: Community Economic Adjustment Assistance - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce, in making assistance available to communities through the Economic Development Administration, from giving a preference to substantially and seriously affected communities affected as a result of military installation closures over communities affected as a result of the curtailment, completion, elimination, or realignment of a defense contract. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such assistance through FY 1993. Title III: Small Business Programs - Amends the Small Business Act to increase the amounts authorized to be made by the Small Business Administration in: (1) deferred participation loans and other financing; and (2) guarantees of debentures for programs related to small business investment companies. Directs Federal agencies required to establish small business innovation research programs to expend at least .65 percent of their extramural budgets in FY 1993 for entering into funding agreements to assist small business concerns adversely affected by reductions in the Federal defense budget. Title IV: Economic Adjustment Committee Programs - Requires the Economic Adjustment Committee to implement programs under which: (1) the Federal Government guarantees loans made to a seriously and substantially affected business that is engaged in the production of military products or the provision of services to the military to assist the business in producing commercially viable products and services through the acquisition or construction of facilities, the purchase or reconfiguration of equipment, or the opening of new markets; (2) the Committee may provide assistance to public and private entities for the construction of physical infrastructure facilities which support the defense conversion purposes of this Act; and (3) the Committee identifies the relevant skills of defense civilian and military employees and military personnel who are displaced by defense budget reductions for purposes of filling positions for the infrastructure program. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for feasibility studies on military installations scheduled to be closed or realigned before December 31, 1997, to examine potential uses for such installations. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Assistance for Exports of United States Products and Services - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Export-Import Bank to develop a program for providing guarantees and insurance with respect to the export of high technology items to eligible East European countries (as defined by the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989). Directs the Bank to inform interested U.S. high technology companies, particularly small business concerns, about such program. Amends the International Finance Corporation Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Finance Corporation to vote for and make a specified contribution to an irrevocable trust fund for paying the costs of consultants to facilitate projects designed to raise the standard of living in developing countries by developing capital markets, privatizing public enterprises, and developing private businesses. Reserves 90 percent of fund expenditures for consultants who are U.S. citizens and businesses or joint ventures owned or controlled by such citizens. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to make a similar amendment urging the development of and contribution to trust funds by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to: (1) pay consultants to facilitate Bank projects designed to raise the standard of living in developing countries through the use of state of the art goods and services (with the same reservation of expenditures for U.S. citizens); and (2) promote energy efficiency and environmental objectives. Authorizes appropriations.

To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote electric vehicle and infrastructure development.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to establish and finance at least ten electric vehicle market/infrastructure pilot projects geographically dispersed in eligible metropolitan areas in the United States designed to demonstrate: (1) electric vehicles for use both on and off military facilities; (2) the infrastructure necessary to support the operation and maintenance of a wide range of types of electric vehicles; or (3) both such vehicles and the associated infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to assign oversight and coordination of a pilot project to the Air Force Air Logistics Center in the State in which the project is located or to the nearest Center if such State does not have one. Makes the person submitting a proposal eligible for selection if he or she agrees to make non-Federal contributions equal to at least 50 percent of the costs associated with the pilot project. Sets forth criteria to be used in selecting a proposal. Authorizes appropriations.

Shipbuilding Promotion Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992

Shipbuilding Promotion Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct that all sealift ships built under the fast sealift program be constructed and designed to commercial specifications. Directs the Secretary to establish an interagency working group to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to ensure the effective competition of U.S. shipyards in the international shipbuilding market. Directs the Secretary to submit the plan to the Congress at the time of the FY 1994 defense budget request. Provides that, if such plan is not submitted at such time, no funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for FY 1993 may be used for contracting for the construction, repair, or purchase of any product or service with any company located or with headquarters in any country that continues to provide a subsidy to a foreign shipyard for the construction or repair of vessels or that engages in ship dumping practices. Defines a subsidy as direct or indirect official operation support, or direct or indirect assistance, to the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry of a country.

Infrastructure Growth and Employment Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1992

Infrastructure Growth and Employment Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary), acting through the Economic Development Administration, to make grants to any State or local government for construction, renovation, repair, or other improvement of local public works projects (including those State and local projects for which Federal funding is authorized under other laws). Sets the Federal share at 80 percent of project cost. Terminates the making of such grants after the earlier of: (1) any three-consecutive-month period during which the national unemployment rate remained below six percent; or (2) September 30, 1993. Allocates funds among the States on the basis of a formula involving relative numbers of unemployed persons, average unemployment rates, and severity of unemployment. Reserves specified portions of such funds for projects of Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages, minimum State allotments, and development and administration of each project. Requires that at least ten percent of total grant funds be set aside and expended only for project grants to local governments with populations under 10,000. Requires that priority and preference be given to: (1) local government projects; (2) local-government-endorsed projects by States and special purpose units; (3) school district projects; (4) projects for industrial research or development parks which allocate space for new businesses; and (5) projects for applied research facilities which develop new products and processes (at higher education institutions). Requires expediting and giving priority to applications from States or local governments with unemployment rates for the past 12 months in excess of the national rates (and, after that, to those with average unemployment rates for that period in excess of six percent). Requires State and local prioritization of projects in their applications. Requires localization of unemployment rate determinations. Requires rules, regulations, and procedures which assure that adequate consideration is given to the relative needs of various sections of the country, based on various factors including amount of unemployment or underemployment in construction and construction-related industries. Prohibits use of funds for acquisition of land or for maintenance costs. Requires applicants to assure that, if funds are available, on-site labor work can begin within 90 days after project approval. Requires: (1) contracting out; (2) competitive bidding; (3) awards to the lowest responsive bid; (4) advertising specifications; (5) environmental law and regulation compliance; and (6) applicability of specified requirements involving Buy American provisions, minority participation, individuals with disabilities, and Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates. Authorizes appropriations.

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1992

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) retirement pay and benefits; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration. Authorizes the Coast Guard end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and the average military training student loads. Earmarks funds for specified purposes relating to Group Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Traverse City, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Galveston, Texas; and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Declares specified bridges in Louisiana and Massachusetts to be unreasonable obstructions to navigation. Title II: Boating Safety - Amends Federal law to create an increased civil penalty for subsequent offenses of operating a vessel while intoxicated. Mandates reports to specified congressional committees regarding: (1) a plan to increase the availability of voluntary safe boating education to individuals under 17 years old; and (2) ways to enlarge the mission of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and to increase Auxiliary participation in Coast Guard activities. Mandates a demonstration project in the Ninth Coast Guard District in conjunction with other appropriate Government agencies to increase coordination of enforcement of boating laws and regulations. Title III: Miscellaneous - Amends Federal law relating to Coast Guard user fees to prohibit a fee or charge for the inspection of training ships operated by State maritime academies. Subjects foreign vessels certified by countries with inspection laws similar to those of the United States to an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is (currently, only the condition of the vessel's propulsion and lifesaving equipment are) as stated in its certificate. Prohibits a foreign vessel (currently, a foreign or domestic vessel of more than a specified size) from departing from a U.S. port with passengers who embarked at that port if the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. Mandates submission to specified congressional committees of a report on the application of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor technology to Coast Guard missions.

Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 19 on maritime transport

European Union · EUR-Lex · 2 May 1992

Agreement on the European Economic Area - Annex XIII - Transport - List provided for in Article 47

European Union · EUR-Lex · 2 May 1992

Aviation Noise Improvement and Capacity Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1992

Aviation Noise Improvement and Capacity Act of 1992 - Title I: Airport and Airway Improvement Act Amendments - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to declare that: (1) it is in the public interest to recognize the effects of airport capacity expansion projects on airport noise; and (2) noncompatible land uses around airports must be reduced, and efforts to mitigate noise must be given a high priority. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995 for: (1) airport development and planning projects; (2) air navigation facilities; (3) weather reporting services for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (4) aviation research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects; and (5) enhancing airport capacity. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to assure that sufficient resources are available to develop improved technology for reduction in engine and airframe noise and aircraft emissions. Amends Federal law to authorize appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995 for FAA operations. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise the minimum Federal appropriation levels which permit imposition of local airport passenger facility fees on airline passengers. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to increase the apportionment of airport development and planning funds for: (1) airports which are served by aircraft providing only air cargo (including mail) transportation; and (2) primary airports. Repeals the limitation on the amount of such funds. Decreases the State apportionment of such funds. Limits to no more than 44 percent (currently, 49.5 percent) the apportionment of such funds for primary and cargo service airports in cases where such apportionment has been limited or reduced by an Act of the Congress. Extends the funding for the military airport set-aside program. Increases the noise set-aside apportionment for airport noise compatibility planning programs. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) from obligating funds for airport development projects for the construction or extension of a runway for large aircraft operations at an airport unless it has a noise compatibility program which takes into account such runway extension or construction. Authorizes the increase by a specified percentage of the maximum obligation of the United States for airport development and planning projects for FY 1993 and thereafter for an airport other than a primary airport. Includes as an "aircraft development" activity the: (1) relocation of an air traffic control tower if relocation is necessary to carry out an approved project; and (2) if funded by a grant under this title, construction, reconstruction, repair, or improvement of an airport (or any purchase of capital equipment for an airport) which is necessary for compliance with specified Federal laws, other than construction or purchase of capital equipment which would benefit a revenue-producing area of the airport used by a nonaeronautical business. Requires as a condition precedent to the approval of an airport development project grant application that the Secretary receive assurances that a report of the airport budget will be available to the public at reasonable times and places. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to increase the employment of aviation safety inspectors by a specified ratio percentage. Title II: Federal Aviation Act Amendments - Amends Federal law to limit the term of the Administrator of the FAA appointed after March 1, 1993, to one five-year term. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to require, by regulation, procedures to improve safety of aircraft operations during winter conditions. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to initiate a rulemaking to consider whether it is advisable to require enhanced training or education, especially on the use of autopilot and high altitude flight, for pilots operating high performance, single engine, propeller-driven aircraft. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the FAA to enter into a contract with a State or political subdivision to permit it to operate a level I visual flight rules airport traffic control tower, provided certain safety and contract requirements are met. Requires all persons to give adequate public notice of the establishment or expansion, or the proposed establishment or expansion, of any structure or sanitary landfill where such notice will promote safety in air commerce and preserve the navigable airspace and airport traffic capacity at public-use airports. Title III: Airline Consumer Protection and Competition Emergency Commission - Airline Consumer Protection and Competition Emergency Commission Act of 1992 - Establishes the Emergency Commission on Airline Consumer Protection and Competition to: (1) assess and report to the President and the Congress on the state of the airline industry and the aircraft manufacturing industry, particularly the full implications of foreign ownership of U.S. carriers; and (2) recommend Government policies to improve the competitive environment for the U.S. airline industry and aircraft manufacturing industry, retard the flow of carrier bankruptcies and accompanying loss of jobs, assure continued ownership and control of U.S. carriers by U.S. citizens, promote adequate levels of competition and service with reasonable fares in all geographic areas of the Nation, and stabilize the work environment of airline industry employees.

A bill to partially restore obligation authority authorized in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1992.

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1992

Restores a portion of obligation authority provided for in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with regard to the construction of the Brooklyn Courthouse.

A bill to require the promulgation of regulations to improve aviation safety in adverse weather conditions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1992

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to require improved measures to enhance the safety of aircraft operations in adverse winter weather conditions. Requires such rulemaking to address, among other things: (1) the need to require uniform procedures and standards for deicing aircraft before takeoff, including the use of particular deicing agents; (2) limitations and improvements on elapsed time allowed between deicing and takeoff; (3) requirements for deicing facilities in close proximity to the point of takeoff at U.S. airports; (4) modifications to FAA procedures for certifying aircraft for operation in the United States to require notification to aircraft operators of safety recommendations made by aircraft manufacturers; (5) the implementation of recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board; and (6) modifications to procedures for determining when aircraft require deicing and whether such aircraft can safely operate under conditions which compel the use of deicing agents. Sets deadlines for interim and final regulations.

Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1992

Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring passenger, commuter, and other trains to have ditchlights (designed to illuminate the sides of a railroad locomotive as well as the railroad tracks and the contiguous areas) affixed to the front of their locomotives.

Zeitplan für die Verlegung des Luft-Transport-Geschwaders 62 und des Hubschrauber-Transport-Geschwaders 64 (G-SIG: 12042513)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 April 1992

Zeitplan für die Verlegung des Luft-Transport-Geschwaders 62 und den Ausbau des Flugplatzes Briest in Brandenburg (G-SIG: 12042610)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 April 1992

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, military family housing functions within the Department, and the homeowners assistance program. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends certain FY 1990 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Air Force for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, and for military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, conforming storage facilities, certain base closure and realignment activities, repair of real property, and military family housing functions within DOD. Authorizes prior-year unobligated funds to be made available for military construction projects authorized in this title. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure Program. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, repair of real property, and construction of facilities for the Guard and reserve forces in specified amounts. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles I through VI on October 1, 1995, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY 1996, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Expands authorized military construction activities to include alteration and repair with respect to a military installation. Requires a cost of over $15,000 which extends the useful life of a facility in order to be considered a military construction project. Includes repair activities within the definition of minor military construction. Requires any such repair within a minor military construction project to cost more than $15,000 and to extend the useful life of the facility. Provides that unspecified minor construction and repair projects funded by working capital funds may be so funded without being subject to the dollar limitations prescribed for such construction and repair activities. Repeals a Federal provision authorizing the Secretary of the military department concerned to carry out facility renovation projects that combine maintenance, repair, and minor construction projects for an entire single-purpose facility, or one or more areas of a multipurpose facility, using operation and maintenance funds. Authorizes a reserve forces facilities acquisition project costing $15,000 (currently, $300,000) or less to be carried out with operation and maintenance funds. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to carry out an emergency construction project five days (currently, 21) after notification to the Congress. Allows funds from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account or from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 to be used for base closure and realignment activities under either the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act or the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991. Revises the funding limitations contained in each such Act to conform to such change. Defines further the base closure and realignment activities authorized under each such Act as the environmental restoration, community economic adjustment assistance, and disposal of property at bases selected for closure under such Acts. Revises the computation of the amount of proceeds obtained from the sale or transfer of property in connection with a base closure or realignment which are to be transferred to a reserve account and used for acquiring, constructing, or improving commissary stores and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities under the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey all U.S. rights and interest in real property consisting of the operations portion of the Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, California, in exchange for the construction of replacement facilities at either the Tustin location, the Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton, California, or the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, or a combination of each such facility. Requires such conveyance authority to expire 12 months after enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary makes certain determinations with respect to such conveyance. Provides that, upon such expiration of authority, the closure of the Tustin facility shall proceed as a closure under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer available DOD funds to a fund established under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 for persons eligible under such Act for homeowners assistance. Waives certain congressional reporting requirements with respect to real property acquisitions or leases by DOD in excess of specified amounts in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency, or for real property transactions required in connection with a contingency operation. Requires each military department Secretary who exercises such waiver to notify the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 30 days after its exercise. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the authorization requested by DOD for construction costs resulting from closing or realigning each installation (currently, for each military construction project) does not exceed the cost estimate provided by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake (and to authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to undertake) military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law in the event of a declaration of a contingency operation by the Secretary. (Currently, this authority is permitted only in the declaration of war or national emergency.) Makes inapplicable to unspecified minor military construction or repair projects certain authorized cost variation limitations for a military construction project or for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of a military family housing project.

Clean Fuels Infrastructure and Incentives Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Clean Fuels Infrastructure and Incentives Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for providing grants to eligible States to fund the construction of clean fuel refueling facilities in ozone nonattainment areas classified as Serious, Severe, or Extreme under the Clean Air Act. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for the distribution of funds based on the pro rata number of licensed motor vehicles in a State. Limits the total amount of funds to be received by a State. Requires recipient States to distribute at least 50 percent of funds to persons for the installation of clean fuel refueling facilities in the private sector. Makes a State eligible for a grant only if it has: (1) submitted a revision of the applicable implementation plan pursuant to the Clean Air Act expressing its intention to adopt standards under the California clean fuel vehicle pilot test program; and (2) has adopted such standards no later than model year 1996.

Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act - Establishes in the legislative branch of the Government the Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland. Directs the Commission to investigate and study the circumstances surrounding the crash of an Arrow Airlines airplane near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, on December 12, 1985. Requires a report to the President and the Congress on findings and conclusions.

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, military family housing functions within the Department, and the homeowners assistance program. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends certain FY 1990 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Air Force for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, repair of real property, architectural and engineering design services, and for military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, conforming storage facilities, certain base closure and realignment activities, repair of real property, and military family housing functions within DOD. Authorizes prior-year unobligated funds to be made available for military construction projects authorized in this title. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure Program. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, repair of real property, and construction of facilities for the Guard and reserve forces in specified amounts. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles I through VI on October 1, 1995, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY 1996, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Expands authorized military construction activities to include alteration and repair with respect to a military installation. Requires a cost of over $15,000 which extends the useful life of a facility in order to be considered a military construction project. Includes repair activities within the definition of minor military construction. Requires any such repair within a minor military construction project to cost more than $15,000 and to extend the useful life of the facility. Provides that unspecified minor construction and repair projects funded by working capital funds may be so funded without being subject to the dollar limitations prescribed for such construction and repair activities. Repeals Federal provisions authorizing the Secretary of the military department concerned to carry out facility renovation projects that combine maintenance, repair, and minor construction projects for an entire single-purpose facility, or one or more areas of a multipurpose facility, using operation and maintenance funds. Authorizes a reserve forces facilities acquisition project costing $15,000 (currently, $300,000) or less to be carried out with operation and maintenance funds. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to carry out an emergency construction project five days (currently, 21) after notification to the Congress. Allows funds from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account or from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 to be used for base closure and realignment activities under either the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act or the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991. Revises the funding limitations contained in each such Act to conform to such change. Defines further the base closure and realignment activities authorized under each such Act as the environmental restoration, community economic adjustment assistance, and disposal of property at bases selected for closure under such Acts. Revises the computation of the amount of proceeds obtained from the sale or transfer of property in connection with a base closure or realignment which are to be transferred to a reserve account and used for acquiring, constructing, or improving commissary stores and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities under the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey all U.S. rights and interest in real property consisting of the operations portion of the Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, California, in exchange for the construction of replacement facilities at either the Tustin location, the Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton, California, or the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, or a combination of each such facility. Requires such conveyance authority to expire 12 months after enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary makes certain determinations with respect to such conveyance. Provides that, upon such expiration of authority, the closure of the Tustin facility shall proceed as a closure under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer available DOD funds to a fund established under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 for persons eligible under such Act for homeowners assistance. Waives certain congressional reporting requirements with respect to real property acquisitions or leases by DOD in excess of specified amounts in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency, or for real property transactions required in connection with a contingency operation. Requires each military department Secretary who exercises such waiver to notify the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 30 days after its exercise. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the authorization requested by DOD for construction costs resulting from closing or realigning each installation (currently, for each military construction project) does not exceed the cost estimate provided by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake (and to authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to undertake) military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law in the event of a declaration of a contingency operation by the Secretary. (Currently, this authority is permitted only in the declaration of war or national emergency.) Makes inapplicable to unspecified minor military construction or repair projects certain authorized cost variation limitations for a military construction project or for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of a military family housing project.