Kürzung der Investitionsmittel für den Ausbau des ÖPNV und Auswirkungen auf den Bau der S-Bahn Rhein-Main (G-SIG: 11050797)
Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 1987
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Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 1987
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving State highway safety programs that do not provide for a uniform system for handicapped parking to promote safety. Details the criteria for such a system. Reduces by two percent the amounts that would otherwise be apportioned to a State if it fails either to obtain approval for such a system or to implement it.
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Nuclear Waste Transportation Act of 1987 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to add a new Subtitle B: Transportation of High Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel, to provide that a package design shall be selected by the Secretary of Transportation only after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified that physical tests on full scale models demonstrate the package design's compliance with the Commission's safety criteria. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year of the date of enactment of this Act on whether foreign package design safety standards should be adopted in the United States. Directs the NRC to conduct public hearings on the adequacy of the design standards and tests for packages used in radioactive waste transportation. Requires the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations that encourage the transportation of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by rail and discourage the transportation of such materials by truck; and (2) establish a licensing program for all persons involved in radioactive waste transportation. Prescribes application procedures, including a requirement for an emergency response and mitigation plan outlining procedures for the unintended release of radioactive waste. Requires the Secretary to prepare an environmental assessment prior to issuing a radioactive waste transportation license. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a radioactive waste transportation route through an area designated by the Bureau of the Census as an urbanized area if local officials of the affected area recommend a significantly safer route. Authorizes the States and Indian tribes to impose regulations regarding radioactive waste transportation through their jurisdictions. Prescribes deadlines for the Secretary's prompt response to license applications. States that funding for activities under this Act shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 22 December 1987
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to modify the penalty for transportation of merchandise between points in the United States in other than domestically built or rebuilt and documented vessels to impose a penalty, in the case of transportation of valueless material, in the amount of the value of the transportation provided. Applies such provision to the transportation of valueless material, and any dredged material, regardless of whether it has commercial value, from a point in the United States, or on the high seas within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), to another point in the United States or on the high seas within the EEZ. Declares that the transportation of any platform jacket in or on a launch barge shall not be deemed transportation which is subject to this provision if the barge meets certain requirements. Amends Federal law to make applicable to the towing of a vessel transporting valueless material, and any dredged material, from a point in the United States or on the high seas within the EEZ to a point in the United States or on the high seas within the EEZ current provisions prohibiting the towing of vessels by vessels not owned by a citizen of the United States and documented under provisions of Federal law. Permits a documented vessel to transport municipal sewage sludge to a deepwater disposal site designated under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, provided such vessel, as of enactment of this Act, is under construction or contract for use by a municipality for the transportation of sewage sludge. Declares that, for purposes of a provision of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 regarding forbidden practices in coastwise service, a vessel documented under U.S. laws and under contract with a municipality for the transportation of sewage sludge as of enactment of this Act is not a vessel engaged in domestic intercoastal or coastwise service. Provides that such vessels are bound by a provision prohibiting the diversion of any money, property, or other thing of value, used in foreign-trade operations, for which a subsidy is paid by the United States, into any coastwise or intercoastal operations. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a coastwise certificate of documentation, endorsed to restrict use of the vessel to transportation of valueless material, to a vessel which meets certain requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $45,000,000 to $60,000,000 the amount permissible in the Boat Safety Account in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund without triggering a prohibition of transfers into the Account from the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1988 and thereafter. Extends from April 1, 1989, to October 1, 1999, the date before which expenditures may be made from the Boat Safety Account for recreational boating safety programs. Grants the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating liquidating contract authority with respect to State recreational boating safety programs in an amount equal to one-half (currently two-thirds) of the amount of motorboat fuel taxes transferred to the Boat Safety Account in FY 1988 and thereafter. Increases from one-third to one-half the portion of such funds available for Coast Guard services in connection with recreational boating safety services. Prohibits fiscal year expenditures for Coast Guard expenses from exceeding those for State boating safety programs generally. Amends Federal law to permit a State to use contributions of funds, materials, and services to carry out certain fish restoration and management projects in lieu of paying its share of the activity.
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1987
Mandates that any new bus acquired after October 1, 1991, for mass transportation operation predominantly in a nonattainment area (as defined under the Clean Air Act for ozone or any mobile-source pollutant) be operated exclusively on alcohol, natural gas, or LP gas. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide States with supplemental grants equal to 50 percent of the amount by which bus acquisition costs exceed the acquisition cost of a comparable diesel-fueled bus. Limits the number of buses covered by such grants to 1,000. Authorizes the Secretary to provide States with a supplemental grant for the purchase and installation of facilities to provide alcohol, natural gas, or LP-gas for such bus. Cites circumstances under which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may delay or suspend implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1987
Truth in Mileage Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit a State from licensing a motor vehicle used primarily for business unless the responsible party has provided the requisite annual mileage information. Declares that each State shall: (1) retain and provide prompt access to such mileage information and vehicle identification number for a five-year period; and (2) reprint the most recent odometer information on duplicate certificates of title. Mandates that upon the transfer of motor vehicle ownership the ensuing title indicate on its face either the vehicle's actual mileage, or the name of the first State to issue a title for such vehicle.
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 18 December 1987
Question put.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a system whereby any passenger holding an unused ticket on any air carrier which has filed a petition for bankruptcy and has ceased service is provided air transportation on another air carrier on standby at its regular coach fare, with the passenger entitled to redeem the unused ticket as a credit toward the replacement fare.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit discriminatory adverse actions by employers against aircraft personnel who have filed complaints or proceedings regarding aircraft safety. Sets forth a grievance procedure for the investigation of discrimination grievances.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
1987 Amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to add liner vessels in international trade to the categories of vessels eligible for operating-differential subsidies (ODS), with limits on the routes of operation for the first three years after enactment of this Act. Makes provisions requiring a subsidy determination by the Secretary of Transportation of necessity in order to meet foreign-flag competition apply to bulk vessels. (Current provisions apply to vessels without regard to whether they are bulk vessels.) Deems liner vessels meeting certain requirements to have been built in the United States for the purposes, subject to exception, of ODS, and for the purposes of certain cargo preference provisions. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) the content of applications for written permission to pay subsidies in connection with vessels engaging in coastwise or intercoastal trade; (2) the factors to be considered by the Secretary in a hearing on written permission; (3) the terms and conditions to be included in the permission; and (4) deadlines for a decision on applications for permission. Grants automatic approval to tug and barge services in operation as of enactment of this Act in specified geographic areas.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that Project Impact of the Combined Accident Reduction Effort should be supported by every State and should be recognized as a model project to educate the Nation's youth regarding the impact of drug and alcohol abuse upon driving safety.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 1987
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United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987
Controller Performance Research Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to research the effects of automation on the performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and the air traffic control system, and to report to the Congress regarding such research. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the use of NASA facilities to study the human factor aspects of a highly automated environment upon air traffic controllers. Prescribes the contents of such research. Authorizes appropriations.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 1987
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1987
Santa Barbara Channel Protection Act - Title I: International Cooperation - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to: (1) support and encourage ratification of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers; (2) report to the Congress on progress toward ratification; (3) submit proposals to the International Maritime Organization to designate the Santa Barbara National Marine Sanctuary islands as an area to be avoided; and (4) establish an alternative to the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme. Title II: Environmental Zone - Establishes a Santa Barbara Environmental Protection Zone within the exclusive economic zone established by a certain Presidential Proclamation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on standards for vessels and oil tankers in the waters of the Santa Barbara Environmental Protection Zone to prevent incidents which might damage the environment or natural resources. Title III: Navigation Requirements - Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on progress toward establishing a Fairway under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act within the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress regarding certain weather information dissemination services in the Santa Barbara Channel. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a NAVTEX radio safety service in waters off the West Coast, including the Santa Barbara Channel; and (2) report to the Congress on the need for additional navigational aids necessitated by vessel traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel. Title IV: Natural Resource Protection - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to establish liability to the United States for damages to any sanctuary resource. Prescribes the civil action procedures under which the Secretary is directed to recover damages for injury to such sanctuary resource. Title V: Coordination of Federal, State, and Local Efforts - Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding: (1) recommendations based on all current Federal, State, and local studies of the hazards of shipping operations and the risks to the environment and natural resources in the Santa Barbara Channel; (2) the adequacy of Federal, State, and local resources in responding to a pollution incident; (3) the need to revise a certain National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; and (4) the need to establish a Santa Barbara Channel Advisory Committee to evaluate shipping operations hazards and risks to the environment and natural resources in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 1987
Question put.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to grant: (1) air passenger customers of off-airport operators access rights to courtesy vehicles provided by such operators; and (2) off-airport operators access rights over airport roadways to public passenger pickup and discharge areas. Authorizes airport operators to charge fees to off-airport operators for the business use of air terminal facilities. Authorizes persons aggrieved by a violation of this Act to bring a civil action in court.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that Project Impact of the Combined Accident Reduction Effort should be supported by every State and should be recognized as a model project to educate the Nation's youth regarding the impact of drug and alcohol abuse upon driving safety.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 14 December 1987
European Union · EUR-Lex · 14 December 1987
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 1987
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1987
Commends Ray A. Barnhart for his service at the helm of the Federal Highway Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1987
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires the Federal Railroad Administration to establish, and report to certain congressional committees regarding the results of, specified grade crossing demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations for grade crossing safety improvements. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to implement a mandatory licensing program for railroad operators and engineers. Outlines the requirements of such program. Entitles individuals who have been denied an operator's license to an administrative hearing. Provides that an individual who has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance will not be prohibited from holding a railroad operator's license if such individual has successfully completed a rehabilitation program established by a rail carrier or approved by the Secretary subsequent to such conviction. Mandates the use of certain automatic train control systems on all trains operating after July 1, 1990, on the main line of the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study regarding automatic train control systems, including satellite relay and transponder systems, on rail corridors on which passengers or hazardous materials are carried. Makes it unlawful for any person (including railroad personnel) to fail to comply with any rules prescribed by the Secretary. Increases the maximum civil penalty for such violations from $2,500 to $10,000 (and $25,000 for specified violations). Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit an individual from performing safety-sensitive functions if such individual's violation of a rule, regulation, order, or standard is shown to make that individual unfit for such functions. Directs the Secretary to promulgate proscriptions against willful tampering with railroad safety or operational monitoring devices. Establishes a civil penalty for railroads operating a track with tampered or disabled monitoring devices. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to certain congressional committees the results of an inquiry into whether training standards are necessary for train dispatchers; (2) promulgate standards and regulations regarding railroad highway grade crossings; and (3) report to certain congressional committees the results of an inquiry into whether to require that all trains be equipped with event recorders to enhance safety. Provides for an expedited proceeding by the National Railroad Adjustment Board of any railroad employee dispute or grievance alleging certain discriminatory practices. Cites circumstances under which the Secretary is authorized to disclose the name of a railroad employee who has provided information regarding alleged railroad safety violations. Mandates that railroad accident reports which assign human error as a factor include an explanatory statement by the employee whose error is alleged. Outlines circumstances under which the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) (or the owner of any facility which presents a danger to Amtrak property, employees or passengers) may petition the Secretary for relocation assistance or other remedial measures to obviate such danger. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for: (1) the safety of maintenance-of-way employees; and (2) the fencing of rail yards in heavily populated areas in order to prevent injury to non-railroad personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1987
Expresses the gratitude of the U.S. Government to Ray A. Barnhart, retiring Federal Highway Administrator, for his efforts to preserve and improve the Federal-Aid Highway System.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1987
Panama Canal Revolving Fund Act - Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to terminate the present Panama Canal Commission Fund and Panama Canal Emergency Fund and establish in the Treasury a Panama Canal Revolving Fund (Fund). Makes amounts in such Fund available to carry out the authorized purposes, functions, and powers of the Panama Canal Commission (Commission). Provides that such Fund shall consist of the balance of the Panama Canal Commission Fund, the balance of unexpended appropriations to the Commission, the balance of the Panama Canal Emergency Fund, toll receipts, and all other receipts of the Commission. Allows the Commission to withdraw funds from the Fund to defray emergency and operating expenses if authorizing legislation has not been enacted for a fiscal year, subject to specified conditions and a reporting requirement. Authorizes the Commission to borrow up to a specified amount from the Treasury. Provides for the calculation and payment of interest to the Fund. Adds working capital requirements to the list of expenditures of the Commission. Authorizes using tolls from the Panama Canal to pay for working capital requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1987
Honors Ray A. Barnhart, retiring Federal Highway Administrator, for his efforts to preserve and improve the Federal-Aid Highway System.
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that railroad retirement benefits are exempt from reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and that supplemental annuities payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and sequestered under a specified presidential order should be restored.
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987
Bus Safety Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to take the following actions regarding bus safety: (1) issue a final rule extending full coverage of the Federal motor carrier safety regulations to all motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate commerce; (2) develop and implement an education and enforcement program to inform all private motor carriers of passengers that compliance with the Federal motor carrier safety regulations is mandatory when operating in interstate commerce; (3) submit periodic reports to the Congress regarding the regulations and the status of the education and enforcement program; (4) amend specified regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations to include motor vehicles and drivers operating wholly within a municipality or its commercial zone; (5) promulgate regulations requiring all motor carriers of passengers to carry on all vehicles operating in interstate commerce written evidence of compliance with minimum insurance requirements; (6) require motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate commerce without certification by the Interstate Commerce Commission to display prominently within such vehicle an identification number issued by the Department of Transportation; (7) establish Federal standards for periodic inspection of commercial motor vehicles; (8) prohibit any State from requiring an additional periodic inspection of a commercial motor vehicle that has been the subject of a current inspection that meets the Federal standards; (9) remove from the definition of "on-duty time," for purposes of hours of service computation, time spent by a driver resting inside the motor vehicle; (10) establish an Office of Bus Safety in the Federal Highway Administration for the enforcement of Federal safety regulations affecting passenger carrying motor vehicles; (11) report to the Congress regarding the status of such Office and of the rulemaking proceedings required by this Act; and (12) report to the Congress explaining in detail every rule required by this Act that has not been adopted.
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 1987
Amends Federal law relating to Federal-aid highway apportionments to authorize the transfer of 20 percent of apportionments from a State's Interstate System highways to its Federal-aid secondary system highways, if requested by the State highway department and approved by the Governor and Secretary of Transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1987
Designates Clarks Hill Lake and Clarks Hill Dam, located on the Savannah River on the border between Georgia and South Carolina, and the portion of U.S. Route 221 that traverses the dam, as the J. Strom Thurmond Lake, the J. Strom Thurmond Dam, and the J. Strom Thurmond Highway, respectively.
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1987
Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act of 1987 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to repeal various provisions relating to cargo preference shipping requirements for certain agricultural exports, including provisions relating to preserving the percentage share or metric tonnage of certain commodities of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 December 1987
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 1987
Amends Federal law relating to marine transportation of passengers to authorize passenger transportation on foreign-flag vessels among ports in southeastern and south central Alaska, and between points in the United States outside Alaska and points in southeastern Alaska.
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 1987
Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989. Amends the Surface Transportation Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States and political subdivisions for the designation of: (1) hazardous materials transportation routes; and (2) hazardous materials parking sites. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to require registered carriers of hazardous materials to maintain records of the routes followed in the transportation of certain hazardous materials to prepare an annual registration statement. Authorizes appropriations to make emergency response personnel (police and fire fighters) training grants available to States and local subdivisions for FY 1988 through 1992. Requires the Secretary to establish guidelines for emergency response training programs and to publish emergency response procedures. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a hazardous materials flow study and to report the results of such study to the Congress; and (2) conduct a risks analysis regarding the transportation of high level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel to geologic repository sites and monitored retrievable storage sites and report the results to the Congress and the Secretary of Energy.
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 1987
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. air carriers in international service should be encouraged to implement the U.S. Committee for UNICEF's Change for Good program (which collects foreign coins) for the benefit of the world's neediest children.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1987
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for the selection of the safest routes for non-nuclear hazardous materials transportation. Mandates that such regulations prescribe a risks-analysis formula for each proposed route and for risks presented by transported materials, especially toxic gases and vaporous liquids. Prescribes the contents of such regulations.
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Transport gefährlicher Güter nur durch geprüfte Berufsfahrer entspr. Ermächtigung in § 3 Abs. 1 Nr. 9 des Gesetzes über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter; praxisgerechte Lerninhalte der Lehrgänge zum Gefahrguttransport
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Einführung des Amtes des Gefahrgutbeauftragten bei Verladern und Transporteuren zur Einhaltung der Vorschriften für einen sicheren Transport gefährlicher Güter
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Erarbeitung verständlicher Vorschriften für den Transport gefährlicher Güter, Installierung eines Informationssystems (Datenbank) über Art und Weise des Transports gefährlicher Güter bei der Bundesanstalt für den Güterfernverkehr
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Aufhebung der Haftungshöchstbeträge nach § 12 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG), unbeschränkte Haftung des Halters nach den §§ 76 ff. StVG
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Schutz des Bürgers vor dem Risiko aus dem Transport gefährlicher Güter durch Entschärfung unfallgefährdeter Gefällstrecken durch Auslaufstrecken (geschotterte Randstreifen)
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 1987
Regelungen für mehr Sicherheit bei Gefahrgut-Transporten: Einbeziehung der Militärfahrzeuge, ebenso der Tankfahrzeuge der Bundeswehr, Bericht an den Bundestag über die Ergebnisse
European Union · EUR-Lex · 24 November 1987
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1987
Expresses the sincere condolences of the Senate to the injured victims of the aircraft crash at the Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, and to the families and friends of those who died.
European Union · European Commission · 16 November 1987
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 November 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 November 1987