Transport

Bildung von Tarifgemeinschaften oder ähnlichen Modellen für den ÖPNV im Bereich Lübeck - Hamburg (G-SIG: 11051782)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 1988

Verfassungsrechtliche Grundlage für die Anwendung des Gesetzes Nr. 53 der Militärregierung vom 18. und 27.09.1949 bei der Zollabfertigung von Kunstgegenständen im Verkehr mit der DDR; Ersatz dieses Gesetzes durch ein Bundesgesetz (G-SIG: 11051736)

Germany · German Bundestag · 23 December 1988

US-Militärflugplatz Pfaffengrund in Heidelberg (G-SIG: 11003226)

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 December 1988

Rechtsgrundlage für die Errichtung und Bestimmungen für den Betrieb des Flugplatzes, Mitbestimmungsrechte der Stadt Heidelberg, u.a. bei der Stationierung von Fluggerät und der Genehmigung von Flugtagen, Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung gegen Lärm und Abgas, Einhaltung der Zusagen über eine Reduzierung des Flugbetriebs, Transport und Lagerung gefährlicher Treibstoffe, Schließung des mitten in Wohngebieten liegenden Flugplatzes

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE ELIMINATION OF CONTROLS PERFORMED AT THE FRONTIER OF MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF ROAD AND INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT

European Union · European Commission · 22 December 1988

Legislative Entschließung mit der Stellungnahme des Europäischen Parlaments zu dem Vorschlag der Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften an den Rat für eine Verordnung zur Änderung der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3820/85 über die Harmonisierung bestimmter Sozialvorschriften im Straßenverkehr und der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3821/85 über das Kontrollgerät im Straßenverkehr (G-SIG: 11003434)

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 December 1988

Council Regulation (EEC) No 4048/88 of 19 December 1988 on the grant of financial support to transport infrastructure projects

European Union · EUR-Lex · 19 December 1988

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4260/88 of 16 December 1988 on the communications, complaints and applications and the hearings provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport

European Union · EUR-Lex · 16 December 1988

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4261/88 of 16 December 1988 on the complaints, applications and hearings provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector

European Union · EUR-Lex · 16 December 1988

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 14 December 1988. # International Container et Transport (ICT) and BFI Électronique SA v Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects de Roissy. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal d'instance d'Aulnay-sous-Bois - France. # Common Customs Tariff - Electronic components testers. # Case 19/88.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 December 1988

FIFTEENTH REPORT BY THE COMMISSION on the implementation in 1985 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport

European Union · European Commission · 9 December 1988

Zweite Verordnung zur Änderung der Strahlenschutzverordnung (G-SIG: 11021464)

Germany · Bundesrat · 8 December 1988

Anpassung an den Stand der Wissenschaft und weitgehende Übernahme der EG-Grundnormen für den Strahlenschutz in nationales Recht. Die strengeren nationalen Werte beim Bevölkerungsschutz und bei bestimmten Belastungswerten bleiben erhalten. Übernahme der Radiotoxizitätswerte für Radionuklide entsprechend den EG-Grundwerten, Einführung eines auf das Berufsleben bezogenen Dosisgrenzwertes von 400 Millisievert. Ergänzung der Vorschriften über die Anwendung radioaktiver Stoffe in der Medizin und der medizinischen Forschung sowie der Vorschriften über die physikalische Strahlenschutzkontrolle. Verstärkung der Kontrollmöglichkeiten beim Transport radioaktiver Stoffe und Neugestaltung der Abfallvorschriften der Strahlenschutzverordnung

Haltung der Bundesregierung zu den Beschlüssen des EG-Umweltministerrates vom 24./25. November 1988 (G-SIG: 11003341)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 December 1988

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion der SPD, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Transport von Nordseewasser durch das Luftwaffentransportgeschwader 63 nach Köln-Wahn; Aufwand und Kosten der Aktion (G-SIG: 11051650)

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 November 1988

Bericht eines "Geo"-Journalisten über die Zustände im Gefahrgut-Verkehr auf deutschen Landstraßen; Qualifikation des Fahrpersonals (G-SIG: 11051663)

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 November 1988

INTRODUCTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF TERRITORIALITY FOR THE CHARGING OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE COATS TO HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES

European Union · European Commission · 24 November 1988

Council Directive 88/599/EEC of 23 November 1988 on standard checking procedures for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport and Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport

European Union · EUR-Lex · 23 November 1988

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION accepting, on behalf of the Community, Resolution No 46 of the Group of Experts on Customs Questions affecting Transport of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) concerning measures to ensure the continued compliance of containers with the standards for transport of goods under customs seals (presented by the Commission)

European Union · European Commission · 18 November 1988

Die Förderung der Fusion von Daimler-Benz mit MBB durch die Bundesregierung (G-SIG: 11003035)

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 1988

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion der SPD, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Strahlenbelastung der Beschäftigten im Verkehrsbereich durch den Transport radioaktiver Stoffe (G-SIG: 11002998)

Germany · German Bundestag · 27 October 1988

Umfang des jährlichen Transportaufkommens, Verteilung auf die einzelnen Verkehrsträger, Verlagerungen durch das Konzept zur Neustrukturierung der deutschen Kernenergiewirtschaft vom 18.3.1988, Transportaufkommen im Jahr 2000 nach Fertigstellung der Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage in Wackersdorf sowie von Zwischen- und Endlagerstätten für radioaktiven Abfall; Anzahl und Strahlenbelastung der mit dem Transport befaßten Beschäftigten, Schutzmaßnahmen; Transport von Uranerz in offenen Lastkraft- und Güterwagen; Vereinbarkeit zwischen der Verantwortung der Bundesbahn für den Transport radioaktiver Stoffe und ihrer Beteiligung an den Kernkraftwerken Neckarwestheim I und II; Namen der Firmen mit einer Transportgenehmigung, Abwicklung durch ausländische Unternehmen anstelle von Transnuklear

Dritte Verordnung zur Änderung der Verordnung über die Zulassung von Arzneimitteln für den Verkehr außerhalb der Apotheken und zur Änderung der Verordnung über den Ausschluß von Arzneimitteln vom Verkehr außerhalb der Apotheken

Germany · Federal statute portal · 26 October 1988

Abkürzung: AMVerkRÄndV 3 · Status: InForce · eli/bund/bgbl-1/1988/s2103

AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) LAYING DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH NON-RESIDENT CARRIERS MAY OPERATE NATIONAL ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES WITHIN A MEMBER STATE ( PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE 149, PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE EEC TREATY )

European Union · European Commission · 26 October 1988

A bill to direct the Interstate Commerce Commission to take no action regarding the expansion of motor carrier commercial zones for a period of 12 months.

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1988

Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from taking any action to expand the size of commercial zones pursuant to a specified proceeding.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should submit to Congress a plan outlining immediate and long-term solutions to the air traffic problems at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois.

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1988

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Aviation Administration should transmit to the Congress by a specified date a timetable for immediate and long-term actions to meet its own standards regarding air traffic controller staffing and air traffic control operations at O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois).

A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwise trade for vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, as well as other maritime promotional programs, and to urge the Administration in the strongest possible terms that the opening of maritime transportation services not be proposed by the United States at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) talks, and that the United States reject any such proposal by a foreign nation.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1988

Declares that the Congress urges the administration to refrain from submitting any proposal in the GATT negotiations that would consider maritime transportation activity as being within the scope of "trade in services" and to reject any proposals made by foreign nations which are similar or which would lead to a contraction of the merchant marine.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation, under the Strategic Highway Research Program, to expend $5,000,000 for an asphalt research program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1988

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to expend a specified amount of funds appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund in order to implement an asphalt research program by the Western Research Institute at an existing pilot plant capable of processing bitumen-bearing ore using a methodology that provides environmentally acceptable clean tailings.

Verordnung zum Schutz von Tieren bei der Beförderung in Behältnissen (G-SIG: 11021427)

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 October 1988

Mindestanforderungen für den Schutz von Tieren während und nach dem Transport in Behältnissen

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a plan on immediate and long term solutions to the air traffic problems at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois.

United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to the Congress by a specified date a timetable for immediate and long-term actions to meet its own standards regarding air traffic controller staffing and air traffic control operations at O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois).

Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1988

Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations regarding emergency response procedures for rail carriers in accident or emergency situations involving the transportation and storage of hazardous materials. Prescribes the contents of such requirements, including a prohibition on the use of railroad tank cars built before November 6, 1971, in hazardous materials transportation unless they meet all safety and design requirements imposed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of railroad tank car design, and to report the results of such study to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring training courses, certified by the Secretary, to be given by any person engaged in hazardous waste transportation. Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (the Administration) to increase the number of inspections it conducts on trains, tracks, and bridges used in connection with hazardous materials transportation. Mandates that each train carrying hazardous materials be inspected by Administration inspectors at its point of origin. Prescribes an inspection schedule for track and major signal systems associated with hazardous materials shipments. Requires the Secretary to employ and maintain a specified additional number of safety inspectors to implement the inspections required by this Act and to focus their activities upon the transportation of high-level nuclear waste and spent fuels (with remaining time spent upon the transportation of all other hazardous materials). Requires the Administration to hire one professional engineer to specialize in the development of improved tank car specifications, regulations, and inspections. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to impose criminal penalties upon persons who deface or remove hazardous materials transportation placards. Directs the Administration to inspect bridges on hazardous materials transportation routes, and to assess the current condition of bridges nationwide to determine if bridge safety regulations are needed. Authorizes appropriations.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON A COMMUNITY REGIME FOR PROCUREMENT IN THE EXCLUDED SECTORS: WATER, ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

European Union · European Commission · 11 October 1988

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES OF ENTITIES PROVIDING WATER, ENERGY, AND TRANSPORT SERVICES

European Union · European Commission · 11 October 1988

Controller Performance Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1988

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.

Gefahrguttransporte - Sicherheitsbestimmungen und Vorschriften (G-SIG: 11002886)

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 October 1988

Angemessenheit der Sicherheitsbestimmungen der Gefahrgutverordnung Straße (GGVS) und entsprechender Verordnungen für Schiene und Wasserstraße, Verstöße gegen § 7 GGVS und deren Ahndung, z.B. durch Konzessionsentzug, Ausnahmegenehmigungen für den Transport hochgefährlicher Güter seit 1980, mangelnde Deklarations- und Kennzeichnungsvorschriften der GGV Binnenwasserstraße, Verbesserung der Kennzeichnung gefährlicher Stoffe bei Stückguttransporten von Kleinmengen und Abfällen sowie von Gefahrguttransporten, Vorschriften für die Zusammenladung verschiedener, einzeln ungefährlicher, aber bei Kontakt gefährlicher Stoffe, Sicherheitsbestimmungen für Tunnel, Erkenntnisse über Giftmüll- und Sonderabfalltransporte

A bill to extend the period for Congressional review of the proposed subsequent arrangement, under the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States and Japan, involving United States approval for sea transport of plutonium from either France or the United Kingdom to Japan.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1988

Extends the period of congressional review specified in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to the proposed arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States and Japan involving U.S. approval for the sea transport of plutonium from France or the United Kingdom to Japan.

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense Extension Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1988

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense Extension Act of 1988 - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to require the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense to submit to the Congress: (1) legislation necessary to implement the recommendations of the Commission; and (2) a final report. Authorizes appropriations.

Einhaltung der Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (G-SIG: 11002871)

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 October 1988

Einhaltung der Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung durch Mitglieder der Bundesregierung und ihrer Sicherheitskräfte, Dienstanweisungen an die Fahrer, Überschreiten der Höchstgeschwindigkeit durch den Bundesarbeitsminister, Umweltverschmutzung durch laufende Motoren des Kanzlerwagens und der Begleitfahrzeuge während eines Essens des Bundeskanzlers auf dem CDU-Parteitag in Wiesbaden

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain highway demonstration projects in the State of Ohio.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to implement specified highway demonstration projects in Youngstown, Ohio, and in Trumbull County Ohio. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1989. Stipulates that the Federal share of such project costs shall be 60 percent. Authorizes the Secretary to implement construction projects in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, and in Warren, Ohio.

Gefahrguttransporte - Radioaktives Material (G-SIG: 11002865)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 September 1988

Benachrichtigung von Behörden der Länder über den Transport strahlenden Materials, benutzte Straßen, Binnengewässer und Bahnstrecken

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may not issue regulations reclassifying anhydrous ammonia under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988

Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing regulations under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act that characterize anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas.

Flight Attendant Duty Time Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988

Flight Attendant Duty Time Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish limitations on duty time for flight attendants (including minimum rest requirements). Requires the Secretary to issue final regulations by a specified deadline. Prohibits any air carrier from operating an aircraft using a flight attendant who has been on duty in excess of specified hours or who has had less than a specified number of hours of rest if such regulations have not been promulgated by a certain time. Permits modification of the specified hours of duty if the Secretary determines such modification is in the public interest and submits a copy of the modifying regulations to certain congressional committees.

A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwise trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, as well as other maritime promotional programs, and to urge the Administration in the strongest possible terms that the opening of maritime transportation services not be proposed by the United States at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) talks, and that the United States reject any such proposal by a foreign nation.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988

Declares that the Congress urges the Administration to refrain from submitting any proposal in the GATT negotiations that would consider maritime transportation activity as being within the scope of "trade in services" and to reject any proposals made by foreign nations which are similar or which would lead to a contraction of the merchant marine.

Judgment of the Court of 27 September 1988.#Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.#Charging of fees for inspections carried out during intra-Community transport of live animals.#Case 18/87.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 27 September 1988

A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit to Congress reports on whether or not improved brake systems and speed control devices enhance safe operation of commercial motor vehicles.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to report to the Congress by a specified deadline: (1) whether commercial motor vehicles operating on any Federal-aid highway system should be equipped with improved brakes and brake systems; (2) the results of a study to determine whether speed control devices enhance the safe operation of such vehicles; and (3) the Secretary's recommendations regarding the mandatory use of speed control devices for such vehicles.

Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988

Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act of 1988 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to terminate, as of October 1, 1990, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as an independent executive agency of the U.S. Government. Transfers to the Secretary of Transportation the functions, powers, and duties of the ICC relating to the regulation of rail transportation and to certain other surface transportation regulation. Prohibits any State or its political subdivison or any interstate or other political agency of two or more States from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or standard relating to interstate or intrastate rates, routes, or services of motor carriers, motor private carriers, water carriers, freight forwarders, or transportation brokers. Authorizes the President to take certain action upon a determination that the government of a contiguous foreign country has engaged in unfair, discriminatory, or restrictive practices having a substantial adverse competitive impact upon certain U.S. transportation companies. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress, two years from the effective date of this Act, a status report and evaluation concerning the implementation of the National Governors' Association Consensus Agenda on standards for uniform State regulation of interstate motor carriers. Transfers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jurisdiction over certain regulation of motor carriers, water carriers, freight forwarders, and railroad passenger carriers. Grants to the FTC the exclusive power to enforce certain regulations governing the transport of household goods. Requires the FTC, within 120 days of this Act's enactment, to review and revise such regulations to eliminate unnecessary regulation and to ensure that shippers of household goods receive adequate protection in their dealings with carriers. Identifies the administrative procedure to govern such FTC rulemaking, including provisions for judicial review. Requires such rule review and revision to be completed within one year following its initiation. Requires that all U.S. departments and agencies conform their rules to those finally promulgated by the FTC within one year after such promulgation. Repeals statutory limitations on purchases by common carriers in cases of interlocking directorates.

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may not issue regulations reclassifying anhydrous ammonia under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1988

Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing regulations under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act that characterize anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas.

A joint resolution to establish a national aviation policy for the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Declares that: (1) national air transportation priorities and planning must be established which meet prescribed criteria (including deregulation); and (2) a bipartisan White House Conference should be convened in 1989 to develop a national aviation policy.

A bill to amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 relating to disadvantaged business enterprise set-asides.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Amends the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to mandate that a specified minimum percentage of appropriated funds for disadvantaged business enterprises be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by women.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the need to develop a national aviation policy.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) national air transportation priorities and planning must be established which meet prescribed criteria (including deregulation); and (2) a bipartisan White House Conference should be convened in 1989 to develop a national aviation policy.

A bill to require the transfer of the decommissioned Coast Guard cutter "Glacier" to the State of Oregon for use as a maritime museum and display.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer the decommissioned Coast Guard cutter "Glacier" to the State of Oregon for use as a maritime museum and display.

Motor Carrier Safety and Regulatory Reform Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988

Motor Carrier Safety and Regulatory Reform Act of 1988 - Title I: Motor Carrier Safety - Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from exempting any person or commercial motor vehicle from complying with any commercial motor vehicle safety regulation or from waiving application of such regulation solely on the grounds that the commercial carrier's operations take place entirely within a municipality or its commercial zone. (Grandfathers certain commercial motor vehicle operators who operated entirely within a municipality or its commercial zone in calendar year 1988.) Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue a final rule extending motor carrier safety regulations coverage to motor private carriers of passengers operating in interstate commerce; (2) implement an education and enforcement program regarding compliance of motor private carriers of passengers with Federal motor carrier safety regulations when operating in interstate commerce; and (3) report to the Congress regarding the regulations that have been promulgated and the status of the education and enforcement program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) study the hours of service regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicle operators to determine any relationship among them, operator fatigue, and the frequency of serious accidents involving such vehicles; and (2) report to the Congress regarding study results. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine the costs and benefits of commercial motor vehicle on-board computers which monitor compliance with safety regulations; (2) issue regulations for procedures to expedite use of such computers if they contribute significantly to safety; and (3) report to the Congress on whether to make such use mandatory. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations establishing minimum uniform standards for a biometric identification system for commercial motor vehicle operators. Authorizes the Secretary to use specified funds to implement a pilot demonstration project using such a system. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding regarding the use of fusees as an alternative to bidirectional emergency reflective triangles. Directs the Secretary to establish minimum standards for training and qualifying commercial motor vehicle brake system inspectors. Title II: Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform Amendments - Amends Federal motor carrier law to require foreign motor carriers to obtain a certificate of registration from the Interstate Commerce Commission as a condition of providing interstate transportation of property (including exempt property) in the United States. Requires a copy of such certificate to be in the carrier's vehicle any time it provides such transportation in the United States. Repeals the requirement that the Commission report annually to the Congress on the extent to which cost savings resulting from direct sales at a food and grocery seller's shipping point are passed on to the ultimate consumer. Subjects general commodity freight forwarders to: (1) the same liability, and grants them the same limitation on liability, accorded common carriers; and (2) the same statutes of limitation for civil actions accorded common carriers.

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funds to any State which does not have a program of random testing for drug abuse of individuals to whom a driver's license is issued or renewed during the one-year period following the date of issuance or renewal, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a specified percentage of the highway apportionment of any State which is not implementing by FY 1992 a random illicit drug testing program which includes: (1) random testing of individuals applying for a driver's license; and (2) a minimum driver's license suspension period for individuals convicted of illicit drug offenses. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of such State programs. Prescribes a period of availability for withheld funds in the event that a noncomplying State comes into compliance with this Act.