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| 101-hr-5964 | 101 | hr | 5964 | Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-27 | 1990-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 0 | Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate the use of intermodal containers in providing commercial motor vehicle transportation and of violations of Federal and State highway weight laws by such use. Requires the Secretary to have random weight checks conducted at selected highway locations. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees the results of such investigation, together with recommendations addressing the problems associated with the use of overweight intermodal containers. | 2025-08-26T17:24:21Z | |
| 101-s-3261 | 101 | s | 3261 | Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act of 1990 - Declares it a national goal to improve and provide safe access to public lands to encourage the development of travel and tourism opportunities in support of rural area development. Authorizes the use of funds under the Federal lands highways program for purposes such as: (1) transportation planning for tourism and recreational travel; (2) interpretive signage and development of public road facilities for areas of historical, archeological, cultural, and scenic interests; (3) construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas; and (4) other appropriate facilities as determined by the Secretary of Transportation. Specifies that funds available for forest development roads and trails may be made available for such purposes, as well. Requires the Secretary to authorize Federal aid highway projects for pedestrian and bicycle facilities to encourage alternative modes of transportation for tourism and recreational purposes. Authorizes the motorized use of trails and walkways, subject to State and local regulations. (Under current law, motorized vehicles are prohibited except for maintenance purposes and, when snow conditions and State or local regulations permit, snowmobiles.) Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually allocate sums authorized to be appropriated for access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes; and (2) establish and carry out a tourism and recreational travel technical assistance program in non-urbanized areas. Requires that each State using funds provided in this Act have a multipurpose land use statewide driving and recreation travel plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:28:42Z | |
| 101-sres-343 | 101 | sres | 343 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway in 1992, entitled "Rendezvous 92". | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 53 | Recognizes the important part the Alaska Highway played in the defense of our Nation and the settling of Alaska and the ever-important role it will inevitably play in our future. States that this highway should be maintained in a condition that encourages people throughout the Nation to travel it. | 2021-07-01T15:02:41Z | |
| 101-hr-5900 | 101 | hr | 5900 | To amend section 11122 of title 49, United States Code, relating to freight cars. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-22 | 1990-11-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Amends Federal law to provide that regulations adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight cars owned or leased by small railroads shall apply to freight cars owned or leased by class III rail carriers and by any class II rail carrier which demonstrates to the Commission special circumstances (when the ratio of loaded freight cars to those unloaded on its line during the preceding year exceeds two to one) justifying such application. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5866 | 101 | hr | 5866 | Airport System Planning Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-18 | 1990-10-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] | CA | R | P000005 | 19 | Airport System Planning Act of 1990 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to prohibit project grant applications from proposing airport development or airport planning except in connection with public-use airports included in an Airport Capital Improvement Plan prepared pursuant to this Act. Prohibits the approval of such an application unless the Secretary of Transportation is satisfied, among other things, that the project is reasonably consistent with airport and aviation system plans (existing at the time of the projects approval) of the State and the regional transportation planning authorities of the area in which the airport is located. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish performance measures for evaluating both individual airport improvement projects and the needs of the Nation's system of airports in conducting planning activities. Requires the Secretary, every four years, to conduct a national forum of Federal, State, and local officials and private sector representatives to identify and evaluate long-range problems associated with public-use airports. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress and the President a strategic plan for airports. Requires the Secretary to transmit annually to the Congress and the President an Airport Capital Improvement Plan that includes: (1) a list of airport improvement projects which may receive Federal funding in the next five years; and (2) an evaluation and specific proposals to eliminate or reduce constraints on the development of such projects. Requires, upon a State's request, Federal cooperation and participation in the airport system planning of that State. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for forecasting aviation activity at public-use airports within each State; and (2) develop a model State statute for airport vicinity land use planning. Directs the Secretary to conduct research and establish a methodology for determining the relationship between airport system capacity enhancement alternatives … | 2025-08-26T17:25:44Z | |
| 101-s-3208 | 101 | s | 3208 | A bill to amend section 11122 of title 49, United States Code, relating to freight cars. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 1 | Amends Federal law to provide that regulations adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight cars owned or leased by small railroads shall apply to freight cars owned or leased by class III rail carriers and by any class II rail carrier which demonstrates to the Commission special circumstances (when the ratio of loaded freight cars to those unloaded on its line during the preceding year exceeds two to one) justifying such application. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5834 | 101 | hr | 5834 | To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-15 | 1990-10-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 1 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee the payment of a percentage of interest and principal on an obligation which aids in financing, including reimbursement of an obligor for expenditures previously made, for equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating a fishing vessel or vessels. | 2021-07-01T14:57:50Z | |
| 101-sres-340 | 101 | sres | 340 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that any proposal to increase the Federal-aid highway program's minimum allocation percentage from 85 percent to 95 percent should be addressed as part of the legislative process to reauthorize surface transportation programs in 1991. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-15 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] | ND | D | B001077 | 32 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that any proposal to increase the Federal-aid highway program's minimum allocation percentage from 85 to 95 percent should be addressed as part of the legislative process to reauthorize surface transportation programs in 1991. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-3201 | 101 | s | 3201 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to permit the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic, other than buses, to use Hay Street. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to permit Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic, other than buses, to use Hay Street. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-3168 | 101 | s | 3168 | A bill to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act; the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979; and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to establish permanent offshore pipeline inspection and burial requirements which will improve navigational safety in coastline waters. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-05 | 1990-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 6 | Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to require the operator of each offshore pipeline facility in the Gulf of Mexico to inspect and report to the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) any portion of a pipeline facility which is exposed or is a hazard to navigation. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish standards with respect to exposed pipelines and navigation hazards; (2) establish a pipeline and navigational hazards reporting program; (3) establish a mandatory periodic inspection program for offshore pipeline facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets; and (4) require by regulation that pipelines that are exposed or constitute a navigation hazard be buried within six months after the condition is reported to the Secretary. Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to direct the Secretary to: (1) encourage vessel operators to report potential or existing navigational hazards involving pipelines; (2) establish standards for what constitutes a navigation hazard; and (3) report to the Congress regarding specified aspects of underwater pipeline burial, location, and rights-of-way. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-3150 | 101 | s | 3150 | A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-02 | 1990-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 1 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee the payment of a percentage of interest and principal on an obligation which aids in financing, including reimbursement of an obligor for expenditures previously made, for equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating a fishing vessel or vessels. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-3147 | 101 | s | 3147 | A bill to make the 65 miles-per-hour speed limit demonstration project permanent and available to any State. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-10-01 | 1990-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 0 | Amends Federal law to make permanent and available to any State the 65 miles-per-hour speed limit demonstration project. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5757 | 101 | hr | 5757 | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway project to construct Appalachian Highway Corridor X from Appalachian Highway Corridor V near Fulton, Mississippi, to Interstate Route 59 at Birmingham, Alabama. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-30 | 1990-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development. | House | Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] | AL | D | B000431 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway project: (1) to construct Appalachian Highway Corridor X from Appalachian Highway Corridor V near Fulton, Mississippi, to Interstate Route 59 at Birmingham, Alabama; and (2) which, upon completion, shall be added to the Federal-aid primary system. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5732 | 101 | hr | 5732 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-27 | 1990-11-16 | Became Public Law No: 101-604. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 46 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Aviation Security - Amends Federal law to establish in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation the position of Director of Intelligence and Security for the development of transportation security. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to report annually to the Congress on transportation security. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Administrator) to report annually (currently, semiannually) to the Congress on the effectiveness of screening procedures for passengers boarding aircraft. Establishes in the FAA an Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security. Requires the Assistant Administrator to review and develop measures to strengthen air transportation security, including: (1) controls over checked baggage in air transportation; (2) control over individuals with access to aircraft; (3) testing of security systems; (4) use of modern x-ray equipment; and (5) preflight screening of passengers. Directs the Administrator to establish the position of: (1) Federal Security Manager for each U.S. airport that needs one; and (2) Foreign Security Liaison officer for each such airport outside of the United States. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations that subject to employment investigation, including criminal history record checks, all air carrier personnel, and individuals applying for air carrier positions, with unescorted access to domestic and foreign aircraft or to secured areas of domestic airports serving U.S. or foreign air carriers. Prohibits the employment of any individual who: (1) has not had an employment investigation; or (2) has been convicted of one or more specified crimes within the previous ten years. Directs the Administrator to prescribe standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting of air carrier and airport security personnel. Requires foreign air carriers to adopt and use a security program approved… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-3125 | 101 | s | 3125 | Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-27 | 1990-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to declare that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall require aircraft in excess of 75,000 pounds operating within the United States after December 31, 1999, to meet stage three standards (relating to noise reduction). | 2025-08-26T17:26:28Z | |
| 101-hr-5720 | 101 | hr | 5720 | To transfer the responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Highway 82 Bridge in Greenville, Mississippi, to the States of Mississippi and Arkansas. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-26 | 1990-11-06 | See S.3062. | House | Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] | MS | D | E000218 | 1 | Transfers the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Highway 82 Bridge at Greenville, Mississippi, to the States of Mississippi and Arkansas upon certification by the Secretary of Transportation that such States have entered into a suitable agreement for the continued operation and maintenance of the bridge. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-3115 | 101 | s | 3115 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit, by regulation, certain aircraft overflights of areas which have been declared disaster areas. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-26 | 1990-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations prohibiting aircraft flights over national disaster areas. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5698 | 101 | hr | 5698 | To require a feasibility study of a proposed four-lane expressway between Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-24 | 1990-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of constructing a four-lane expressway linking Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota. Limits the Federal contribution to such study to 80 percent of the cost. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-3094 | 101 | s | 3094 | Airport Capacity Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-24 | 1990-11-08 | See also H.R. 5835. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 2 | Title I: Short Title; Findings - Airport Capacity Act of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to: (1) airport noise policy; (2) passenger facility charges; and (3) airport slots. Title II: Authorization of Appropriations - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) air navigation facilities; (2) specified research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects; and (3) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations. Increases the authorization of appropriations for FY 1992 for airport development and airport planning programs. Extends such programs through September 30, 1992. Title III: National Aviation Noise Policy - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop a National Aviation Noise Policy that establishes: (1) a date for the phasing out of stage two technology aircraft as a part of a national noise management scheme; and (2) a program for the mandatory review and approval of existing or proposed local airport noise or access restrictions by the FAA (except those restrictions approved by the FAA prior to enactment of this Act). Requires the Federal Government, in the event of a disapproval of a restriction, to assume liability for noise damages to the extent that a taking has occurred as a result of such disapproval. Prohibits any airport from receiving airport development funds under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 or imposing a passenger facility charge, unless the Administrator of the FAA has approved a noise or access restriction at such airport. Prohibits the approval of a passenger facility charge if the airport has not conducted an airport noise compatibility program pursuant to the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979. Title IV: Passenger Facility Charges - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish by regulation a program for the imposition of approved passenger facility charges by airports to finance eligi… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5655 | 101 | hr | 5655 | To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to repeal the fuel standards provisions of that Act. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-18 | 1990-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to repeal its fuel economy standards. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 101-hr-5660 | 101 | hr | 5660 | To temporarily prevent the discontinuance by Amtrak of commuter rail service between Valparaiso, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-18 | 1990-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 1 | Prohibits the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from discontinuing commuter rail service between Valparaiso, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, before July 1, 1991. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5637 | 101 | hr | 5637 | Entitled the "Improved Rural Railroad and Grain Car Service Act". | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-17 | 1990-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Amends Federal transportation law to revise criteria used by the Interstate Commerce Commission in making determinations with respect to applications for abandonment or discontinuance of railroad lines and rail transportation in rural and agricultural areas, especially if abandonment or discontinuance will have a serious adverse effect on development. Requires rail carriers listing a railroad line for abandonment or discontinuance to make specified records and justifications available to government agencies or local governments. Grants lessees of property or facilities owned by a rail carrier proposing an abandonment or discontinuance elsewhere the right of first refusal to buy a facility served by the line to be abandoned or discontinued. Declares that the Commission shall not adopt any regulation which prohibits shippers: (1) from operating their own rail cars for the transportation of dry bulk commodities; (2) from determining the points at which such cars can be loaded; or (3) which interferes with such shipped prerogatives. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-s-3062 | 101 | s | 3062 | A bill to transfer the responsibility for operation and maintenance of Highway 82 Bridge at Greenville, Mississippi, to the States of Mississippi and Arkansas. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-17 | 1990-11-06 | Became Public Law No: 101-531. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 3 | Transfers the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Highway 82 Bridge at Greenville, Mississippi, to the States of Mississippi and Arkansas upon certification by the Secretary of Transportation that such States have entered into a suitable agreement for the continued operation and maintenance of the bridge. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-3054 | 101 | s | 3054 | A bill entitled the "Improved Rural Railroad and Grain Car Service Act". | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-14 | 1990-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 0 | Amends Federal transportation law to revise criteria used by the Interstate Commerce Commission in making determinations with respect to applications for abandonment or discontinuance of railroad lines and rail transportation in rural and agricultural areas, especially if abandonment or discontinuance will have a serious adverse effect on development. Requires rail carriers listing a railroad line for abandonment or discontinuance to make specified records and justifications available to government agencies or local governments. Grants lessees of property or facilities owned by a rail carrier proposing an abandonment or discontinuance elsewhere the right of first refusal to buy a facility served by the line to be abandoned or discontinued. Declares that the Commission shall not adopt any regulation which prohibits shippers: (1) from operating their own rail cars for the transportation of dry bulk commodities; (2) from determining the points at which such cars can be loaded; or (3) which interferes with such shipped prerogatives. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hconres-369 | 101 | hconres | 369 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the desirability of promoting the safe and increased use of bicycling as a means of transportation. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-12 | 1990-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 15 | Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the promotion of the safe and increased use of bicycling as a means of transportation. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5560 | 101 | hr | 5560 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-09-10 | 1990-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 44 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1990 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles for model years 1995 and thereafter and automobiles other than passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model years 1995 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary), after FY 1995, to modify such standards for model year 2001 and thereafter. Directs the Secretary, in response to petitions filed at least 12 months in advance of the model year, to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether to increase or decrease such standard to a level that is the maximum feasible average fuel economy for that model year, except that such standard shall not be reduced below a 30 percent increase over the average fuel economy achieved by the manufacturer of such vehicle for model year 1988. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to specified congressional committees on a study which: (1) examines the accuracy of fuel economy testing of passenger automobiles and light trucks; and (2) assesses the extent to which fuel economy deteriorates during the lifetime of such vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 explanatory booklets each year to every dealer and additional numbers if requested. Requires the Secretary to provide for a review and report to the Congress by the National Academy of Sciences of the current state of research and development in light truck fuel economy and passenger automobile fuel economy and an assessment of the potential for improving the fuel efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of passenger automobiles and light trucks. Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the Congress on the future options for regulating the fuel efficiency of such vehicles beyond 2001. Doubles the civil penalty for repeated violations of the fuel economy standard. Sets forth criteria with respect to the testing of fuel economy for… | 2025-08-26T17:27:14Z | |
| 101-s-3012 | 101 | s | 3012 | Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-30 | 1990-11-28 | Became Public Law No: 101-641. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Authorizes employees of the National Transportation Safety Board to examine vessels with respect to accidents investigated by the Board. Declares that the Board shall have sole authority to determine the manner in which postaccident or reasonable suspicion toxicological testing will be conducted under this Act and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Requires the Board to maintain the confidentiality of cockpit voice recordings and transcriptions, except under certain conditions. Provides for the use of such recordings and transcriptions in judicial proceedings. Requires a specimen to be collected within four hours after an accident or incident, or as soon as otherwise practicable, whenever the Department of Transportation conducts a postaccident or postincident toxicological testing of a Department employee. Requires each Department agency head to report to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation on the length of time required to complete specimen collection related to a toxicological test. Authorizes the Board to obtain from the Secretary laboratory records of positive toxicological test of any employee reasonably associated with an accident or incident. Requires the Board to maintain the confidentiality of such records. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act with respect to certain odometer mileage disclosure requirements about the power of attorney used in the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle where its title is physically held by a lienholder. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the transportation of low-level radioactive waste. Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to convey to third parties any property acquired by it with respect to the provision of intercity rail passenger service, if such conveyance would f… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-3001 | 101 | s | 3001 | Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-04 | 1990-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 9 | Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990 - Title I: Highway Account Authorizations - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (the Act) to extend indefinitely the Interstate System program. Increases the FY 1993 authorization of appropriations for Interstate System construction. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for interstate substitute highway projects. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for specified Federal-aid highways projects. Increases the FY 1991 obligation ceiling for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Sets forth the obligation ceiling for FY 1992 for such programs. Reauthorizes through FY 1992 the bridge and strategic highway research programs. Title II: Mass Transit Account Authorizations - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1992 for urban mass transportation projects, including grants to States and local agencies for deployment of innovative methods in the operation of public transportation services, and grants and loans for special projects to meet the needs of the elderly and handicapped. Title III: Airport and Airway Authorizations - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to extend through September 30, 1992, projects for airport development and planning. Authorizes appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) air navigation facilities; and (2) research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects. Title IV: Deficit Calculation - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude the receipts and disbursements allocable to the transportation-related operations of the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from calculations of maximum deficit amounts. | 2025-08-26T17:24:12Z | |
| 101-hr-5457 | 101 | hr | 5457 | To amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for mass transportation programs, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 5-year extension of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] | PA | D | B000644 | 0 | Title I: Public Transit Act of 1990 - Public Transit Act of 1990 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations through FY 1996 for specified mass transportation projects. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to allocate funds for FY 1992 through 1996 for: (1) rail modernization; (2) construction of new fixed guideway systems; (3) replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and bus-related facilities; and (4) other specified transportation projects. Title II: Highway Revenue Act of 1990 - Highway Revenue Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for a five-year period: (1) specified Highway Trust Fund taxes and related exemptions regarding transportation; and (2) the Highway Trust Fund. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to extend for a five-year period the transfer of certain gasoline taxes from the land and water conservation fund into the Treasury. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5489 | 101 | hr | 5489 | Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-11-08 | See also H.R. 5835. | House | Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] | IL | R | H000323 | 1 | Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990 - Title I: Highway Account Authorizations - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (the Act) to extend indefinitely the Interstate System program. Increases the FY 1993 authorization of appropriations for Interstate System construction. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for interstate substitute highway projects. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for specified Federal-aid highways projects. Sets forth the obligation ceiling for FY 1992 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Reauthorizes through FY 1992 the bridge and strategic highway research programs. Title II: Mass Transit Account Authorizations - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1992 for urban mass transportation projects, including grants to States and local agencies for deployment of innovative methods in the operation of public transportation services and grants and loans for special projects to meet the needs of the elderly and handicapped. Title III: Airport and Airway Authorizations - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to extend through September 30, 1992, projects for airport development and planning. Authorizes appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) air navigation facilities; and (2) research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects. Title IV: Deficit Calculation - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude the receipts and disbursements allocable to the transportation-related operations of the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from calculations of maximum deficit amounts. | 2025-08-26T17:25:47Z | |
| 101-hr-5511 | 101 | hr | 5511 | To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to enhance competition in the airline computer reservations system industry. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 1 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit persons who own, control, or operate an air carrier computer reservations system from discriminating against any participant in such system in specified ways, including by creating an integrated display which orders information on air carrier identity or by making more timely or complete subscriber information available only to some participants. Prohibits system subscriber contracts from containing specified contractual restraints. Authorizes participants who object to an increased participant fee to require that such fee be reviewed by an arbitrator. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5533 | 101 | hr | 5533 | Between the Capes Competitive Revisions of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-10-03 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] | MS | D | T000074 | 7 | Between the Capes Competitive Revisions of 1990 - Declares that, subject to restrictions imposed by a State over vessels operating in State waters, only a documented vessel of the United States may operate as a gambling ship in the U.S. territorial sea. | 2025-08-26T17:27:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5534 | 101 | hr | 5534 | United States Flag Cruise Ship Safety and Competitiveness Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-10-03 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] | MS | D | T000074 | 11 | United States Flag Cruise Ship Safety and Competitiveness Act of 1990 - Repeals The Gambling Ship Act (relating to gambling ships and, without reference to ships, transmission of wagering information). Declares that provisions of Federal law relating to the transportation of gambling devices do not apply to any vessel documented as a vessel of the United States. | 2025-08-26T17:26:23Z | |
| 101-hr-5535 | 101 | hr | 5535 | National Magnetic Levitation Research and Development Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 10 | National Magnetic Levitation Research and Development Act of 1990 - Directs the President to designate a lead Federal agency or agencies, in collaboration with other specified Federal agencies, to develop a national strategic plan for research, development, and demonstration leading to a national magnetic levitation transportation system. Requires such lead agency or agencies to conduct a national competition in which grants shall be awarded for research and development of a design for such system. Sets forth criteria for the selection of a design. Requires the Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the lead agency or agencies, to establish a long-term, advanced magnetic levitation research and development program. Requires the Secretary to designate one of the National Energy Laboratories as the Lead Magnetic Levitation Research and Development Center with responsibility for the research and development program. Provides for the protection of trade secrets and other information resulting from activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:29:21Z | |
| 101-s-2968 | 101 | s | 2968 | A bill to exempt certain operators of farm vehicles operating within 600 miles of a farm from the commercial driver's license program. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 7 | Declares that the Secretary of Transportation may authorize States with rural populations of 30 percent or more to exempt farm vehicle operators who operate within 600 miles of the farm where such vehicle primarily operates from the commercial driver's license program established under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5453 | 101 | hr | 5453 | Airline Passengers Defense Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-02 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 104 | Airline Passengers Defense Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy. Establishes the Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy Advisory Group. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from cancelling a flight within 72 hours of its scheduled departure time for any reason, except for safety reasons or the absence of any passengers at such departure time. Requires air carriers which cancel such flights for safety-related reasons to report to the Secretary on the cancellation, the reasons for it, and actions taken to resolve the safety-related problem. Requires air carriers to notify their passengers of any delays of 15 minutes or more in the departure or arrival of scheduled flights. Requires an air carrier which cancels a flight in violation of this Act, or alters stopping places of such flight for any reason other than safety, to compensate passengers. Prohibits on-time performance of regularly scheduled flights from being 30 percent or less in any consecutive three-month period. Requires the Secretary to establish in the Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy a toll-free telephone number system for receiving passenger complaints relating to air service. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) ticket information; and (2) lost or damaged baggage claims. Sets forth civil penalties for economic cancellations and consistently delayed flights by air carriers. | 2025-08-26T17:24:25Z | |
| 101-hjres-635 | 101 | hjres | 635 | To designate the seven-day period commencing October 7, 1990, and ending October 13, 1990, as "National Aviation Education Week". | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-08-01 | 1990-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] | IL | D | P000452 | 0 | Designates October 7 through 13, 1990, as National Aviation Education Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-s-2943 | 101 | s | 2943 | A bill to provide incentive to States for the establishment of a dedicated tax-based source of revenue for funding mass transit systems. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-31 | 1990-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants from the Mass Transit Account to States that have a general tax-based source of revenues for paying the non-Federal share of mass transportation projects under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 101-s-2936 | 101 | s | 2936 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-30 | 1990-11-16 | Became Public Law No: 101-615. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 2 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous materials in domestic and foreign commerce. Cites the area in which Federal regulations preempt State hazardous materials transportation requirements. Authorizes States and Indian tribes to establish and enforce specific highway routes (together with limitations and requirements) over which hazardous materials may and may not be transported in their respective jurisdictions. Requires the Secretary by regulation to establish standards for States and Indian tribes to use in establishing such routes, limitations, and requirements. Sets forth the general contents of such standards. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for dispute resolution among the States or Indian tribes regarding hazardous materials highway route designations. Permits States or Indian tribes to petition for judicial review of the dispute resolution decision. Directs the Secretary to participate in international forums that establish or recommend mandatory standards and requirements in international commerce. Grants the Secretary discretion to either adopt or reject hazardous materials transportation standards adopted by international bodies according to the Secretary's perception of the public interest. Prohibits a person from: (1) misrepresenting the presence or absence of hazardous materials in containers or packages that meet all applicable requirements; or (2) altering any required marking or packaging of hazardous materials. Requires a person who offers a hazardous material for transportation to provide the carrier with the appropriate shipping paper describing such material. Requires the Secretary to issue requirements for training to be given by all hazmat employers (transporters of hazardous materials) to hazmat employees regarding the safe loading, unloading, handling, storing, and transporting of hazardous m… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-2933 | 101 | s | 2933 | Negotiated Rates Equity Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-27 | 1990-08-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 9 | Negotiated Rates Equity Act of 1990 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to find that it would be an unreasonable practice for a motor common carrier (except household goods motor carriers) to collect tariff rates or charges in addition to those originally billed and collected, or to impose rules or classifications permitting such collection. Shortens the statute of limitations for the filing of claims: (1) by a motor common carrier for recovery of transportation or service charges; and (2) by a person to recover overcharges by a motor carrier. Decreases the limitation period for both kinds of claims from 36 months to: (1) 24 months for claim accruals during the year following enactment on this Act; and (2) 18 months for claim accruals on or after one year following enactment. Permits motor carriers and shippers to resolve by mutual consent, subject to Commission review and approval, any overcharge and undercharge claims resulting from billing errors or incorrect tariff provisions arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or classifications. Authorizes States to waive commercial drivers' license requirements under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 for vehicles used to transport farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, and vehicles used for custom harvesting, whether or not such vehicles are controlled and operated by a farmer. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-sjres-355 | 101 | sjres | 355 | A joint resolution to express appreciation for the benefit brought to the Nation by Amtrak during its 20 years of existence. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-27 | 1990-08-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 805. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 34 | Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Rail Passenger Service Act establishing the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-2921 | 101 | s | 2921 | Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Trade Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-26 | 1990-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 2 | Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Trade Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to annually determine and publish the net shipbuilding and repair subsidy provided, directly and indirectly, to each major shipbuilding and repair company in foreign countries meeting certain requirements. Requires information submitted to the Secretary in connection with the determinations to be treated as proprietary if it meets certain requirements of the Tariff Act of 1930. Requires each company to repay to its government the total value of the aggregate subsidy provided, plus interest. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require certification from both the company and the foreign government that the payments have occurred; and (2) if requested, verify the repayment. Directs the Secretary, if a company has not complied, to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to collect an annual assessment on each vessel constructed or repaired by the company. Sets the amount of the assessment at the amount of the net subsidy, adjusted by partial repayments and increased by any previous unpaid assessment. Prohibits a vessel from entering a U.S. port until the assessment is paid in full. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose an ad valorem duty on the cost of non-emergency equipment purchased or work done on a U.S.-documented vessel in a country that provides a subsidy to its ship construction and repair industry, as determined by the Secretary and the U.S. Trade Representative. (Current law imposes the same level of duty on equipment and repairs, making no reference to emergencies and not limiting the ad valorem duty to equipment or repairs done in a country that provides subsidies.) | 2025-08-26T17:27:14Z | |
| 101-s-2926 | 101 | s | 2926 | A bill to require a feasibility study of a proposed four-lane expressway between Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-26 | 1990-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 3 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of constructing a four-lane expressway linking Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota. Limits the Federal contribution to such study to 80 percent of the cost. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5361 | 101 | hr | 5361 | Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Trade Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-25 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 13 | Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Trade Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to annually determine and publish the net shipbuilding and repair subsidy provided, directly and indirectly, to each major shipbuilding and repair company in foreign countries meeting certain requirements. Requires the information submitted to the Secretary in connection with the determinations to be treated as proprietary if it meets certain requirements of the Tariff Act of 1930. Requires each company to repay to its government the total value of the aggregate subsidy provided, plus interest. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require certification from both the company and the foreign government that the payments have occurred; and (2) if requested, verify the repayment. Directs the Secretary, if a company has not complied, to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to collect an annual assessment on each vessel constructed or repaired by the company. Sets the amount of the assessment at the amount of the net subsidy, adjusted by partial repayments and increased by any previous unpaid assessment. Prohibits a vessel from entering a U.S. port until the assessment is paid in full. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose an ad valorem duty on the cost of non-emergency equipment purchased or work done on a U.S.-documented vessel in a country that provides a subsidy to its ship construction and repair industry, as determined by the Secretary and the U.S. Trade Representative. (Current law imposed the same level of duty on equipment and repairs, making no reference to emergencies and not limiting the ad valorem duty to equipment or repairs done in a country that provides subsidies.) | 2025-08-26T17:25:30Z | |
| 101-s-2894 | 101 | s | 2894 | A bill to authorize appropriations for the West North Central highway system serving the West North Central region and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-24 | 1990-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for the West North Central region highway system. Limits Federal assistance to any construction project under such system to 80 percent of project costs. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion authorized funds to each State of the West North Central region (Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, and Kansas) on the basis of its percentage of the total estimated project costs for all such States. Directs such States to develop and submit to the Secretary a list of the estimated project costs. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-2851 | 101 | s | 2851 | Airline Competition Equity Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-12 | 1990-09-11 | Star Print ordered s.2851. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 6 | Airline Competition Equity Act of 1990 - Prohibits the purchase, sale, lease, or transfer of slots at airports on or after July 12, 1990, except that: (1) one slot may be exchanged for another if there is no other consideration associated with the exchange; (2) slots may be transferred on or after such date as part of an overall or substantial transfer of assets of an air carrier; (3) slots at high density traffic airports may be transferred by a carrier that prior to July 12, 1990, filed for bankruptcy if the transfer is necessary to effectuate the sale of assets; and (4) slot leases entered into before July 12, 1990, may continue or be extended until 18 months after enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish by rulemaking a pool of slots for new entrant air carriers at high density traffic airports. Terminates such rule (as well as the existing "buy-sell rule") 18 months after enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator to provide a specified certification to the Congress if after such rule ceases to be effective the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator decides to issue a new rule for the allocation of such slots. Requires the Secretary to: (1) study the extent to which shuttle service provided by air carriers between LaGuardia National Airport to Boston and to Washington National Airport is of public interest to the northeastern United States; and (2) report to the Congress within 12 months after enactment of this Act on the results of such study, including recommendations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5243 | 101 | hr | 5243 | To exempt certain historic liberty and victory ships from inspection requirements under title 46, United States Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-11 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 0 | Exempts three specified vessels, notwithstanding any other provision of law, from provisions of Federal law relating to inspection of vessels, except for certain provisions relating to permits. Terminates the exemption with regard to any of the vessels when the vessel is conveyed to a person other than a nonprofit organization which has as the organization's purpose the operation of the vessel as a nonprofit merchant mariner memorial. | 2021-07-01T14:49:36Z | |
| 101-hr-5230 | 101 | hr | 5230 | Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-10 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 2 | Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1990 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to modify the authority and responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation with regard to investigating, determining, and keeping certain records concerning sailings and types of vessels. Requires that ocean services, routes, and lines determined essential on the date of enactment of this Act continue to be determined essential. Deems, for purposes of operating-differential subsidies (ODSs), vessel operations between and among foreign ports on the essential ocean services, routes, and lines to be vessel operations on such services, routes, and lines. Revises the requirements for ODS application approval, provisions regulating the amount of ODS payments, and the types of costs and services which may be subsidized. Sets forth special rules regarding bulk cargo carrying service. Regulates ODS payments for voyages involving coastwise or intercoastal trade and stopping at a port in the State of Hawaii. Extends the period of subsidizable life of vessels meeting certain requirements in specified circumstances. Prohibits payments for an essential bulk cargo carrying service (currently, an essential service) where service already exists, unless the existing service is inadequate. Sets forth requirements regarding the sale, assignment, or transfer, in whole or in part, of an ODS contract entered into under certain provisions added by this Act. Adds references to bulk cargo carrying service to provisions setting forth subsidy eligibility requirements. Adds to the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 provisions authorizing and directing the Secretary to enter into ODS contracts with applicants meeting specified requirements. Provides for the amount of payments, including setting a maximum number of vessel days for which payment may be made. Allows any existing or future vessel that meets certain requirements, whenever or wherever built or rebuilt, to be operated under an ODS contract. Deems any such vessel, subject to exception, to have been U.S.… | 2025-08-26T17:27:25Z | |
| 101-hr-5236 | 101 | hr | 5236 | To declare the Sidney Lanier Bridge an obstruction to navigation. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-07-10 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1] | GA | D | T000184 | 0 | Deems the Sidney Lanier Bridge at mile 6.3 on the Brunswick River in Georgia to be an obstruction to navigation. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5200 | 101 | hr | 5200 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-28 | 1990-10-10 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Public Works + Transportation. H. Rept. 101-845, Part I. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 14 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Aviation Security - Amends Federal law to establish an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security and Intelligence for the development of transportation security. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to report annually to the Congress on transportation security. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Administrator) to report annually (currently, semiannually) to the Congress on the effectiveness of screening procedures for passengers boarding aircraft. Establishes in the FAA an Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security. Requires the Assistant Administrator to review and develop measures to strengthen air transportation security, including: (1) controls over checked baggage in air transportation; (2) control over individuals with access to aircraft; (3) testing of security systems; (4) use of modern x-ray equipment; and (5) preflight screening of passengers. Directs the Administrator to establish the position of: (1) Federal Security Manager for each U.S. airport that needs one; and (2) Foreign Security Liaison officer for each such airport outside of the United States. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations that subject to employment investigations, including fingerprinting, all air carrier personnel, and individuals applying for air carrier positions, with unescorted access to domestic and foreign aircraft or secured areas of domestic airports serving U.S. or foreign air carriers. Directs the Administrator to prescribe standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting of air carrier and airport security personnel. Requires foreign air carriers to adopt and use a security program approved by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct an assessment of current and potential threats to the domestic air transportation system, including the security of individual ai… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5206 | 101 | hr | 5206 | Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Amendments of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-28 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 3 | Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to require each non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVO) to furnish to the Federal Maritime Commission a bond of an amount set (subject to a specified minimum) by the Commission to insure the financial responsibility of the carrier, making the bond available to pay any judgment for damages from transportation-related activities, any order for reparations, or any penalty assessed. Requires an NVO not domiciled in the United States to designate a resident agent in the United States for receipt of service. Provides for enforcement of tariff, bond, and resident agent requirements of specified provisions of the Shipping Act of 1984. | 2021-07-01T14:47:31Z | |
| 101-s-2806 | 101 | s | 2806 | An Act to redesignate "The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways." | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-28 | 1990-10-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-427. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 13 | Redesignates the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-2822 | 101 | s | 2822 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-28 | 1990-10-04 | Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1127. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 10 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 - Establishes as a position within the Department of Transportation an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security and Intelligence, appointed by the President for a term of five years, who shall be responsible for the development of transportation security. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report annually to appropriate congressional committees on transportation security, including appropriate recommendations. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the position of Federal Security Manager and initiate placement of such managers at high risk U.S. airports and abroad. Sets forth the duties of such managers. Directs the Administrator of the FAA to subject by regulation air carrier personnel with unescorted access to domestic and foreign aircraft, or secured areas of domestic airports serving U.S. or foreign air carriers, to initial and periodic employment investigations, including fingerprinting. Requires the Administrator and the Attorney General to establish fees to cover expenses incurred in carrying out this Act. Directs the Administrator of the FAA to prescribe standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting of air carrier and airport security personnel. Requires the Administrator to conduct an assessment of current and potential threats to the domestic air transportation system. Directs the Administrator to establish a program to accelerate and expand the research, development, and implementation of technologies and procedures to counteract terrorist acts against civil aviation. Requires the Administrator to: (1) complete a review of threats to civil aviation; and (2) establish a Scientific Advisory Board to review and advise on the progress of such program. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes within the FAA the position of Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security. Prohibits the deployment or purchase of explosive detection equipment u… | 2025-08-26T17:29:21Z | |
| 101-hr-5170 | 101 | hr | 5170 | Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-27 | 1990-11-08 | See also H.R. 5835. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 3 | Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 - Title I: Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to include as an "airport development" activity pertaining to the acquisition of land for, or work involved to construct, a burn area training structure on or off the airport to provide live fire drill training for aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel. Declares that the Congress finds that: (1) all airport and airway programs should be administered in a manner that prevents unjust and discriminatory practices that may be applied between category and class of aircraft; and (2) artificial restrictions on airport capacity should not be imposed to alleviate air traffic delays unless they do not unjustly discriminate between categories and classes of aircraft. Authorizes appropriations for airport development and planning projects. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit to the Congress a ten-year Airway Capital Investment Plan (currently, a national airways system plan). Authorizes appropriations for air navigation facilities. Authorizes appropriations for the general operations of the FAA. Repeals for FY 1991 and 1992 a specified reduction of the maximum amount which may be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for costs: (1) of services provided under international agreements relating to the joint financing of air navigation services which are assessed against the United States; and (2) incurred by the Secretary of Transportation to flight check, operate, and maintain air navigation facilities. Sets forth a formula for a higher ceiling on appropriations to cover such costs. Authorizes appropriations for the costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in providing the FAA with weather reporting services. Declares that the Congress finds that special emphasis should be placed on the conversion of former military air bases to civil use and on the identification and improvemen… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5165 | 101 | hr | 5165 | To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the imposition and collection of passenger facility charges to finance certain airport-related projects, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-26 | 1990-06-27 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 3 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1989 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to grant a public agency which controls a commercial service airport authority to assess a fee for enplaning passengers at such airport to finance airport-related projects. Sets forth requirements with respect to the use and imposition of such fee. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to reduce by a specified percentage airport improvement program apportionments for large and medium hub airports that impose a passenger facility charge. Earmarks a specified percentage of funds saved by such reduction for: (1) a specified discretionary fund; and (2) the establishment of a small airport fund to be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary. Redefines "eligible point" for the small community air service program. Prohibits determination that a point is not eligible on the basis of the per passenger subsidy at the point or on any other unspecified basis. Provides funding for the program. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5108 | 101 | hr | 5108 | To authorize appropriations for the Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-07-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 8 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to assist in the construction of an Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for such assistance out of the Highway Trust Fund. Exempts such assistance from any Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction program ceilings. Limits to 80 percent the Federal share of the cost of any construction project under this Act. Provides an apportionment formula to be followed by the Secretary in making funds available to States for such assistance. Requires the Appalachian Regional Commission to submit to the Secretary a list of estimated project costs. States that, beginning with FY 1993, projects eligible for assistance under this Act shall be eligible for funds available under law applicable to the construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary highways. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5118 | 101 | hr | 5118 | Surplus Vessel Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-09-10 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18] | MI | R | B000890 | 1 | Surplus Vessel Act of 1990 - Deems vessels in the national defense reserve that were constructed before 1946 to be surplus property and requires that they be disposed of by the Administrator of General Services by selling them for scrapping in the United States; disposing of 20 vessels the first year after this Act becomes effective, 30 vesssel the second year, and not more than 50 vessels each year thereafter. Declares that the authority of the Secretary of Commerce under specified provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the Secretary of Transportation under specified provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 shall not apply to vessels deemed surplus under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to retain 15 of such surplus vessels for use for offshore artificial reefs under specified provisions of Federal law. | 2025-08-26T17:26:02Z | |
| 101-hr-5131 | 101 | hr | 5131 | To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-08-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-370. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 1 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program through August 1, 1992. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve a security program of an airport operator which incorporates a security program of an airport tenant having access to the secured areas of an airport if such program meets specified requirements. Directs the Administrative Conference of the United States to study the administrative adjudicatory procedures of the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and make recommendations with respect to whether the authority to adjudicate administrative complaints under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 should remain with the Department of Transportation, be transferred to the NTSB, or otherwise be modified. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5132 | 101 | hr | 5132 | Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 Amendments Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-11-28 | See S.3012. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 1 | Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations through FY 1993. Authorizes employees of the Board to examine vessels with respect to accidents investigated by the Board. Sets forth restrictions with regard to the public disclosure of cockpit voice recordings and transcriptions. Provides for the use of cockpit voice recorder recordings and transcriptions in judicial proceedings. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5139 | 101 | hr | 5139 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to permit the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic other than buses to use Hay Street. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-10-23 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOT. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to permit Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic, other than buses, to use Hay Street. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2773 | 101 | s | 2773 | Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-21 | 1990-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1990 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to modify the authority and responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation with regard to investigating, determining, and keeping certain records concerning sailings and types of vessels. Requires that ocean services, routes, and lines determined essential on the date of enactment of this Act continue to be determined essential. Deems, for purposes of operating-differential subsidies (ODSs), vessel operations between and among foreign ports on the essential ocean services, routes, and lines to be vessel operations on such services, routes, and lines. Revises the requirements for ODS application approval, provisions regulating the amount of ODS payments, and the types of costs and services which may be subsidized. Sets forth special rules regarding bulk cargo carrying service. Regulates ODS payments for voyages involving coastwise or intercoastal trade and stopping at a port in the State of Hawaii. Extends the period of subsidizable life of vessels meeting certain requirements in specified circumstances. Prohibits payments for an essential bulk cargo carrying service (currently, an essential service) where service already exists, unless the existing service is inadequate. Sets forth requirements regarding the sale, assignment, or transfer, in whole or in part, of an ODS contract entered into under certain provisions added by this Act. Adds references to bulk cargo carrying service to provisions setting forth subsidy eligibility requirements. Adds to the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 provisions authorizing and directing the Secretary to enter into ODS contracts with applicants meeting specified requirements. Provides for the amount of payments, including setting a maximum number of vessel days for which payment may be made. Allows any existing or future vessel that meets certain requirements, whenever or wherever built or rebuilt, to be operated under an ODS contract. Deems any such vessel, subject to exception, to have been U.S.… | 2025-08-26T17:24:27Z | |
| 101-hr-5099 | 101 | hr | 5099 | To require the Secretary of Transportation to request the National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and the Congress regarding the use of, and risks associated with, electronic and microprocessor systems in automobiles. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-20 | 1990-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study regarding the use of electronic and microprocessor systems in automobiles and the safety risks associated with such use. Directs the Secretary to ask the Academy to report to the Secretary and the Congress by one year after enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-s-2759 | 101 | s | 2759 | A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-20 | 1990-08-04 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission. Increases the amount allowed to be expended for official reception and representation expenses. Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to change the due date for a final report by the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping to one year after all of the Commission's members have been appointed (currently, one year after the Commission is established). Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to authorize and direct the Federal Maritime Commission to make rules and regulations regarding intermodal movements, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, forwarding and agency services, non-vessel-operating common carrier operations, and other activities integral to transportation systems. Authorizes the Commission, in furtherance of the purposes of such Act, to initiate rules and regulations on its own motion or pursuant to a petition by a person. Authorizes the Commission to require a person to file information with the Commission. Makes a person who fails to file such required information liable for civil fines. Empowers the Commission to authorize a party to use depositions, written interrogatories, and discovery procedures in conformity, to the extent practicable, with those of the U.S. district courts. Grants the Commission subpoena power. Entitles, subject to funds being appropriated, witnesses to the same fees and mileage as in U.S. courts. Authorizes the Commission, for failure to supply information ordered or subpoenaed, to: (1) suspend tariffs of a common carrier or suspend that carrier's right to use tariffs of conferences of which it is a member; or (2) assess a civil fine. Authorizes the Commission to seek enforcement of such information order or subpoena in U.S. district court. Authorizes the Commission, notwithstanding another law, to refuse to disclose to the public information provided under certain provisions amended by this Act. Authorizes the Commission, upon its finding of conditions unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of … | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-s-2760 | 101 | s | 2760 | A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-20 | 1990-08-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 798. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | 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 Federal law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make awards (currently, to make research grants) to a National Maritime Enhancement Institute from amounts appropriated (currently, from amounts appropriated under specified provisions). Limits the aggregate annual amount (currently, the aggregate amount) to a specified dollar sum. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to require that the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, be established for a term of two years commencing at the beginning of each Congress. Replaces provisions authorizing the Secretary to acquire suitable vessels in exchange for obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) with provisions authorizing the Secretary to acquire suitable vessels with funds in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund derived from the sale of obsolete vessels in the NDRF. Allows, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916, vessels sold under these provisions to be scrapped in approved foreign markets. Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary from: (1) taking any vessel, currently in service as a State academy training vessel, out of service to implement any alternative program, including ship sharing, until or unless the vessel is incapable of being maintained in good repair as required under provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936; or (2) implementing any training vessel sharing program without first receiving the express consent of the Congress. Extends until October 1, 1994, the effective date of provisions mandating that State maritime academies require passage of a Coast Guard licensing examination as a condition for: (1) graduation by an individual; and (2) any payment or use of any vessel received by such an academy under s… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5075 | 101 | hr | 5075 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-19 | 1990-07-06 | Became Public Law No: 101-322. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] | OH | D | L000508 | 10 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Limits the liability for certain rail accidents occurring in the District of Columbia to no more than the limits of coverage maintained by a publicly funded commuter transportation authority established under Virginia law to indemnify Amtrak or any railroad over which the authority conducts its operations. Authorizes the use of proceeds from the sale of railroad lines that were acquired and rehabilitated with funds under the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 for similar purposes with respect to railroad lines connected with such a line for the purpose of continued rail service on them. Requires Amtrak to cooperate with the efforts of the Washington State Department of Transportation in designing a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Directs Amtrak to study and report to the Congress on the revenue and cost implications of separating the California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train into two service routes serving a southern and a control route through Iowa. Prohibits the compensation of any rail or motor carrier employee who works in more than one State from being subject to State income taxes in any State but the State in which the employee resides. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to treat Amtrak as a publicly funded rail carrier with respect to its contribution toward employees' unemployment compensation benefits. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the potential need among Class II and Class III railroads for Federal guarantees of obligations for funding rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, acquisition of new railroad facilities, or refinancing of existing debt. Directs Amtrak to report to the Congress on its plan to eliminate its need for Federal o… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5086 | 101 | hr | 5086 | To authorize appropriations for the Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-19 | 1990-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 8 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to assist in the construction of an Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for such assistance out of the Highway Trust Fund. Exempts such assistance from any Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction program ceilings. Limits to 80 percent the Federal share of the cost of any construction project under this Act. Provides an apportionment formula to be followed by the Secretary in making funds available to States for such assistance. Requires the Appalachian Regional Commission to submit to the Secretary a list of estimated project costs. States that, beginning with FY 1993, projects eligible for assistance under this Act shall be eligible for funds available under law applicable to the construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary highways. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2752 | 101 | s | 2752 | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-19 | 1990-09-13 | Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to assist in the construction of an Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for such assistance out of the Highway Trust Fund. Exempts such assistance from any Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction program ceilings. Limits to 80 percent the Federal share of the cost of any construction project under this Act. Provides an apportionment formula to be followed by the Secretary in making funds available to States for such assistance. Requires the Appalachian Regional Commission to submit to the Secretary a list of estimated project costs. States that, beginning with FY 1993, projects eligible for assistance under this Act shall be eligible for funds available under law applicable to the construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary highways. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5052 | 101 | hr | 5052 | To amend Public Law 97-360. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-14 | 1990-06-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 3 | Makes the following vessels available for use in providing health and humanitarian services to the peoples of developing countries: (1) U.S. Ship General Nelson M. Walker P2-SE2-R1; and (2) U.S. Ship Sanctuary AH-20. Transfers the following vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet: (1) U.S. Ship Robert Conrad; and (2) either U.S.S. Plymouth Rock LSD-29, U.S.S. Fort Snelling LSD-30, or U.S.S. Speigel Grove LSD-32. | 2021-07-01T14:44:30Z | |
| 101-hr-5056 | 101 | hr | 5056 | Airport Capacity and Air Service Enhancement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-14 | 1990-06-27 | For Further Action See H.R.5170. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | L000342 | 1 | Airport Capacity and Air Service Enhancement Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize an airport authority to assess a passenger facility charge on enplaning passengers to finance airport development and airport planning projects. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the imposition and use of such charges. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to reduce by a specified percentage airport improvement program apportionments for large and medium hub airports that impose a passenger facility charge. | 2025-08-26T17:24:41Z | |
| 101-s-2745 | 101 | s | 2745 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-14 | 1990-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 6 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Limits the liability for certain rail accidents occurring in the District of Columbia to no more than the limits of coverage maintained by a publicly funded commuter transportation authority established under Virginia law to indemnify Amtrak or any railroad over which the authority conducts its operations. Authorizes the use of proceeds from the sale of railroad lines that were acquired and rehabilitated with funds under the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 for similar purposes with respect to railroad lines connected with such a line for the purpose of continued rail service on them. Requires Amtrak to cooperate with the efforts of the Washington State Department of Transportation in designing a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Directs Amtrak to study and report to the Congress on the revenue and cost implications of separating the California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train into two service routes serving a southern and a control route through Iowa. Prohibits the compensation of any rail or motor carrier employee who works in more than one State from being subject to State income taxes in any State but the State in which the employee resides. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to treat Amtrak as a publicly funded rail carrier with respect to its contribution toward employees' unemployment compensation benefits. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the potential need among Class II and Class III railroads for Federal guarantees of obligations for funding rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, acquisition of new railroad facilities, or refinancing of existing debt. Directs Amtrak to report to the Congress on its plan to eliminate its need for Federal o… | 2025-08-26T17:27:37Z | |
| 101-hr-5026 | 101 | hr | 5026 | Amending the Rail Passenger Service Act to establish collective bargaining arbitration procedures for issues relating to the employment of railroad police by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-13 | 1990-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 1 | Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to establish collective bargaining arbitration procedures for issues relating to the employment of railroad police by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5003 | 101 | hr | 5003 | To provide that no funds may be obligated for the expansion or purchase of the Berz-Macomb Airport in Macomb County, Michigan. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-12 | 1990-06-25 | Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB. | House | Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | B000619 | 1 | Prohibits the obligation of funds for the expansion or purchase of the Berz-Macomb Airport in Macomb County, Michigan. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5016 | 101 | hr | 5016 | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway demonstration project in Youngstown and Campbell, Ohio. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-12 | 1990-10-17 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOT. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a certain highway project in Youngstown and Campbell, Ohio, to construct an access ramp and to make certain highway improvements to enhance economic development. Declares that the Federal share of such project cost shall be 60 percent. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2723 | 101 | s | 2723 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-12 | 1990-06-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 23 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Limits the liability for certain rail accidents occurring in the District of Columbia to no more than the limits of coverage maintained by a publicly funded commuter transportation authority established under Virginia law to indemnify Amtrak or any railroad over which the authority conducts its operations. Authorizes the use of proceeds from the sale of railroad lines that were acquired and rehabilitated with funds under the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 for similar purposes with respect to railroad lines connected with such a line for the purpose of continued rail service on them. Requires Amtrak to cooperate with the efforts of the Washington State Department of Transportation in designing a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Directs Amtrak to study and report to the Congress on the revenue and cost implications of separating the California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train into two service routes serving a southern and a control route through Iowa. Prohibits the compensation of any rail or motor carrier employee who works in more than one State from being subject to State income taxes in any State but the State in which the employee resides. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to treat Amtrak as a publicly funded rail carrier with respect to its contribution toward employees' unemployment compensation benefits. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the potential need among Class II and Class III railroads for Federal guarantees of obligations for funding rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, acquisition of new railroad facilities, or refinancing of existing debt. | 2025-08-26T17:26:34Z | |
| 101-hr-4986 | 101 | hr | 4986 | Airport Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-07 | 1990-06-27 | For Further Action See H.R.5170. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 3 | Airport Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 - Title I: Airport and Airway Improvement - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for airport development and planning projects. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit to the Congress a ten-year Airway Capital Investment Plan (currently, a national airways system plan). Authorizes appropriations for air navigation facilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for the general operations of the FAA. Repeals for FY 1991 and 1992 a specified reduction of the maximum amount which may be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for costs: (1) of services provided under international agreements relating to the joint financing of air navigation services which are assessed against the United States; and (2) incurred by the Secretary of Transportation to flight check, operate, and maintain air navigation facilities. Sets forth a formula for a higher ceiling on appropriations to cover such costs. Authorizes appropriations for the costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in providing the FAA with weather reporting services. Requires the Secretary to develop a system of manned Auxiliary Flight Service Stations. Title II: Federal Aviation Administration Procurement Reform - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the FAA (currently, the Secretary of Transportation) to procure personal property or services as well as real property on a noncompetitive basis under specified circumstances. Provides for multiyear service and property acquisition contracts with terms of up to five years. | 2025-08-26T17:29:02Z | |
| 101-hr-4997 | 101 | hr | 4997 | To permit States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to vehicles used to transport farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, and to vehicles used for custom harvesting, whether or not such vehicles are controlled and operated by a farmer. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-07 | 1990-09-28 | Executive Comment Received from DOT. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 28 | Authorizes the States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to vehicles used either for transporting farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, or for custom harvesting, regardless of whether or not they are controlled or operated by a farmer. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-4973 | 101 | hr | 4973 | To amend section 9308 of title 46, United States Code, by increasing the maximum civil penalty from $500 to $10,000. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-06 | 1990-06-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 0 | Amends Federal law to increase the civil penalties for violation of provisions relating to Great Lakes pilotage from $500 per day to up to $10,000 per day. | 2021-07-01T14:42:04Z | |
| 101-hr-4984 | 101 | hr | 4984 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-06 | 1990-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 19 | Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Limits the liability for certain rail accidents occurring in the District of Columbia to no more than the limits of coverage maintained by a publicly funded commuter transportation authority established under Virginia law to indemnify Amtrak or any railroad over which the authority conducts its operations. Authorizes the use of proceeds from the sale of railroad lines that were acquired and rehabilitated with funds under the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 for similar purposes with respect to railroad lines connected with such a line for the purpose of continued rail service on them. Requires Amtrak to cooperate with the efforts of the Washington State Department of Transportation in designing a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Directs Amtrak to study and report to the Congress on the revenue and cost implications of separating the California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train into two service routes serving a southern and a control route through Iowa. Prohibits the compensation of any rail or motor carrier employee who works in more than one State from being subject to State income taxes in any State but the State in which the employee resides. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to treat Amtrak as a publicly funded rail carrier with respect to its contribution toward employees' unemployment compensation benefits. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on the potential need among Class II and Class III railroads for Federal guarantees of obligations for funding rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, acquisition of new railroad facilities, or refinancing of existing debt. | 2025-08-26T17:27:07Z | |
| 101-hr-4956 | 101 | hr | 4956 | To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-06-05 | 1990-10-16 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 0 | Codifies existing Federal transportation law relating to: (1) the Department of Transportation; (2) other Government agencies; (3) general and intermodal programs; (4) interstate commerce; (5) rail programs; (6) motor vehicle and driver programs; (7) aviation programs; (8) pipelines; (9) commercial space transportation; (10) bills of lading; (11) contraband; (12) damage to transported property; (13) transportation of animals; (14) payments for inspection and quarantine services; and (15) medals of honor. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) ports of entry for civil aircraft; (2) customs violations, including public health, immigration, and controlled substances violations; (3) animal and plant quarantines; and (4) exempting mass transportation from Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction. Repeals various Acts of Congress relating to Federal transportation law. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4949 | 101 | hr | 4949 | Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-24 | 1990-11-08 | See also H.R. 5835. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 7 | Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1990 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for aviation research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 to reimburse the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the cost of providing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with weather reporting services. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the FAA to make grants to colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations to: (1) conduct aviation research; and (2) establish a research consortium, consisting of regional centers for continuing research with respect to civil aviation. Requires the Administrator to make an annual report to specified congressional committees with regard to such research grant program. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the advisability of granting to the Administrator specific leasing and multiyear contracting authority for the purchase of real property and goods and services. Authorizes the FAA to award contracts pursuant to research grants under Buy American requirements to U.S. firms. Requires the Administration to report to the Congress regarding such contracts. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 101-hr-4950 | 101 | hr | 4950 | Aviation Training Research Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-24 | 1990-06-21 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 8 | Aviation Training Research Act of 1990 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a program of research and development with respect to technologies and techniques for training air traffic controllers and electronics technicians. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to conduct a five-year demonstration program to determine the feasibility of: (1) conducting aptitude screening and initial training of training schools; and (2) performing initial air traffic controller training at the Aeronautical Center of the Federal Aviation Administration. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:27:01Z | |
| 101-hr-4887 | 101 | hr | 4887 | Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-23 | 1990-06-13 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 14 | Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop technologies to assess the risk of and prevent defects of aircraft parts, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances which could result in a catastrophic aircraft failure. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to colleges and nonprofit research organizations to: (1) conduct aviation research relating to development of such technologies; and (2) establish centers of excellence for continuing such research. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4888 | 101 | hr | 4888 | To improve navigational safety and to reduce the hazards to navigation resulting from vessel collisions with pipelines in the marine environment, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-23 | 1990-11-16 | Became Public Law No: 101-599. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 7 | Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to require an inspection, within 18 months of enactment of this Act, of certain offshore pipeline facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets and a report to the Secretary of Transportation on any such facility which is exposed or a hazard to navigation. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to require operators of such facilities to report potential or existing pipeline facility navigational hazards through Coast Guard offices. Requires marking of the hazards with approved marine buoys. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a mandatory, systematic, and where appropriate, periodic inspection program in the Gulf and its inlets; and (2) require burial of exposed or hazardous facilities. Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to encourage fishermen and other vessel operators to report potential or existing navigational hazards involving pipelines through Coast Guard offices. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 101-hr-4902 | 101 | hr | 4902 | Public-Private Toll Road Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-23 | 1990-06-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] | PA | R | R000243 | 0 | Public-Private Toll Road Act of 1990 - Revises Federal law regarding toll facilities to authorize States to impose tolls on any highway (not part of the Interstate system), bridge, or tunnel constructed or rehabilitated with Federal-aid highway funds without having to repay such funds to the Federal Government if the tolls are used for major reconstruction or reconstruction to expand capacity. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal participation in: (1) construction of any new toll highway; and (2) major reconstruction to accommodate capacity problems of, and relieve congestion on, any existing highway which is tolled or which will be tolled upon the completion of such reconstruction. Limits the Federal share payable for the construction or reconstruction of any toll highway, bridge or tunnel to 35 percent. Specifies conditions under which a highway, bridge, or tunnel toll facility may be privately constructed or reconstructed and owned and operated. Requires States to agree (and provide in their regulation of the private operators of such tolled facilities) that the revenues derived from the operation of such a facility beyond those necessary for certain expenses incurred with respect to the facility will be used for highway purposes before the Secretary may authorize participation by the Federal Government. Authorizes State highway departments to continue to charge tolls on such a facility after the date of final payment of debt service of such facility if the tolls do not exceed the costs necessary for proper operation and maintenance of the facility. | 2025-08-26T17:27:22Z | |
| 101-s-2676 | 101 | s | 2676 | A bill directing the Secretary of Transportation to establish an instrument landing system at Bowling Green-Warren County Airport, Bowling Green, Kentucky. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-23 | 1990-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, to establish an instrument landing system at Bowling Green-Warren County Airport, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-sjres-322 | 101 | sjres | 322 | A joint resolution to designate the seven-day period commencing October 7, 1990, and ending October 13, 1990, as "National Aviation Education Week". | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-21 | 1990-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 15 | Designates October 7 through October 13, 1990, as National Aviation Education Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-2653 | 101 | s | 2653 | A bill to permit States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to vehicles used to transport farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, and to vehicles used for custom harvesting, whether or not such vehicles are controlled and operated by a farmer. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-18 | 1990-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 20 | Authorizes the States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to vehicles used either for transporting farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, or for custom harvesting, regardless of whether or not they are controlled or operated by a farmer. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4848 | 101 | hr | 4848 | Transportation Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-17 | 1990-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13] | PA | R | C000807 | 29 | Transportation Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations which require air carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, periodic recurring, and post accident testing for illegal use of alcohol or controlled substance by airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening contract personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions. Requires the Administrator to require the suspension or revocation of any certificate issued to such an individual, or his or her dismissal, where the individual has used alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of Federal law or regulations. Prohibits such persons from using alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of Federal law or regulations and serving in their capacity as an air carrier employee. Prohibits violators from serving in such capacity unless they have completed a program of rehabilitation. Sets forth specified requirements for such rehabilitation programs. Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to require the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to issue regulations which require railroads to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, periodic recurring, and post accident testing of all railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions for illegal use of alcohol or a controlled substance. Directs the Secretary to disqualify for an established period of time, or dismiss, a railroad employee found to have used or to have been impaired by alcohol while on duty, or a controlled substance whether or not on duty. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations for rehabilitation programs which provide for treatment for railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions in need of assistance in resolving problems with the use of alcohol or a controlled substance. Amends the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safet… | 2025-08-26T17:28:58Z | |
| 101-hr-4818 | 101 | hr | 4818 | Aviation Noise Abatement Policy Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-15 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835 (Title IX). | House | Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] | WA | R | M000736 | 17 | Aviation Noise Abatement Policy Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (the Administrator) to consider as being in the public interest aircraft noise reduction in communities near an airport (or under an aircraft flight path associated with an airport). Directs the Administrator to: (1) transmit to the Congress a comprehensive aircraft abatement noise plan for airports in the State of Washington; (2) make periodic progress reports to the Congress regarding implementation; and (3) submit biennial reports to certain congressional committees regarding noise level reductions. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense regarding increased use by air carriers of special-use air space over the Pacific Ocean which is being used by military aircraft. Requires the Administrator to issue an environmental impact statement and hold hearings in certain cases of air route changes to altitudes of 15,000 feet or below in order to mitigate aircraft delays and congestion. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish advisory committees in the Department of Transportation to develop a national policy on reducing noise resulting from airport operations. Requires the Secretary to transmit such committees' recommendations to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress recommendations for the reduction of the commercial fleet of Stage II aircraft. | 2025-08-26T17:26:22Z | |
| 101-s-2621 | 101 | s | 2621 | Public Works Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-15 | 1990-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Public Works Act of 1990 - Title I: Statement Requirements - Provides that monies in any Public Works Fund established by a State under this Act shall be available for providing financial assistance for capital investment in the construction of: (1) waste-water treatment works; (2) public water systems; and (3) solid waste management facilities. Requires each State, before it may receive payments under this Act, to have: (1) established a Public Works Fund; and (2) entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary of the Army governing a State's receipt and deposit of payments into the Fund, State funds matching 25 percent of Federal payments, and accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures. Requires each State, before receiving any payments under this Act, to have prepared and had approved by the Secretary an Intended Use Plan for such payments. Outlines Plan requirements, including a methodology for allocating monies and designating priority among the categories of proposed projects. Allows a State to reserve annually from its Fund a specified amount for the purposes of planning and other related activities. Conditions project eligibility for State Fund disbursements on: (1) compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Resources Conservation and Control Act, as appropriate; and (2) existence of a local cooperation agreement signed by the local sponsor for the project, the proper representative of the State, and a designated representative of the Secretary and providing for a minimum of ten percent funding for each such project from local sources. Title II: Federal Requirements - Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to administer the authorities under this Act. Establishes an Office of Community Public Works Assistance to administer such authorities. Provides for the allocation among States of funds appropriated for this Act based on applications made by States for specific projects. Requires the Secretary and each State to jointly… | 2025-08-26T17:24:34Z | |
| 101-hr-4789 | 101 | hr | 4789 | Railroad Police Certification Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-10 | 1990-05-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | E000031 | 4 | Railroad Police Certification Act of 1990 - Provides authority to railroad police officers to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the rail carrier owns property for the purpose of protecting employees, passengers, and property of the rail carrier, property moving in interstate or foreign commerce, and personnel and equipment moving via railroad which is vital to national defense. | 2025-08-26T17:25:48Z | |
| 101-s-2610 | 101 | s | 2610 | A bill to protect the free flow of commerce on the Missouri River. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-10 | 1990-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 0 | Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Army Corps of Engineers will take all reasonable action necessary to maintain navigable water levels on the Missouri River so as to protect the free flow of interstate commerce. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-4771 | 101 | hr | 4771 | Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of certain motor vehicles and rail cars that do not have seat belts, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-09 | 1990-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 0 | Prohibits the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of certain motor vehicles or rail cars unless they are equipped with seat belts. Declares that such prohibition shall apply to: (1) any motor or rail carrier; and (2) any Federal, State, or local entity, school district, charitable organization, church, or other public or private entity providing transportation to passengers by motor vehicle or by rail. Requires persons who own or operate a motor vehicle or rail car constructed before enactment of this Act and used to provide passenger transportation for compensation, or to transport children under the age of 18, to equip such vehicle or rail car with seat belts. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such prohibition. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-s-2578 | 101 | s | 2578 | A bill to declare certain portions of Pelican Island, Texas, nonnavigable. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-03 | 1990-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Declares certain portions of Pelican Island, Texas, to be nonnavigable waters. Applies such declaration to areas which are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina facilities. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-hr-4686 | 101 | hr | 4686 | State Waterways Protection Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-05-01 | 1990-05-09 | Executive Comment Requested from DOT. | House | Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] | CA | D | B000648 | 2 | State Waterways Protection Act - Amends Federal law to require that a self-propelled commercial vessel in or entering San Francisco Bay, California, to discharge or receive bulk crude oil or hazardous materials be under the direction and control of a pilot licensed under the laws of the State of the respective body of water. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations. | 2025-08-26T17:28:30Z | |
| 101-hr-4664 | 101 | hr | 4664 | To repeal the United States prohibition on air transportation with South Africa. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-04-26 | 1990-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 0 | Repeals a provision of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 that prohibits air transportation with South Africa. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-4665 | 101 | hr | 4665 | To amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize certain additional uses of revenues generated on the sale of duty-free merchandise at off-airport locations in the State of Hawaii. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-04-26 | 1990-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1] | HI | R | S000014 | 0 | Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize Hawaii to use for highway construction certain excess funds generated in off-airport locations from the sale of duty-free merchandise which is intended to facilitate access to its airports. Authorizes such use for revenues generated on sales through December 31, 1994. Prohibits the State, if any such revenues are used in a calendar year for airport facility improvement purposes, from receiving Federal grants for airport development, planning, or noise compatibility programs. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-s-2528 | 101 | s | 2528 | Interactive Highway Vehicle System Act of 1990 | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-04-26 | 1990-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Interactive Highway Vehicle System Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to: (1) develop a plan for the implementation of a comprehensive, interactive highway vehicle system on the Federal-aid highway system, including an evaluation of existing and proposed systems; (2) identify one or more projects which will demonstrate the development of innovative and effective interactive highway vehicle systems; and (3) assure that the projects identified are in areas in which heavy commercial traffic adds to congestion and commuter traffic causes significant congestion during peak hours. Requires the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees with respect to the plan, evaluation, and recommendations. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:26:56Z | |
| 101-s-2533 | 101 | s | 2533 | A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-04-26 | 1990-05-04 | Became Public Law No: 101-281. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 3 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program for a three-month period. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize Hawaii to use certain excess funds generated in off-airport locations in the State from the sale of duty-free merchandise for highway construction aimed at facilitating access to its airports. Authorizes such use for revenues generated on sales through December 31, 1994. Prohibits the State, if any such revenues are used in a calendar year for airport facility improvement purposes, from receiving Federal grants for airport development, planning, or noise compatibility programs. | 2022-12-13T14:27:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4609 | 101 | hr | 4609 | To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-225). | Transportation and Public Works | 1990-04-25 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 3 | Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989, with regard to FY 1991, to: (1) increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance; and (2) authorize appropriations for environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z |
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