TRANSPORTATION see also Motor Vehicles; Railroads

Addresses

AFL-CIO Position and Opinion on Privatization of Urban Mass Transit: John Lawe, 1900 [22JA]

Highways and America's Future: Ellis L. Armstrong, 36497-36499 [18DE]

Amendments

Air Passenger Protection Act: enact (S. 1485), 29838, 29851 [29OC]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 25483 [29SE], 25944, 25967, 25969, 25977, 25978, 25980, 25982-25984, 25986-25988, 25991, 25999 [1OC]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (S. 1269), 13604 [21MY]

Railroads: safety (H.R. 3743), 36334 [18DE]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (S. 387), 2775, 2815, 2816, 2824 [4FE]

Urban Mass Transportation Act: extend authorization (S. 382), 2339 [29JA], 2928 [17FE]

Analyses

Consumer Rail Equity Act (H.R. 1393), 4773-4775 [4MR]

———(S. 676), 5035-5038 [6MR]

High-Speed Intercity Rail Transportation Bond Financing Act (H.R. 2618), 14788 [4JN]

Maritime Agreements Act (H.R. 300), 880 [7JA]

Merchant Marine Equity Act (H.R. 1008), 3305-3307 [11FE]

Safety of Individuals Traveling by Aircraft (S. 679), 5045 [6MR]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (H.R. 2), 30-50 [6JA], 7131 [27MR]

Trucking Productivity Improvement Act (S. 1710), 24790-24793 [22SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 3499 [19FE]

———H.R. 2310, authorizing appropriations for Airport and Airway Improvement Act, 32032 [17NO], 33029 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

Accident One More Reason To Bar MRS, 15409 [11JN]

Airport 1987, 21278 [28JY], 23401 [7AU]

Amtrak Declares Commuter War Against Pan Am, Eastern, 30920 [4NO]

Amtrak Rolls Past Shuttles in Number of Riders, 6110 [18MR]

ATA President Pledges ``Whatever It Takes'' To Get Substance Abusers Out of Trucking Industry, 6914 [25MR]

Aviation Trust Fund Should Be Separate, 24912 [22SE]

Big Push On for Safer Trucks, 7202 [27MR]

Central Artery Plan Long Overdue, Deserves Green Light, 7619 [1AP]

Demand for Pilots, 29863 [29OC]

Diary of a Trucker, 6914 [25MR]

Drug Testing, 29848 [29OC]

Federal Government Is Slow on Safety, 7203 [27MR]

50-State Look at Inspections, 7203 [27MR]

Finish Truck Deregulation, 25895 [30SE]

Free the Aviation Billions, 24245 [16SE]

Gluck Fears Road Project Delays if Highway Funding Bill Hits Snag, 7523 [31MR]

Highway Robbery, 7355 [31MR]

Huge Customs Scam Victimizes Uncle Sam, Senator Heinz, 26923 [7OC]

Is This Any Way to Sell a Railroad?, 13293, 13294 [20MY]

Killer Congress, 6468 [20MR]

Labor a Vital Ingredient in Recipe for Rail Change, 23396 [7AU]

Late Arrivals—New Figures Reveal Airlines' Dismal On-Time Record, 13635 [21MY]

Life and Death on the Fast Track, 29866-29873 [29OC]

Life Behind the Wheel, 6914 [25MR]

More Than Band-Aids for Air Delays, 21278 [28JY]

Moving Right Along, 26730 [6OC]

Myth of a Postindustrial Economy, 24799-24801 [22SE]

Need for Travel Safety, 29866 [29OC]

New Highway Bill Preferable to Override of Reagan Veto, 7622 [1AP]

NH—Speeding, 22157 [3AU]

No Excuse for Lack of Action on ATV's, 19596 [13JY]

Northeast Governors Think They're on the Right Track With Turbo Train, 29508 [27OC]

Our Crowded Skies, 23793 [10SE]

Override the Reagan Veto, 7620 [1AP]

Race Against Time, Fatigue Competition, 6913 [25MR]

Reagan Aide Errs on Port Bridge Project, 7617 [1AP]

Regulation of Rates Is Opposed by Conrail, 30251 [29OC]

Saving Airline Jobs, 29859 [29OC]

Sharing the Road With a Truck, 7202 [27MR]

Shoving Match in the Travel Agency, 19587 [13JY]

Some Government Intervention in Airline Industry Is Warranted, 18848 [7JY]

Some Higher Limits Should Be Tested, 6173 [18MR]

Summer at the Airport?, 14433 [3JN]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 7347, 7358 [31MR]

Tougher To Curl Hair Than Drive a Truck?, 6914 [25MR]

Trucks—What Needs To Be Done, 7202 [27MR]

Uproar Over Jets' Noise, 21798 [30JY]

USRA Chairman Proud of Successes as Conrail Agency Ends Its Life, 3199 [5FE]

When Wages Fly Higher Than Airlines, 29859 [29OC]

Why Privatization Is Stalled, 13294 [20MY]

Wrong Script, Mr. President, 7522 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aeronautics: access to National Driver Register (see S. 1819)

———appropriations for airport and airway improvements (see H.R. 3350)

———capacity levels at certain airports (see S. 1824)

———consumer information on performance records of air carriers (see H.R. 3158)

———ensure equitable user treatment, and development of the Airport and Airway System (see H.R. 8)

———establish commission on the effects of air travel deregulation (see S. 1752)

———extension of small community air service program (see H.R. 2318)

———improve safety and service (see S. 679; H.R. 718, 2217, 2545)

———prohibit certain scheduling practices resulting in passenger delays and inconveniences (see H.R. 1701)

———prohibit smoking on domestic commercial flights (see H.R. 3377)

———protection of passengers holding unused tickets on certain air carrier which has filed for bankruptcy (see S. 1965)

———require commercial passenger air carriers to report on-time performance record (see S. 757)

———research and development of TCAS-III collision avoidance system (see S. 1728)

———seating of persons holding tickets from bankrupt companies (see H.R. 2491)

———small community service program (see H.R. 808)

———smoke detection devices on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3354)

———termination of Essential Air Service Program (see S. 724)

Aged (see H.R. 2076)

Airline Competition Act: enact (see S. 806)

Airport and Airway Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 586)

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 3131)

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2310)

Airports and Airway Trust Fund: use of excise tax revenues (see H.R. 1293)

Airports: access to certain courtesy vehicles (see S. 1834; H.R. 3764)

———funding for noise compatibility programs (see H.R. 2493)

Alaska: transportation of passengers on foreign-flag vessels between certain ports (see H.R. 3681)

Dept. of Defense: guidelines for transporting rocket fuel (see H.R. 3554)

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see S. 800)

———authorizing appropriations for Office of Commercial Space Transportation for fiscal years 1988-89 (see S. 1173)

———develop technology for magnetically levitated superconducting transportation system (see S. 1794)

———require certain actions regarding certain drivers of motor vehicles and motor carriers (see S. 861)

———rules on safe operation of certain rapid acceleration motorcycles (see S. 1536)

District of Columbia Traffic Act: amend (see H.R. 151)

Drug abuse: test operators of railroads and aircraft (see S. 356, 362)

Federal Maritime Administration: establish (see H.R. 3299)

Flight Service Station Operation Act: enact (see H.R. 2924)

Foreign trade: maritime transportation of imported automobiles (see H.R. 1397)

———U.S. ocean transportation of dry bulk commodities (see H.R. 132)

General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act: enact (see S. 473)

Handicapped: amend Urban Mass Transportation Act relative to visually and mentally handicapped individuals (see H.R. 3265)

———prohibit implementation of discriminatory regulations handicapped (see H.R. 2887)

Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 2056)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: nuclear materials (see H.R. 3836)

———registration of certain carriers (see H.R. 895)

———restrict transport of radioactive materials through high-density city areas (see H.R. 1646)

Hazardous substances: designation of safest transportation routes (see S. 1269; H.R. 3677)

———rail transportation of high-level nuclear waste (see S. 1436; H.R. 2118)

———safety (see H.R. 2650, 3334, 3682)

———transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan (see H.R. 3796)

ICC: approval of acquisition and operation of railroad lines (see H.R. 2204)

———jurisdiction over Canadian motor carriers which provide transportation in commercial zones which straddle international border (see H.R. 2638)

International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 1972)

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships: implement provisions (see H.R. 3261)

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property en route (see H.R. 2489)

———human fetal tissue regulations (see H.R. 1990)

Mass rapid transit: safety of facilities (see H.R. 983)

Motor buses: temporary admission to the U.S. of operators of common carriers of passengers (see S. 886)

Motor bus lines: abandonment (see H.R. 934)

Motor Carrier Administration: establish (see H.R. 3569)

Motor vehicles: substantiation of business tax deduction (see H.R. 1525)

———weight restrictions (see S. 1689)

National Aviation Authority: establish as an independent user-fee supported government corporation (see S. 1159)

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 214)

National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: safety (see H.R. 1886)

NTSB: reform process for filling vacancies (see H.R. 75)

Nuclear Waste Transportation Act: enact (see S. 1395)

Nuclear Waste Transportation Prohibition Through Urbanized Areas Act: enact (see S. 833)

Office of Commercial Space Transportation: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1740)

Radioactive Materials Transportation Act: enact (see S. 1631)

Radioactive waste disposal: safe transportation (see H.R. 3598)

———State regulation of transportation (see S. 1008)

Railroads: automatic train control capabilities (see H.R. 3179)

———construction, acquisition, or operation of rail carriers (see S. 816, 1026)

———enhance competition and assure reasonable rates (see S. 676; H.R. 1393)

———Federal licensing of certain employees (see S. 1098)

———funding of Amtrak (see S. Res. 93)

———grade crossing safety demonstration projects (see H.R. 1712)

———improve safety and efficiency (see H.R. 718, 1713, 2980, 3743)

———procedures for rail line abandonments (see H.R. 3542)

———require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain hazardous materials (see H.R. 2559)

———sale, acquisition, or abandonment of lines (see S. 1040; H.R. 1128)

———tax-exempt bonds for high-speed intercity projects (see S. 1245)

Refuse: solid waste (see H.R. 3516)

Rural areas: small community air service (see S. 876)

Santa Barbara Channel Islands: restriction on transporting Alaskan oil (see H.R. 172)

Schoolbuses: restrictions on financial assistance for not inspecting safety belts (see H.R. 1815)

Shipping industry: counter unfair practices (see H.R. 1290)

———require mail be carried on ships of U.S. registry (see S. 146)

———transportation of Government cargoes (see S. 147)

———unfair practices in marine transportation of import motor vehicles (see S. 1087)

Small Community Air Service Improvement Act: enact (see S. 582)

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (see S. 878)

———enact (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (see H. Con. Res. 77)

———enact (H.R. 2), technical corrections (see S. 1383)

Tariff: hovercraft skirts (see H.R. 2436)

Taxation: commuting expense deduction on public mass transportation (see H.R. 364)

———exclusion of certain benefits furnished by employer (see H.R. 2122, 2361, 3403)

———increase gasoline tax and transfer revenues to mass transit account (see H.R. 654)

———treatment of certain air transportation (see H.R. 45)

———treatment of employer mass transit and van pool subsidies (see S. 1757; H.R. 3437)

Traffic Safety for Handicapped Individuals Act: enact (see S. 550)

Transportation Regulatory Reform Act: enact (see S. 1449)

Truck and Bus Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 2923)

Trucking Productivity Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1710)

U.S.-flag vessels: transportation of solid waste (see H.R. 2552)

Urban Mass Transportation Act: amend (see S. 224, 315, 382)

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 793)

———budget waiver for consideration of S. 382 (see S. Res. 83)

———prohibit implementation of certain provisions as applied to handicapped (see S. 1077)

———reauthorize programs (see S. 317)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant consent of Congress for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend (see H.J. Res. 352)

Chronologies

Legislative history of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 7608 [1AP]

Documents

State-by-State Comparison—Conference Report v. Senate-Passed Bill (S. 387), 6471 [20MR]

Factsheets

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact Technical Amendments, 23065 [7AU]

Hearings

Committee on Appropriations (House): architectural and transportation barriers compliance board (testimony), D220 [1AP]

———Dept. of Transportation budget (testimony from W. Graham Claytor, Jr. and John H. Riley), D140 [11MR]

———FAA (testimony), D263 [21AP], D269 [22AP]

———Federal Highway Administration (testimony), D201 [26MR]

———Federal Railroad Administration (testimony from John H. Riley), D147 [12MR]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (testimony), D194 [25MR]

———NTSB (testimony from James E. Burnett), D80 [24FE]

———St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. budget (testimony from Erman Cocci, Robert E. Whittington, John O. Hibbs, and Arrigo Mongine), D118 [5MR]

———Urban Mass Transportation Administration (testimony), D166 [18MR], D175 [19MR]

———Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (testimony), D158 [17MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Amtrak and Federal Railway Administration budgets (testimony from W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Charles W. Hayward, John H. Riley, and Joseph Walsh), D114 [5MR]

———transportation appropriations (testimony), D225 [2AP], D251 [9AP]

———Urban Mass Transit Administration and Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority budgets

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: aviation safety (testimony from Donald Engen, James E. Burnett, and Herbert R. McClure), D37 [29JA]

———aviation safety (testimony from Senator Byrd, William F. Bolger, Alan Stephen, John Sheehan, John O'Brien, John F. Thornton, Dennis Delaney, and Howard Barte), D40 [2FE]

———Dept. of Transportation maritime programs and Federal Maritime Commission (S. 800) (testimony), D211 [31MR]

———Essential Air Service Program termination (S. 724) (testimony), D274 [23AP]

———Hazardous Materials Transportation Act budget (testimony), D266 [22AP], D282 [24AP]

———implementation of the airport improvement program (testimony), D237 [7AP]

———nomination of James L. Kolstad to the NTSB (testimony), D300 [30AP]

———NTSB funds (testimony from James E. Burnett), D109 [4MR]

———railroad safety issues, focusing on automatic train control, radio communications, alcohol and drug use, and passenger safety (testimony from W.G. Claytor, Jr., John H. Riley, James Burnett, Representative Collins, J.R. Snyder, William H. Dempsey, Richard B. Hasselman and Senator Lautenberg), D62 [17FE]

———review the national airspace system plan (testimony), D244 [8AP]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: ICC implementation of the Staggers Rail Act and the state of the rail industry (testimony), D384 [28MY]

———sale of Amtrak (testimony), D256 [9AP]

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Federal-Aid Highway Act (H.R. 2)

Committee on Government Operations: Amtrak crash (testimony from James E. Burnett, J. Michael Walsh, John H. Riley, W.G. Claytor, Jr., and public witnesses), D28 [22JA]

———drug and alcohol abuse in the rail and airline industries (testimony from public witnesses), D71 [19FE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Airport and Airway Trust Fund (testimony from Representative Hyde), D87 [25FE]

———airport and airway trust fund (testimony from Edwin S. Harris, Jr. and Martin T. Pozesky), D120 [5MR]

———fiscal year 1988 budget request (testimony), D177 [19MR]

———near midair collisions and runway incursions (testimony), D257 [9AP]

———U.S. and Mexico motor carrier relations (testimony), D203 [26MR]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Dept. of Energy budget (testimony from Donna R. Fitzpatrick), D107 [3MR]

———FAA budget, D189 [24MR]

———FAA budget (S. 586) (testimony), D195 [25MR]

———rail safety (testimony from James E. Burnett and John H. Riley), D87 [25FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): competition in the airline industry (testimony), D192 [25MR]

Letters

Air Passenger Protection Act: Christopher J. Witkowski, 30287 [30OC]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: Senator Metzenbaum, 35971 [17DE]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: James C. Miller III, OMB, 25710 [30SE]

Amtrak privatization option: Richard L. Lesher, 24558 [18SE]

———W. Graham Claytor, Jr., 22451 [5AU]

Boston Center air traffic controller system (sundry), 8660 [9AP]

DAV transportation network: Charles E. Joeckel, Jr., 28210 [16OC]

Delayed airline flights, 30284 [30OC]

Flight recorder requirements: NTSB, 29579-29585 [28OC]

High-occupancy vehicles: Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia, 35212 [11DE]

Highway and mass rapid transit funds: National Governors' Association, 2830 [4FE]

Railroad safety: Senator Heinz, 34210 [4DE]

———Senator Lautenberg, 31123 [5NO]

Railroad track repair: Senator Leahy, 18472 [1JY]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 7517 [31MR]

———Coalition of Northeastern Governors, 1717 [21JA]

———Dept. of Transportation, 7133 [27MR]

———Edward I. Koch, 7358 [31MR]

———Elizabeth H. Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 7631 [1AP]

———5 Senators, 6464 [20MR]

———Harlan D. Mayberry, 1718 [21JA]

———Highway Users Federation, 7517 [31MR]

———Michael N. Castle, Governor of Delaware, 7615 [1AP]

———National Governors' Association, 7517 [31MR]

———President Reagan, 7631 [1AP]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act veto: Francis B. Francois, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 6989 [26MR]

———John Archer, American Automobile Association, 7518 [31MR]

Termination of Essential Air Service Program: Albert D. Bourland, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 29860 [29OC]

———Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 29864 [29OC]

———Rosemary G. Murray, Pan Am Corp., 29864 [29OC]

Trailways' request to abandon bus routes in Kansas: Senator Dole, 9405 [23AP]

Urban Mass Transportation Act: Consortium for Citizens With Developmental Disabilities, 2342 [29JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Ralph Stanley (sundry), 19527 [13JY]

Lists

Trucking industry deregulation supporters, 24784 [22SE]

Meetings

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: funding for mass transit assistance programs, D22 [21JA], D25 [22JA]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: establish drug testing program in the commercial aviation, rail, and motor carrier industries, D129 [10MR]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration budget, D186 [24MR]

———NTSB budget (S. 623), D129 [10MR]

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Maritime Agreement Act (H.R. 300), Dept. of Transportation maritime programs appropriations (H.R. 953), and Ocean Transportation Practices Act (H.R. 1290), D221 [1AP], D230 [2AP]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: amend International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act (H.R. 1972), D249 [8AP]

Committee on Rules: Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (H.R. 2), consideration (testimony from several Representatives), D9 [8JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Clayton Act and Sherman Act application to the air transportation industry (S. 806), D245 [8AP]

Memorandums

Projected Effect of Increased Transportation Expenditures on Steel Input: David J. Cantor, 6164 [18MR]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 5143 [10MR]

Arkansas, 7579 [31MR]

California, 5143 [10MR], 25749 [30SE], 26157 [1OC]

Idaho, 5143 [10MR]

Louisiana, 16958 [22JN]

Maine, 6339 [19MR], 10104 [28AP], 34955 [10DE]

Maryland, 17569 [25JN], 23080 [7AU]

Montana, 6356 [19MR]

Nevada, 9648 [23AP], 9772 [27AP], 14952 [9JN], 17567 [25JN]

New Mexico, 9771 [27AP], 16192 [16JN]

Pennsylvania, 4262 [26FE]

Tennessee, 12727 [18MY]

Virginia, 22020 [3AU]

Messages

Hazardous Materials: President Reagan, 3500 [19FE], 3719 [19FE]

Highway Safety: President Reagan, 33120 [20NO]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Veto: President Reagan, 7219 [30MR], 7486 [31MR]

Press releases

Midair collisions: Representative Stark, 8277 [7AP]

Remarks in House

Aeronautics: airport and airway trust funds (H.R. 8), 888, 896 [7JA]

———airport security system, 36259 [18DE]

———avoiding airborne collisions, 36678 [19DE]

———disadvantaged business enterprises, 25977 [1OC]

———equitable user treatment and development of the airport and airway system (H.R. 8), 8619 [9AP]

————essential air service program reauthorization (H.R. 808), 2197 [29JA]

———extension of small community air service program (H.R. 2318), 11861 [8MY]

———improve safety and service (H.R. 2545), 14047 [28MY]

———improve service to small communities (H.R. 2217), 10623 [29AP], 25994 [1OC]

———importance of reliever airports: importance, 21038 [23JY]

———insular airports, 25977 [1OC]

———maintenance of U.S. aircraft overseas, 35653 [15DE]

———midair collisions, 9678 [23AP]

———radio navigation systems, 25983 [1OC]

———safety, 23793 [10SE]

———use of excise tax revenues for trust fund (H.R. 1293), 18095 [29JN]

———prohibit certain scheduling practices that result in passenger delays (H.R. 1701), 6605 [23MR]

———protect employees and promote aircraft safety (H.R. 3812), 36647 [19DE]

———remove Aviation Trust Fund from administration and congressional unified budget, 24245 [16SE], 24912, 24917 [22SE]

———reservation systems, 19587 [13JY]

———safety, 23401 [7AU], 2684 [4FE]

Aged (H.R. 2076), 10856 [30AP]

Airline Computer Reservation Systems Arbitration Act: enact (H.R. 1217), 4017 [24FE]

Airline Passenger Protection Act, 26387 [6OC]

Airlines: impact of deregulation, 18848 [7JY], 23704 [10SE]

———seating of persons holding tickets from bankrupt air carriers (H.R. 2491), 13657, 13685 [21MY]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 11745 [7MY], 25705-25714 [30SE], 25948 [1OC], 25955 [8OC], 25965 [7OC], 25982, 25986 [6OC], 25998 [7OC]-26010 [1OC], 26231 [1OC], 33029 [20NO], 35746 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), conference report, 36276-36285 [18DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), consideration (H. Res. 278), 25946, 25947 [1OC], 27164 [9OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), permission to file conference report, 35703 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), rule request, 23786 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3350), 25951, 25984 [1OC]

Amtrak: competitive force, 30920 [4NO]

Boston, MA: air traffic controller system, 8659-8661 [9AP]

Burbank Airport, CA: improvement funding study, 25969-25976 [1OC]

Bus Deregulation Act: enact (H.R. 934), 2500 [3FE]

Competitiveness: surcharge to finance trade programs, 3254 [10FE]

Conrail: transfer ownership, 3199 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: guidelines for transporting rocket fuel (H.R. 3554), 29530 [27OC]

———prohibit contracts with Warsaw Pact countries, 23691 [10SE]

Drug abuse: drug testing for certain employees, 1824 [21JA]

Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act: enact, 23402 [7AU]

Federal Aviation Act: extension of small community air service program (H.R. 2318), 25994 [1OC]

Federal Maritime Administration: establish (H.R. 3299), 24458 [17SE]

Federal Railroad Administration: rail safety, 19067 [8JY]

Foreign trade: nations that deny fair market opportunities, 25968 [1OC]

Fort Smith Airport, AR: construction of apron and taxiway, 11918 [11MY]

Hazardous substances: develop stricter rules for rail, 13327 [21MY]

———safety (H.R. 3334), 25433 [29SE]

———transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan (H.R. 3796), 36512 [18DE]

High-Speed Intercity Rail Transportation Bond Financing Act: enact (H.R. 2618), 14787 [4JN]

Independent Safety Board Act: amend (H.R. 11), 889 [7JA]

International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act: amend (H.R. 1972), 10851 [30AP]

International Public Transit Expo 87: salute, 25686 [29SE]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property en route (H.R. 2489), 13325 [21MY], 13677 [21MY]

Long Island Railroad: commuter relief (H.J. Res. 93), 1977 [28JA]

Maritime Administration: construction differential subsidy repayments, 21800 [30JY]

Maritime Agreements Act: enact (H.R. 300), 879 [7JA]

Merchant marine: amend cargo preference laws (H.R. 3335), 25699 [30SE]

———counter unfair practices (H.R. 1290), 12755 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: maritime transportation (H.R. 1364), 4721 [3MR]

———safety standards for light trucks and vans (H.R. 1211), 3962 [24FE]

National Barrier Awareness Day: observance, 11727, 11732 [7MY]

National defense: Navy Merchant Marine Manpower Study, 2667 [3FE]

National Safety Belt Use Day: designate, 20785 [22JY]

———designate (H.J. Res. 338), 23912 [15SE], 26721 [6OC], 27994-28003 [15OC], 32695 [18NO]

———observance, 28003 [19OC]

National Transportation Week: observance, 11586 [6MY]

New Jersey: study of facilities connecting with New York (H.R. 1969), 8291 [7AP]

Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance: tribute, 20763 [22JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 11), 810 [6JA], 889 [7JA]

Radioactive waste disposal: transportation safety (H.R. 3598), 30812 [4NO]

———transportation safety (H.R. 2118), 9282 [22AP], 9354 [22AP]

Railroads: automatic train control capabilities (H.R. 3179), 22713 [6AU]

———automatic train control systems (H.R. 976), 3161 [5FE]

———enhance competition and assure reasonable rates (H.R. 1393), 7703 [1AP], 30251 [29OC]

———grade crossing safety demonstration projects (H.R. 1712), 6247 [18MR]

———hazardous materials emergency response procedures (H.R. 2056), 8649 [9AP]

———ICC approval of acquisition and operation of lines (H.R. 2204), 10624 [29AP]

———passenger service, 29508 [27OC]

———preserving infrastructure, 29675 [28OC]

———protection for employees upon sale of short lines and regional railroads, 24914 [22SE]

———safety, 20802 [22JY], 23399 [7AU]

———safety (H.R. 3743), 36327-36335 [18DE]

Refuse: solid waste (H.R. 3516), 28533 [20OC]

Safety: drug and alcohol testing of key trucking professionals (S. 861), 6913 [25MR]

———standards for light trucks and vans (H.R. 1211), 3962 [24FE], 4036 [24FE]

———use of seat belts, 34651 [9DE]

Schanno Transportation, Inc.: safety award recipient, 4130 [25FE]

Schoolbuses: restrictions on financial assistance for not inspecting safety belts (H.R. 1815), 6724 [25MR]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: authorize funds for highway construction, safety and relocation programs (H.R. 2), 30 [6JA]

———enact (H.R. 2), Senate amendments, 3498 [19FE]

———enact (H.R. 2), appointment of conferees, 3499 [19FE]

Taxation: exclusion for qualified scholarships shall include travel, research, and living expenses (H.R. 2670), 15634 [11JN]

———public transportation incentives, 26252 [1OC]

Urban Mass Transportation Act: amend (H.R. 983), 3165 [5FE]

Urban Mass Transportation Administration: commemoration, 1899 [22JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant consent of Congress for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend (H.J. Res. 352), 23065 [7AU]

Yerkes, Charles T.: commemoration of privatization of Chicago's urban mass transportation system, 1899 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: access to National Driver Register (S. 1819), 29445 [27OC]

———airline deregulation, 21277 [28JY]

———capacity levels at certain airports (S. 1824), 29455 [27OC]

———commuter airline safety, 5115 [10MR]

———establish commission on effects of air travel deregulation (S. 1752), 26337 [2OC]

———flight delays, 13634 [21MY]

———improvement of U.S. airspace system, 21711 [30JY]

———promote safety of individuals traveling by aircraft (S. 679), 5045 [6MR]

———protection to passengers holding unused tickets on air carriers (S. 1965), 36200 [18DE]

———reporting by commercial passenger air carriers of on-time performance record (S. 757), 5935 [17MR]

———safety, 14433, 14434 [3JN]

———termination of Essential Air Service Program (S. 724), 5364 [11MR]

Air Passenger Protection Act: enact (S. 1485), 29835-29865 [29OC]

Airline Competition Act: enact (S. 806), 6492 [20MR]

———enact (S. 806), order for star print, 6637 [24MR]

Airline Passengers of America, Inc.: formation, 21247 [28JY]

Airlines: drug testing of employees (S. 356), 1567 [21JA]

Airport and Airway Capacity Expansion Act: enact (S. 1184), 29538 [28OC]

Airport and Airway Enhancement Act: enact (S. 586), 4274 [26FE]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), conference report, 35968-35973 [17DE]

Airports: improvements, 22972 [6AU]

———passagers access to certain courtesy vehicles (S. 1834), 30345 [30OC]

Alcoholic beverages: testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 356), 1623 [21JA]

———testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 362), 1635 [21JA]

Amtrak: arguments for privatization, 22451 [5AU]

———funding (S. Res. 93), 2245 [29JA], 2337 [29JA]

———privatization option, 24558 [18SE]

Aviation Safety Commission: appointment of members, 1838 [22JA], 5115 [10MR]

Bangor, ME: status of Federal Railroad Administration district office, 35243 [11DE]

Boston, MA: harbor tunnel, 7510 [31MR]

Budget: highway account funds, 7523 [31MR]

Consumer Rail Equity Act: enact (S. 676), 5031-5038 [6MR]

DAV: transportation network, 31894 [13NO]

Delta Nu Alpha (fraternity): transportation seminar, 9279 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (S. 800), 30589, 30590 [3NO]

———authorizing appropriations for Office of Commercial Space Transportation for fiscal years 1988-89 (S. 1173), 11790 [8MY]

———develop technology for magnetically levitated superconducting transportation system (S. 1794), 28286 [16OC]

———promulgate rules regarding safe operation of certain rapid acceleration motorcycles (S. 1536), 20995 [23JY]

Drug abuse: testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 356), 1567, 1623 [21JA]

———testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 362), 1635 [21JA]

Federal Mass Transit Improvement Act: reauthorizing (S. 224), 660 [6JA]

Federal Mass Transit Reauthorization Act: enact (S. 317), 1390 [16JA]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (S. 1539), 31110 [5NO]

Federal-Aid Highway Act: amend (S. 387), 6470 [20MR]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 185), 623 [6JA]

———splash and spray suppression devices, 6487 [20MR]

General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act: enact (S. 473), 2911, 2913 [4FE]

Handicapped: Supreme Court decision on protection of rights, 4656 [3MR]

———use of tactile mobility aids in transportation projects, 2795 [4FE]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (S. 1269), 13587, 13590, 13605, 13636 [21MY]

Independent Federal Aviation Act: enact, 23190 [7AU]

Kansas: Trailways request for abandonment of bus routes, 9404 [23AP]

Mass transit: budget waiver for consideration of S. 382 (S. Res. 83), 2772-2775 [4FE]

———funding, 2777, 2781-2787 [4FE]

Memphis International Airport, TN: safety performance, 18577 [1JY]

Merchant marine: transportation of Government cargoes on U.S.-flag ships (S. 147), 595 [6JA]

Motor buses: temporary admission into the U.S. of operators of common carriers of passengers (S. 886), 7532 [31MR]

Motor vehicles: Dept. of Transportation actions regarding certain drivers (S. 861), 7053-7055 [26MR]

———safety standard for killer motorcycles, 22043 [3AU]

———weight restrictions (S. 1689), 24442 [17SE]

National Aviation Authority: establish as an independent user-fee supported Government corporation (S. 1159), 11542, 11543 [6MY], 21937 [31JY]

———establish as an independent user-fee supported government corporation (S. 1159), star print, 15448 [11JN]

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 214), 31147, 31148 [5NO]

Navy: long-term leases for new U.S.-constructed tankers, 25076 [24SE]

NTSB: funding, 18494 [1JY]

Nuclear Waste Transportation Act: enact (S. 1395), 16845, 16847 [19JN]

Nuclear Waste Transportation Prohibition Through Urbanized Areas Act: enact (S. 833), 6873 [25MR]

Private Sector Advisory Panel on Infrastructure Financing: tribute, 22213 [4AU]

Prohibition of Smoking in Public Conveyance Act: enact (S. 51), 501 [6JA]

Radioactive Materials Transportation Act: enact (S. 1631), 23214 [7AU]

Radioactive waste: rail transportation (S. 1436), 17829 [26JN]

———State regulation of transportation (S. 1008), 8956 [10AP]

Railroads: consent to improvements compact (S. 771), 6108 [18MR]

———construction, acquisition, or operation of rail carriers (S. 816), 6579 [23MR]

———drug testing of employees (S. 356), 1567 [21JA]

———Federal licensing of personnel (S. 1098), 10105 [28AP]

———safety, 34209, 34210 [4DE]

———sale, acquisition, or abandonment of lines (S. 1040), 8988 [10AP]

———tax-exempt bonds for high-speed intercity rail projects (S. 1245), 13244 [20MY]

———track maintenance, 18471 [1JY]

Roads and highways: national infrastructure, 22810 [6AU]

Rural areas: deterioration of bus service, 2787, 2790-2794 [4FE]

———small community air service (S. 876), 7185 [27MR]

Shipping industry: unfair practices in marine transportation of imported motor vehicles (S. 1087), 9437 [23AP]

Small Community Air Service Improvement Act: enact (S. 582), 4265, 4266 [26FE]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (S. 387), 2775-2795, 2815-2822, 2823 [4FE]

———report out new bill if veto sustained, 7128 [27MR]

———technical correction, 29831 [29OC]

Taxation: treatment of employer mass transit and van pool subsidies (S. 1757), 26573-26575 [6OC]

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: economic worth and potential, 16135 [16JN]

Traffic Safety for Handicapped Individuals Act: enact (S. 550), 3733 [19FE]

Transportation Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 1449), 18184 [30JN]

Trucking: safety, 7201 [27MR]

———weight restrictions (S. 1689), 24216 [16SE]

Trucking Productivity Improvement Act: enact (S. 1710), 24784 [22SE], 25895 [30SE]

Urban Mass Transportation Act: amend and extend (S. 315), 1325 [14JA]

———extend authorization (S. 382), 2339 [29JA]

———extend authorization (S. 382), star print,382, 2358 [29JA]

———prohibit implementation of certain provisions as applied to handicapped (S. 1077), 9267 [22AP]

Washington National Airport: delays, 33336 [1DE]

Reports

Airport and Airway Enhancement: Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 4274 [26FE]

Assessment of Bus Regular Route Entry and Exit: ICC, 2787-2790 [4FE]

Audit of Airmen Medical Certification Program: Dept. of Transportation, 29578 [28OC]

Los Angeles County, CA, Rapid Transit: House Committee on Appropriations, 19495 [13JY]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (H.R. 2)—Conference Report, 5782-5858 [17MR]

Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Office of Technology Assessment, 13605 [21MY]

Trends of the World Shipping and Shipbuilding in 1986 and Prospects for 1987: Japanese Maritime Research Institute, 18667 [1JY]

Reports by conference committees

Airport and Airway Improvement Act (H.R. 2310), 35713-35740 [15DE]

Reports filed

Airline Competition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 806) (S. Rept. 100-61), 14145 [29MY]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1184) (S. Rept. 100-99), 18528 [1JY]

———Waiver of the Congressional Budget Act With Respect to Consideration of S. 1184: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. Res. 242), 18528 [1JY]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2310) (H. Rept. 100-123), 17696 [26JN]

———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2310) (H. Rept. 100-123), 14578 [3JN]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2310), Consideration (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 100-325), 25748 [30SE]

Alcohol Testing of Operators of Aircraft, Railroads, and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1041) (S. Rept. 100-40), 9120 [21AP]

Counter Unfair Marine Transportation Practices (H.R. 1290): Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H. Rept. 100-39), 8017 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Certain Maritime Programs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 800) (S. Rept. 100-193), 26567 [6OC]

Essential Air Service Program Termination: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 724) (S. Rept. 100-104), 19247 [9JY]

Establish Motor Carrier Administration in Dept. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 747) (S. Rept. 100-264), 35990 [17DE]

Printing of Report on Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program: Committee on Rules (S. Res. 290), 32037 [17NO]

Promoting Safer Highway Routing of Ultrahazardous Cargoes: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-458), 33230 [30NO]

Require Certain Actions of Sec. of Transportation Relative to Certain Drivers of Motor Vehicles and Motor Carriers: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 861) (S. Rept. 100-267), 36584 [19DE]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1383), 16385 [17JN]

———committee of conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 100-27), 5862 [17MR]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2; H. Con. Res. 77) (H. Rept. 100-26), 5862 [17MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 6989 [26MR], 7518 [31MR]

Statements

Administration Compromise on the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: Senator Dole, 7611 [1AP]

Air Travel Safety: Senator Lautenberg, 14433 [3JN]

Drug Testing: Elizabeth H. Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 24815 [22SE]

Highway Construction Season: Washington Dept. of Transportation, 7521 [31MR]

Highway Funds Program: Senator Burdick, 6344 [19MR]

Mass Transit Bill: Senator Armstrong, 2464 [2FE]

Representative Gejdenson's Bill To Improve Light Truck and Van Safety Hailed, 4036 [24FE]

Splash and Spray Suppression Devices on Roads and Highways: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 6488 [20MR]

Summaries

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations (H.R. 2310), 11746 [7MY]

———Conference Report, 35969 [17DE]

Congressional Budget for Fiscal Years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 102), 8553-8555 [8AP]

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Amendments (S. 1269), 13589 [21MY]

Rail Safety Improvement Act (S. 1098), 10107 [28AP]

Small Community Air Service Program Extension (H.R. 2318), 11862 [8MY]

Urban Mass Transportation Act (S. 315), 1329 [14JA]

Tables

Air transportation, 22973 [6AU]

Annual urban mass transportation costs, 2341 [29JA]

Committee on Budget scoring of H.R. 2890, 29626 [28OC]

Federal-aid highways budget authority and total obligations, 6340 [19MR]

Funds available for highway projects in West Virginia, 7625 [1AP]

Highway and mass rapid transit funds, by State, 2832 [4FE]

Mass rapid transit funding, 2784 [4FE]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act funding (sundry), 7517 [31MR]

Trade-in turn back amounts, 2830 [4FE]

Testimonies

Child Car Seats: Jonathan Reynolds, 29518 [27OC]

One-Way Toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge: Representative Weiss, 15602 [11JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 77, enrollment corrections of H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 6170 [18MR]

H. Res. 38, consideration of H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 1694 [21JA]

H. Res. 124, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, authorizing funds for highway construction, safety, and relocation programs, 6153 [18MR]

H.J. Res. 338, National Safety Belt Use Day, 20785 [22JY], 23912 [15SE]

H.J. Res. 352, consent of Congress for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact, 23065 [7AU]

H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 50-85 [6JA], 1722-1757 [21JA]

H.R. 432, Airline Anti-Smoking Act, 920 [7JA]

H.R. 1211, safety standards for light trucks and vans, 4036 [24FE]

H.R. 2056, Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act, 8649 [9AP]

H.R. 2082, Federal Radioactive Waste Liability Act, 8640 [9AP]

H.R. 2310, Airport and Airway Capacity Expansion Act, 29596-29603 [28OC]

H.R. 2489, destruction or injury of property moving in interstate or foreign commerce, 13677 [21MY]

H.R. 3350, appropriations for airport and airway improvements, 25960-25966 [1OC]

H.R. 3743, Rail Safety Improvement Act, 36330-36334 [18DE]

H.R. 3796, transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan, 36513 [18DE]

Resolution on air travel safety, 8277 [7AP]

S. 51, Prohibition of Smoking in Public Conveyance Act, 502 [6JA]

S. 224, Federal Mass Transit Improvement Act reauthorization, 661-665 [6JA]

S. 315, amend and extend Urban Mass Transportation Act, 1326, 1329 [14JA]

S. 317, Federal Mass Transit Reauthorization Act, 1390, 1391 [16JA]

S. 356, drug testing of transportation employees, 1624 [21JA]

S. 473, General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act, 2912 [4FE]

S. 582, Small Community Air Service Improvement Act, 4265 [26FE]

S. 584, extend suspension of duty on bicycle parts, 4268 [26FE]

S. 586, Airport and Airway Enhancement Act, 4274-4282 [26FE]

S. 676, Consumer Rail Equity Act, 5033-5035 [6MR]

S. 679, promote safety of individuals traveling by aircraft, 5045 [6MR]

S. 724, termination of Essential Air Service Program, 5365 [11MR]

S. 757, require commercial passenger air carriers to report on-time performance record (S. 757), 5935 [17MR]

S. 800, authorizing appropriations for Federal Maritime Commission, 30589 [3NO]

S. 806, Airline Competition Act, 6493 [20MR]

S. 816, construction, acquisition, or operation of rail carriers, 6580 [23MR]

S. 861, require certain Sec. of Transportation actions regarding certain drivers of motor vehicles and motor carriers, 7054 [26MR]

S. 876, small community air service, 7186 [27MR]

S. 886, amend Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for temporary admission into the U.S. of operators of motor common carriers of passengers, 7532 [31MR]

S. 1077, Urban Mass Transportation Act amendments, 9267 [22AP]

S. 1087, unfair foreign practices in marine transportation of imported motor vehicles, 9438 [23AP]

S. 1098, Rail Safety Improvement Act, 10105-10107 [28AP]

S. 1173, authorizing Dept. of Transportation appropriations for Office of Commercial Space Transportation for fiscal years 1988-89, 11790 [8MY]

S. 1184, Airport and Airway Capacity Expansion Act, 29538-29540 [28OC]

S. 1245, tax-exempt bonds for high-speed intercity rail projects, 13245 [20MY]

S. 1269, improve safe transportation of hazardous substances, 13587 [21MY]

S. 1383, technical corrections to H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 16640 [18JN]

S. 1395, Nuclear Waste Transportation Act, 16845 [19JN]

S. 1449, Transportation Regulatory Reform Act, 18185 [30JN]

S. 1518, Methanol and Alternative Fuels Promotion Act, 20571 [21JY]

S. 1536, Motorcycle Safety Act, 20996 [23JY]

S. 1539, Railroad Safety Act, 31110, 31111, 31124-31128 [5NO]

S. 1631, Radioactive Materials Transportation Act, 23214 [7AU]

S. 1752, establish commission on effects of air travel deregulation, 26338 [2OC]

S. 1757, tax treatment of employer mass transit and van pool subsidies, 26573 [6OC]

S. 1819, access to National Driver Register for aeronautics, 29445 [27OC]

S. 1834, right of passengers in air commerce to have access to certain courtesy vehicles, 30346 [30OC]

S. Res. 83, budget waiver for consideration of S. 382, 1968 [27JA]

S. Res. 93, Amtrak funding, 2336 [29JA]

S.J. Res. 214, National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, 31148 [5NO]