ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Amendments

Motor vehicles: traffic safety performance programs (S. 738), S16875 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

ARTBA'S New Chairman—Charles A. Machemehl, Jr., S1252 [4FE]

At Last—A Sensible Transportation Bill, S4087 [31MR]

Big Bucks Promised for Cypress, S13066 [5OC]

Cures For Congestion, S4089 [31MR]

Getting Back on Track, S4087 [31MR]

On the Road to Efficiency, S4089 [31MR]

Private Jobs Bills, S4088 [31MR]

State of the Planet, S4088 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions

Bonds: financing for infrastructure improvement projects (see H.R. 3489), H9564 [10NO]

Bridges: treatment of the Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, IL (see H.R. 3118), H6901 [22SE]

———use of highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program funds for seismic retrofit (see H.R. 1435), H1550 [23MR]

Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of transportation-related trust funds (see H.R. 1898), H2126 [28AP]

Children and youth: promote the use of bicycle helmets (see S. 76), S192 [21JA]

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive requirements for snowplows (see H.R. 297), H108 [6JA]

Contracts: State negotiation with private persons in construction of toll facilities (see H.R. 2225), H2686 [20MY]

Drugs: penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 762), H482 [3FE]

Drunken driving: establish a minimum blood alcohol concentration level for individuals under 21 years of age (see H.R. 2939), H6378 [6AU]

Employment: establish of a neighborhood reconstruction corps program to award grants for the employment of disadvantaged workers (see S. 866), S5280 [30AP]

Highway Trust Fund: State allocations relative to tax payments paid into such fund (see H.R. 261), H107 [6JA]

Highways: speed limit (see H.R. 139), H103 [6JA]

ICC: transfer functions to the Dept. of Transportation (see S. 1248), S8821 [15JY]

Infrastructure: financial assistance for highways, bridges, transit facilities, airports, and wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 242), H106 [6JA]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3276), H7827 [13OC]

Knoxville, TN: highway sign relative to location of the Blount Mansion (see H.R. 2582), H4506 [1JY]

McMinn County, TN: highway sign relative to location of the Living Heritage Museum (see H.R. 2581), H4506 [1JY]

Metric system: prohibit Federal funding for highway sign conversions (see H.R. 412, 502, 1043, 3343), H111 [6JA], H178 [21JA], H793 [23FE], H8362 [21OC]

Motor vehicles: commercial motor vehicle weight limitations in Ohio (see H.R. 1917), H2127 [28AP]

———maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1512), H1686 [29MR]

———penalties for civil violations of Federal motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 3665), H10985 [22NO]

———traffic safety performance programs (see S. 738), S4399 [2AP]

National forests: payments made to States from receipts for the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2463), H3835 [18JN]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia (see H.R. 3516), H9853 [16NO]

Petroleum: use of excise taxes on fuels to meet surface transportation needs (see H. Res. 37), H180 [21JA]

POW/MIA Memorial Highway: designate (see S. 900), S5517 [5MY]

Rock Island, IL: clarify Federal treatment of Centennial Bridge (see S. 1555), S13833 [18OC]

Speed limits: national standard (see H.R. 1599), H1856 [1AP]

States: guaranty or warranty clause in highway construction contracts for materials and workmanship (see H.R. 3236), H7670 [7OC]

———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H483 [3FE]

Territories: establish highway allocation formula (see H.R. 155), H104 [6JA]

Transportation: establish State investment loan funds (see S. 1714), S16432 [19NO]

———extend the matching fund waiver for certain projects (see H.R. 3149), H7171 [28SE]

———funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1824), H2023 [22AP]

———increase national maximum speed limit on certain roads not connected to the Interstate System (see H.R. 2378), H3456 [10JN]

———infrastructure investment (see S. 249), S888 [28JA]

———provide Federal funds for value-engineered projects which cost $2,000,000 or more and result in certain minimum project cost savings (see H.R. 2014), H2341 [6MY]

———remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (see S. 295), S1148 [3FE]

Trucking industry: ban the use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles (see S. 1418), S10840 [6AU]

———State laws prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial motor vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2967), H6379 [6AU]

Youngstown, OH: highway construction (see H.R. 1211), H1010 [3MR]

Descriptions

Texas Border Highway extension study, H6915 [23SE]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation appropriations relative to State road and highway allocation formula: several Senators, S13037 [5OC]

Highway reconstruction assistance relative to earthquakes: Charles R. Roberts, S13065 [5OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, OMB, S13069 [5OC]

———Mary Warren, S13066 [5OC]

———President Clinton, S13069 [5OC]

———Representative Dellums, S13066, S13070 [5OC]

Impact of economic stimulus plan on South Dakota transportation projects: Richard L. Howard, S4376 [2AP]

Minimum allocations for Federal-aid highway funds: Sam Hunt, North Carolina Dept. of Transportation, S13042 [5OC]

Texas Border Highway extension: Arnold W. Oliver, H6915 [23SE]

———Carlos V. Dominguez, H6915 [23SE]

Lists

Organizations, agencies, and firms in favor of the ban on use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles, S10893 [6AU]

Vote on 1992 Dept. of Transportation appropriations amendment regarding State road and highway allocation formula, S13037, S13039 [5OC]

Messages

Highway Safety Act and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: President Clinton, S4683 [20AP], S13907 [19OC], H1915 [20AP], H8184 [19OC]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: cost-effectiveness analysis for certain transit projects, H6941-H6943 [23SE]

———funding for the Appalachian Development Highway System and the Cumberland Gap Tunnel Project, H6929 [23SE]

Border Highway: funding for extension to service El Paso, TX, and Socorro, TX, H6915, H6916 [23SE]

Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of transportation-related trust funds (H.R. 1898), H2065 [28AP], H2170 [29AP]

Clinton, President: economic plan, H690 [18FE], H918 [2MR]

Contracts: State negotiation with private persons in construction of toll facilities (H.R. 2225), H2605, H2663 [20MY]

Floods: assistance funding for road and highway repair, H5148 [27JY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3276), H8887-H8897 [8NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: funding, H6928, H6929 [23SE]

Trucking industry: securing of cargo, H2935 [27MY]

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: toll collections, H8353-H8355 [21OC]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: minimum allocations for Federal-aid highway funds, S13036-S13043 [5OC]

———provide for State transfer of funds designated for highway programs, S4084-S4094 [31MR]

Arizona: renovation funding for Safford Gila River Bridge and Laughlin-Bullhead City Airport, S13070 [5OC]

Children and youth: promote the use of bicycle helmets (S. 76), S495 [21JA]

Earthquakes: highway reconstruction assistance, S13065, S13066, S13069 [5OC], S13104-S13108, S13116 [6OC]

Employment: establish of a neighborhood reconstruction corps program to award grants for the employment of disadvantaged workers (S. 866), S5304 [30AP]

Forest Service: road construction appropriations, S11730 [15SE]

Greensboro (SC) Gazette: depiction of sign located at the intersection of U.S. Route 76 and South Carolina Route 121, S5736 [11MY]

ICC: transfer functions to the Dept. of Transportation (S. 1248), S8829 [15JY]

Interstate highway system: designation as the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways, S10097 [2AU]

Machemehl, Charles A., Jr.: CIT Group/Industrial Financing Rebuilding America Award recipient, S1251 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: traffic safety performance programs (S. 738), S4400 [2AP], S16875-S16879 [20NO]

National forests: Dixie National Forest road maintenance, S11732 [15SE]

Native Americans: maintenance of roads, S11731 [15SE]

Pima County, AZ: reconstruction of Veterans Memorial Overpass, S13076 [5OC]

States: highway program funding, S4094-S4100 [31MR]

Transportation: application of revenues gained from gasoline and aviation taxes to highway or airport and airway trust funds, S7914, S7922 [24JN]

———appropriations relative to highway demonstration projects, S12149 [22SE]

———construction of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis, IN, and the Gulf of Mexico, S1682 [17FE]

———establish State investment loan funds (S. 1714), S16461 [19NO]

———infrastructure investment (S. 249), S889 [28JA]

———Intelligent Vehicle Highway System Program advancements, S7316 [15JN]

———remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (S. 295), S1187-S1189 [3FE]

Tri-State Pacific Coast Scenic Byway: funding, S13071 [5OC]

Trucking industry: ban the use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles (S. 1418), S10893 [6AU]

Yellowstone National Park: infrastructure funding, S11727 [15SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 2750) (H. Rept. 103-300), H8097 [18OC]

High Risk Drivers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 738) (S. Rept. 103-199), S16718 [20NO]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 3276) (H. Rept. 103-337), H8937 [8NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Construction of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis, IN, and the Gulf of Mexico: Mississippi Legislature, S1682 [17FE]

Penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs: Minnesota Legislature, S1188 [3FE]

Summaries

Missouri River Highway Crossing Trends—Environmental Impact Study, S6012 [18MY]

State Transportation Financing Improvement Act (S. 1714), S16463 [19NO]

Tables

Federal Highway Administration, S1188 [3FE]

Republican alternative amendment to H.R. 1335, emergency supplemental appropriations, S4680 [20AP]

State and Community Highway Safety Program, S1188 [3FE]

Texts of

H.R. 3276, technical corrections of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H8887-H8896 [8NO]

S. 76, promote the use of bicycle helmets, S495 [21JA]

S. 249, infrastructure investment, S890 [28JA]

S. 295, remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs, S1188 [3FE]

S. 738, High Risk Drivers Act, S4401-S4404 [2AP], S17217-S17220 [24NO]

S. 866, Neighborhood Reconstruction Corps Act, S5305 [30AP]

S. 1714, State Transportation Financing Improvement Act, S16461-S16463 [19NO]