H.R. 2490 (103rd): Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994

Introduced:
Jun 22, 1993 (103rd Congress, 1993–1994)
Sponsor:
Rep. Milton “Bob” Carr [D-MI8]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 2750 (same title)
Signed by the President — Oct 27, 1993

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 22, 1993, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 22, 1993
Reported by Committee Jun 22, 1993
Cosponsors
none
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Full Title

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jun 22, 1993.
60 pages

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6/22/1993--Introduced.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I - Department of Transportation Title II: Related Agencies Title III: General Provisions Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994
Title I - Department of Transportation
Makes appropriations for FY 1994 for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; (2) the Coast Guard; (3) the Federal Aviation Administration; (4) the Federal Highway Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration; (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) Research and Special Programs Administration; and (10) the Office of the Inspector General.
Title II - Related Agencies
Makes appropriations for FY 1994 for: (1) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; (2) the National Transportation Safety Board; (3) the Interstate Commerce Commission; (4) the Panama Canal Commission; (5) the Department of the Treasury; and (6) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Title III - General Provisions
Sets forth specified prohibitions, limitations, permissions, and mandates with respect to the use of appropriations under this Act.
Section 308 -
Prohibits the use of funds for the planning or implementation of any change in the current Federal status of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (except for further development planning that does not alter such status) or the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.
Section 310 -
Requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to distribute, on a ratio-formulated basis, Federal-aid highway State obligation limitations for FY 1994 for Federal-aid highways. Prohibits a State from obligating more than 25 percent of its allocation for such projects during the first three months of FY 1994. Sets forth additional specified obligation limits for States during FY 1994.
Section 311 -
Limits funds available for salaries and expenses to no more than 110 political and presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation. Prohibits the assignment of such personnel on temporary detail outside of the Department.
Section 314 -
Prohibits the use of funds for the construction of the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People Mover) in Detroit, Michigan.
Section 319 -
Prohibits the use of funds to establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
Section 320 -
Authorizes airports to transfer to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems which were purchased through a Federal airport aid or development program and which conform to FAA performance specifications.
Section 321 -
Prohibits the use of funds by the FAA for a new National Weather Graphics System.
Section 322 -
Prohibits the use of funds to award multiyear contracts for production end items that include: (1) economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in excess of $10 million in any one year of the contract; or (2) a cancellation charge greater than $10 million which at the time of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability; or (3) a requirement that permits performance under the contract during the second and subsequent years of such contract without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds.
Section 324 -
Prohibits the use of funds for any changes in the current Federal status of the FAA's flight service stations at Red Bluff Airport, Red Bluff, California, and Tri-City Airport, Bristol, Tennessee.
Section 328 -
Terminates the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel.
Section 329 -
Requires the Secretary to permit the obligation of not more than $9 million for the Rail Impact project in the Interstate 40/85 corridor from Raleigh to Charlotte, North Carolina, during each year that such corridor is under reconstruction.
Section 333 -
Limits to $79.5 million the maximum Federal obligation for Capital Development Program projects at Washington National Airport unless the cost to complete the program remains within the parameters of the Use/Lease Agreement between the user airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Section 338 -
Prohibits the use of funds for the construction of an additional air carrier runway at Tulsa International Airport.
Section 341 -
Prohibits the use of funds to place speed limit or distance signs using the metric system on any State highway.

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  • 96 Stat. 671

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  • 10 U.S.C. Chapter 55
  • 14 U.S.C. Chapter 19
  • 23 U.S.C. Chapter 1