or tenants thereof, to reimburse them for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses and any actual direct losses of property except goodwill or profit, for which reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, resulting from their displacement by the acquisition of lands or interests therein by or for the Agency. Such relocation payments shall be made subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Administrator of the Agency, and shall not exceed $200 in the case of an individual or family, or $3,000 (or, if greater, the total certified actual moving expenses) in the case of a business concern or nonprofit organization. Such rules and regulations may include provisions authorizing payments to individuals and families, of fixed amounts (not to exceed $200 in any case) in lieu of their respective reasonable and necessary moving expenses and actual direct losses of property. Where the land is acquired for the Agency by another Federal agency or by State or local agency or authority, the Agency may reimburse the acquiring agency for relocation payments made by it, up to the amounts specified herein.

SEC. 4. The Agency shall submit to the President in December of each year for transmittal to the Congress at the beginning of each regular session a report of its operations under this Act.

SEC. 5. Section 205 (e) of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 (40 U.S.C. 665 (e)) is amended by adding before the period at the end thereof the words "without fiscal year limitation."

[H.R. 7249, 88th Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To authorize the prosecution of a transit development program for the National Capital region

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance with section 204 (c) of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 (40 U.S.C. 664(c)), the National Capital Transportation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency") is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations and other funds, to undertake the construction and acquisition of the transit facilities described in the report of the Agency entitled "Summary Report on the Transit Development Program, May 1963".

SEC. 2. The work authorized by section 1 shall be subject to the provisions of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 (40 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) and substantially in accordance with the schedules and plans contained in the aforesaid report with such modifications thereof as may be advisable in the discretion of the Administrator of the Agency: Provided, That except for extensions of the system to (1) Woodside and Friendship Heights in Montgomery County, Maryland, (2) Pentagon City in Arlington County, Virginia, and (3) Bowie, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, no extensions of the system shall be constructed in Maryland and Virginia until there is concluded an agreement between the Agency and the State or local governing body or bodies through which such line is to be constructed providing for the payment by such body or bodies of a share of the construction cost of such extension in accordance with the financing plan recommended in the aforesaid report.

SEC. 3. The Agency is authorized to make relocation payments to individuals, families, business concerns, and nonprofit organizations, whether owners of land or tenants thereof, to reimburse them for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses and any actual direct losses of property except goodwill or profit, for which reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, resulting from their displacement by the acquisition of lands or interests therein by or for the Agency. Such relocation payments shall be made subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Administrator of the Agency, and shall not exceed $200 in the case of an individual or family, or $3,000 (or, if greater, the total certified actual moving expenses) in the case of a business concern or nonprofit organization. Such rules and regulations may include provisions authorizing payments to individuals and families, of fixed amounts (not to exceed $200 in any case) in lieu of their respective reasonable and necessary moving expenses and actual direct losses of property. Where the land is acquired for the Agency by another Federal agency or by State or local agency or authority, the Agency may reimburse the acquiring agency for relocation payments made by it, up to the amounts specified herein.

SEC. 4. The Agency shall submit to the President in December of each year for transmittal to the Congress at the beginning of each regular session a report of its operations under this Act.

SEC. 5. Section 205 (e) of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 (40 U.S.C. 665 (e)) is amended by adding before the period at the end thereof the words "without fiscal year limitation."

[Public Law 86-669, 86th Congress, H.R. 11135, July 14, 1960]

AN ACT To aid in the development of a coordinated system of transportation for the National Capital region; to create a temporary National Capital Transportation Agency; to authorize negotiation to create an interstate agency; and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I-SHORT TITLE, STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY, AND

DEFINITIONS

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 101. This Act may be cited as the "National Capital Transportation Act of 1960".

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY

SEC. 102. The Congress finds that an improved transportation system for the National Capital region (1) is essential for the continued and effective performance of the functions of the Government of the United States, for the welfare of the District of Columbia, for the orderly growth and development of the National Capital region, and for the preservation of the beauty and dignity of the Nation's Capital; (2) requires the planning on a regional basis of a unified system of freeways, parkways, express transit service on exclusive rights-ofway, and other major transportation facilities; (3) requires cooperation among the Federal, State, and local governments of the region and public carriers in the development and administration of major transportation facilities; (4) requires financial participation by the Federal Government in the creation of certain major transportation facilities that are beyond the financial capacity or borrowing power of the public carriers, the District of Columbia, and the local governments of the region; and (5) requires coordination of transportation facilities with other public facilities and with the use of land, public and private. The Congress therefore declares that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the Federal Government, in cooperation with the State and local governments of the National Capital region, and making full use of private enterprise whenever appropriate, to encourage and aid in the planning and development of a unified and coordinated transportation system for the National Capital region.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 103. When used in this Act

(a) "National Capital region" means the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in the State of Maryland, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and all other cities now or hereafter existing in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of said countries and cities.

(b) "Government agency" and "government agencies" mean the Government of the United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Maryland, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof which is located within, or whose jurisdiction includes all or part of, the National Capital region; the term includes, but is not limited to public authorities, towns, villages, cities, other municipalities, and counties.

TITLE II-CREATION OF A NATIONAL CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

NATIONAL CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

SEC. 201 (a) There is hereby established the National Capital Transportation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency"). The Agency shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the President, or the head of such department or agency as he may designate. The Agency shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive compensation at a rate equal to the maximum rate for grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, plus $500 per annum.

(b) To assist the Administrator in the execution of the functions vested in the Agency there shall be a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive compensation at a rate equal to the maximum rate for grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The Deputy Administrator shall perform such duties as the Administrator may from time to time designate and shall be Acting Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator.

(c) No Administrator or Deputy Administrator shall, during his continuance in office, be engaged in any other business, but shall devote himself to the work of the Agency. No Administrator or Deputy Administrator or member of the Advisory Board (established in section 202) shall have financial interest in any corporation engaged in the business of providing public transportation nor in any corporation engaged in the manufacture or selling of passenger transportation equipment or facilities.

ADVISORY BOARD

SEC. 202. There is established an Advisory Board of the National Capital Transportation Agency. The Advisory Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, at least three of whom shall be residents of the National Capital region. The President shall designate one member as chairman. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once every ninety days. The Advisory Board shall advise the Administrator in respect of such matters as the general policies of the Agency; Agency policies in connection with acquisition, design, and construction of facilities; fees for the use of Agency facilities and property; planning and administration generally; and such other matters as may be referred to it by the Administrator or which the Advisory Board, in its discretion, may consider. Each member of the Advisory Board, when actually engaged in the performance of his duties, shall receive for his services compensation at a rate not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the maximum rate for grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, together with travel expenses as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946, as amended (5 U.S.Č. 73b–2), for persons employed intermittently as consultants or experts and receiving compensation on a per diem when actually employed basis.

ADVISORY AND COORDINATING COMMITTEES

SEC. 203 (a) The Administrator is authorized to establish such advisory and coordinating committees composed of representatives of State and local governments, Federal agencies, other Government agencies, and such private organizations and persons as may be necessary or helpful to obtain the maximum amount of cooperation and correlation of effort in order that a coordinated system of transportation be developed for the National Capital region. The advisory and coordinating committees shall consider problems referred to them by the Administrator and shall make recommendations to the Administrator concerning the activities of the Agency as they affect transit, traffic, and highway conditions. and other matters of mutual interest to the Agency and to the Government agencies, organizations, and persons represented on the advisory and coordinating committees.

(b) The advisory and coordinating committees shall serve the Agency solely in an advisory capacity. Members of such committees shall serve thereon without additional compensation. Members who are not representatives of an agency of the United States may receive travel expenses as authorized by section 5 of

the Act of August 2, 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-2), for persons serving without compensation.

(a) Shall prepare, and may from time to time revise, a Transit Development Program. The Transit Development Program shall consist of a plan or plans indicating the general location of facilities in which the Agency will participate for the transportation of persons within the National Capital region, a timetable for the provision of such facilities and comprehensive financial reports including costs, revenues, and benefits. The Transit Development Program may indicate (1) the routes of surface, subsurface, and elevated carriers, including bus and other motor vehicle carriers, rail carriers, waterborne carriers, air carriers, and other carriers, and (2) the location and extent of terminals, stations, platforms, motor vehicle parking facilities for transit users, extra-wide median strips and other rights-of-way, docks, rails or tracks or other similar facilities, bridges, tunnels, buildings or structures, powerplants, repair shops, yards, garages, and other necessary facilities relating to the transportation of persons. The Transit Development Program shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the general plan for the development of the National Capital region and to the comprehensive plan for the National Capital within the meaning of sections 3, 4, and 5 of the National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 781), except as may be determined by the President.

(b) Shall, in the preparation of the Transit Development Program, give special consideration to:

(1) Expanded use of existing facilities and services, including expanded use. and development of existing railroad lines into the District of Columbia, and coordinated and efficient transit service across jurisdictional boundaries and between areas served by different companies: Provided, That the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, before granting its approval to any. further conversion by the D.C. Transit System, Inc., of street railway operations to bus operations as provided in section 7 of the Act of July 24, 1956 (70 Stat. 598), shall consult with the Agency on the possible use of street railway. facilities and equipment in the Transit Development Program. The Commission may withhold its approval of such conversion and require the preservation of equipment and facilities already withdrawn from service if it finds that there is a substantial possibility that the Transit Development Program will provide for the continued use of street railway facilities and equipment.

(2) Early development of a subway from Union Station capable of rapid dispersal of passengers from the railhead to the principal employment centers in the District of Columbia and its immediate environs, and capable of being extended to serve other parts of the region: Provided, That no freeway, or new parkway more than two lanes in width, shall be built within the District of Columbia west of Twelfth Street, Northwest, and north of either the north or west legs of the proposed Inner Loop Freeway, the proposed Potomac River Expressway, or the proposed Palisades Parkway, before July 1, 1965; and the Agency shall not later than January 10, 1965, submit to the President, for transmittal to Congress, its recommendation as to whether any such freeway or parkway should thereafter be built.

(3) Acquisition and development of rights-of-way and related facilities for.. providing express transit lines in conjunction with major highways and bridges. (c) Shall prepare proposals for implementing each part of the Transit Development Program, including preliminary engineering plans, descriptions of the character of services to be rendered, estimates of costs and revenues, arrangements for financing and organization, and other information setting forth the manner in which the program is to be carried out: Provided, That no part of the Transit Development Program shall be carried out by the Agency until a report containing a full and complete description of that part of the program has been transmitted to the Congress, and the execution of that part of the program has been expressly authorized by legislation thereafter enacted by the Congress.

(d) In order to facilitate the transition from a Federal agency to an interstate proprietary agency and to further coordination within the National Capital region, shall submit the Transit Development Program and any revision thereof: (1) to the governing bodies of the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in the State of Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the transit regulatory bodies having jurisdiction in the National Capital region for review and comment; (2) to such organizations of government agencies or officials concerned with the

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solution of the community development problems of the National Capital region on a unified metropolitan basis as are now in existence or as may be created by agreement, law, or compact for a review and comment; (3) to the Commission of Fine Arts for review and comment; (4) to private companies transporting persons in the National Capital region and to unions representing the employees of such companies for review and comment; and (5) to the Governors of Maryland and Virginia or such government agencies as they may designate for approval of the location and extent of proposed Agency facilities and the timetable for the provision of such facilities within Maryland and Virginia, respectively; and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Agency shall not acquire, construct, or operate property, rights-of-way, or facilities indicated in the Transit Development Program or a revision thereof within the State in which such property, rights-of-way, or facilities are located unless prior thereto the Governor of the State involved or such government agency as he may designate shall have approved the Transit Development Program or the pertinent revision thereof.

(e) Until the Transit Development Program has been approved by the Governor of Maryland or Virginia as provided in subsection (d) of this section, shall, when it proposes to acquire, construct, or operate property, rights-of-way, or facilities located in Virginia or Maryland, first submit plans and other information showing in detail the purposes for which such property, rights-of-way, or facilities are to be used to the Governor of the State in which the property, rights-of-way, or facilities are to be located, or to such government agency as may be designated by the Governor. In implementing programs approved by the Congress in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, the Agency may acquire, construct, or operate such property, rights-of-way, or facilities, as the case may be, in the State upon approval of the Governor thereof, or of the designated government agency.

(f) Shall conduct research, surveys, experimentation, evaluation, design and development, in cooperation with other Government agencies and private organizations when appropriate, on the needs of the region for transportation; on facilities, equipment, and services to meet those needs; on organization and financial arrangements for regional transportation; and on other matters relating to the movement of persons in the region. The Agency's studies shall include a continuation of the work begun in the mass transportation survey conducted by the National Capital Planning Commission and the National Capital Regional Planning Council, pursuant to the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 33), and shall include further studies as may be necessitated by changed conditions, the availability of new techniques, and the response of Government agencies and the public to the transportation plan adopted by the Commission and Council. The Agency's studies shall also include evaluations of the transportation system recommended in the transportation plan, and of alternative facilities and kinds of services.

(g) Shall submit to the President for transmittal to Congress, not later than November 1, 1962, recommendations for organization and financial arrangements for transportation in the National Capital region. The Agency shall consider the following organizational alternatives, among others: a Federal corporation, an organization established by interstate compact, and continuation or modification of the organization established by this Act. In preparing its recommendations the Agency shall consult with the governments of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, the local governments of the National Capital region, and the Federal agencies having an interest in transportation in the National Capital region: Provided, That any recommendations submitted by the Agency shall provide as far as possible for the payment of all costs by persons using or benefiting from regional transportation facilities and services, and shall provide for the equitable sharing of any remaining costs among the Federal, State, and local governments.

FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

SEC. 205. (a) Subject to the provisions of this title, the Agency

(1) in order to implement those parts of the Transit Development Program approved by statute in accordance with section 204 (c), and except as provided in the proviso of paragraph (2) of this subsection, may acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise) or construct transit facilities, property, and rights-of-way for the transportation of persons within the National Capital region. Such facilities, property, and rights-of-way may include those enumerated under section 204 (a) or any other necessary transit facilities, property, or rights-of-way relating to transportation of