Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1984: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - United States |
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Page 224 - Requirements for a supplemental grant (a) to qualify for a supplemental grant of 20 percent of its 23 USC 402 apportionment for fiscal year 1983, a State must have in place and implement or adopt and implement a license suspension system in which the average time from date of arrest to suspension of a license does not exceed...
Page 178 - Hazardous Materials Transportation Act". DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 102. It is declared to be the policy of Congress in this title to Improve the regulatory and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Transportation to protect the Nation adequately against the risks to life and property which are inherent in the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce.
Page 493 - US SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, BC The subcommittee met at 10:10 am, in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon.
Page 523 - Act, ie, the General Services Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service. Structural impracticability...
Page 685 - Commission may approve and authorize the transaction only if it finds that the transaction is consistent with the public interest, will enable the rail carrier to use motor carrier transportation to public advantage in its operations, and will not unreasonably restrain competition.
Page 817 - ... transportation to constitute unreasonable discrimination only if: (1) There is a reasonable probability that the rate will result in significant long-run economic injury to passengers or shippers; (2) The rate is in fact discriminatory according to a reasonable cost allocation or other rational basis; (3) The rate does not provide transportation or other statutorily recognized benefits that justify the discrimination; and (4) Actual and potential competitive forces cannot reliably be expected...
Page 179 - Agency (FEMA) was created to provide a single point of accountability for all Federal emergency preparedness, mitigation, and response activities. The Agency is chartered to enhance the multiple use of emergency preparedness and response resources at the Federal, State, and local levels...
Page 165 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, It is my privilege to appear before you today to...
Page 377 - Admiral Thayer holds the Navy Commendation Medal and the Legion of Merit, and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit. He is the author of Practical Radar Plotting, a widely used navigational text.
Page 224 - ... Rehabilitation and treatment programs for persons arrested and convicted of alcohol-related traffic offenses. To demonstrate compliance, a State shall submit a copy of its law or regulation adopting this requirement, and a copy of the minimum standards set for rehabilitation and treatment programs by the State. (4) Establishment of State Task Forces of governmental and non-governmental leaders to increase awareness of the problem, to apply more effectively drunk driving laws and to involve governmental...