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APPROVED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG221974
J.ardaines Posted 8/28
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Sponsor - Representative McFall (D) California
8/29
Last Day for Action
August 28, 1974
Purpose
Appropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for
fiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of
Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the
enrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million
requested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly
7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about
3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor
amendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an
additional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,
in amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,
across-the-board reduction, the conference committee
reduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million
and then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other
selected appropriations to achieve POR additional
$39 million reduction. This type of overall DIBRART reduction in
GERAL
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding).
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration. Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
FORD
LIBRA
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions -- which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
AALD R. FORD
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
Roy L. Ash
Director
FORD it LIBRANT
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ENROLLED BILL
SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Name
Approval
Date
Mike Duval
Yes
Andre Buckles
Yes
Phil Buchen
Yes
Bill Timmons
Yes
Ken Cole
Comments:
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 530
Date: August 23 1974
Time:
9:30 a.m.
FOR ACTION: Mike Duval
cc (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Andre Buckles
Jerry Jones
Phil Buchen
Bill Timmons
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
Monday, August 26, 1974
Time:
2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Neadrike
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG 22 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Sponsor - Representative McFall (D) California
Last Day for Action
August 28, 1974
Purpose
Appropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for
fiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of
Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the
enrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million
requested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly
7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about
3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor
amendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an
additional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,
in amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,
across-the-board reduction, the conference committee
reduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million
and then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other
selected appropriations to achieve an additional
$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding).
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration. Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions -- which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund --- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operatioms.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
for
Roy L. Ash
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 530
Date: August 23, 1974
Time:
9:30 a. m.
FOR ACTION: Mike Duval
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Andre Buckles
Jerry Jones
Phil Buchen
Bill Timmons
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: Monday, August 26, 1974
Time:
2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle . West Wing
No objection
D.C.
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
Warren K. Hendriks
For the President
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG 22 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Sponsor - Representative McFall (D) California
Last Day for Action
August 28, 1974
Purpose
Appropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for
fiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of
Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the
enrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million
requested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly
7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about
3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor
amendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an
additional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,
in amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,
across-the-board reduction, the conference committee
reduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million
and then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other
selected appropriations to achieve an additional
$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding)
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration. Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions -- which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
Roy L. Ash
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. WARREN HENDRIKS
FROM:
WILLIAM E. TIMMONS
SUBJECT:
Action Memorandum - Log No. 530
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - DOT and
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
The Office of Legislative Affairs concurs in the attached
proposal and has no additional recommendations.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 530
Date:
August 23, 1974
Time:
9:30 a.m.
FOR ACTION: Mike Duval
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Andre Buckles
Jerry Jones
Phil Buchen
Bill Timmons
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
Monday, August 26, 1974
Time:
2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
Warren K. Hendriks
For the President
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG 22 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Sponsor - Representative McFall (D) California
Last Day for Action
August 28, 1974
Purpose
Appropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for
fiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of
Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the
enrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million
requested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly
7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about
3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor
amendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an
additional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,
in amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,
across-the-board reduction, the conference committee
reduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million
and then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other
selected appropriations to achieve an additional
$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding).
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration. Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions -- which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
Roy L. Ash
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 530
Date: August 23, 1974
Time:
9:30 a. m.
FOR ACTION: Mike Duval
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Andre Buckles
Jerry Jones
Phil Buchen
Bill Timmons
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: Monday, August 26, 1974
Time:
2:00 p. m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS: OK
Where Dural 8/23
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
Warren K. Hendriks
For the President
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding).
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration. Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions - which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
Roy L. Ash
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 530
Date:
August 23, 1974
Time:
9:30 a. m.
FOR ACTION: Mike Duval
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Andre Buckles
Jerry Jones
Phil Buchen
Bill Timmons
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
Monday, August 26, 1974
Time:
2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
No objection
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
Warren K. Hendriks
For the President
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
AUG 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 1975
Sponsor - Representative McFall (D) California
Last Day for Action
August 28, 1974
Purpose
Appropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for
fiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of
Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the
enrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million
requested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly
7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about
3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor
amendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an
additional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,
in amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,
across-the-board reduction, the conference committee
reduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million
and then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other
selected appropriations to achieve an additional
$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in
2
amounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage
formula applied across-the-board or by selective changes
to individual appropriations, may occur again as the
Congress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation
bills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that
reductions were not taken against the major transportation
programs utilizing contract authority directly provided in
substantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the
transportation program, including Federal-aid highways,
mass transit grants, and airport development grants, were
not reduced.
The net effect on outlays of the specific congressional
changes to the individual amounts requested is an estimated
decrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.
The following table summarizes congressional action on the
1975 appropriations by major program category:
Budget
Enrolled
Congressional
Estimate
Bill
Change
Department of Trans-
portation
3,229,318
2,998,152
-231,166
Aviation
(1,755,200)
(1,693,439)
(-61,761)
Highways
(175,877)
(118,863)
(-57,014)
Railroads
(229,300)
(199,002)
(-30,298)
Urban mass trans-
portation
(88,300)
(49,340)
(-38,960)
All others
(980,640)
(937,508)
(-43,133)
Related agencies
247,662
239,473
-8,189
Total (does not add
due to rounding)
3,476,980
3,237,625
-239,354
The following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of
some interest:
a decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,
and demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-
tation Administration Much of the decrease is related
to the disallowance of increased funds for projects
involving advanced technology transit systems.
3
a reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal
Railroad Administration.
Over half of this decrease is related to
railroad research and development activities
and reflects the view that emphasis should
be placed on projects which offer the
greatest potential for early results appli-
cable to present problems rather than on
advanced systems and technologies.
Funds for Federal grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
would be reduced by $12.7 million. The
$130.3 million which would be appropriated
for Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the
cost of operating congressionally-mandated
routes. It is expected that a supplemental
request will be necessary to permit continued
Amtrak operation for the full fiscal year
and to cover the increased costs of diesel
fuel, labor, and materials.
a decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for
the Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link
the Central and South American highway systems. Progress
on this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not
have strong congressional support.
a disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the
Coast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated
that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected
to exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and
therefore the appropriation would not be required. The
Coast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court
decisions --- which would preclude application of receipts
to the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated
fiscal year 1975 income.
In addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill
contains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract
authorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget
estimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under
authorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the
4
payments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
highway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
for airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety
programs, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under
the Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time
appropriations will have to be provided to pay off these
commitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.
Language Provisions
Section 315 of the bill includes a "coming-into-agreement"
provision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation
Administration from using any funds appropriated in the Act
for instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation
certifications and licenses, unless "the appropriate committees
of the Congress" review and approve the system. Approval solely
by the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting
the user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of
Presidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
While we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend
issuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no
receipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of
this provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an
appropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of
Transportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.
The enrolled bill also contains a general provision which
increases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass
Transportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-
templated in the budget. While this provision will not have
adverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays
in future years.
Recommendation
We recommend that you sign the bill.
Roy L. Ash
Director
93D CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-1111
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975
JUNE 14, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. McFall, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
SEPARATE VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 15405]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in
explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1975.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
Department of Transportation:
Bill page
Report page
Office of the Secretary
2
7
Coast Guard
3
9
Federal Aviation Administration
5
13
Federal Highway Administration
9
18
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
14
24
Federal Railroad Administration
14
26
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
16
29
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
18
32
National Transportation Safety Board
19
32
Civil Aeronautics Board
19
33
Interstate Commerce Commission
19
33
The Panama Canal
20
33
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
22
35
General provisions
23
36
The following table summarizes the amounts recommended in the
bill in comparison with the budget estimates and amounts provided
for fiscal year 1974.
99-006
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS
RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
Bill.compared with-
New budget
Budget estimates of
New. budget
Item
(obligational)
new (obligational)
(obligational)
authority,
authority,
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
In the bill
authority,
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
2
Office of the Secretary
$101,250,000
$72,400,000
$60,500,000
-$40,750,000.
-$11,900,000
Coast Guard
795,248,006
908,240,552
883,857,000
+88,608,994
-24,383,552
Federal Aviation Administration
1,623,837,000
,1,755,200,000
1, 691,300,000
+67,463,000
-63,900,000
Federal Highway Administration
39,176,000
86,377,000
50,130,000
+10,954,000
-36,247,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
-4,542,000
-13,150,000
Federal Railroad Administration
184,087,000
229,300,000
193,970,000
+9,883,000
-35,330,000
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
40,050,000
88,300,000
58,130,000
+18,080,000
-30,170,000
Subtotal, Department of Transporta-
tion
2,859,540,006
3,224,317,552
3,009,237,000
+149,696,994
-215,080,552
TITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES
National Transportation Safety Board
8,255,000
9,536,009
9,450,000
+1,195,000
-86,000
Civil Aeronautics Board
88,802,000
$7,111,000
$6,978,000
-1,824,000
-133,000
Interstate Commerce Commission
40,590,000
43,200,000
43,000,000
+2,410,000
-300,000
Panama Canal Zone Government
63,500,000
69,500,008
68,700,000
+5,200,000
-800,000
United States Railway Association
12,000,000
-12,000,000
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-
thority
124,073,000
105,174,600
$ 89,874,000
-$4,199,000
-15,300,000
Subtotal, related agencies
337,220,000
314,621,000
298,002,000
-30,218,000
-16,819,000
Total, new budget (obligational) au-
thority
3,196,760,006
3,538,938,552
3,307,239,000
+110,478,904
-231,699,552
Appropriations to liquidate contract authori-
3
zations (title I)
(5,046,400,000)
(5,676,088,600)
(5,541,569,000)
(+495,160,000)
(-134,623,000)
Appropriations for debt reduction (title I)
(171,994)
(179,448)
(179,448)
(+7,454)
Grand total, all appropriations
(8, 243, 332, 000)
(9,215,201,000)
(8,848,978,448)
(+605,646,448)
(-366,222,552)
1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.
$ Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976,
!Includes $68,024,900 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
4
SUMMARY OF THE BILL
In making recommendations on the amounts to be appropriated for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for fiscal year
1975, the Committee has attempted to achieve the best possible bal-
ance between the financial requirements of these agencies and the
need to reduce Federal Government spending to curb the inflation
which large deficits have helped to produce. The Committee has pro-
posed reductions wherever a clear and compelling need for budgeted
funds could not be demonstrated. Under less stringent fiscal condi-
tions, some of the items which have been deleted might have been
approved. It is believed, however, that at this time all agencies should
endeavor to separate that which is essential from that which is merely
desirable.
The accompanying bill would provide $3,307,239,000 in new budget
(obligational) authority for the programs of the Department of
Transportation and related agencies, a reduction of $231,699,552
below the $3,538,938,552 requested in the budget. The recommended
amount is $110,478,994 more than the $3,196,760,006 appropriated
for the current fiscal year, including $267,979,000 contained in the
Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1974. Of the $3,307,239,000
recommended, $3,254,515,000 is for fiscal year 1975 and $52,724,000
is an advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
Appropriations to liquidate contract authorizations totaling $5,541,-
560,000 are recommended. The sum proposed is $134,523,000 less than
the $5,676,083,000 requested and $495,160,000 more than the $5,046,-
400,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1974.
Further reductions are recommended in the form of limitations on
obligations in certain programs financed under contract authority.
Programs under which $2,113,627,000 is estimated to be obligated in
fiscal year 1975 under contract authorizations are limited to obligation
levels totaling $2,026,350,000, a reduction of $87,277,000.
SELECTED MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Selected major recommendations are:
(1) The appropriation of $1,363,000,000 for the operations activi-
ties of the Federal Aviation Administration, $22,500,000 less than the
budget request;
(2) The appropriation of $617,579,448 for operating expenses of
the Coast Guard;
(3) Approval of the $6,380,000 requested to complete the Morgan-
town personal rapid transit (PRT) demonstration project contingent
upon an acceptable agreement between UMTA and the University
of West Virginia on the future of the project;
(4) Deletion of the $10,620,000 requested to continue UMTA's
high performance personal rapid transit demonstration project at
Broomfield, Colorado;
(5) Approval of the $16,900,000 requested to provide for an im-
proved Loran-C radionavigation system for the Pacific coastal region;
(6) The appropriation of $50,000,000 for research and development
of the Federal Railroad Administration;
(7) A general provision providing for commitments of not to exceed
$1,321,750,000 for urban mass transportation;
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(8) The addition of $8,000,000 over the budget for certain railroad-
highway crossings demonstration projects;
(9) A reduction of $15,000,000 in the research, engineering, and
development (trust fund) appropriation of the FAA;
(10) A general provision limiting obligations for State and com-
munity highway safety and Highway-related safety grants to $100,-
000,000, a reduction of $48,000,000 below the budget estimate, includ-
ing a denial of the funds requested for incentive grants for mandatory
seat belt legislation;
(11) The appropriation of $15,000,000 for procurement of aircraft
by the Coast Guard;
(12) A general provision prohibiting the use of funds to implement a
program of increased aviation user charges.
PROGRESS REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY
The Committee conducted several days of hearings on national
transportation policy in an effort to provide a forum for an exchange
of ideas between government and industry. In addition, a progress
report was presented by the Secretary on the Department's efforts in
developing a transportation policy.
The extensive testimony contained in Part 1 of the hearings revealed
a general agreement with respect to the need for, and the problems
involved in, developing a useful statement of national transportation
policy. The Committee remains firm in its belief that an integrated
national transportation policy is essential to the continued orderly
development of our transportation system. Without a comprehensive
mechanism for guiding the billions of dollars annually expended in
support of transportation facilities; our nation could double its
annual transportation expenditures and still have a "system" which
is fragmented, duplicative, inefficient, and wasteful of our time,
energy, and financial resources.
While the Secretary's statement was admittedly incomplete and
was not as specific as the Committee would have liked, it was, none-
theless, a first step. The Committee still feels that the Department of
Transportation is the proper organization to formulate a national
transportation policy for Congressional review, and expects the
Secretary to report on the Department's continued progress in the
near future.
GSA RENTAL CHARGES
Under the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972 the General
Services Administration was authorized to impose a system of charges
on the various Departments and Agencies for space and buildings
services purposes. The receipts collected under this sytem were to be
deposited in a fund operated by the GSA.
Testimony indicates that this procedure has resulted in inflated
GSA charges and increased appropriation requests by Departments
and Agencies for space rental. As an example of that testimony, the
following appears on Page 754 of Part 2 of the hearings:
Mr. McFall. Under the new law, GSA charges you for
the rent. That rent does not have to be what they pay for
the building. They are subleasing, in a sense, to you, and they
charge you anything they want to, right?
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Mr. KURLANDER. Mr. McFall, the figures I have here
show that under the contract for space We are renting in
1825 Connecticut Avenue, GSA was paying Cafrits $5.20 a
square foot; GSA is asking us to reimburse them $7.08 a
square foot for the major portion of our office space.
Mr. McFall. They are making a profit of $1.88 a square
foot.
Mr. KURLANDER. Yes, sir, apparently there is an extra
charge.
Mr. McFall. What do they give you for the $1.88?
Mr. KURLANDER. It is our understanding that we will be
receiving essentially the same services.
Mr. McFaLL. It costs them $5.20 for the lease cost to the
owner of the building. Does the owner of the building
provide you with all services for the $5.20?
Mr. KURLANDER. Yes, sir.
Mr. MCFALL. Does GSA provide you anything for the
$1.88?
Mr. KURLANDER. To my knowledge nothing above what
we are receiving.
In order to reduce these questionable charges, the Committee
recommends a new general provision which would prohibit GSA from
collecting more than 90 percent of the standard user charge. In
addition, the Committee has recommended reductions in appropri-
ations for GSA rent of approximately 10 percent. These reductions
should not result in the curtailment of services proposed in the budget.
TRAVEL
The Committee is concerned about the increasing costs of travel of
Federal employees. The importance of travel to a particular agency
can vary from being vital to the fulfillment of its responsibilities to
being just informative and desirable, or, in some cases, travel can be
of even less value. The Committee fully recognizes that much of the
travel of certain transportation organizations is essential to the
safety of our nation's transportation system. However, not all travel
falls into this category. Some cutbacks can be made. The Committee,
therefore, is recommending that the following reductions be made
in travel:
Office of the Secretary
-$275,000
Coast Guard
-1,000,000
Federal Aviation Administration
-1,660,000 -1,
Federal Highway Administration
-425,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
-30,000
Federal Railroad Administration
-30,000
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
-50,000
Civil Aeronautics Board
-40,000
Panama Canal
-40,000
Total
-3,550,000
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EFFECT OF COMMITTEE ACTION ON PROJECTED BUDGET EXPENDITURES
(CUTLAYS) IN FISCAL YEAR 1975
The budget expenditures (outlays) for the Department of Truns-
portation and related agencies covered in this bill are estimated in the
1975 Budget at $9,241,475,000. The actions reconimended by the
Committee are esthmated to have the effect of reducing these expendi-
tures for fiscal year 1975 by about $230,000,000 to 'a total of $9,011,-
475,000.
PERMANENT OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS AND TRUST
FUNDS
In addition to the new budget (obligational) authority contained in
the accompanying bill, permanent legislation authorizes the continua-
tion of certain 'Government activities without requiring consideration
by the Congress during the annual appropriation process. Details of
thèse activities are reflected in appropriate tables appearing at the end
of this report. In fiscal year 1974, these activities are estimated 'to total
$111,230,000. The estimate for fiscal year 1975 is $6,651,230,000, à net
increase of $6,540,000,000. The principal item is Federal-aid highways,
which involves $6,857,500,000 of contract authority in fiscal year 1975.
TITLE 1-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$31,475,000
Estimate, 1975
32, T00,000
Recommended in the bill
31,300,000
Reduction below estimate
-800,000
The su n recommended is $175,000 less than the amount appro-
priated for fiscal year 1974. Since the 1974 amount includes a special
$7,000,000 appropriation for the Secretary of Transportation's
résponsibilities under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act, the
amount recommended for fiscal year 1975 represents a significant
increase over the appropriations provided for similar activities last
year.
The budget proposes an increase of 61 positions under this appro-
priation and the Committee has allowed 42 'new positions. These
positions are allocated as shown in the following table:
Fiscal year
Bill compared
Office
1974
1975 budget
Bill
with 1974
General Counsel
43
46
45
+2
Policy, Plans and International Affairs
82
82
82
Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs
134
173
164
+30
Administration
312
321
314
+2
System Development and Technology
73
74
74
+1
Congressional Affairs
31
32
32
+1
Secretarial Offices
196
204
202
+6
Total
871
932
913
+42
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Most of the new positions recommended are safety related. For the
Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Consumer Affairs
the Committee has approved 16 new positions for the office of pipeline
safety, 9 for the office of transportation security, 3 for the office of
hazardous materials, and 2 for the office of facilitation.
In fiscal year 1973 both the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees stated that the Office of the Secretary should not be
involved in the day to day management and approval of the research
and development projects of the operating administrations. The
Committee considers the present activities of the Transportation
System Acquisition Review Council (TSARC) to be at variance with
the language contained in the 1973 House and Senate reports. The
Committee, therefore, directs the Department to either abolish
TSARC or obtain specific statutory authority for its existence.
In previous years the Congress, through separate appropriations,
has provided funds to the Secretary of Transportation to enable him
to finance the acquisition and maintenance of automobile parking
facilities in the Nassif Building for employees of the Department. The
current appropriation bill does not contain a separate appropriation
for this purpose, rather, funds are included in the appropriations made
to the various modal administration so that each of their appro-
priations may reflect their true costsof operation more accurately.
It is the Committee's intention, however, that there be no change in
the availability of funds to the Secretary for this purpose.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$28,000,000
Estimate, 1975
39,100,000
Recommended in the bill
28,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-11,100,000
The bill includes an appropriation of $28,000,000 for the trans-
portation planning, research, and development activities of the Office
of the Secretary. These funds are in addition to the $6,400,000 included
in the Special Energy Research and Development Appropriations
Bill, 1975, which passed the House on April 30, 1974. Under the
Committee's recommendation, the total fiscal year 1975 appropria-
tions under this heading would amount to $34,400,000, an increase
of $6,400,000 over fiscal year 1974.
The major programs funded under this appropriation are as follows:
University Research.-The Committee recommends $5,000,000 of
the $6,000,000 requested to stimulate transportation-related research
at qualified colleges and universities. In approving a 100 percent
increase over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation, the Committee notes
with approval the emphasis given to transportation policy issues by
this program. The Committee reiterates its belief that the university
community can make a significant contribution to the development
of a national transportation policy and expresses its hope that the
implementation of the reports sponsored by this program will assist
the Department in carrying out this objective.
Transportation Energy Policies.-The bill includes $2,000,000 to
enable the Department to assist in the resolution of certain trans-
portation energy problems. Because of the Committee's concern over
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the proliferation of energy studies throughout the government, the
amount recommended is $1,350,000 less than the budget request.
Climatic Impact Assessment.-The Committee recommends the
$3,200,000 requested to assess the environmental effects of projected
high-altitude flight operations. This program was initiated in fiscal
year 1971 and a formal report is scheduled to be completed at the end
of this calendar year.
Noise abatement.-The sum of $2,500,000 is recommended for this
program which is designed to develop practical solutions for trans-
portation-related noise problems, and to develop efficient means for
enforcing effective noise controls.
Transportation System Assessment.-The bill provides $2,000,000, a
reduction of $1,100,000, for this program which is primarily devoted to
subsidizing State and local planning agencies. The Committee feels
that this program has not proved to be a very effective means of de-
veloping a national transportation policy.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$1, 175, 000
Estimate, 1975
1,200,000
Recommended in the bill
1,200,000
The Committee has approved the budget request of $1,200,000 for
grants to State agencies to carry out State natural gas pipeline safety
programs. This is an increase of $25,000 over fiscal year 1974.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
1 $584, 900, 000
Estimate, 1975
2 622, 970, 000
Recommended in the bill
2 617, 579, 448
Reduction below estimate
- 5, 390, 552
1 Includes $171,994 appropriation for debt reduction.
2 Includes $179,448 appropriation for debt reduction.
The amount recommended is $5,390,552 less than the budget esti-
mate and $32,679,448 more than the appropriations for fiscal year 1974.
The activities funded under this appropriation include search and
rescue, aids to navigation, merchant marine safety, marine environ-
mental protection, icebreaking, oceanography, offshore law enforce-
ment, training, and administrative support, including the pay and
allowances of both military and civilian personnel.
As discussed earlier in the report, the Committee is recommending
reductions under this appropriation of $1,145,000 in space rental
payments to GSA and $1,000,000 in travel. The Committee has also
denied the 84 new positions and $910,000 requested to operate the
vessel traffic systems in New York and New Orleans. Testimony
indicates that virtually no funds have been spent on the construction
of these systems. Neither system is anticipated to be in operation
during the upcoming fiscal year.
The Coast Guard estimates a fiscal year 1975 recruit input of 7,749.
The Committee feels that this estimate is too optimistic, particularly
when considered in the context of the recent recruiting experiences of
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the military services. The following table compares the Coast Guard's
recruit input projections contained in the fiscal year 1974 budget with
the more recent figures contained in the fiscal year 1975 budget:
Fiscal year
Fiscal year
1974 budget
1975 budget
Shortage
1973 cecruit input
6,038
527
511
1974 (ecruit input
6,620
6; 350
270
In view of the above information, the Committee has made an addi-
tional reduction of $2,335,552 in the operating expenses appropriation.
The Committee is concerned that the Coast Guard is providing
rather sizable programs on a non-reimbursable basis to the National
Science Foundation and Department of Defense. It is relatively easy
for an agency to continue projects if all or part of the cost of those
projects is provided by another agency. Although none of the $13,-
000,000 fiscal year 1975 request for these programs has been denied,
the Committee feels that the Coast Guard should review this pro-
cedure prior to submitting its fiscal year 1976 budget.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation, 1974
$75,500,000
Estimate, 1975
114,100,000
Recommended in the bill
111,307,000
Reduction below estimate
-2,793,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $111,307,000, an
increase of $35,807,000 over fiscal year 1974. This appropriation pro-
vides funds for the capital acquisition, construction, and improve-
ment programs of the Coast Guard for vessels, aircraft, shore facilities
and navigational aids. Authorization for this program passed the
House on June 4, 1974.
The amount recommended in the accompanying bill provides
$19,876,000 for vessels, $15,000,000 for aircraft, $32,250,000 for shore
stations, $27,261,000 for navigation aids, $2,500,000 for pollution con-
trol, $6,000,000 for family housing, and $8,420,000 for property acqui-
sition, design, and administration.
As in fiscal year 1974, the Committee has included language which
would limit the availability of these funds to three fiscal years.
The amount recommended by the Committee includes the full
budget request of $16,900,000 to improve the Loran-C radionaviga-
tion system on the Pacific Coast. Loran-C stations are operated by
the Coast Guard in support of Department of Defense requirements.
Although the DOD has no requirement for new Loran-C facilities on
the Pacific Coast, the Committee feels it is essential to improve this
system to support its civilian users. The Committee also considers it
unfortunate that the Department of Defense and Coast Guard could
not agree on a common system for both military and civilian users
which, perhaps, could have resulted in lower total costs to the Federal
Government.
The only reduction recommended pertains to the procurement of
new medium range fixed-wing aircraft. The budget request included
$17,793,000 for eight new aircraft. Because of the fact that the pro-
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curement process for these aircraft has been changed, there is some
doubt as to the amount of funds which will actually be required in
fiscal year 1975, The Committee, therefore, has reduced this appro-
priation to $15,000,000.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
Appropriation, 1974
$4,000,000
Estimate, 1975
6, 800, 000
Recommended in the bill
6, 800, 000
The bill includes the full amount requested to pay the Government's
share of altering bridges which have been determined to hinder free
navigation on waters of the United States. This is an increase of
$2,800,000 over fiscal year 1974 and provides for the completion of
three projects, the continuation of two on-going projects, and the
initiation of two new projects. These bridges are included in the
following table:
[In thousands]
Recom.
Amount re-
Total U.S.
Previously
mended in
quired to
Bridge/owner
cost
funded
the bitt
complete
1. Elizabeth River, Norfork, Va. (Nortelk & Western RR.).
$5,350
$3,250
$2,100
2. Calumet River, Chicago, III. (Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
RR.)
6, 860
4, 760
2, 100
3. Illinois River, Beardstown, H. (Burlingten Northern,
Inc)
460
2, 760
1, 700
4. Newark Bay, Newark, N.J. (Central New Jersey RR.)
14,000
500,
$13,500
5. Biloxi Bay, Popps Férry, Miss. (Popps Ferry Road,
Harrison County Road Department)
1,800
100
700
6. Caloosahatchee River, Tice, Fla. (Seaboard Coastline
RR.)
1, 700
150
100
1,550
7. Columbia River, Kennewick, Wash (Union Pacific RD.)
7,800
150
200
7,550
Total
41,970
10,870
6, 800
24,300
1 Funds provided for design work prior to actual commencement of bridge alterations, as authorized by Public Law
91-605.
RETIRED PAY
Appropriation, 1974
$86, 750, 000
Estimate, 1975
$95, 850, 000
Recommended in the bill
95, 850, 000
The Committee has provided the full amount requested for retired
pay of military personnel of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard
Reserve, members of the former lighthouse service, and for payments
to beneficiaries pursuant to the retired serviceman's family protection
plan and survivor benefit plan. The total average number of personnel
on the retired rolls is estimated to be 15,709 in fiscal year 1975, as
compared with an estimated 15,070 in fiscal year 1974 and 14,702 in
fiscal year 1973.
RESERVE TRAINING
Appropriation, 1974
$26,770,000
Estimate, 1975
30,200,000
Recommended in the bill
29, 000, 000
Reduction below estimate
1, 200, 000
The bill includes an increase of $2,230,000 over fiscal year 1974 to
provide qualified individuals and trained units to be available for
active duty in time of war or national emergency, and to augment
regular Coast Guard forces during domestic emergencies and natural
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disasters. Authorization for this program is contained in H.R. 14592,
which passed the House on May 22, 1974.
For a number of years the Committee suggested that the Coast
Guard develop a peacetime mission for the Reserves. With the
enactment of Public Law 92-479 this was accomplished, and less than
seven months after the passage of that legislation, reservists were
responding to the serious flooding which occured on the Mississippi
and Missouri Rivers. The Committee is pleased with the success of
these efforts and feels that such actions are producing a more efficient
utilization of resources.
The $1,200,000 reduction is related to initial training cost estimates
for nonprior service personnel. The Coast Guard originally projected
1,000 nonprior service recruits in fiscal year 1974. It now appears as
though 200 is a more realistic estimate. The fiscal year 1975 budget
also projects 1,000 nonprior service recruits. The Committee feels this
projection is too high and has reduced the initial training appropria-
tion by $1,200,000. No reduction is recommended in the end-of-year
strength, since the Committee anticipates that the Coast Guard may
be able to enlist a larger number of veterans than had been planned.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Appropriation, 1974
$14,000,000
Estimate, 1975
21,000,000
Recommended in the bill
17,500,000
Reduction below estimate
-3,500,000
The sum included in the accompanying bill for the research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation programs of the Coast Guard is $3,500,000,
or 25 percent, more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1974.
In fiscal year 1975 the Coast Guard plans to continue its development
of pollution monitoring, detection, and cleanup systems, vessel
traffic systems, and vessel and cargo safety technology.
Testimony indicates that the Coast Guard has established an
interim research and development center at Groton, Connecticut,
and that a permanent facility is being planned at New London. The
Committee expects to receive a detailed report on the future activi-
ties planned at each of these locations.
STATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE
Appropriation, 1974
$3,500,000
Estimate, 1975
7,500,000
Recommended in the bill
6,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-1,500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 to
provide financial assistance for state boating safety programs as
authorized by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The amount
recommended is a $2,500,000 increase over fiscal year 1974.
The purpose of the Federal Boat Safety Act was to stimulate state
boating safety efforts. The Committee is concerned, however, that this
objective is not being accomplished in a number of states. Testimony
indicates that approximately one-half of the states are not increasing
state spending on boating safety, but are merely substituting Federal
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funds for state funds. The Committee is hopeful that the recommended
increase in Federal funds will result in a proportionate increase in
state spending and directs the Coast Guard to seek legislation which
will help to achieve this objective.
POLLUTION FUND
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
$10,000,000
Recommended in the bill
Reduction below estimate
- 10, 000, 000
The Committee has denied the $10,000,000 requested to increase
the balance in the Pollution Fund. This fund was established under
Section 311 (k) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended
by Public Law 92-500, to assure that money is immediately available
to initiate and conduct cleanup of oil or other hazardous polluting
substances spilled into waters of the United States, adjoining shore-
lines, or waters of the contiguous zone. In fiscal year 1971, an appro-
priation of $20,000,000 was provided to establish the fund. Although
this balance has been drawn down somewhat since then, total fund
income for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 is expected to exceed the expend-
itures from the fund.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
Appropriation, 1974
$1,282,500,000
Estimate, 1975
1,385,500,000
Recommended in the bill
1,363,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-22,500,000
The sum of $1,363,000,000 is recommended for the operations
activities of the Federal Aviation Administration. This represents an
increase of $80,500,000 over the appropriations provided for similar
activities in fiscal year 1974. This appropriation provides for all
personnel engaged in the operation and maintenance of the air traffic
control, air navigation and communications systems, all supporting
services and administrative costs, and all regulatory personnel in the
Federal Aviation Administration.
The following specific reductions are recommended:
Personnel reductions
-$13,800,000
Travel
-1,660,000
GSA rent
- 1, 590, 000
Second career training program
- 1, 300, 000
Stock levels at depot
-700,000
Special purpose equipment
- 1, 000, 000
Other contractual services
- 2, 450, 000
Total reduction
-22,500,000
The budget proposed an increase in average paid employment
(man-years) from a level of 50,489 in fiscal year 1974 to 51,997 in
fiscal year 1975, an increase of 1,508 man years. The air traffic levels
on which this increase is based were developed in September, prior to
the fuel shortage. Since that time, testimony indicates that there
have been some significant reductions in air traffic operations.
As of February 1, 1974, 96 company-owned aircraft had been
grounded by the certificated route and supplemental air carriers.
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In addition, the trunk airlines had grounded 10 747's, 11 DC-8
turbojets, and 12 CV-880 turbojets. In the last two months of calendar
year 1973, the scheduled air carriers eliminated some 1,500 daily
departures. Representatives from the general aviation sector also tes-
tified that the fuel shortage has had a significant impact on general
aviation air traffic operations. Because of these factors, the Com-
mittee feels that FAA's increase in average paid employment should
be limited to about 800 man years over fiscal year 1974. This should
provide for the increases required for the new towers scheduled to be
commissioned in fiscal year 1975 and for the activities of the flight
service stations.
The budget request includes $15,300,000 for the second career train-
ing program for air traffic controllers. The Committee has allowed
$14,000,000, a reduction of $1,300,000 below the budget estimate and
an increase of $4,300,000 over fiscal year 1974. Under the provisions of
Public Law 92-297 an air traffic controller is entitled to second career
training because of a medical disqualification, inability to maintain
technical proficiency or for the preservation of the physical or mental
health of the controller.
The Committee is concerned about the increasing number of con-
trollers participating in this program and about the high cost of
training these personnel. In fiscal year 1973 there were 146 personnel
in the program. This number is anticipated to increase to 500 as of
June 30, 1974 and to 750 as of June 30, 1975. The annual cost of
retraining these personnel is $45,000 per controller. This amount
includes salary and benefits, change of station, tuition, travel, and
per diem. The Committee expects the FAA to develop standards
which will minimize the cost increases under this program. If such
standards require a change in the basic legislation, it is expected that
the FAA will seek it.
FACILITIES, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$11, 500, 000
Estimate, 1975
13,000,000
Recommended in the bill
12,000,000
Reduction below estimate
1, 000, 000
The bill includes an appropriation of $12,000,000 for the equipment
and research needed to establish or modify Federal air regulations.
The amount recommended is $1,000,000 less than the budget and
$500,000 more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1974.
The following table shows the comparable amounts for fiscal years
1974 and 1975:
Fiscal
Fiscal
year 1974
year 1975
appropriation
request
Bill
Aircraft safety research
$3,500,000
$4,155,000
$3,800,000
Aviation medical research
2,000,000
2,100,000
1,600,000
Aviation noise and pollution research
6,000,000
4, 4,985,000
4,920,000
Equipment
1,759,000
1,680,000
Total
11,500,000
13,000,000
12,000,000
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The Committee heard testimony and is concerned about the impli-
cations of FAA's adoption of à rule requiring a costly retrofit of the
aircraft fleet. The agency has indicated that the total cost of such a
retrofit program could be as High as $800 million, however, It has not
developed and produced valid evidence that the implementation of
the rule will afford "meaningful relief" to the public; particularly in
terms of its psychoacoustic impact 8h individuals. Thus, à genuine
and vital question of the cost-behefit ratio is unresolved.
A further illustration that h rule may be premature lies in the
fact that results of a possible alternative option, the "refan" techhol-
ogy will be available by June 1,, 1975. The Committee believes it
would be prudent to weigh the demonstrated results of this technol-
ogy against the benefits of FAA's sound-absorption material technol-
ogy at that time. In view of this, the Committee urges FAA to with-
hold the adoption of a final rule utitil the "refan" R&D program is
completed, and, in the interim, to utilize some of the research funds
recommended to implement an expedited program, particularly in
the area of the psychoacoustic reaction of individuals, to assure that
the benefits of any retrofit program will be truly "meaningful", and
worth the money to be spent on it.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
$250, 000, 600
Estimate, 1975
250, 000; 000
Recommended in the bill
241, 100, 000
Reduction below the estimate
8; 900, 000
The sum recommended is $8,900,000 less than the amount provided
for fiscal year 1974. Although the level of new obligational authority
has been reduced by $8,900,000, this feduction can be offset, to a large
degree, by utilizing previously appropriated funds which are no longer
needed for the purpose for which they were originally appropriated.
The Committee feels that the funds recommended are adequate for
FAA to fully cope with its present workload and the projected growth
in aviation.
Testimony indicates that FAA has concluded that they do not pres-
ently have a need for certain air traffic controller training simulators
for which $7.7 million has been appropriated. Of the funds appro-
priated, only about $1 million has been expended. Thus, FAA has ap-
proximately $6.7 million which can be applied to its fiscal year 1975
procurement program in lieu of new appropriations. In view of the
testimony presented on this subject, the Committee directs the FAA
not to proceed on any research, development, or procurement of
training simulators without prior approval by the Committee.
The Committee has denied the $2.2 million requested for a light, jét
flight inspection simulator to be used for training FAA pilots. The
Committee fully endorses the use of simulator training as a means to
reduce aircraft flight hours. It is felt, however, that FAA has not
thoroughly evaluated the possibility of obtaining this training by con-
tract. Testimony indicates that FAA presently contracts with private.
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industry for part of its training and is considering the possibility of
leasing the equipment for which procurement funds are being request-
ed in the fiscal year 1975 budget.
As in past years, most of the funds recommended are for the terminal
and en route traffic control systems. The $99,700,000 recommended
for the terminal program includes $37,700,000 to improve terminal
area radar systems, $25,800,000 to continue automation programs
at our major terminals, and $36,200,000 to relocate and modernize
air traffic control towers and other terminal facilities. The $55,400,000
recommended for the en route system includes $23,700,000 to improve
the long-range radar system, $15,300,000 to continue the en route
automation program, and $16,400,000 to improve en route communi-
cations and center buildings.
The Committee has also approved the funds requested for 22
instrument landing systems at the following locations:
Arizona: Grand Canyon
New Jersey: Teterboro
California: Sacramento
New York: Islip
Connecticut: Windsor Locks
Oklahoma: Tulsa
Florida: Orlando
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Indiana: Indianapolis
Rhode Island: Providence
Louisiana: Baton Rouge, New
Tennessee: Bristol
Orleans
Texas: Galveston
Massachusetts: Boston
Virginia: Chantilly, Richmond
Michigan: Grand Rapids, Lansing
Wisconsin: Madison, Rhinelander
Mississippi: Natchez
As in fiscal year 1974, the bill includes language which would limit
the availability of this appropriation to three fiscal years.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
$62,095,000
Estimate, 1975
70,000,000
Recommended in the bill
55,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-15,000,000
The accompanying bill includes $55,000,000 under this heading for
research, engineering, and development programs to improve the
national air traffic control system and to increase its capacity to
meet the air traffic demands of the 1975-85 time period. The amount
recommended is $15,000,000 less than the budget and $7,095,000 less
than the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1974.
No part of the Committee's reduction is directed toward FAA's
$3,390,000 flight service station automation program. The Com-
mittee has also approved the full amount requested for wake vortex
research.
Last year the Committee directed FAA to report on the impact it
expects its current R.E. & D. and F. & E. programs will have in meeting
future capacity requirements at our major terminals. FAA's report
concludes:
The airport landside will become the ultimate source of
congestion and restriction to further growth in the early
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1980's at nearly all locations. The landside system is a com-
plex amalgam of three separate subsystems: terminal
buildings and aircraft boarding areas, on-airport access and
parking, and the off-airport access system. The major
limitation at the survey airports appears to be in their
access/egress capabilities.
The Committee feels that, for the most part, the problems cited
by this report are not technological ones which require a large amount
of research. In addition, the thrust of the recommendations appears
to be directed at assuring that users adapt to the system, rather than
having the system most effectively accomodate the users' needs. The
Committee believes, however, that the FAA should consult with the
users to identify and agree upon appropriate measures and translate
these into action programs. The Committee urges FAA to move
expeditiously in this fashion in order to develop the most cost-effective
program.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Development grants
(liquidating cash)
Planning grants
Appropriation, 1974
($200, 000, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(280, 000, 000)
$13,000,000
Recommended in the bill
(280, 000, 000)
Reduction below estimate
-13,000,000
The Committee has approved the full budget request of $280,000,000
in liquidating cash for airport development grants. This is an increase
of $80,000,000 over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation for this purpose.
As in previous years, a limitation on obligations for development
grants financed under contract authority is included in the bill. The
limitation recommended for fiscal year 1975 is $310,000,000, which
is the same as the budget request and an increase of $10,000,000 over
fiscal year 1974.
The Airport and Airway Development Act also authorizes a program
of grants to planning agencies for airport system planning and to
public agencies for airport master planning. At the time of the hear-
ings, the unobligated balance for this program was $14,700,000. In
view of this large unobligated balance, no additional appropriation
is recommended for fiscal year 1975.
The Committee is concerned about the lack of progress being made
on the St. Louis Airport problem. FAA has recommended that a new
airport be constructed at the Columbia/Waterloo site to serve the
St. Louis area. The Committee is advised that there have been 25
different studies of this subject since 1968. Yet, the Department
continues to authorize additional studies, building delay upon delay
instead of building the much needed airport. The Committee feels
that this matter has been studied enough and directs the Department
to begin the construction of the airport.
During the hearings, the Committee was advised that FAA is
engaged in an effort directed at turning over some of the agency's
functions in airport development to state authorities. Clearly, a
viable "system" of airports is essential to meet the needs of inter-
state commerce. In the opinion of the Committee, our present na-
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tional air system would be weaker if it were to be fragmented by a
multiplicity of state regulations. An added layer of governmental
administration at the state level could increase the problems of
coordination at the national level. The Committee, therefore, directs
FAA not to proceed with the delegation of any of its present functions
to state and local governments without prior explicit approval from
the Committee.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
Appropriation, 1974
$14, 742, 000
Estimate, 1975
16,500,000
Recommended in the bill
16,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-500, 000
The funds included in the bill for the operation and maintenance of
Washington National and Dulles International Airports total $16,000,-
000, an increase of $1,258,000 over fiscal year 1974. No new positions
are requested or recommended. The increase provided over fiscal year
1974 is, for the most part, attributable to annualization costs and
funding of existing authorized but unfilled positions.
As has been true in the past, Washington National Airport is
operating at a profit, while Dulles International Airport continues to
operate at a deficit which exceeds the profit at Washington National
to the extent that there is a projected $213,000 net loss for the two
airports for fiscal year 1975. Excluding interest and depreciation
expenses, however, both airports are projected to generate revenues in
excess of direct operating costs. It is estimated that revenues will
exceed out-of-pocket costs at Washington National by $6,454,000 and
at Dulles International by $1,438,000.
CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
Appropriation, 1974
$3,000,000
Estimate, 1975
7,200,000
Recommended in the bill
4,200,000
Reduction below estimate
-3,000,000
The Committee recommends $4,200,000 to finance major improve-
ments and expansions of facilities at the National Capital Airports.
This is a decrease of $3,000,000 below the budget and an increase of
$1,200,000 over fiscal year 1974.
The amount recommended includes $2,935,000 for Washington
National Airport and $1,265,000 for Dulles International Airport. No
funds are recommended to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles.
As in fiscal year 1974, the bill includes language which would limit
the availability of this appropriation to three fiscal years.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Limitation, 1974
($119, 047, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(138, 000, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(127,200,000)
Reduction below estimate
(-10,800,000)
This limitation, established in 1975, provides for the salaries and
expenses of the Federal Highway Administration required to conduct
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and administer Federal-aid highway programs. Administrative serv-
ices for other programs of the Federal Highway Administration, in-
cluding highway safety, and for road construction programs of other
agencies are initially financed from this limitation and reimburse-
ments are collected from those programs. The limitation does not
cover the administrative expenses of the Highway beautification,
Darien Gap Highway, Territorial highways, and Motor carrier
safety programs. These costs are covered by separate appropriations.
The following specific reductions are recommended:
Funds for highway research and development are reduced to a level
of $12 million, an increase of $2 million over fiscal 1974
- -$3,660,000
Highway safety research is reduced by $1,640,000
- 1, 640, 000
Planning contracts are maintained at the fiscal year 1974 level of
$1.6 million
-400,000
Funds for the demonstration program are maintained at the fiscal
year 1974 level of $2,485,000
- 115, 000
Construction skill training program is reduced by $4 million, mak-
ing $6 million available in fiscal year 1975 as compared with $4
million in 1974
-4,000,000
Travel
/ 425, 000
GSA rent
- -560,000
Total reduction
- 10, 800, 000
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$5,600,000
Estimate, 1975
6,330,000
Recommended in the bill
6,130,000
Reduction below estimate
-200,000
The amount recommended under this heading is $530,000 more than
the fiscal year 1974 appropriations for similar activities. This appro-
priation provides for the development and execution of motor carrier
safety policies and programs in accordance with the Department of
Transportation Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, and the Explosives
and Combustibles Act.
No additional positions are requested and none are recommended.
Funding for the contract research program is maintained at the fiscal
vear 1974 level of $500,000.
HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$7, 500, 0
Estimate, 1975
10,640,000
Recommended in the bill
9,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-1,640,000
The Committee has established a separate appropriation for the
highway safety research and development efforts of the Federal
Highway Administration. The budget had proposed consolidating
this program with the construction programs funded under the Federal-
aid highways appropriation.
The sum included in the bill is $1,640,000 less the budget estimate
and $1,500,000 more than the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. The
increase over fiscal year 1974 is to provide for a new pavement marking
research program which was authorized by the Highway Safety Act
of 1973.
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HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($30,000,000)
Estimate, 1975
(37,000,000)
Recommended in the bill
(25,000,000)
Reduction below estimate
( 12, 000, 000)
A liquidating cash appropriation of $25,000,000 is recommended for
the highway beautification program for fiscal year 1975. This is $12,-
000,000 less than the budget and $5,000,000 less than the fiscal year
1974 appropriation for this purpose. The reduction is based primarily
on the availability of unexpended cash balances from fiscal year 1974
in addition to those anticipated in the budget estimate.
As in previous bills, a limitation on obligations is also being recom-
mended. The limitation for fiscal year 1975 is $40,000,000, of which
$39,000,000 pertains to the contract authorization and $1,000,000 to
administrative expenses.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$1,020,000
Estimate, 1975
1,107,000
Recommended in the bill
1,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-107,000
The bill includes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for administrative
expenses of the highway beautification program. This is $20,000 less
than the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. No additional positions were
requested and none are recommended.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($7,000,000)
Estimate, 1975
(14,000,000)
Recommended in the bill
(12,000,000)
Reduction below estimate
(-2,000,000)
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,000,000 in
liquidating cash to assist states and localities in implementing the
highway safety standards administered by the Federal Highway
Administration. These standards deal with traffic control devices,
highway construction and maintenance, accident location surveillance,
and the highway related aspects of pedestrian safety.
The amount recommended is an increase of $5,000,000 over fiscal
year 1974 and a decrease of $2,000,000 below the budget. The reduc-
tion is based primarily on the availability of unexpended cash balances
from prior years in addition to those anticipated in the budget
estimate.
RAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Appropriation, 1974
$14,000,000
Estimate, 1975
12,600,000
Recommended in the bill
Reduction below estimate
-12,600,000
No funds are recommended for the two demonstration projects
which involve the elimination or upgrading of all public ground-level
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rail-highway crossings in the vicinity of Greenwood, South Carolina
and along the route of the high-speed ground transportation demon-
stration projects between Washington and Boston.
This program has been slow in getting started because the primary
railroad involved, the Penn Central, did not provide the 10 percent
matching contribution which was required by the basic authorization.
In the Northeast Corridor, all five states involved have agreed to pay
the Penn Central's share of the cost, but the program is still progressing
very slowly. As of April 30, 1974, Federal obligations for the program
were only about $6,459,000 out of total appropriations of $26,000,000.
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Appropriation
By transfer
Appropriation, 1974
$6,000,000
($2, 218, 000)
Estimate, 1975
Recommended in the bill
(8,000,000)
Increase above estimate
(+8,000,000)
The bill includes $8,000,000 for twelve railroad-highway crossings
demonstration projects as authorized by Section 163 of the Federal-
Aid Highway Act of 1973. These projects involve the relocation of
railroad lines from the central area of cities, the elimination or protec-
tion of public ground-level rail-highway crossings, and the construc-
tion of overpasses and underpasses.
In fiscal year 1974 a total of $8,218,000 was made available for these
projects and the Committee feels that the amount provided in the
accompanying bill will be adequate to allow the projects to progress
without any significant delays.
RURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
$10,000,000
Recommended in the bill
10,000,000
The Committee has approved the budget request of $10,000,000 to
encourage the development, improvement, and use of highway
related public mass transportation systems in rural areas. This
program was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 to
enhance the access of rural populations to employment, health care,
retail centers, education, and public services. Of the amount recom-
mended, $7,000,000 is to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($2,500,000)
Estimate, 1975
(1,600,000)
Recommended in the bill
(4,000,000)
Increase above estimate
(+2,400,000)
The bill includes a liquidating cash appropriation of $4,000,000
to assist the territorial governments of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa in the improvement of their highway systems. This
appropriation also provides for the participation of these territories
in certain highway safety programs as authorized by the Federal-Aid
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Highway Act of 1973. The sum recommended is an increase of $1,500,-
#000 over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation.
As in previous bills, a limitation on obligations in fiscal year 1975
is included in the bill. This limitation is $4,600,000, which is the
same as requested in the budget and is an increase of $600,000 over
fiscal year 1974.
DARIEN GAP HIGHWAY
Appropriation, 1974
$5,000,000
Estimate, 1975
35,000,000
Recommended in the bill
20,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-15,000,000
The Committee has included $20,000,000 to continue the con-
struction of 250 miles of highway in the Darien area of Panama and
Colombia. This highway will connect the Inter-American Highway
of Central America with the Pan-American Highway System of
South America, creating a single highway network from Alaska to
every South American country. The recommended $15,000,000 in-
crease over fiscal year 1974 should allow this program to proceed at
a reasonable rate.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
($4, 315, 900, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(4,583,000,000)
Recommended in the bill
(4, 573, 840, 000)
Reduction below estimate
(-9, 160, 000)
The accompanying bill includes $157,940,000 more than the amount
appropriated for fiscal year 1974. The $9,160,000 reduction below the
budget reflects certain actions recommended by the Committee in
connection with the limitation on general operating expenses discussed
previously. No reduction below the budget is recommended in the
construction program.
Approximately $3 billion of the funds recommended are to con-
tinue the construction of the Interstate Highway System. The bal-
ance of the funds are for payments to the states for rural and urban
transportation programs, certain planning and research programs,
emergency relief, and for the administrative costs of the Federal
Highway Administration as discussed under the limitation on general
operating expenses.
From July 1, 1973 to March 31, 1974, an additional 870 miles of the
Interstate System were completed and opened to traffic. As of March
31, 1974, about 35,700 miles, or 84 percent of the 42,500 mile authorized
Interstate System, had been completed and opened to traffic. In
addition, there are about 5,900 miles on which construction, right-of-
way acquisition, or preliminary engineering is underway, making a
total of roughly 41,600 miles of the system on which work is either
completed or underway.
In the regular Federal-aid primary, secondary, and urban programs
an additional 4,800 miles were improved during this same period. As of
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March 31, 1974, construction projects involving about 268,500 miles
had been completed at a cost of $30.3 billion. Contracts involving an
additional 11,400 miles were authorized or underway.
HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
($110, 000, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(110, 000, 000)
The Committee has approved the budget estimate of $110,000,000
for grants to the states for safety improvements to highway systems.
The budget proposed consolidating these safety programs with the
Federal-aid highways appropriation. The Committee has established
a separate safety construction appropriation to enable the Congress
to see the level of emphasis given to these programs.
As is the case with the other highway safety programs, the Com-
mittee has included in the bill a limitation on obligations in fiscal year
1975. The limitation on these programs is $250,000,000, which is the
same as the budget estimate and $175,000,000 more than the obliga-
tions estimated to be incurred in fiscal year 1974.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
($40, 000, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(20, 000, 000)
Reduction below estimate
( 20, 000, 000)
The sum of $20,000,000 in liquidating cash is recommended for the
right-of-way revolving fund. This is $20,000,000 less than the budget
estimate and $20,000,000 more than fiscal year 1974. Testimony
indicates that about only $107 million of the $135 million appropriated
to date has been expended.
The revolving fund was established to provide a source of funding
to permit the acquisition of rights-of-way several years in advance of
actual construction to reduce potential inflationary pressures on
property costs and permit more adequate comprehensive highway
planning.
FOREST HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($8, 000, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(12, 450, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(12, 450, 000)
A liquidating cash appropriation of $12,450,000 is recommended for
the forest highways program, an increase of $4,450.000 over fiscal year
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1974. This appropriation will liquidate the remaining unpaid general
fund obligations. Since this program is now operating entirely with
Highway Trust Fund authority, it is being merged with the Federal-
aid highways account.
The forest highways program provides for the construction and
improvement of main highways within or adiacent to national forests.
Most of these highways are on the regular Federal-aid highways sys-
tems and are eligible for grants under regular Federal-aid highways
programs. Although some state contributions are made, states are
not required to participate in the financing of forest highways.
PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($3,000,000)
Estimate, 1975
(8,270,000)
Recommended in the bill
(8, 270, 000)
The bill includes the budget estimate of $8,270,000 in liquidating
cash to finance the construction and improvement of highways through
public lands in those states with large areas of such lands. The amount
recommended is an increase of $5,270,000 over fiscal year 1974 and
will liquidate the remaining unpaid general fund obligations. As is
the case with the forest highways program, this program is now operat-
ing entirely with Highway Trust Fund authority and is being merged
with the Federal-aid highways account.
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY
(TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
$10,700,000
Recommended in the bill
4,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-6,700,000
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 authorized the reconstruction
of that part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the State of
Maryland which is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior. The $4,000,000 included in the bill would provide $1,600,000
for the preparation of detailed contract plans and $2,400,000 for
acquisition of rights-of-way.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$75,892,000
Estimate, 1975
84,500,000
Recommended in the bill
71,350,000
Reduction below estimate
-13,150,000
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The Committee recommends the sum of $71,350,000 for NHTSA's
traffic and highway safety programs. This is $13,150,000 less than the
budget estimate. The following specific reductions are recommended:
Compliance test facility
-$4,200,000
Cost and lead-time analysis
-200,000,
Alcohol safety action projects
- -4,000,000
Advanced countermeasures support
-150,000
Pedestrian and motorcycle safety
-100,000
Emergency medical services
-110,000
Biomechanics
-500,000
Crash impact data research
2, 000,000
Driver/pedestrian factors research
-500,000
Vehicles-in-use research
-200,000
Highway safety studies
- 1, 000, 000
GSA rent
-160,000
Travel
- 30, 000
Total reductions
- 13, 150, 000
The budget included $4,200,000 for the compliance test facility,
including $2,710,000 for purchase of equipment, $790,000 for payment
of the initial year's lease cost, and $700,000 for 41 new support posi-
tions. NHTSA testified that it is planning to enter into an agreement
with the State of Ohio whereby the State will build a facility to
NHTSA specifications and lease it back to the Government for a
20 year, or longer, period. The Committee is advised that this lease
agreement has not been finalized and that the prospectus has not been
approved by the appropriate legislative committees. All funds for
this facility have, therefore, been deleted by the Committee.
A total of $14,750,000 was requested under this heading for certain
alcohol countermeasures, including $9,000,000 for the alcohol safety
action projects (ASAPs), $1,900,000 for advanced countermeasure
demonstrations, and $3,850,000 for support and other alcohol related
efforts. The bill includes the full amount for the advanced counter-
measure demonstrations and $5,000,000 for the ASAP program. The
Committee feels that three years is long enough to determine the
success of most demonstration projects and that it is now time for
the states to begin sharing the cost of these projects.
The $2,000,000 requested for crash impact data research has been
denied. Testimony indicates that this program would be as costly
and, perhaps, less accurate than the crash recorder program for
which Congress turned down funding in fiscal years 1973 and 1974.
The bill includes full amounts requested for the experimental safety
vehicle and motor vehicle consumer information programs.
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($100, 000, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(99,763,000)
Recommended in the bill
(96, 000, 000)
Reduction below estimate
( 3, 763, 000)
The Committee recommends a liquidating cash appropriation of
$96,000,000 for the State and community highway safety program.
99-006-74
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This is $3,763,000 less than the budget estimate and $4,000,000 less
than the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. The Committee believes that
this will provide adequate liquidating cash while avoiding a large
carryover balance at the end of fiscal year 1975. Under this program,
Federal grants are provided to assist the states and their political
subdivisions in the establishment of highway safety programs such as
driver licensing, motor vehicle registration, traffic records, police
traffic services, and driver education. This funding is also available
to supplement Federally financed alcohol safety action projects.
As in past years, the Committee has included a limitation on
obligations in fiscal year 1975. The budget requested an obligational
level of $148,000,000, comprised of $81,700,000 for basic NHTSA
safety grants, $32,000,000 for incentive grants for states which have
adopted seat belt legislation, $16,000,000 for incentive grants for
states which have made significant progress in reducing their traffic
fatality rate, $3,300,000 for NHTSA's administrative expenses, and
$15,000,000 for the Federal Highway Administration's highway-
related safety grant program. The limitation included in the bill is
$100,000,000. This limitation is an increase of $20,000,000 over fiscal
year 1974 and applies to programs administered by both NHTSA and
FHWA. The Committee has not approved the $32,000,000 requested
for incentive grants to encourage states to enact mandatory seat belt
legislation.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
Appropriation, 1974
$2,900,000
Estimate, 1975
4,340,000
Recommended in the bill
3,800,000
Reduction below estimate
-540,000
The accompanying bill includes $3,800,000 under this heading,
comprised of $3,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the immediate
office of the Administrator and supporting staff offices and $300,000
for rental payments to the General Services Administration pursuant
to the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972. The amount recom-
mended is a reduction of $540,000 below the budget.
The budget proposed merging this appropriation with two others,
railroad safety and grants-in-aid for railroad safety. The Committee
has not approved this consolidation. Each of these three appropria-
tions is separately identified in the bill. This is consistent with the
provisions of H.R. 15223 and will, in the opinion of the Committee,
enable the Congress to evaluate the relative emphasis being given to
each activity.
Under the Committee's recommendation 11 of the 21 new positions
would be approved, including the two new budget positions requested
for the financial management division.
RAILROAD SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$9,237,000
Estimate, 1975
10,220,000
Recommended in the bill
10,170,000
Reduction below estimate
-50,000
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The Committee recommends the appropriation of $10,170,000, an
increase of $933,000 over fiscal year 1974, for the railroad safety
functions of the Federal Railroad Administration. This would provide
for a total of 369 positions whose principal function is to further the
effective investigation and enforcement of Federal railroad safety
rules. The entire $50,000 reduction below the budget relates to GSA
rent.
The Committee reiterates the statements contained in last year's
report that additional safety inspectors are essential for improved
railroad safety and that this program should be given a higher priority
than it has heretofore been accorded by the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration. In fiscal year 1973, $631,000 of the $7,000,000 appropriated
for railroad safety personnel was not spent by the Federal Railroad
Administration. In fiscal year 1974 the Congress appropriated funds
for 95 additional safety inspectors. At the time of the Committee's
hearing, only 15 of these positions had been committed and the
testimony indicates that FRA is only planning to fill 66 of these new
positions during the current fiscal year. The Committee believes the
amount recommended should be adequate to fill all vacant safety
inspector positions.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$1,500,000
Estimate, 1975
1,000,000
Recommended in the bill
1,000,000
The bill includes the budget request of $1,000,000 for grants to
states for railroad safety. This appropriation provides a subsidy to
states for the salaries of state safety inspectors. The authorization
for the program is contained in H.R. 15223.
As of June 1, 1974, none of the $1,500,000 fiscal year 1974 appro-
priation had been obligated. In view of this fact, the Committee
has included language in the bill which would continue the availability
of these funds until expended. This would make available a total of
about $2,500,000 for this program from the present date until the end of
fiscal year 1975.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$30,450,000
Estimate, 1975
64,240,000
Recommended in the bill
50,000,000
Reduction below estimate
- 14, 240, 000
The sum recommended for railroad research and development is
$19,550,000 more than the amount appropriated for similar activities
in fiscal year 1974. This appropriation is a consolidation of two pro-
grams which were separately funded in fiscal year 1974, Railroad
research and High-speed ground transportation research and develop-
ment.
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Under the Committee's recommendation the following amounts
would be provided:
Budget
Program
estimate
Recommend
Reduction
General research:
Industry problems
$6,000,000
$4,500,000
-$1,500,000
Freight car management
6,000,000
6,000,000
Improved freight service
2,600,000
2,300,000
-300,000
Railroad safety
4,800,000
4,800,000
Policy planning and administration
1,140,000
900,000
-240,000
High speed ground research:
System analysis
1,100,000
1,000,000
-100,000
High speed rail
10,500,000
10,000,000
-500, ODO
Advanced systems
11,700,000
3,700,000
-8,000,000
Supporting technology
3,650,000
2,150,000
-1,500,000
High speed test center
14,000,000
12,000,000
-2,000,000
Administration
2,750,000
2,650,000
-100,000
Total
64,240,000
50,000,000
-14,240.000
As indicated above, a $1,500,000 reduction is recommended for
FRA's research involving industry problems. While the Committee
recognizes that the railroad industry is faced with many problems,
it has not been demonstrated that any of the research proposed by
the Federal Railroad Administration will solve these problems. The
Committee is also concerned about the possible duplication of effort
between this program and certain activities of the ICC. FRA testified
that the activities of these two agencies are well coordinated. When
asked about this coordination, the Chairman of the ICC testified:
"These are all the staff people here and they (FRA) haven't
talked to any of them."
The Committee expects the activities of these agencies to be properly
coordinated.
The Committee has reduced the advanced systems and supporting
technology programs by $8,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively.
As was stated last year, the Committee feels that the Federal Railroad
Administration should concentrate its efforts on those programs which
appear to have the greatest potential for immediate and near term
improvements. The two major advanced systems included in the fiscal
year 1975 budget are the 300 mile per hour tracked air cushion vehicle
and the magnetically levitated vehicle. Under the Committee's
recommendation the funding for these two programs would be in-
creased by about $600,000 over fiscal year 1974.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
Appropriation, 1974
$149,100,000
Estimate, 1975
143,000,000
Recommended in the bill
125,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-18,000,000
The Committee recommends the sum of $125,000,000 in Federal
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to
offset operating deficits. The amount recommended is $18,000,000
less the budget estimate and $24,100,000 less the amount appro-
priated for fiscal year 1974.
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The original authorization for Amtrak recognized the need for
interim Federal financial assistance. Including the funds in the accom-
panying bill a total of $484,100,000, nearly a half of a billion dollars,
will have been appropriated to Amtrak. Amtrak, however, is no closer
to breaking even now than it was about 3½ years ago when the first
appropriation was made.
In the conference report on the Second Supplemental Appropriations
Bill, 1974, concern was expressed about Amtrak's operating deficits and
the Secretary of Transportation and the President of Amtrak were
directed to submit service and route criteria to the Congress. While the
Committee believes that it is completely unrealistic to expect Amtrak
to break even in the foreseeable future, the Committee does expect that
the criteria submitted will attempt to establish a reasonable balance
between sound fiscal policy and adequate service to the traveling
public.
The Committee is also very concerned about the impact on future
deficits and Federal grant requirements of the large loan guarantee
program. The Committee has requested that the GAO look into this
matter.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
Appropriation, 1974
Estimate, 1975
$6,500,000
Recommended in the bill
4,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-2,500,000
The Committee has included the requested language permitting
the Alaska Railroad to be operated from the Alaska Railroad Revolv-
ing Fund. To the extent possible, Alaska Railroad programs are
financed by revenues earned from freight and passenger service and
other services incidental thereto. For fiscal year 1975, however, the
budget requests a $6,500,000 payment to the Fund. In view of the
projected $2,700,000 unobligated balance, the Committee feels that a
$4,000,000 payment should be adequate to enable the railroad to meet
all of its operating and capital requirements.
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$5,000,000
Estimate, 1975
9,300,000
Recommended in the bill
7,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-2,300,000
The bill includes an appropriation of $7,000,000 for administrative
expenses of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. This
amount, plus the use of available unrestricted authorities, should
provide sufficient funds for 30 of the requested 40 additional positions,
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These positions are allocated as shown in the following table:
Bill compared
Fiscal year
Budget
with fiscal
Office
1974
estimate
Bill
year 1974
Research and Development
73
80
75
+2
Capital Assistance
54
62
62
+8
Transit Planning
30
38
36
+6
Transit Management
15
19
18
+3
Administration
61
65
63
+2
Program Planning
26
28
28
+2
Chief Counsel
20
23
23
+3
Civil Rights
23
23
23
Public Affairs
6
6
6
Administrator
8
8
8
Field Operations
45
49
49
+4
361
401
391
+30
As in fiscal years 1973 and 1974, the proposed bill language to permit
these funds to remain available until expended has not been included.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Appropriation, 1974
$35,050,000
Estimate, 1975
79,000,000
Recommended in the bill
51,130,000
Reduction below estimate
-27,870,000
The sum of $51,130,000 is recommended for the programs financed
under this heading. This is $27,870,000 less than the budget estimate
and $16,080,000 more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year
1974.
The following amounts are recommended:
Fiscal year 1975
Bill compared
budget
Recommended
with budget
Major programs
estimat
in the bill
estimate
Bus transit
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
Rail transit
13,250,000
13,000,000
-$250,000
New system:
Morgantown PRT
6,380,000
6,380,000
High performance PRT
10,620,000
-10,620,000
High-capacity PRT
2,750,000
2,750,000
Dual-mode
7,750,000
-7,750,000
Dial-a-ride
1,500,000
-1,500,000
Software systems
3,000,000
3,000,000
Systems analysis and evaluation
1,000,000
750,000
-250,000
Service development
3,750,000
3,250,000
-500,000
Transit service and methods
15,000,000
10,000,000
-5,000,000
Transit management
5,000,000
4,000,000
-1,000,000
Planning
1,000,000
750,000
-250,000
University research
2,500,000
2,250,000
-250,000
Managerial training
1,500,000
1,000,000
-500, 000
Total
79,000,000
51,130,000
-27 870,000
As indicated above, the Committee has recommended the full
amount requested to complete the research and development phase
of the Morgantown project. The Committee directs, however, that
none of these funds be obligated until UMTA and the University of
West Virginia agree on what will happen beyond the R & D phase and
this agreement has been approved by the Committee. If such an
agreement cannot be reached within 30 days after the enactment of
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the accompanying bill, the $6,380,000 recommended should be used
to dismantle the project as required in the contract between UMTA
and the University.
In recommending the deletion of $10,620,000 from the high perfor-
mance PRT appropriation, the Committee does not contemplate the
termination of PRT development activities. Rather, the Committee
believes that the unobligated balance of fiscal year 1974 funds is
adequate for completion of the conceptual design and evaluation
phase of the PRT project during fiscal year 1975, and that final
design, construction, and testing should be temporarily deferred.
The Committee further believes that UMTA should, during the
coming year, conduct an urban deployability study of PRT in
conjunction with the transit authority of a medium density urban
area, where PRT technology, if proven workable, might be applied
in the near future. While it is the intent of the Committee that PRT
testing should relate directly to the actual requirements of an urban
area, the urban deployability study should not be construed as a
commitment, explicit or implicit, of capital funding support for the
future development of such a system.
No funds are recommended for dual-mode research. A Department
of Transportation report on this subject states that the introduction
of dual mode systems would cause increased transportation energy
consumption due, in part, to the increased speeds attained. The
Administrator testified that he was not convinced that UMTA
should proceed to prototype development, not only because of the
energy consumption characteristics of dual-mode but also because
of the cost implications of this type of system.
The Committee has also denied the $1,500,000 requested for dial-a-
ride research. The Committee feels that UMTA has successfully dem-
onstrated dial-a-ride technology. There are approximately 40 such
systems in existence, and any city desiring to install a dial-a-ride
system can apply for capital funding under UMTA's grant program.
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($380, 000, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(490, 000, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(400, 000, 000)
Reduction below estimate
90, 000)
The Committee recommends $400,000,000 to liquidate obligations
incurred under basic legislation for urban mass transportation. Virtu-
ally all of these funds will be expended to liquidate prior year obliga-
tions. The reduction is based on the fact that UMTA will have carry-
over cash balances in excess of the amounts anticipated in the budget.
The accompanying bill also includes a provision limiting commit-
ments in fiscal year 1975 to $1,321,750,000. This is comprised of
$1,225,000,000 for capital facilities grants, $36,620,000 for technical
studies, $51,130,000 for research, and $9,000,000 for administrative
expenses. The Committee has approved the full budget program level for
capital facilities grants.
Since 1970, the Committee has been concerned about the tech-
niques employed in selecting fixed guideway and other capital grant
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applications for approval. UMTA has not used adequate criteria, other
than the basic statutory elgibility requirements, in awarding grants
involving hundreds of millions of Federal dollars. The Committee
believes that UMTA should provide adequate guidelines to the cities
to help them plan more effectively and to assure the most effective
use of taxpayers' funds. Testimony indicates that UMTA is develop-
ing such guidelines. The Committee expects that this work will be
accelerated and that investment criteria will be issued in the very
near future.
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The accompanying bill includes the same language which has been
carried previously authorizing the St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation to make expenditures within the limits of the funds
available to the Corporation to carry out its programs. The language
included in the bill is exactly the same as the language provided last
year and requested in the fiscal year 1975 budget.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Limitation, 1974
($846, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(886,000)
Recommended in the bill
(886,000)
The Committee recommends an increase in the limitation of $40,000
over fiscal year 1974. Most of the increase is to cover increased rental
charges, annualization costs, and within-grade increases. No addi-
tional positions are requested or recommended.
TITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$8,255,000
Estimate, 1975
9,536,000
Recommended in the bill
9,450,000
Reduction below estimate
86, 000
In providing an increase of $1,195,000 over fiscal year 1974, the
Committee has approved the 10 additional positions requested. Seven
of these positions are to enable the Board to assume certain accounting
and procurement functions which are presently provided by the De-
partment of Transportation on a reimbursable basis. The other three
new positions are to meet the increasing workload requirements of
the Board's certificate and license appeal function. Virtually all of the
Committee's reduction is related to rental payments to GSA.
The functions of the Safety Board include the investigation and
determination of the probable cause of all aviation accidents and
selected surface transportation accidents, as well as conducting a
continuing review of safety in all modes of transportation. During
calendar year 1973, the Board issued 122 aviation safety recom-
mendations and a total of 154 highway, railroad, pipeline, and marine
recommendations.
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CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$15, 537, 000
Estimate, 1975
17,283,000
Recommended in the bill
17,150,000
Reduction below estimate
- 133, 000-
The sum of $17,150,000 is recommended for salaries and expenses of
the Civil Aeronautics Board. This is an increase of $1,613,000 over
fiscal year 1974 and a decrease of $133,000 below the budget estimate.
The reductions recommended include $93,000 for GSA rent and
$40,000 for travel. No additional positions are requested and none are
recommended.
The CAB regulates the economic aspects of air carrier operations,
both domestic and international, and participates in the development
of international air transportation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
Appropriation, 1974
$73, 265, 000
Estimate, 1975
69,828,000
Recommended in the bill
69,828,000
The Committee has approved the full budget request of $69,828,000
for payments to certain local service and Alaskan carriers to make
air transportation available to communities that would not otherwise
be served. The amount recommended is $3,437,000 less than the ap-
propriations made for this purpose during fiscal year 1974.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$40,590,000
Estimate, 1975
43,300,000
Recommended in the bill
43,000,000
Reduction below estimate
-300,000
The bill includes $43,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. This is a $2,410,000 increase over
fiscal year 1974 and a decrease of $300,000 below the budget estimate.
This entire reduction pertains to rental payments to GSA.
The funds recommended will provide for all 95 additional positions
requested in the budget. Including this increase, the Congress will
have funded more than 400 new positions for the ICC since fiscal
year 1970. The Committee is pleased that the Commission has been
permitted to fill the additional positions provided by the Congress
during the past four years and looks forward to a more effective
and efficient resolution of surface transportation problems affecting
the public.
THE PANAMA CANAL
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$60,000,000
Estimate, 1975
63,000,000
Recommended in the bill
62, 700, 000-
Reduction below estimate
-300,000-
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This appropriation, which finances the operation of the Canal Zone
Government, represents an advance of funds that is repaid to the U.S.
Treasury through charges for services furnished or from revenues of
the Panama Canal Company. The $2,700,000 increase above the fiscal
year 1974 is primarily for mandatory pay increases. In addition, the
Committee has approved the 33 requested new positions.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Appropriation, 1974
$3,500,000
Estimate, 1975
6, 500, 000
Recommended in the bill
6, 000, 000
Reduction below estimate
500, 000
The Committee recommends $6,000,000 to finance necessary im-
provements and replacements to educational facilities, hospitals and
clinics, and municipal facilities in the Canal Zone Government area.
This appropriation is repaid to the U.S. Treasury over the life of
the capital asset through depreciation charges to the Canal Zone
Government.
The $2,500,000 increase over fiscal year 1974 is primarily for im-
provements of hospitals and health facilities. The recommended re-
duction is based primarily on the availability of carryover balances
from fiscal year 1974 in addition to those indicated in the budget esti-
mate. The budget projected a carryover balance of $85,000 as of June
30, 1974. Testimony indicates that this carryover balance is presently
estimated to be $1,483,000.
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
The accompanying bill includes the same language which has been
carried previously authorizing the Panama Canal Company to make
expenditures within the limits of the funds available to the Corporation
to carry out its programs. The language included in the bill is exactly
the same as the language provided last year and requested in the fiscal
year 1975 budget.
TOLL INCREASE
The Panama Canal Company has recommended a toll rate increase
of approximately 20 percent. Most of the items on which this increase
is based appear to be valid costs and the Committee fully supports a
toll increase to cover these items. The Committee is concerned, how-
ever, with the Company's change in depreciation policy.
The Company, historically, did not depreciate certain assets, such as
titles, treaty rights, and excavations of channels, harbors, and basins.
In fiscal year 1974 the Company changed its policy and began depre-
ciating these assets. This policy change adds an annual charge of
about $8.3 million to operating expenses, and is, in part, responsible
for the toll increase.
Because of the substantial increase to operations resulting from this
policy change and because questions have been raised about whether
or not this change is related to possible treaty modifications, the Com-
mittee feels that the legislative committee should look into this matter.
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The Committee also feels that that part of the toll increase related
to depreciation costs should not be implemented until the legislative
committee has approved this change in policy.
LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
($22, 331, 000)
Estimate, 1975
(23, 837, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(23, 837, 000)
The $1,506,000 increase over fiscal year 1974 in the limitation on
general and administrative expenses is largely for increased wage and
other mandatory costs.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
Appropriation, 1974
1 $111, 345, 000
Estimate, 1975
2 87, 424, 000
Recommended in the bill
3 72, 124, 000
Reduction below estimate
- 15, 300, 000
1 Includes an advance appropriation of $90,360,000 for fiscal year 1975.
2 Includes an advance appropriation of $68,024,000 for fiscal year 1976.
3 Includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $72,124,000 for
the Federal share of the rapid rail transit system to serve the National
Capital area. This includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000
for fiscal year 1976 and $19,400,000 for the design and construction of
facilities for the handicapped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.
The $15,300,000 reduction is directed toward WMATA's fiscal year
1976 request to purchase an additional 256 transit cars. Testimony
indicates that, prior to the purchase of these cars, WMATA will re-
examine its decision on the type of control system to be used. The
Committee reiterates its position that Metro should utilize all sound
technological advancements available.
The Committee also feels that since the Congress is providing
substantial sums of money to the Urban Mass Transportation Ad-
ministration to develop improved rail transit cars, that agency should
be able to assist WMATA in making a decision on this matter.
Accordingly, the Committee has deferred the Federal contribution for
these cars until WMATA and UMTA can reach an agreement on
which cars are best for the Metro system. This action should not
delay the opening of the system, since funding has already been
provided for 300 cars and WMATA testified that they do not need to
make a decision on the next procurement for about 15 months.
INTEREST SUBSIDY
Appropriation, 1974
$12, 728, 000
Estimate, 1975
17,750,000
Recommended in the bill
17,750,000
The bill includes the budget request of $17,750,000 to provide a
Federal interest subsidy for the revenue bonds marketed by WMATA
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as authorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1972.
That legislation provides for a Federal guarantee of obligations issued
by the Authority, and for the Federal Government to support the sale
of revenue bonds through an interest subsidy. This subsidy amounts
to 25 percent of the interest and issuance costs of the Authority's
obligations.
TITLE III-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Two new general provisions are proposed.
Section 314-limits rental payments to GSA. This provision is
discussed earlier in the report.
Section 315-limits obligations for "Highway Safety Construction
Programs" to $250,000,000.
Former sections 306 and 307 have been deleted and the subsequent
sections have been renumbered.
Other changes proposed are as follows:
Section 302-limits commitments for grants-in-aid for airport
development to $310,000,000.
Section 303-limits obligations for "Highway Beautification" to
$40,000,000.
Section 304-limits obligations for "State and Community Highway
Safety" and "Highway-Related Safety Grants" to $100,000,000.
Section 305-limits obligations for "Territorial Highways" to
$4,600,000.
Section 306-limits commitments for "Urban Mass Transportation
Fund" to $1,321,750,000.
LIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
The following limitations and legislative provisions not heretofore
carried in connection with any appropriation bill are recommended:
On Page 2. in connection with Salaries and Expenses:
Provided, That not to exceed $882,900 of the funds provided under this
Act shall be available to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and
maintain automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for employ-
ees of the Department.
On Page 15, in connection with Grants-in-Aid for Railroad Safety:
Provided, That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal
year 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.
On Page 23, in connection with grants for mandatory seat belt
legislation:
None of the funds provided under this Act shall be available for the
planning or execution of programs for incentive grants for mandatory
seat belt legislation
On Page 26, in connection with payments to the General Services
Administration:
Sec. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be
available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services Adminis-
tration in excess of 90 percent of the standard level user charge established
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pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.
On Page 26, in connection with Highway Safety Construction
Programs:
Sec. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be available
for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are
in excess of $250,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for "Highway Safety
Construction Programs".
SEPARATE VIEWS OF HON. BILL D. BURLISON
I take this opportunity to advise my colleagues of my strong objec-
tions to one paragraph of this committee report which calls for the
immediate construction of a new St. Louis airport inconveniently lo-
cated 25 miles southeast of St. Louis in Illinois. The report further
states the opinion that there have been enough studies of this subject to
date and further studies are unwarranted. Not being assigned to the
Transportation Subcommittee, this paragraph did not come to my
attention until the report was submitted to the full committee.
However, if the subcommittee had examined the St. Louis airport
situation carefully, it would have discovered that the facts of this mat-
ter contradict the unfortunate conclusion reached. Furthermore, this
committee recommendation is both fiscally imprudent and represents
an unjustified intrusion into an airport site selection decision-which
by law is the primary responsibility of local authorities. Certainly my
colleagues would not want important local issues in their communities
decided in this manner.
The Committee report states that it feels that 25 studies of the St.
Louis airport situation have been enough. This statement does not re-
flect a recognition of the fact that only two studies have examined in
depth the ability to expand Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
to meet the area's air travel needs in the foreseeable future. Both stud-
ies concluded the expansion potential of Lambert is considerable.
The major study recommending a new Illinois airport for St. Louis
(R. Dixon Speas Site Selection Survey, 1970) did not address the
question of whether a new airport was even necessary. It assumed
Lambert could not be adequately expanded and based this assumption
on a statement purportedly taken from a 1968 ATA-TWA assessment
that Lambert "even with maximum expansion, cannot be expected to
fulfill commercial air carrier needs beyond 1979." In fact, no such
statement or conclusion was contained in the ATA-TWA report!
Recognizing that previous projections of air traffic in the St. Louis
area are now out of date and virtually useless because of changes in
the energy situation and technology, the Department of Transporta-
tion last week announced that a new 90-day study forecasting St. Louis
air traffic will be made. Moreover, the Department feels it is wise to
spend a modest $221,000 of federal money to complete a 6-month mas-
ter plan of Lambert Field, which has never been done, to determine if
(38)
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it can be expanded to meet St. Louis' needs through 1995. The money
for this has already been appropriated: Approval of the Illinois ap-
plication now, as suggested in the committee report, would mean
spending between $350 million and an estimated $1.2 billion of tax-
payers' money for a new airport before we even know if a new airport
is in fact needed.
Since a $25 million construction program already underway at
Lambert will double the airport's capacity (from 6 million to 12 mil-
lion) by 1977, we can clearly afford to wait 6 months for the Lambert
master plan in order to make an enlightened decision, not a hasty one.
Perhaps the most alarming aspect of the committee's recommenda-
tion is the fact that it attempts to impose an Illinois airport in the
St. Louis area when an overwhelming majority of the region's citizens
and their elected public officials vigorously oppose the Illinois site.
Seventy-eight percent of the population of the metropolitan area
and 91 percent of the area's air travelers live in the City of St. Louis
and the four surrounding Missouri counties. Ninety-two percent of
these Missouri voters approved a November 1972 referendum favoring
expansion of Lambert Airport and opposing the Illinois site.
This committee report's recommendation on the St. Louis airport
not only opposes the strong wishes of the St. Louis area, it contradicts
the clear intent of Congress as stated in the Airport and Airway De-
velopment Act that airport site selection should properly be made by
the local area-not dictated by a bureaucrat or a far away government
entity.
It is curious to note that the Illinois airport was first advanced by a
quiet arrangement between the ex-mayor of St. Louis and the ex-gov-
ernor of Illinois, each defeated for re-election. Similarly, the Trans-
portation Appropriations Subcommittee did not openly consider both
sides of this question. Instead, it heard brief testimony in response to
several leading questions from an able subcommittee member from
the Illinois delegation. It also heard the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration plead for a master study because there
had never been one and for the further reason of considering changes
wrought by the recent aviation fuel shortage and technology advance-
ment. Clearly, at the least, this calls for a cautious approach toward
construction of a large new airport that will require hundreds of mil-
lions of federal dollars.
In view of all of the above concerns, the proper course in this mat-
ter would be to allow the Department of Transportation to follow the
requirements of the law and its own guidelines in order to reach a
decision based on accurate information. The report paragraph above
discussed clearly should not be included in the committee report.
BILL D. BURLISON.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES FOR 1975
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS
eco mes available automatically under earlier, or "permanent" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill]
Budget
Increase (+) or
New budget
estimates of new
decrease (-),
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
estimates
authority
authority
compared with
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
appropriations
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Coast Guard: Oil pollution fund (indefinite)
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
Federal Highway Administration:
Highway beautification (contract authorization)
150,000,000)
1 + ($50,000,000)
National scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)
10,000,000
+10,000,000
Territorial highways (contract authorization)
10,009,000
+10,009,000
Total, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal
funds
5,000,000
25,009,000
+20,009,000
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-TRUST FUNDS
Coast Guard: General gift fund (indefinite)
$30,000
$30,000
Federal Highway Administration:
Federal Highway Administration trust funds
6,200,000
11,200,000
+$5,000,000
Federal-aid highways (contract authorization)
100,000,000
6,357,500,000
+6, 257, 500, 000
National scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)
25,000,000
+25,000,000
Highway-related safety grants (contract authorization)
34,491,000
+34,491,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Highway safety programs (contract authorization)
198,000,000
+198,000,000
Total, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, trust funds.
106,230,000
6,626,221,000
6, 519, 991, 000
Tt
1 Proposed for later transmittal.
NOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1974 budget document. Some
Items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational):
new (obligational)
in the bill-
authority,
authority;
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Salaries and expenses
$31, 475, 000
$32, 100, 000
$31, 300, 000
-$175,000
-$800,000
By transfer:
(3, 000, 000)
3, 000, 000)
Interim operating assistance
39,800,000
39, 800, 000
By transfer
(35, 000, 000)
( 35, 000, 000)
Transportation planning, research, and devel-
opment
28,000,000
1 39, 100, 000
28,000,000
- 11, 100, 000
By transfer
(1, 000, 000)
(-1,000,000)
Grants-in-aid for natural gas pipeline safety
1,175,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
+25, 000
Consolidation of departmental headquarters
800, 000
800, 000
Total, Office of the Secretary
101, 250, 000
72,400,000
60,500,000
- 40, 750, 000
- 11, 900, 000
COAST GUARD
Operating expenses
584, 900, 000
622, 970, 000
617, 579, 448
+32, 679, 448
- 5, 390, 552
Appropriation for debt reduction
- 171,994
- 179, 448
- 179, 448
-7,454
Subtotal, operating expenses
584, 728, 006
622, 790, 552
617, 400, 000
+32, 671, 994
- 5, 390, 552
Acquisition, construction, and improvements
75, 500, 000
114, 100, 000
111, 307, 000
35, 807, 000
- 2, 793, 000
Alteration of bridges
4,000,000
6, 800, 000
6, 800, 000
+2, 800, 000
Retired pay
86,750,000
95,850,000
95,850,000
+9, 100, 000
Reserve training
26,770,000
30,200,000
29,000,000
+2, 230, 000
- 1, 200, 000
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Research, development, test, and evaluation
14,000,000
21,000,000
17,500,000
+3, 500, 000
- 3, 500, 000
State boating safety assistance
3,500,000
7,500,000
6, 000, 000
+2, 500, 000
- 1, 500, 000
Pollution fund (special fund)
10,000,000
- 10, 000, 000
Total, Coast Guard
795, 248, 006
908, 240, 552
883, 857, 000
88, 608, 994
24, 383, 552
See footnotes at end of table, p. 53.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975--Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
in the bill
authority
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TITLE I-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
TION-Continued
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Operations
1,282,500,000
1,385,500,000
1,363,000,000
+80,500,000
-22,500,000
Facilities, engineering, and development
11,500,000
13,000,000
12,000,000
+500,000
1, 000, 000
Facilities and equipment (Airport and Airway
Trust Fund)
250,000,000
250,000,000
241,100,000
-8,900,000
900, 000
Research, engineering and development (Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund)
62,095,000
70,000,000
55,000,000
-7,095,000
-15,000,000
Grants-in-aid for airports (Airport and Airway
Trust Fund):
Planning grants
13,000,000
-13,000,000
Development grants (appropriation to liqui-
date contract authorization)
(200, 000, 000)
(280, 000, 000)
(280, 000, 000)
(+ 80, 000, 000)
Operation and maintenance, National Capital
Airports
14,742,000
16,500,000
16,000,000
+1,258,000
-500,000
Construction, National Capital Airports
3,000,000
7,200,000
4,200,000
1, 200, 000
-3,000,000
Total, Federal Aviation Administra-
tion
1,623,837,000
1,755,200,000
1,691,300,000
67, 463, 000
63, 900, 000
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Limitation on general operating expenses
(119,047,000)
(138, 000, 000)
(127,200,000)
(+8, 153, 000)
10, 800, 000)
Motor carrier safety
5,600,000
6,330,000
6,130,000
+530,000
-200,000
Highway safety research and development
7,500,000
10,640,000
9,000,000
+1, 500, 000
-1,640,000
Highway beautification:
Appropriation
1,020,000
1,107,000
1,000,000
20, 000
- 107, 000
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Appropriation to liquidate contract authori-
zation
(30,000,000)
(37,000,000)
(25,000,000)
5, 000, 000)
12, 000, 000)
Highway-related safety grants (appropriation to
liquidate contract authorization)
(7,000,000)
(14,000,000)
(12,000,000)
(+5, 000, 000)
2, 000, 000)
Rail crossings-demonstration projects
14,000,000
12,600,000
14, 000, 000
- 12, 600, 000
Railroad-highway crossings demonstration
projects
6,000,000
-6,000,000
By transfer
(2,218,000)
(8,000,000)
(+5, 782, 000)
(+8, 000, 000)
Rural highway public transportation demon-
stration program
10,000,000
10,000,000
+10,000,000
Territorial highways (appropriation to liquidate
contract authorization)
(2, 500, 000)
(1,600,000)
(4,000,000)
(+1, 500, 000)
(+2, 400, 000)
See footnotes at end of table, p. 53.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
in the bill
antherity,
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TITLE I-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
TION-Continued
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION-Con
Darien Gap highway
5,000,000
35,000,000
20,000,000
+15,000,000
-15,000,000
Inter-American Highway
56,000
-56,000
Federal-aid highways (trust fund-appropria-
tion to liquidate contract authorization)
(4,315,900,000)
2(4,588,000,000)
(4,573,840,000)
(+257,940,000)
Highway safety construction programs (trust
fund-appropriation to liquidate contract
authorization)
$ (110,000,000)
(110,000,000)
(+110,000,000)
Right-of-way revolving fund (trust fund-appro-
priation to liquidate contract authorization)
(40,000,000)
(20,000,000)
(+20,000,000)
(-20,000,000)
Forest highways (appropriation to liquidate
contract authorization)
(8,000,000)
(12,450,000)
(12,450,000)
(+4, 450, 000)
Public lands highways (appropriation to liqui-
date contract authorization)
(3,000,000)
(8,270,000)
(8,270,000)
(+5, 270, 000)
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
10,700,000
4,000,000
+4,000,000
-6,700,000
Total, Federal Highway Administration
39,176,000
86,377,000
50,130,000
+10, 954,
-36,247,000
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
Traffic and highway safety
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
-4, 542, 000
-13,150,000
By transfer
(10,000,000)
10, 000, 000)
State and community highway safety (appropria-
tion to liquidate contract authorization)
(100,000,000)
(99,763,000)
(96,000,000)
(-4; 000, 000)
3, 763, 000)
Total, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
-4,542,000
-13,150,000
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Administrator
2,900,000
4,340,000
3,800,000
+900, 000
-540,000
By transfer
(200, 000)
200, 000)
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Railroad safety
9,237,000
10,220,000
10,170,000
+933, 000
-50,000
By transfer
(111,000)
111, 000)
Grants-in-aid for railroad safety
1,500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
-500, 000
Railroad research and development
30,450,000
64,240,000
50,000,000
19, 550, 000
-14, 240, 000
By transfer
(6,000,000)
000, 000)
Grants to National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration
149,100,000
143,000,000
125,000,000
-24,100,000
-18,000,000
Recission of unobligated balance
-9,100,000
+9,100,000
Payment to the Alaska railroad revolving fund
6,500,000
4,000,000
+4,000,000
-2,500,000
Total, Federal Railroad Administration.
184,087,000
229,300,000
193,970,000
+9,883,000
-35,330,000
See footnotes at end of table n. 53
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
in the bill
authority,
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
48
TITLE I-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
TION-Continued
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION
ADMINISTRATION
Urban Mass Transportation Fund:
Administrative expenses
5,000,000
9,300,000
7,000,000
+2, 000, 000
-2,300,000
Research, development, and demonstra-
tions and university research and
training
35,050,000
79,000,000
51,130,000
16, 080, 000
-27,870,000
Appropriation to liquidate contract au-
thorization
(380, 000, 000)
(490,000,000)
(400,000,000)
20, 000, 000)
90, 000, 000)
Total, Urban Mass Transportation Ad-
ministration
40,050,000
88,300,000
58,130,000
18, 080, 000
30, 170, 000
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Limitation on administrative expenses
(846, 000)
(886, 000)
(886,000)
40, 000)
Total, title I, Department of Trans-
portation
2, 859, 540, 006
3, 224, 317, 552
3, 009, 237, 000
149, 696, 994
-215, 080, 552
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Salaries and expenses
8,255,000
9, 536, 000
9,450,000
+1, 195, 000
-86, 000
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
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Salaries and expenses
15,537,000
17,283,000
17,150,000
+1, 613, 000
-133,000
Payments to air carriers
73,265,000
69, 828, 000
69,828,000
-3,437,000
Total, Civil Aeronautics Board
88,802,000
87,111,000
86,978,000
- 1, 824, 000
-133,000
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Salaries and expenses
40,590,000
43,300,000
43,000,000
+2,410,000
-300,000
See footnotes at end of table, p. 53.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NoTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
in the bill
authority,
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TITLE II-Continued
RELATED AGENCIES-Continued
THE PANAMA CANAL
50
Canal Zone Government:
Operating expenses
60,000,000
63,000,000
62,700,000
+2,700,000
-300,000
Capital outlay
3,500,000
6,500,000
6,000,000
2, 500, 000
-500,000
Panama Canal Company:
Limitation on general and administrative
expenses
(22, 331, 000)
(23, 837, 000)
(23, 837, 000)
1, 506, 000)
Total, the Panama Canal
63,500,000
69,500,000
68,700,000
+ 5, 200, 000
-800,000
UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
Administrative expenses
12,000,000
-12,000,000
By transfer
(6, 000, 000)
(-6, 000, 000)
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
Federal contribution
111, 345, 000
5 87, 424, 000
72,124,000
39, 221, 000
-15,300,000
Interest subsidy
12, 728, 000
17,750,000
17,750,000
+ 5, 022, 000
Total, Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority
124, 073, 000
105,174,000
89,874,000
34, 199, 000
15, 300, 000
Total, title II, related agencies
337, 220, 000
314,621,000
298, 002, 000
39, 218, 000
- 16, 619, 000
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration:
Grants-in-aid for airport development (limi-
(300, 000, 000)
(310,000,000)
(310,000,000)
(+ 10, 000, 000)
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tation on obligations)
Federal Highway Administration:
Highway beautification (timitation on obti-
gations)
(50,000,000)
(50,027,000)
(40,000,000)
(-10,000,000)
(-10,027,000)
Territorial highways (limitation on obliga-
tions)
(4,000,000)
(4,600,000)
(4,600,000)
(+600,000)
Highway safety construction programs
(limitation on obligations)
(250,000,000)
(250,000,000)
(+250,000,000)
Forest highways (limitation on obligations)
(18,000,000)
( 18, 000, 000)
Public lands highways (limitation on obli-
gations)
(10, 000, 000)
10, 000, 000)
See footnotes at end of table, p. 53.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates of
New budget
New budget (obliga-
new (obligational)
(obligational)
Agency and item
tional) authority,
authority
authority
New budget
Budget estimates of
52
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
recommended
(obligational)
new (obligational)
in the bill
authority
authority,
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TITLE III-Continued
GENERAL PROVISIONS-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-
Continued
National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion:
State and community highway safety (limita-
tation on obligations)
8 (80, 000, 000)
8 (148, 000, 000)
8 (100, 000, 000)
20, 000, 000)
48, 000, 000)
Urban Mass TransportationTAdministration:
Urban mass transportation fund (limitation
on commitments)
(985, 550, 000)
(1, 351, 000, 000)
(1,321,750,000)
336, 200, 000)
29, 250, 000)
Total, limitations on obligations
(1, 447, 550, 000)
(2, 113, 627, 000)
(2, 026, 350, 000)
578, 800, 000)
87, 277, 000)
Total, titles I, II, and III, new budget
(obligational) authority
3, 196, 760, 006
3, 538, 938, 552
3, 307, 239, 000
+ 110, 478, 994
231, 699, 552
Consisting of-
Appropriations:
Fiscal year 1974
(3, 106, 400, 006)
(-3,106,400,006)
Fiscal year 1975
(90, 360, 000)
(3, 470, 914, 552)
(3, 254, 515, 000)
(+3,164,155,000)
( 399, 552)
Fiscal year 1976
(68, 024, 000)
(52, 724, 000)
724, 000)
15, 300, 000)
Memoranda:
Appropriations to liquidate contract au-
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thorizations
(5, 046, 400, 000)
(5, 676, 083, 000)
(5, 541, 560, 000)
495, 160, 000)
134, 523, 000)
Appropriations for debt reduction
(171, 994)
(179, 448)
(179, 448)
(+7,454)
Grand total
(8, 243, 332, 000)
(9, 215, 201, 000)
(8, 848, 978, 448)
605, 646, 448)
366, 222, 552)
1 Excludes $6,400,000 which was considered in connection with the Energy Research
5 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
and Development A ppropriations bill.
6
Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
2 Excludes requested amount for "highway safety construction programs," listed
7
No limitation proposed.
separately.
8
Also includes obligations for Federal Highway Administration, highway related
3 Budget includes this amount under the appropriation for "Federal-aid highways."
safety grants.
4
Includes $90,360,000 dvance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.
Calendar No. 1006
93D CONGRESS
SENATE
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-1048
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975
JULY 31, 1974.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. BYRD of West Virginia, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 15405]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill
(H.R. 15405) making appropriations for the Department of Trans-
portation and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1975, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with
various amendments and presents herewith information relative to the
changes made.
AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY
Amount of bill as passed House
$3, 182, 239, 000
Amount of increase by Senate
207, 776, 000
Amount of bill as reported to Senate
3, 390, 015, 000
Amount of Appropriations, 1974
3, 196, 760, 006
Amount of budget estimates, 1975
3, 545, 003, 552
Under the estimates for 1975
154, 988, 552
Over the appropriations for 1974
193, 254, 994
(Star Print) 38-010 0
2
SUMMARY OF MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The major recommendations in the bill include:
1. The appropriation of $1,379,500,000 for the operations activities
of the Federal Aviation Administration, which is the full restoration
requested to that account.
2. Appropriation of $620,444,448 for the operating expenses of the
U.S. Coast Guard.
3. Approval of the budget requested for the Morgantown Personal
Rapid Transit project with report language allowing UMTA to nego-
tiate with the University on the future of that project.
4. Concurrence with the House deletion of the $10,620,000 requested
to continue UMTA's High Performance Personal Rapid Transit
Demonstration project at Broomfield, Colorado.
5. Restoration of $2 million of the $4 million requested for Dual
Mode transit research.
6. Approval of the full $16.9 million budget request for the Loran-C
radio navigation system for the Pacific Coast.
7. Appropriation of $50 million, the same as the House, for the
research and development programs of the Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration.
8. Restoration of several reductions made by the House in the
NHTSA's budget including $5 million for incentive grants to States
that pass mandatory seat belt laws and $16 million to States that
reduce fatal accidents. In addition, the Committee recommends $2.5
million for crash recorders and $4 million for Alcohol Safety Action
projects in NHTSA's budget.
9. Restoration of the full $15 million House cut to the FAA's re-
search, engineering and development appropriation.
10. Concurrence with the House allowance of $15 million for pro-
curement of aircraft by the United States Coast Guard and, finally,
concurrence with the House prohibition against the use of funds to
implement a program of increased aviation user charges and the House
language preventing the remoting of any flight service stations with
the funds provided in this bill.
GSA RENTAL CHARGES
Under the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972 the General
Services Administration was authorized to impose a system of charges
on the various Departments and Agencies for space and buildings serv-
ices purposes. The receipts collected under this system were to be
deposited in a fund operated by the GSA.
In order to reduce these questionable charges, the Committee recom-
mends concurrence with the House insertion of a new general provision
which would prohibit GSA from collecting more than 90 percent of
the standard user charge. Accordingly, reductions in appropriations
of approximately 10% have been recommended for GSA rent. These
reductions will not result in curtailment of services proposed in the
budget.
3
PERMANENT OBLIGATIONAL FUNDS AND TRUST
FUNDS
In addition to the new budget (obligational) authority contained in
the accompanying bill, permanent legislation authorizes the continua-
tion of certain Government activities without requiring consideration
by the Congress during the annual appropriation process. Details of
these programs are reflected in the tables appearing at the end of this
report. In fiscal year 1974, these activities are estimated to total
$111,230,000. The estimate for fiscal year 1975 is $6,651,230,000, a net
increase of $6,540,000,000. The principal item contained in these
activities is the Federal-Aid highway program, which involves
$6,357,500,000 in contract authority for fiscal year 1975.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS
RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill
compared with-
Budget
New budget
New budget
New budget
estimates
(obligational)
(obligational)
Item
(obligational)
of new
authority
authority
Budget
authority,
(obligational)
recommended
recommended
New budget
estimate of
House
4
fiscal year 1974
authority,
in the
by Senate
authority, 1974
new budget
allowance
fiscal year 1975
House bill
committee
authority
fiscal year 1975
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
$101,250,000
$72,400,000
$60,500,000
64,700,000
-36,550,000
-7,700,000
+4,200,000
Coast Guard
795,248,006
908,240,552
883,857,000
897,722,000
+102,473,994
-10,518,552
+13,865,000
Federal Aviation Administration
1,623,837,000
1,755,200,000
1,691,300,000
1,731,921,000
+108,084,000
-23,279,000
+40,621,000
Federal Highway Administration
39,176,000
91,377,000
50,130,000
51,130,000
+11,954,000
-40,247,000
+1,000,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
80,040,000
+4,148,000
-4,460,000
+8,690,000
Federal Railroad Administration
184,087,000
229,300,000
68,970,000
214,470,000
+30,383,000
-14,830,000
+145,500,000
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
40,050,000
88,300,000
58,130,000
54,130,000
+14,080,000
-34,170,000
-4,000,000
Subtotal, Department of Transportation
2,859,540,006
3,229,317,552
2,884,237,000
3,094,113,000
+234,572,994
-135,204,552
+209,876,000
TITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES
National Transportation Safety Board
8,255,000
9,536,000
9,450,000
9,450,000
+1,195,000
-86,000
Civil Aeronautics Board
88,802,000
87,111,000
86,978,000
84,878,000
-3,924,000
-2,233,000
-2,100,000
Interstate Commerce Commission
40,590,000
43,300,000
43,000,000
43,000,000
+2,410,000
-300,000
Panama Canal Zone Government
63,500,000
70,565,000
68,700,000
68,700,000
+5,200,000
-1,865,000
United States Railway Association
12,000,000
-12,000,000
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
124,073,000
105,174,000
89,874,000
89,874,000
-34,199,000
-15,300,000
Subtotal, related agencies
337,220,000
315,686,000
298,002,000
295,902,000
-41,318,000
-19,784,000
-2,100,000
Total, new budget (obligational) authority
3,196,760,006
3,545,003,552
3,182,239,000
3,390,015,000
+193,254,994
-154,988,552
+207,776,000
Appropriations to liquidate contract authorizations (title I)
(5,046,400,000)
(5,676,083,000)
(5,541,560,000)
(5,545,560,000)
(-130,523,000)
(+4,000,000)
Appropriations for debt reduction (title I)
(171,994)
(179,448)
(179,448)
(179,448)
(+7,454)
Grand total, all appropriations
(8,243,332,000)
(9,221,266,000)
(8,723,978,448)
(8,935,754,448)
(+692,422,448)
(-285,511,552)
(+211,776,000)
1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.
3 Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
2 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
5
6
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$31, 475, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
32,100,000
House allowance
31,300,000
Committee recommendation
31,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,000,000 for the
Office of the Secretary of Transportation. These funds will be used to
carry out the departmental management and policy formulation func-
tions of the Secretary of Transportation as well as administration of
operational elements composed of Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Safety,
Hazardous Materials Safety, and Transportation Security Programs.
The Committee has no objection to the Department's increasing its
personnel, within the funds appropriated, to the full level requested.
In exercising his authority as provided in the Department of Trans-
portation Act, P.L. 89-670, to "assure the coordinated, effective ad-
ministration of the transportation programs of the Federal Govern-
ment" the Secretary has established a Transportation Systems Acqui-
sition Review Council. The Committee, based on information provided
to it, finds that this council has been an effective mechanism in assisting
the Secretary to manage the affairs of the Department and believes
that it should be continued.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$28,000,000
Budget estimate, 1975
39,100,000
House allowance
28,000,000
Committee recommendation
32,500,000
In restoring $4.5 million to this account, the Committee directs that
$1.0 million of that restoration be allocated to the University Research
program. The balance may be expended in the other program areas
contained in this account. Those areas include transportation energy
policy studies, climatic impact assessment, noise abatement, and trans-
portation system assessment.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$1,175,000
Budget estimate, 1975
1,200,000
House allowance
1,200,000
Committee recommendation
1,200,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of the full budget request of $1,200,000 for this program which pro-
vides grants to State agencies to carry out State natural gas pipeline
safety programs.
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COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$584,900,000
Budget estimate, 1975
622,970,000
House allowance
617,579,448
Committee recommendation
620, 444, 448
The Committee has recommended an appropriation of $620,444,448
for Coast Guard operating expenses, an increase of $2.865 million over
the House amount. The committee action, among other matters, pro-
vides for restoration of personnel the Coast Guard says are essential
to recruiting and other functions.
The Committee has restored $300,000 and 18 positions, as requested
by the Coast Guard, to permit the undertaking of precommissioning
work in connection with transition of the New York (including New
Jersey) and New Orleans vessel traffic systems to an operational status
in fiscal year 1976.
The Committee has provided $230,000 for the Coast Guard to resume
full-scale air patrol for oil pollution. The Committee was instru-
mental in initiating these patrols several years ago after a rash of
damaging oil spills, but the Coast Guard advises it was forced to cur-
tail the patrols sharply as the result of recent fuel problems. In light
of the changed fuel situation, the Committee wishes the Coast Guard
to resume the patrols at the level of operations in effect prior to the
fuel shortage. The Committee recognizes that because of some shortage
in the availability of aircraft, the Coast Guard may, from time to time,
temporarily be required to shift the planes and helicopters used in
this service to search-and-rescue and similar duties.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriations, 1974
$75,500,000
Budget estimate, 1975
114,100,000
House allowance
111,307,000
Committee recommendation
112,307,000
This appropriation provides funds for the capital acquisition, con-
struction, and improvement programs of the Coast Guard. The amount
recommended in the bill provides $19,876,000 for vessels, $15,000,000
for aircraft, $32,250,000 for pollution control, $6,000,000 for family
housing, and $8,520,000 for property acquisition, design, and adminis-
tration. The House version of the bill includes language which limits
the availability of these funds to three fiscal years. The Committee
recommends concurrence with that provision.
The committee in consideration of the urgent need to promptly begin
replacement of Coast Guard aircraft recommends $15,000,000 be ap-
propriated for the procurement of 8 medium range fixed-wing jet
aircraft, modified to meet Coast Guard requirements. The Committee
feels that the Coast Guard should be extended the same flexibility in
obtaining these aircraft that has been provided for Department of
Defense Agencies in procuring similar aircraft.
The bill includes $16,900,000, the full budget request, for improving
the Loran-C radionavigation system on the Pacific coast. The Com-
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mittee feels that the increasing number of larger, faster vessels of all
classes, particularly tankers, that are navigating in the Pacific coastal
region make it essential that this system of radionavigation be im-
proved. The existing system cannot provide the precision necessary to
meet the new requirements.
Upon review of ongoing vessel traffic system projects the committee
took note of an additional need in the New York System. In recog-
nition of this the Committee recommends appropriation of an addi-
tional $1,000,000 for completion of Part II, Phase I of that system.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
Appropriation, 1974
$4, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
6,800,000
House allowance
6, 800, 000
Committee recommendation
6,800,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of the full budget request of $6.8 million to cover the Federal Govern-
ment's share of altering bridges which have been determined to be
unreasonable obstructions to navigation. Generally, these bridges were
built with what are now insufficient vertical and/or horizontal clear-
ances for free navigation on navigable waters of the United States.
The bridges which are funded in 1975, along with amounts previ-
ously funded and the estimated total cost to the Federal Government
are shown in the following table:
[In thousands]
Recom-
Amount re-
Total U.S.
Previously
mended in
quired to
Bridge/owner
cost
funded
the bill
complete
1. Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Va. (Norfolk & Western RR.)
$5,350
$3,250
$2,100
2. Calumet River, Chicago, III. (Elgin, Joliet & Eastern RR.)
6, 860
4,760
2, 100
3. Illinois River, Beardstown, III. (Burlington Northern, Inc.)
4, 600
2, 760
1, 700
4. Newark Bay, Newark, N.J. (Central New Jersey RR.)
14,000
500
$13,500
5. Biloxi Bay, Popps Ferry, Miss. (Popps Ferry Road, Harrison
County Road Department)
1, 800
100
1, 700
6. Caloosahatchee River, Tice, Fla. (Seaboard Coastline RR.)
1, 700
1 50
100
1, 550
7. Columbia River, Kennewick, Wash. (Union Pacific RR.)
7, 800
1 50
200
7,550
Total
41, 970
10,870
6, 800
24,300
1 Funds provided for design work prior to actual commencement of bridge alterations, as authorized by Public Law
91-605.
RETIRED PAY
Appropriation, 1974
$86, 750, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
95,850,000
House allowance
95, 850, 000
Committee recommendation
95, 850, 000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of the full budget request of $95,850,000 for the retired pay of mili-
tary personnel of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, members
of the former lighthouse service, and for payment to beneficiaries in
accordance with the retired serviceman's family protection and sur-
vivor benefit plans.
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RESERVE TRAINING
Appropriation, 1974
$26, 770, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
30, 200, 000
House allowance
29,000,000
Committee recommendation
29, 000, 000
The Committee concurs with the House in providing $29,000,000 for
Coast Guard reserve training. The appropriation is $1.2 million under
the estimate, but $2,230,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 1974.
Funds under this program provide for qualified individuals and
trained units to be available for active duty in time of war or national
emergency, as well as to augment the Coast Guard during times of
domestic emergency or natural disaster. In this regard, the Committee
takes cognizance of the work done by Coast Guard reservists in re-
sponding to flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Appropriation, 1974
$14,000,000
Budget estimate, 1975
21,000,000
House allowance
17,500,000
Committee recommendation
17,500,000
This appropriation provides funds for administration and conduct
of the Coast Guard's research, development, test, and evaluation pro-
gram. The overall program goal is to apply the benefits of science and
technology to Coast Guard missions in order to improve service to the
public and to reduce costs.
The enactment of recent legislation such as the Ports and Water-
ways Safety Act of 1972, the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, have sub-
stantially increased the Coast Guard's safety and environmental duties
and responsibilities. The major fund increases in this year's request
are directly related to this legislation.
STATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE
Appropriation, 1974
$3,500,000
Budget estimate, 1975
7,500,000
House allowance
6, 000, 000
Committee recommendation
6,000,000
This appropriation provides financial assistance for State boating
safety programs as authorized by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971
(Public Law 92-75). The act provides for a coordinated national
boating safety program to improve boating safety and to foster greater
development, use, and enjoyment of all the waters of the United
States.
POLLUTION FUND
Appropriation, 1974
Budget estimate, 1975
$10,000,000
House allowance
Committee recommendation
10,000,000
This fund was established under Section 311 (k) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by Public Law 92-500, to
assure that money is immediately available to initiate and conduct
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cleanup of oil or other hazardous materials spilled into waters of the
United States, adjoining shorelines, or waters of the contiguous zone.
In fiscal year 1971, an appropriation of $20,000,000 was provided to
establish this fund. Although violators are billed for the full cost of
the government and commercial services provided and all fines and
penalties levied are deposited into the fund, net losses to the fund
result when responsible parties cannot be identified. Since its inception,
the fund balance has gradually been drawn down. In 1973, the cata-
strophic events of Hurricane Agnes resulted in approximately $3
million in unrecoverable expenses. The fund balance at this time is
approximately $10.5 million.
The House disallowed the full budget request for this item and
stated in its report that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 is expected
to exceed the expenditures from the fund.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 1974
$1, 282, 500, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
1,385,500,000
House allowance
1,363,000,000
Committee recommendation
1, 379, 500, 000
The Committee authorizes 52,881 positions and $1,379,500,000 for
Operations appropriation activities. The activities conducted under
this appropriation are directly related to or in support of the FAA's
operation and maintenance of the nation's air traffic control and air
navigation systems, and the regulatory functions associated with the
certification of aircraft and airmen. The amounts approved by the
Committee are $16.5 million above the House allowance, but $6 million
below the agency's budget request.
The Committee restores the $13,800,000 and the associated 708 man-
years deleted by the House, and appealed by the agency, in air traffic
controller employment. The House action was based on the premise
that air traffic levels on which employment requests are determined
were developed in September prior to the fuel shortage; therefore,
they did not consider significant reductions in air traffic operations.
However, testimony before the Committee indicated that the agency's
budget did recognize some changes that had started to show up in
December and that its request for positions for air traffic control was
some 775 below that called for by the staffing formula. Further, FAA
has indicated that the funding and associated man-year reduction in
the air traffic program, if not restored, would force it to reduce employ-
ment below the June 30, 1974, on-board level.
Testimony given to the Committee indicated that the air traffic
workload reduction never materialized to the degree originally antici-
pated since the energy crisis affecting flight operation was of short
duration and in fact traffic has returned to pre-fuel crisis levels. Be-
cause of this and the two to three years it takes to recruit and train
journeyman controllers, the Committee feels that it is essential to
restore the air traffic man-years and funds to assure the continued
operation of critical traffic control facilities with qualified personnel
now and in the 1976/1977 time frame.
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The Committee also restores $1,200,000 cut by the House and ap-
pealed by the agency for the Air Traffic Controller Second Career
Program. The Committee's analysis indicates that 146 employees were
enrolled in the program in fiscal year 1973, and 446 in fiscal year 1974.
Therefore, the FAA's estimate of 750 by fiscal year 1975 year end ap-
pears reasonable. The Committee takes note that the House, in its
report, indicated the annual costs for retraining averaged $45,000 per
controller annually. However, the actual costs approximate $45,000
biennially, rather than annually. Finally, the Committee recognizes
FAA has virtually no authority to restrict the number of controllers
that it can approve or disapprove for training under Public Law 92-
297.
The Committee's position and funding levels for this appropriation
include 149 positions and $1,500,000 additional for the Administration
of Airports program. The Committee has taken this action because of
its concern over the agency's planned 149 position reduction. In its
testimony on July 22, 1974, the FAA could not assure the Committee
that the reduction would have no adverse impact on the Airport De-
velopment and Planning Grant programs.
The Committee believes that the position reduction, if approved,
would require the closing of some airport district offices and the con-
solidation of others with regional headquarters' staffs and other offices,
thus reducing the FAA's ability to effectively administer airport
activities, including Grants-in-Aid.
The addition of 149 positions and $1,500,000 provides a total staffing
level of 729 positions comparable to that authorized for fiscal year
1974. The Committee believes these increases essential for several
reasons.
First, House Report No. 93-1111 prohibits the delegation of any
functions to state or local governments without prior explicit approval.
Secondly, the full amount requested by FAA for Grants-in-Aid will
be authorized. Therefore, the Committee believes FAA must maintain
adequate manpower to effectively administer the program, including
the timely review and approval of grants. Finally, Section 14, Part I,
of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, will
require extension beginning in fiscal year 1976. Until such time as Con-
gress acts on this extension or changes the existing enabling legislation,
no adjustments in positions should be made.
FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$11,500,000
Budget Estimate, 1975
13,000,000
House allowance
12,000,000
Committee recommendation
12,500,000
The agency's request for this appropriation was $13 million, of
which $1 million was denied by the House.
The Committee restores $500,000 of the House cut which was
assessed against medical research programs.
The Committee feels that this restoration is warranted because of
the need for FAA to continue its medical research efforts in support of
biomedical factors in aviation safety. It's the Committee's understand-
ing that many of these efforts concern studies relating to emergency
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evacuation of handicapped travelers; early detection of coronary heart
disease in air carrier pilots; effects of drugs, alcohol and pesticides on
pilots; and aircrew and passenger protection and survival in aircraft
accidents.
The Committee believes the continuation of these research programs
are essential and if the funds are not restored the termination or delay
in these efforts may have long term adverse effects on aviation safety.
The Committee has reviewed carefully the agency's testimony con-
cerning its proposed "retrofit" program to reduce noise from the com-
mercial aircraft fleet.
Although the program will cost about $1 billion, it is estimated that
significant noise reductions can be achieved through retrofitting engine
nacelles with accoustical material.
The Committee believes, however, the FAA should not foreclose
other options to achieving further substantial noise reductions in the
public interest. Therefore, the Committee directs the agency to vigor-
ously pursue possible operational techniques along with the poten-
tially promising "refan retrofit" program and report back to the
appropriate committees as to its actions and plans.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
$250, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
250,000,000
House allowance
241,100,000
Committee recommendation
242, 221, 000
The Committee recommends $242,221,000 which is $7,779,000 less
than the agency request and $1,121,000 above the House allowance.
The House denied $2,200,000 for a flight inspection simulator to be
used for pilot training and it also denied $6,700,000 for equipment
associated with the training of air traffic controllers in en route traffic
control centers and tower facilities.
The Committee agrees with the House action in deleting the flight
inspection simulator from the budget until it has been determined that
FAA cannot lease the equipment or obtain necessary training from
the private sector by contract with industry. The Committee recog-
nizes the need for FAA to provide flight simulation training for its
pilots. Therefore, the Committee will entertain a proposal to pur-
chase the simulatory later, providing adequate justification is pre-
sented and if satisfactory arrangements cannot be made with
industry.
Within the recommended funding level for this appropriation, the
Committee has included $6,700,000 for the procurement of equipment
to train air traffic controllers in en route and terminal facilities. The
FAA appealed the funding reduction for this equipment from its pro-
posed budget as well as the House's language restrictions which would
prohibit the procurement without express authority. The Committee
agrees with FAA in that the equipment is essential to assure that air
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traffic controllers reach journeymen qualifications at the earliest pos-
sible date and that these controllers maintain proficiency. The Com-
mittee agrees also that this training should be accomplished in a simu-
lated rather than a "live" air traffic environment to maximize safety
during proficiency training. Further, the procurement of this equip-
ment now would make maximum use of funds already invested for the
prototype equipments.
The House would prohibit the FAA from remoting or decommis-
sioning any existing flight service station. Since the Committee is in
concert with the House position, the Committee believes that the
FAA would have no need for funds contained in its fiscal year 1975
budget request and fiscal year 1974 appropriations to remote or de-
commission flight service stations. Accordingly, the Committee reduces
the budget request by $5,579,000 which includes the amount author-
ized in fiscal year 1974 and the amount requested in fiscal year 1975
for remoting/decommissioning
Last year Senate and House conferees reiterated their intention that
the installation of an instrument landing at Morristown, N.J. Airport
"is not intended and shall not be used as an argument for the expan-
sion of that airport against the wishes of the committees concerned".
The Committee renews this admonition and again will seek to have
it included in the conference report on this bill.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
$62,095,000
Budget estimate, 1975
70,000,000
House allowance
55,000,000
Committee recommendation
70,000,000
The Committee recommends the sum of $70,000,000 which is com-
parable to the agency's budget request and $15,000,000 over the House
allowance.
The Committee feels that it is of the utmost importance to continue
all of the developmental efforts associated with the Upgraded Third
Generation Air Traffic Control System, in view of the expected need
for its improved system capacity in the 1980's and 1990's and since it
is the Committee's understanding that the associated efforts are now
approaching the critical funding phases. Further, the Committee is
concerned that the United States could lose its international position
of leadership in air traffic control and air navigation if these efforts do
not continue at the planned level. Thus, the Committee is concerned
that if the House cut is not restored, the FAA would be forced to defer
programs or reduce the level of effort on such key programs as the
Microwave Landing System and Advanced Radar Beacon System, etc.
The House indicated that it had approved the full amount requested
by FAA for wake vortex research and automation of flight service
stations. The Committee's action not only accommodates these House
recommendations, but also provides funds to continue the develop-
ment of the Mircowave Landing System and the Advanced Radar
Beacon System.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORTS AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Development
grants (liqui-
dating cash)
Planning grants
Appropriation, 1974
($200, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1974
(280, 000, 000)
$13, 000, 000
House allowance
(280, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
(280, 000, 000)
4,500,000
The agency requested $13 million in new obligating authority for
fiscal year 1975 for planning grants. This amount plus an estimated
unobligated balance of $2 million would have provided a total of $15
million available for obligation in fiscal year 1975.
The House deleted the entire $13 million in new obligating authority
on the basis that at the time of the House Hearing the unobligated
balance in the program was $14,700,000. The agency appealed $5.5
million of the House cut based on a revised fiscal year 1974 year end
unobligated balance of $9,500,000.
The Committee's review indicates that the unobligated carryover
balance in this program approximates $10,500,000, therefore, it ap-
proves restoration of $4,500,000 of the $5,500,000 appeal. This action
will bring the planning grant program up to the $15 million annual
level as authorized by Section 13 of P.L. 91-258, as amended.
The Committee also approves the agency's request for $280,000,000
in cash to liquidate development grant obligations and it also author-
izes a level of $310,000,000 for contract authority as contained in P.L.
91-258, as amended.
With regard to resolution of the St. Louis airport problem and the
comment on lack of progress in the House Appropriations Committee
report, the Senate Committee was informed by the Secretary of Trans-
portation of the need for a study to evaluate the feasibility of expand-
ing Lambert International Airport to meet the long range air trans-
portation requirements of the St. Louis area.
On June 26 the Department of Transportation awarded a $221,438
planning grant for a Lambert study by the Missouri-St. Louis Metro-
politan Airport Authority and the City of St. Louis Airport
Authority.
The Committee also takes note of an ongoing contract by the Depart-
ment of Transportation for a study by an independent private con-
sultant to appraise and update existing long term forecasts of air
transportation demands in the St. Louis metropolitan area up to the
year 2000.
The Committee believes the action of the Department in awarding
contracts on these studies is constructive. In recognition of the role of
local and state governments in airport site selection, the Committee
also believes that an opportunity should be provided for full consid-
eration of the results of the Lambert expansion study by all parties
affected.
Therefore, the Committee expects the Department, consistent with
the rights of affected communities and prudent spending decisions, to
inform the Congress as promptly as possible in the coming year of the
full results of the studies. The Committee will be interested in the
assessments of the results of the studies made by the Department and
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local and state governments concerned as they bear on plans to meet
future airport requirements of the St. Louis metropolitan area.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
Appropriation, 1974
$14, 742, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
16,500,000
House allowance
16,000,000
Committee recommendation
16,000,000
Funds for the Operations and Maintenance of National Capital Air-
ports total $16,000,000, an increase of $1,258,000 over fiscal year 1974.
The major portion of this increase finances the antihijacking security
program at Washington National and Dulles International Airports.
Since restoration of the $500,000 disallowed by the House was not
requested by the FAA, Committee assumes that this reduction will not
impact the operation or maintenance of the airports.
Washington National Airport continues to operate at a profit while
Dulles International Airport operates at a slight deficit after allow-
ing for interest and depreciation expenses at both airports. Excluding
interest and depreciation expenses, both airports are projected to gen-
erate revenues in excess of direct operating costs. It is estimated that
revenues will exceed out-of-pocket costs at Washington National by
$6,454,000 and at Dulles International by $1,438,000.
CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
Appropriations, 1974
$3,000,000
Budget estimate, 1975
7,200,000
House allowance
4,200,000
Committee recommendation
7,200,000
The Committee recommends $7,200,000 for capital improvements
and expansion of facilities at the National Capital Airports. This
amount is $3,000,000 above the level proposed by the House. The
House disallowed the project to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles Inter-
national Airport. However, the Committee feels that this project must
move forth in view of the FAA testimony before the Committee on
July 22, 1974. Specifically, the Committee was advised that the Boeing
747 aircraft cannot taxi safely past each other without "ground
walkers" to assure proper clearance between a taxiing and a station-
ary aircraft. In the Committee's view. this arrangement is totally
unsatisfactory for an international airport serving the nation's Capi-
tal. Of greater importance, is the potential hazard to aircraft costing
up to $25 million each and possible injury to service personnel and
passengers. Finally, based on the FAA's testimony, it appears as if
the project to enlarge the jet ramp if authorized now would not be
completed until 1976. The Committee feels that the urgency of this
project is such that it should not be deferred longer.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Limitation, 1974
($119, 047, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(138, 000, 000)
House allowance
(127, 200, 000)
Committee recommendation
(131, 200, 000)
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This limitation, established in 1975, provides for the salaries and
expenses of the Federal Highway Administration required to conduct
and administer Federal-aid highway programs. Administrative serv-
ices for other programs of the Federal Highway Administration,
including Highway Safety, and for road construction programs of
other agencies are initially financed from this account and reimburse-
ments are collected from those programs. This limitation does not
cover the administrative expenses of the Highway Beautification,
Darien Gap Highway, Territorial Highways, and Motor Carrier
Safety programs. Those costs are covered by separate appropriations
elsewhere in the bill.
It is intended that the $4,000,000 restoration over the House allow-
ance be used to fully fund the Department's request for its construc-
tion skill training program.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$5, 600, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
6, 330, 000
House allowance
6,130,000
Committee recommendation
6, 130, 000
The Motor Carrier Safety activity plans, develops, recommends,
and directs a national regulatory and enforcement program covering
the safety in operation of commercial motor carriers in interstate and
foreign commerce. Of the 20,000,000 commercial vehicles on the road
today in the United States, this program is concerned with the 3.5
million medium and heavy trucks and buses. This program derives its
authority from the Interstate Commerce Act and the Explosives and
Combustibles Act.
HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$7, 500, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
10, 640, 000
House allowance
9,000,000
Committee recommendation
9, 000, 000
The House established a separate appropriation for the highway
safety research and development program of the Federal Highway
Administration. The budget request had proposed consolidating this
program along with the construction programs under the Federal-aid
highways appropriation.
The programs coming under this account are authorized by section
403 of the United States Code and section 206 of the Highway Safety
Act of 1973.
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
AUTHORIZATIONS)
Appropriation, 1974
($30, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
( 37, 000, 000)
House allowance
( 25, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
( 25, 000, 000)
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $25,000,000 in liquidating cash for the highway beautification pro-
gram. The reduction of $12,000,000 below the budget request is pos-
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sible due to the availability of unexpended cash balances from the
fiscal 1974 appropriation.
The Committee recommends an obligation limit of $50 million, $10
million over the $40,000,000 placed on the fiscal 1975 program by the
House Committee. Of this amount, the major emphasis will be on
control of outdoor advertising; in addition, funds are included for
landscaping and scenic enhancement and control of junkyards.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$1, 020, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
1, 107, 000
House allowance
1,000,000
Committee recommendation
1,000,000
The bill includes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the administra-
tive expenses of the highway beautification program. The Committee
recommends concurrence with the House allowance, which is $107,000
below the budget request.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($7, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(14, 000, 000)
House allowance
(12, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
(12, 000, 000)
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $12,000,000 in liquidating cash to assist states and local communities
in implementing highway safety standards in accordance with uniform
standards promulgated by the Secretary.
RAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
-
Appropriation, 1974
$14, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
12, 600, 000
House allowance
Committee recommendation
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House disallow-
ance of the full budget request for this account. This program, which
involves two demonstration projects-one in the vicinity of Greenwood,
South Carolina and the other along the high-speed ground transporta-
tion projects between Washington and Boston has been progressing
at a very slow rate. This was due in the past to the fact that the Penn
Central Railroad, which, under the authorizing act was to provide
10% of the funds, could not provide that contribution. Now, the five
states involved in the Northeast Corridor have agreed to pay the Penn
Central's share. However, of the $26,000,000 previously appropriated
for this program, only around $6.5 million has been obligated. The
balance will be available in fiscal 1975 and the Committee feels that
should be sufficient to cover the 1975 program level proposed.
However, the Committee recognizes the importance of this project
and will gladly consider a supplemental appropriation should the
agency find itself in a position to request additional funds during the
fiscal year.
S.R. 1048
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RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Appropriation
By transfer
Appropriation, 1974
$6,000,000
($2, 218, 000)
Budget estimate, 1974
House allowance
(8,000,000)
Committee recommendation
(15,500,000)
The bill includes $15,500,000 for the twelve railroad-highway cross-
ings demonstration projects set forth in section 163 of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1973. These projects involve the relocation of railroad
lines from the central area of cities, the elimination or protection of
public ground-level rail-highway crossings, and the construction of
overpasses and underpasses-it is the intent of the Committee that the
$7,500,000 addition to the House allowance be used for the Lincoln,
Nebraska, project.
RURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
Appropriation, 1974
$
Budget estimate, 1975
10, 000, 000
House allowance
10,000,000
Committee recommendation
10,000,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of the full budget request of $10,000,000 for this appropriation. This
program was authorized by section 147 of the Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1973 which authorized the appropriation of $30,000,000 for the
two-fiscal year period ending June 30, 1976.
The purpose of this program is to encourage the development,
improvement, and use of highway related public mass transportation
systems in rural areas in order to enhance access of rural populations
to employment, health care, retail centers, and public services.
The Committee received testimony from the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration indicating that the $10 million requested for fiscal 1975
will be sufficient for the initiation of this program. The balance of the
amount authorized, $20,000,000, or whatever portion of that amount
the Administration deems appropriate, will be included in the budget
requests for fiscal year 1976.
TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($2, 500, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(1, 600, 000)
House allowance
(4, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
(4, 000, 000)
The House allowed $4,000,000 in liquidating cash for certain high-
way safety programs and other highway improvements authorized for
the territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
This increase of $2.4 million above the budget request is necessary due
to underestimation by the Federal Highway Administration of the
speed at which the bills of this program would come due. The Com-
mittee recommends concurrence with this appropriation.
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DARIEN GAP HIGHWAY
Appropriation, 1974
$5, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
35, 000, 000
House allowance
20, 000, 000
Committee recommendation
20, 000, 000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House in pro-
viding $20,000,000 to continue construction of 250 miles of highway
in the Darien area of Panama and Columbia. As does the House, the
Committee believes that the amount provided, which is $15 million
more than in fiscal 1974, will allow the program to proceed at a reason-
able rate. When completed, this highway will connect the Inter-
American Highway of Central America with the Pan American high-
way system of South America. This would create a single highway
network from Alaska to the South American continent.
ALASKA HIGHWAY
Appropriation, 1974
0
Budget estimate, 1975
$5, 000, 000
House allowance
0
Committee recommendation
5, 000, 000
An amendment to the budget was requested by the Department to
initiate survey and engineering work in connection with reconstruction
of the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan border to Haines Junction
in Canada and the Haines Cutoff Highway from Haines Junction to
the South Alaskan border.
In the initial 1975 budget submission this item was not included
because at that time the decision on the construction of the Alaskan
Pipeline as reflected in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act
had not been made.
The Committee, in recommending the full budget request for this
item, feels that it would be short-sighted not to proceed with this pro-
posal now, not only because of the high priority accorded to the pipeline
but also because it most certainly will contribute to the development
of other mineral resources in the State of Alaska at a time of the
growing threat of foreign exploitation of U.S. dependence on overseas
resources.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-
TRUST FUND
Appropriation, 1974
($4, 315, 900, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
( 4, 583, 000, 000)
House allowance
( 4, 573, 840, 000)
Committee recommendation
( 4, 577, 840, 000)
The Committee recommendation of $4,577,840,000 for this appropri-
ation reflects the changes made in the limitation on general operating
expenses discussed earlier in this report. No reduction has been recom-
mended in the construction program.
Under this appropriation, grants are made to States for construc-
tion and improvements on the Interstate System and for urban and
rural transportation programs, including safety programs. The Fed-
eral Government pays 90% of the costs of Interstate projects and 70%
of the costs of most other Federal-aid projects.
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Approximately $3 billion of the funds recommended are for the
continuation of the construction of the Interstate Highway System.
The 1972 cost estimate to complete this system is $68.3 billion, which
is $5.9 billion above the previous estimate. As of March 31, 1974, ap-
proximately 85%, or 35,700 miles of the 42,500 mile system which is
authorized, had been completed and opened to traffic. In addition, on
another 5,900 miles work has begun and is at varying stages of com-
pletion. Thus, roughly 98%, or 41,600 miles of the system is either
completed or underway.
The budget for 1975 proposes a level of $675 million, an increase of
$28 million over the 1974 level for the Rural Transportation Program.
This provides a broad rural program which can be pursued at State
and local option as follows: priority primary in rural areas, rural
primary, rural secondary, and forest highways and public lands high-
ways. The largest part of this program is operated on a 70-30 matching
ratio and thus will generate capital investments approximating $965
million. The transportation problems to which this program addresses
itself continue to be severe, particularly in view of the increasing
number of vehicles and concurrent demand for greater capacity and
safety. The proposed level of $675 million is the absolute minimum
required to avoid further build-up of rural transportation problems
and is being held to this level only by recognition of the heavy fiscal
pressures now being exerted on the Federal budget by many other
needs.
For the Urban Program, the FY 1975 program level is set at $875
million, an increase of $75 million over 1974. The principal aim of this
program is to stimulate the investment by urban areas in capital ex-
pansion or improvements to their surface transportation systems as
a means of alleviating existing congestion and to avoid further ac-
centuation of the problems in transportation as the population con-
tinues to grow. Here again, the several programs covered under this
appropriation are on a 70-30 matching basis and the States have the
option of which programs they wish to emphasize in any given year.
For the safety program, the fiscal 1975 program is set at $250 mil-
lion. These grants for safety improvements to the highway system
may be pursued at local option and include such projects as high hazard
locations, elimination of roadside obstacles, rail-highway crossings,
bridge reconstruction and replacement, pavement marking demonstra-
tions, and Federal-aid safer road demonstrations. Consistent with the
Highway Safety Act of 1973, the 1975 program will place special
emphasis on safety construction programs. The Committee recom-
mends concurrence with the House action establishing a separate ap-
propriation for Highway Safety Construction Programs, which is the
next heading considered in this report.
HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
Budget estimate, 1975
($110, 000, 000)
House allowance
(110, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
(110, 000, 000)
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The Committee recommends concurrence with the House action
establishing a separate appropriation for highway safety construc-
tion programs. This will enable the Congress to get a clearer view
of the emphasis being placed on these programs. The budget requested
absorption of these programs into the Federal-aid Highways appro-
priation.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
(
)
Budget estimate, 1975
($40, 000, 000)
House allowance
( 20, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
( 20, 000, 000)
The Committee agrees with the $20 million in liquidating cash
recommended by the House for the right-of-way revolving fund.
Testimony indicates that only approximately $107 million of the $135
million appropriated to date has been obligated. It is felt that this
appropriation plus the carryover balance should be sufficient to carry
out the purpose for which this fund was established-namely, to ac-
quire rights-of-way several years prior to actual construction to re-
duce the potential effects of inflation on property costs and to
facilitate better planning of highway construction.
FOREST HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Appropriation, 1974
($8, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(12, 450, 000)
House allowance
(12, 450, 000)
Committee recommendation
(12, 450, 000)
This appropriation of $12.5 million in liquidating cash for forest
highways is necessary to cover the remaining general fund obligations
of this program. Although only $8.8 million of this appropriation will
be outlayed in fiscal 1975, the full amount has been obligated and the
balance will be paid out in subsequent years as these obligations come
due.
Beginning in fiscal 1974, all forest highway obligations will be
incurred against Trust Fund authority. Therefore, this account has
been merged with the Federal-Aid Highways account.
The forest highways program provides for the construction and
improvement of main highways within or adjacent to national forests.
PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATIONS)
Appropriation, 1974
($3, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
( 8, 270, 000)
House allowance
( 8, 270, 000)
Committee recommendation
( 8, 270, 000)
As in the forest highways appropriation discussed previously in this
report, the public lands highways account has been merged into the
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Federal-aid Highways account. This request for liquidating cash of
$8,270,000 will be used to pay off all of the remaining obligations under
the general fund program. Of that amount, $5 million will be paid out
in fiscal 1975, with the balance being outlayed in subsequent years as
the general fund obligations come due for payment.
This program provides funding for those states which have large
areas of public lands to finance the construction and improvement of
highways which pass through such lands.
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY
(TRUST FUND)
Appropriation, 1974
Budget estimate, 1975
$10,700,000
House allowance
4,000,000
Committee recommendation
The Committee recommends that no appropriation be made for
reconstruction of that part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in
the State of Maryland which is under the Secretary of the Interior.
Testimony revealed that no agreement has been reached as to exactly
what will be done with regard to that reconstruction. The Committee
feels that no appropriation is necessary until such time as there has
been a meeting of the minds as to the need for an appropriation.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
1974 Appropriation
¹$75,892,000
1975 Estimate
84,500,000
House Allowance
71,350,000
Committee Recommendation
80,040,000
1 Excludes $10,000,000 provided by appropriation transfers.
The Committee recommends the sum of $80,040,000 which provides
restoration of $12,890,000 of the House reduction of $13,150,000, as
requested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
The recommended restoration includes $2.5 million for the initiation
of a Crash Recorder Program rather than a Crash Impact Research
Program as proposed in NHTSA's appeal. Testimony from NHTSA
officials indicated that the data to be derived from a Crash Recorder
Program will in all likelihood be more accurate than that which could
be developed through computer simulations under the alternative
program.
The present estimate of the total cost of the Recorder program is
$10 million compared to $15 million for the program in FY 1974. The
reduction is based on achieving a unit price of $75 per recorder for
100,000 disc type units under a multi-year procurement plan requir-
ing appropriation of $7.5 million over several years. The Committee
believes this program is essential for the development of cost-effective
rulemaking actions which assure that the consumer is afforded life
saving protection which is adequate but not excessive to actual need.
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The Committee agrees with the House in disallowing $4.2 million
for establishment of a compliance test facility under a lease arrange-
ment with the State of Ohio. At the time this was considered by the
Committee, the lease agreement had not been completed and the
prospectus for the proposed facility had not been approved by all of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction in the matter. When these
matters are resolved, the Committee will be glad to consider a Supple-
mental Appropriation for the proposed project.
The balance of the recommended restoration amounts to $6.190
million. Of this amount, the principal item of $4 million will provide
for extension of at least eight Alcohol Safety Action Projects
(ASAPS) rather than one-half that number as permitted by the House
allowance. The Committee believes that the results of certain ASAP
operations to date, which reflect reductions of 10 percent to 20 percent
in alcohol related fatalities, warrant this extension. Alcohol plays a
role in more than 50 percent of highway fatalities and approximately
33 percent in highway accidents. The remaining $2.190 million is
needed to finance safety studies mandated by the Highway Safety Act
of 1973. These studies relate to pedestrian and bicycle safety, adjudica-
tion procedures, highway safety needs, and a mass media safety effort.
Funding is also provided under this category to permit the develop-
ment of anthropomorphic dummies that react to crash situations with
human-like response. This research will assure the design of vehicles
to more effectively protect humans in crash situations.
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY
Liquidation
Obligation
of contract
limitation
authorization
1974 Allowance/Appropriation
$80,000,000
$100, 000, 000
1975 Estimate
148,000,000
99,763,000
House Allowance
100,000,000
96,000,000
Committee
121,000,000
96,000,000
The Committee recommends a level of $121 million for the joint
obligational limitation applicable to the programs of both the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway
Administration. Under this level, the Committee has restored $21 mil-
lion of the $48 million cut by the House.
The recommended figure will provide the requested level of $81.7
million for NHTSA's basic grant program authorized under Section
402 of Title 23, U.S.C., and continued by the Highway Safety Act of
1973. Under this law, federal grants are provided to assist states and
their political subdivisions in the establishment of highway safety
programs such as driver licensing, motor vehicle registration, traffic
records, police traffic services, driver education, etc. States also utilize
these funds to supplement federally funded alcohol safety action proj-
ects or to establish their own alcohol safety action projects. The FY
1975 program is designed to maximize the state investment of grant
funds into demonstrated high pay-off areas such as alcohol counter-
measures and selected traffic enforcement programs (STEP).
Under the Committee recommendation, $15 million is provided for
the Federal Highway Administration's highway-related safety grant
program and $3.3 million for NHTSA's administrative expenses.
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Under the $21 million restoration, the Committee provides the $16
million requested for incentive grants for states making significant
progress in reducing their highway fatality rate and $5 million for
payment of incentive grants to states which enact mandatory seat belt
legislation. The payment of the seat belt incentives is authorized under
Section 219 of the 1973 Highway Safety Act. According to the agency,
the restoration requested for the seat belt program is based on a cur-
rent assessment of states expected to enact seat belt legislation in fiscal
1975. Such legislation was introduced in 27 state legislatures in FY
1974.
The Committee concurs with the House in the recommended appro-
priation to liquidate contract authority in the amount of $96 million.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
Appropriation, 1974
$2,900,000
Budget estimate, 1975
4,340,000
House allowance
3,800,000
Committee recommendation
3,800,000
The Committee agrees with the House refusal to consolidate this
appropriation with the railroad safety and grants-in-aid for railroad
safety accounts, as was proposed in the budget. These three accounts
are separately set forth in the authorizing legislation (H.R. 15223)
and keeping them that way will enable the Congress to more readily
evaluate the emphasis being placed on these programs.
RAILROAD SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$9, 237, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
10,220,000
House allowance
10,170,000
Committee recommendation
10,170,000
The Committee agrees with the House allowance of $10,170,000 for
railroad safety. The reduction of $50,000 below the budget request
relates to the rental payment due to GSA.
The amount appropriated will provide for a total of 326 positions.
The principal function of those filling these jobs is to promote, through
investigation and enforcement, greater safety in the railroad industry.
In this connection the Committee is concerned with recent reports
indicating that rail accidents, many involving fatalities and injuries,
are heading for record highs. There seems little doubt that a major
cause of these accidents is defective track. More frequent track inspec-
tion could be helpful in preventing. the accidents in the first place.
However, this requires, at a minimum, an adequate body of track
inspectors at the federal level.
The Federal Railroad Administration still does not have enough
inspectors in its force. Last year when this Committee provided funds
for 95 additional inspectors, FRA indicated a willingness to hire only
66. Clearly, the agency must change its attitude toward this most
serious problem and give higher priority to railroad safety.
Fortunately, Congress is taking action to provide FRA with suf-
ficient authority to strengthen its inspection force as well as to increase
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personnel necessary to support the inspectors. As soon as this legis-
lation becomes law the Committee expects FRA to submit a request
for additional funds for inspectors and associated personnel. The
agency should give the matter urgent attention.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY
Appropriation, 1974
$1, 500, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
1,000,000
House allowance
1,000,000
Committee recommendation
1, 000, 000
The Committee concurs with the House allowance of $1,000,000 for
grants to the states for railroad safety. Through this appropriation
the Federal Government can assist the states in developing their own
body of railroad safety inspectors. These inspectors will augment the
inspection force the Committee has been trying to develop within the
Federal Railroad Administration.
The Committee, however, is concerned with the slow pace of FRA
action in regard to this program. The Committee believes FRA should
move more aggressively to bring about an adequate force of state
railroad inspectors at the earliest date.
The Committee has provided language continuing the availability
of funds left over from the fiscal 1974 appropriation of $1.5 million
under this heading.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriation, 1974
$30, 450, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
64, 240, 000
House allowance
50, 000, 000
Committee recommendation
50, 000, 000
The Committee recommends the House allowance of $50 million for
railroad research and development. This is almost $20 million more
than the amount appropriated for such activities in the last fiscal year.
The Committee agrees with the House on the importance of con-
centrating efforts on those programs, such as passenger rail technology,
which offer the greatest potential for early results applicable to present
and near-term problems.
The Committee does not object to using funds under this appropria-
tion for repair of the access road to the Pueblo High Speed Test Center
so long as the funds are not taken from passenger rail and other
programs with early pay-off possibilities.
GRANTS TO NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
1974 appropriated to date
$149, 100, 000
1975 estimate
143, 000, 000
House allowance
(deferred)
Committee recommendation
143, 000, 000
An appropriation of $143 million is recommended for Grants to
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for fiscal
year 1975. The Corporation is facing severe cost pressures resulting
from inflation and the operation of additional mandated routes and
services, and the amount budgeted as herein recommended will not be
adequate to fund the Corporation's operations for the entire fiscal
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year. The Secretary of Transportation has designated new routes to
be added in accordance with the provisions of Section 403 (d) of the
Amtrack Act and several States have requested new routes under the
provisions of Section 403 (b) of the Act. The Committee has been ad-
vised by the Corporation and by the Department of Transportation
that there will be a supplemental request for fiscal year 1975. Both the
Senate and the House legislative committees have recommended an
authorization of $200 million for fiscal year 1975. It is for these reasons
that the Committee is recommending the full budgeted appropriation.
Anything less would require a reduction in the current level of inter-
city rail passenger service.
The Committee does not at this time desire a curtailment of Amtrak
train service. Because of basic system requirements, Amtrak is circum-
scribed as to where trains can legally be eliminated. Service could
legally be reduced only by eliminating trains where there is multiple
train service or by reducing daily service to tri-weekly. Such action
would be counter productive because these are the routes with the
best future revenue potential.
In adopting the conference report on the Second Supplemental Ap-
propriations Bill, 1974, the Congress instructed the Secretary of Trans-
portation and the President of Amtrak to submit service and route
criteria to the Congress. It is the Committee's view that it would be
premature at this point to initiate service cutbacks through the fund-
ing process before the requested criteria can be provided and evaluated
by the Congress.
The Committee expects Amtrak to initiate the new routes to be
added during fiscal year 1975 as designated by the Secretary of Trans-
portation under the provisions of Public Law 93-146 as well as other
routes that are expected to be initiated at the request of the States.
The Commitee has not earmarked or provided funds in the $143 mil-
lion recommended herein for these new routes because the Corporation
cannot yet give a precise estimate of the added amounts that will be
required. The Committee will favorably consider additional funding
for the capital and operating needs of the new routes when specific
requests are submitted in a supplemental appropriation estimate.
The Committee is concerned that Amtrak make every effort to con-
trol costs, and the Committee desires that Amtrak move aggresively
to assume all functions now performed by the railroads wherever
practicable and particularly in the costly repair and maintenance func-
tion. The Committee expects to be able to review Amtrak's plans and
progress in accomplishing this objective during the next series of
hearings.
During the course of the Hearings the Committee received testi-
mony which emphasized the importance of initiating a north-south
rail passenger service from Butte, Montana to Odgen, Utah. The Com-
mittee recommends that the economics of this service be developed
on a current basis and reviewed by the Amtrak Board of Directors.
The Committee also received testimony as to the need for a direct rail
passenger service between Dallas and Houston, Texas. The Committee
recognizes that the potentially high capital cost of initiating this
service led the previous Amtrak Board to decide against this proposed
rerouting. Without taking any position for or against this service,
the Committee suggests that the new Board of Directors might wish
to evaluate the economics of this service once again.
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THE ALASKA RAILROAD
PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
Appropriation, 1974
Budget estimate, 1975
$6, 500, 000
House allowance
4,000,000
Committee recommendation
6,500,000
The full budget request of $6,500,000 is recommended for the Alaska
Railroad Revolving Fund.
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$5,000,000
Budget estimate, 1975
9, 300, 000
House allowance
7,000,000
Committee recommendation
6,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for the
administrative expenses of the Urban Mass Transportation Admin-
istration. However, the Committee has no objection to the agency's
commitment level being set at $9 million for this account, the same as
the House.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Appropriation, 1974
$35, 050, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
79,000,000
House allowance
51,130,000
Committee recommendation
48,130,000
In recommending $48,130,000 for UMTA's Research, Development,
and Demonstration and University Research and Training programs,
the Committee directs the following change in the House allowances:
House
Committee
Program
allowance
recommenda-
tion
High capacity
2,750,000
1,750,000
Dial-a-ride
0
1,500,000
Transit services
10,000,000
9,000,000
Dual-mode
0
2,000,000
It is the Committee's intention that carryover funds of $4.5 million
be utilized fully in the fiscal 1975 programs.
The Committee recommends the full amount requested for comple-
tion of the research and development phase of the Morgantown project.
However, the Committee finds that the House direction for congres-
sional approval of an agreement between the University of West Vir-
ginia and UMTA within 30 days after enactment of the accompanying
bill is premature and could result in a waste of over $60 million. Testi-
mony given by UMTA before this Committee clearly indicates that
the project will prove useless without successful completion of the
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research and development phase. Therefore, the Committee directs that
UMTA be allowed to complete the experiment and negotiate with the
University as to the proper course of action thereafter without regard
to a time limitation.
As requested by UMTA, the Committee has provided the full $1.5
million requested for the Dial-a-Ride program. However, the Com-
mittee directs that $700,000 be applied to completion of the Haddon-
field, New Jersey, project. Of this amount, $300,000 will be needed to
document the work done and $400,000 is needed to continue the system
in operation for approximately six months to permit state and local
officials to decide whether they wish to continue to operate it at their
own expense.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House in deleting
$10,620,000 for high performance PRT. The preliminary design phase
of this project will be completed in fiscal 1975, the Committee is
advised. In view of this, the Committee recommends that the final
construction and demonstration phase of the project be deferred. The
Committee has restored $2 million of the $4 million restoration request
for the Dual-Mode program.
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
Appropriation, 1974
($380, 000, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(490; 000, 000)
House allowance
(400, 000, 000)
Committee recommendation
(400, 000, 000)
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $400 million in liquidating cash to cover obligations incurred under
the basic legislation for urban mass transportation. Most of these
funds will be used to pay off prior year obligations. Carryover balances
in excess of those originally projected by UMTA enabled the House to
reduce this request.
The Committee has provided a program limitation of $1,698,250,000
for the UMTA program for Fiscal 1975. This is an increase of $376.5
million over the limit provided in the House bill. $375 million of this
amount will be used for capital grants, raising this portion of the
UMTA program to an even $1.6 billion as compared to the capital
grants level of $1,225,000,000 provided by the House.
In reviewing the UMTA program, the Committee found that the
Department originally asked the Office of Management and Budget
for a capital grants program level of $1.6 billion. Further analysis
indicates UMTA will be able to obligate these funds within the pres-
ent fiscal year. In view of these facts and in recognition of the sub-
stantial unmet need in the mass transit field, the Committee believes
it essential that it increase the UMTA program level by the amount
indicated.
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The bill includes the same language which has been carried previ-
ously authorizing the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
to make expenditures within the limits of the funds available to the
Corporation to carry out its programs. The Language included in the
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bill is exactly the same as the language provided last year and re-
quested in fiscal year 1975.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Limitation, 1974
($846, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(886, 000)
House allowance
(866, 000)
Committee recommendation
(886, 000)
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $886,000 to cover the administrative expenses of the St. Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation. No additional positions were re-
quested and none are recommended. The $40,000 increase over last
year is caused by within-grade promotions, increased rental charges,
and annualization costs.
TITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$8, 255, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
9, 536, 000
House allowance
9,450,000
Committee recommendation
9,450,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $9,450,000 for the salaries and expenses of the National Transporta-
tion Safety Board. This will provide funding for 10 additional posi-
tions, seven of which will assume certain accounting and procurement
functions previously performed by the Department of Transportation
on a reimbursable basis. Most of the reduction of $86,000 below the
budget relates to the GSA rental charge.
The functions of the Safety Board include the investigation of all
aviation accidents and certain selected surface transportation accidents
to determine the probable cause as well as to continually review the
safety aspects of all modes of transportation.
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$15, 537, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
17,283,000
House allowance
17,150,000
Committee recommendation
17,150,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $17,150,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Civil Aeronautics
Board. The reduction below the budget consists of $40,000 reduced
travel and $93,000 for GSA rent.
The CAB regulates the economic aspects of air carrier operations,
both domestic and international, and participates in the development
of international air transportation.
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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
Appropriation, 1974
$73, 265, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
69, 828, 000
House allowance
69, 828, 000
Committee recommendation
67,728,000
On reconsideration, the Board believes that it can handle anticipated
workload in the areas of its responsibility for fiscal 1975, including
environmental issues, as well as meet the subsidy requirements of the
Local Service Carriers, the Alaskan Carriers and Air New England
within the allowances provided by the House less $2.1 million for
Payments to Air Carriers resulting from our latest adjustment to
Class Rate VII.
The Committee does not believe the Board adequately explained
during its budget hearings why it has not been meeting its full responsi-
bilities under the National Environmental Policy Act. For example, it
appeared at the time of the hearings that the Board had submitted
only one full environmental impact statement since the law was passed
in 1970. Further the Board has been slow in adopting the environ-
mental guidelines laid down by the President's Council on Environ-
mental Quality (CEQ) to implement environmental impact state-
ments. The Committee directs the Board to make a thorough review
of its responsibilities under the Environmental Policy Act in conjunc-
tion with CEQ and to bring itself into full compliance with the law
at the earliest possible date. The Committee expects to be kept informed
as to the Board's progress.
On July 17, 1974, subsequent to the action by the House on this
measure, the Civil Aeronautics Board handed down its decision in the
New England Service Investigation. In that decision and accompany-
ing order, the CAB concluded that a certificate of public convenience
and necessity be issued to a new regional airline, Air New England,
Inc., which, like other air carriers providing local or regional air serv-
ice in other sections of the nation will be eligible for subsidy. The
Board's order in this proceeding specifies that the certificate to be issued
to Air New Eugland, Inc. shall be effective on October 15, 1974.
Air New England's subsidy rate cannot be determined with any
precision until the appropriate figure is set in a proceeding under Sec-
tion 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended. However,
the Committee has been assured by the CAB that even with the reduc-
tion of $2.1 million for subsidy below that allowed by the House of
Representatives, there nonetheless would remain sufficient funds to
cover subsidy payments to the newly certificated air carrier, Air New
England, Inc. And, it was only with such assurances from the CAB
that the Committee made this reduction in funds, since as the Board
itself noted in its decision in the New England Service Investigation:
"
New England passengers, after a long history of disappointing
service, deserve to have their transportation needs carefully and sym-
pathetically considered.
The Committee concurs in this opinion and expects the CAB to take
care that these newly certificated air services needs are met. If not,
then the Committee further expects that the CAB will take appropri-
ate steps to request supplemental funds SO that such needs are, in
fact, met.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$40, 590, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
43,300,000
House allowance
43,000,000
Committee recommendation
43,000,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $43,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Funding is included for all of the 95 additional positions
requested in the budget.
THE PANAMA CANAL
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
$60,000,000
Budget estimate, 1975
64,065,000
House allowance
62,700,000
Committee recommendation
62,700,000
The Committee agrees with the House allowance of $62,700,000 to
cover the operating expenses of the Canal Zone Government. This
represents an advance of funds that is repaid to the Treasury through
charges for the services provided or out of revenues from the Panama
Canal Company's operation of the canal. The 33 positions requested
have all been approved in the appropriation. The amendment to the
budget received on June 21, 1974 increasing the budget request by
$1,065,000 is not recommended.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Appropriation, 1974
$3,500,000
Budget estimate, 1975
6,500,000
House allowance
6,000,000
Committee recommendation
6,000,000
The bill includes $6,000,000 for the necessary improvements and
replacements of educational facilities, hospitals, and clinics, and the
Municipal facilities of the Canal Zone Government. These funds are
repaid to the Treasury over the life of the capital asset through de-
preciation charges to the Canal Zone Government.
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
The bill includes the exact same language which has been carried
in previous bills authorizing the Panama Canal Company to make
expenditures within the limits of the funds available to the Corpora-
tion to carry out its programs.
LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1974
($22, 331, 000)
Budget estimate, 1975
(25, 780, 000)
House allowance
(23, 837, 000)
Committee recommendation
(23, 837, 000)
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The Budget requested a limitation on general and administrative
expenses of $23,837,000 which represents an increase of $1,506,000
above last year's limit. This increase is necessary to cover increased
wage and other mandatory costs.
The House allowed the full budget request. Subsequent to House
action, on June 21, 1974, an amendment to the budget was received
revising this limit upward to $25,780,000. The Committee has allowed
the same limitation as the original budget estimate and the House
$23,837,000. The Committee also recommends disallowance of that
part of the amendment to the budget estimate which would have
increased the amount that could be spent for consultants by $200,000.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
Appropriation, 1974
1 $111, 345, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
2 87, 424, 000
House allowance
3 72, 124, 000
Committee recommendation
3 72, 124, 000
1 Includes an advance appropriation of $90,360,000 for fiscal year 1975.
2 Includes an advance appropriation of $68,024,000 for fiscal year 1976.
3 Includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
of $72,124,000 for the Federal contribution to the rapid rail system
being built to serve the National Capital area. This includes an advance
appropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $19,400,000 for
the design and construction of facilities for the handicapped as au-
thorized by Public Law 93-87.
The reduction of $15,300,000 below the budget proposed by the
House relates to the purchase of an additional 256 transit cars planned
for fiscal year 1976. WMATA is directed by the House in its report
to re-examine the type of control system it proposes for those cars.
WMATA has indicated that these cars are not needed in fiscal year
1975 and they have not appealed the House action.
INTEREST SUBSIDY
Appropriation, 1974
$12, 728, 000
Budget estimate, 1975
17, 750, 000
House allowance
17,750,000
Committee recommendation
17,750,000
The bill includes the full budget request of $17,750,000 for the Fed-
eral interest subsidy for the revenue bonds marketed by WMATA as
authorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1972.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES FOR 1975
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS
[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or "permanent" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the
accompanying bill]
Budget
Increase (+) or
New budget
estimates of new
decrease (-),
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
estimates
authority,
authority,
compared with
fiscal year 1974
fiscal year 1975
appropriations
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Coast Guard: Oil pollution fund (indefinite)
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
Federal Highway Administration:
Highway beautification (contract authorization)
1 (50,000,000)
1 (+$50,000,000)
National scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)
10,000,000
+10,000,000
Territorial highways (contract authorization)
10,009,000
+10,009,000
Total, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal funds
5,000,000
25,009,000
+20,009,000
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-TRUST FUNDS
Coast Guard: General gift fund (indefinite)
$30,000
$30,000
Federal Highway Administration:
Federal Highway Administration trust funds
6,200,000
11,200,000
+$5,000,000
Federal-aid highways (contract authorizatoin)
100,000,000
6,357,500,000
+6,257,500,000
National scenic and recreational highway (contrret authorization)
25,000,000
+25,000,000
Highway-related safety grants (contract authorization)
34,491,000
+34,491,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Highway safety programs (contract authorization)
198,000,000
+198,000,000
Total, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, trust funds
106,230,000
6,626,221,000
+6,519,991,000
1 Proposed for later transmittal.
NOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1974 budget document. Some
items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared
with-
New budget
Budget estimates
New budget
Amount
(obligational)
of new
(obligational)
recommended
Agency and item
authority
(obligational)
authority
by Senate
Appropriations
fiscal year 1974
authority,
recommended
committee
of new budget
Budget estimate,
fiscal year 1975
in the House bill
(obligational)
1975
House bill, 1975
authority,
fiscal year 1974
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Salaries and expenses
$31,475,000
$32,100,000
$31,300,000
$31,000,000
-$475,000
-$1,100,000
-$300,000
By transfer
(3,000,000)
(-3,000,000)
Interim operating assistance
39,800,000
-39,800,000
By transfer
(35,000,000)
(-35,000,000)
Transportation planning, research, and develop-
ment
28,000,000
¹ 39,100,000
28,000,000
32,500,000
+4,500,000
-6,600,000
+4,500,000
By transfer
(1,000,000)
(-1,000,000)
Grants-in-aid for natural gas pipeline safety
1,175,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
+25,000
Consolidation of departmental headquarters
800,000
-800,000
Total, Office of the Secretary
101,250,000
72,400,000
60,500,000
64,700,000
-36,550,000
-7,700,000
+4,200,000
COAST GUARD
Operating expenses
584,900,000
622,970,000
617,579,448
620,444,448
+35,544,448
-2,525,552
+2,865,000
Appropriation for debt reduction
-171,994
-179,448
-179,448
-179,448
-7,454
Subtotal, operating expenses
584,728,006
622,790,552
617,400,000
620,265,000
+35,536,994
-2,525,552
+2,865,000
Acquisition, construction, and improvements
75,500,000
114,100,000
111,307,000
112,307,000
+36,807,000
-1,793,000
+1,000,000
Alteration of bridges
4,000,000
6,800,000
6,800,000
6,800,000
+2,800,000
Retired pay
86,750,000
95,850,000
95,850,000
95,850,000
+9,100,000
Reserve training
26,770,000
30,200,000
29,000,000
29,000,000
+2,230,000
-1,200,000
Research, development, test, and evaluation
14,000,000
21,000,000
17,500,000
17,500,000
+3,500,000
-3,500,000
State boating safety assistance
3,500,000
7,500,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
+2,500,000
-1,500,000
Pollution fund (special fund)
10,000,000
10,000,000
+10,000,000
+10,000,000
Total, Coast Guard
795,248,006
908,240,552
883,857,000
897,722,000
+102,473,994
-10,518,552
+13,865,000
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Operations
1,282,500,000
1,385,500,000
1,363,000,000
1,379,500,000
+97,000,000
-6,000,000
+16,500,000
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Facilities, engineering, and development
11,500,000
13,000,000
12,000,000
12,500,000
+1,000,000
-500,000
+500,000
Facilities and equipment (Airport and Airway
Trust Fund)
250,000,000
250,000,000
241,100,000
242,221,000
-7,779,000
-7,779,000
+1,121,000
Research, engineering and development (Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund)
62,095,000
70,000,000
55,000,000
70,000,000
+7,905,000
+15,000,000
Grants-in-aid for airports (Airport and Airway
Trust Fund):
Planning grants
13,000,000
4,500,000
+4,500,000
-8,500,000
+4,500,000
Development grants (appropriation to liqui-
date contract authorization)
(200,000,000)
(280,000,000)
(280,000,000)
(280,000,000)
(+80,000,000)
Operation and maintenance, National Capital
Airports
14,742,000
16,500,000
16,000,000
16,000,000
+1,258,000
-500,000
Construction, National Capital Airports
3,000,000
7,200,000
4,200,000
7,200,000
+4,200,000
+3,000,000
Total, Federal Aviation Administration
1,623,837,000
1,755,200,000
1,691,300,000
1,731,921,000
+108,084,000
-23,279,000
+40,621,000
See footnotes at end of table, p. 41.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared
with-
New budget
Budget estimates
New budget
Amount
(obligational)
of new
(obligational)
recommended
Agency and item
authority,
(obligational)
authority
by Senate
Appropriations
fiscal year 1974
authority,
recommended
committee
of new budget
Budget estimate,
fiscal year 1975
in the House bill
(obligational)
1975
House bill, 1975
authority
fiscal year 1974
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
TITLE I-Continued
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION-Continued
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Limitation on general operating expenses
($119,047,000)
($138,000,000)
($127,200,000)
($131,200,000)
(+$12,153,000)
(-$6,800,000)
(+$4,000,000)
Motor carrier safety
5,600,000
6,330,000
6,130,000
6,130,000
+530,000
-200,000
Highway safety research and development
7,500,000
10,640,000
9,000,000
9,000,000
+1,500,000
+1,640,000
Highway beautification:
Appropriation
1,020,000
1,107,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
-20,000
-107,000
Appropriation to liquidate contract authorization.
(30,000,000)
(37,000,000)
(25,000,000)
(25,000,000)
(-5,000,000)
(-12,000,000)
Highway-related safety grants (appropriation to
liquidate contract authorization)
(7,000,000)
(14,000,000)
(12,000,000)
(12,000,000)
(+5,000,000)
(-2,000,000)
Rail crossings-demonstration projects
14,000,000
12,600,000
-14,000,000
-12,600,000
Railroad-highway crossings demonstration
projects
6,000,000
-6,000,000
By transfer
(2,218,000)
(8,000,000)
(15,500,000)
(+6,218,000)
(+8,000,000)
(+7,500,000)
Rural highway public transportation demon-
stration program
10,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
+10,000,000
Territorial highways (appropriation to liquidate
($2,500,000)
($1,600,000)
($4,000,000)
($4,000,000)
(+$1,500,000)
(+$2,400,000)
contract authorization)
Darien Gap highway
5,000,000
35,000,000
20,000,000
20,000,000
+15,000,000
-15,000,000
0
5,000,000
0
5,000,000
+5,000,000
+$5,000,000
Alaska Highway
-56,000
Inter-American Highway
56,000
Federal-aid highways (trust fund-appropriation to
liquidate contract authorization)
(4,315,900,000)
2(4,583,000,000)
(4,573,840,000)
(4,577,840,000)
(+261,940,000)
(-5,160,000)
(+4,000,000)
Highway safety construction programs (trust fund-
appropriation to liquidate contract authorization)
³(110,000,000)
(110,000,000)
(110,000,000)
(+110,000,000)
Right-of-way revolving fund (trust fund-appropria-
(40,000,000)
(20,000,000)
(20,000,000)
(+20,000,000)
(-20,000,000)
tion to liquidate contract authorization)
Forest highways (appropriation to liquidate contract
authorization)
(8,000,000)
(12,450,000)
(12,450,000)
(12,450,000)
(+4,450,000)
Public lands highways (appropriation to liquidate
(3,000,000)
(8,270,000)
(8,270,000)
(8,270,000)
(+5,270,000)
contract authorization)
10,700,000
4,000,000
0
-10,700,000
-4,000,000
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
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Total, Federal Highway Administration
39,176,000
91,377,000
50,130,000
51,130,000
+11,954,000
-40,247,000
+1,000,000
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
80,040,000
+4,148,000
-4,460,000
+8,690,000
Traffic and highway safety
By transfer
(10,000,000)
(-10,000,000)
State and community highway safety (appropria-
(100,000,000)
(99,763,000)
(96,000,000)
(96,000,000)
(-4,000,000)
(-3,763,000)
tion to liquidate conrtact authorization)
Total, National Highway Traffic Safety
75,892,000
84,500,000
71,350,000
80,040,000
+4,148,000
-4,460,000
+8,690,000
Administration
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Administrator
2,900,000
4,340,000
3,800,000
3,800,000
+900,000
-540,000
(200,000)
(-200,000)
By transfer
9,237,000
10,220,000
10,170,000
10,170,000
+933,000
-50,000
Railroad safety
(111,000)
(-111,000)
By transfer
See footnotes at end of table, p. 41.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared
New budget
with-
Budget estimates
New budget
Amount
(obligational)
of new
Agency and item
(obligational)
recommended
authority,
(obligational)
authority
by Senate
Appropriations
fiscal year 1974
authority,
recommended
committee
of new budget
fiscal year 1975
Budget estimate,
in the House bill
(obligational)
1975
House bill, 1975
authority,
fiscal year 1974
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
TITLE I-Continued
DEPA RTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION-Continued
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION-Co.
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Grants-in-aid for railroad safety
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
-$500,000
Railroad research and development
30,450,000
64,240,000
50,000,000
50,000,000
+19,550,000
-$14,240,000
By transfer
(6,000,000)
(-6,000,000)
Grants ration to National Railroad Passenger Corpo-
-6,100,000
149,100,000
143,000,000
+$143,000,000
143,000,000
Recission of unobligated balance
+9,100,000
-9,100,000
Payment to the Alaska railroad revolving fund
+6,500,000
6,500,000
+2,500,000
4,000,000
6,500,000
Total, Federal Railroad Administration
184,087,000
229,300,000
68,970,000
214,470,000
+30,383,000
-14,830,000
+145,500,000
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION
ADMINISTRATION
Urban Mass Transportation Fund:
Administrative expenses
5,000,000
9,300,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
+1,000,000
-3,300,000
-1,000,000
Research, development, and demonstrations
and university research and training
35,050,000
79,000,000
51,130,000
48,130,000
+13,080,000
-30,870,000
-3,000,000
Appropriation to liquidate contract authori-
zation
(380,000,000)
(490,000,000)
(400,000,000)
(400,000,000)
(+20,000,000)
(90,000,000)
Total, Urban Mass Transportation Ad-
ministration
40,050,000
88,300,000
58,130,000
54,130,000
+14,080,000
-34,170,000
-4,000,000
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Limitation on administrative expenses
(846,000)
(886,000)
(886,000)
(886,000)
(+40,000)
Total, title I, Department of Transporta-
tion
2,859,540,006
3,229,317,552
2,884,237,000
3,094,113,000
+234,572,994
-135,204,552
+209,876,000
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Salaries and expenses
8,255,000
9,536,000
9,450,000
9,450,000
+1,195,000
-86,000
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
Salaries and expenses
15,537,000
17,283,000
17,150,000
17,150,000
+1,613,000
-133,000
Payments to air carriers
73,265,000
60,828,000
69,828,000
67,728,000
-5,537,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
Total, Civil Aeronautics Board
88,802,000
87,111,000
86,978,000
84,878,000
+3,924,000
-2,233,000
-2,100,000
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Salaries and expenses
40,590,000
43,300,000
43,000,000
43,000,000
+2,410,000
-300,000
THE PANAMA CANAL
Canal Zone Government:
Operating expenses
60,000,000
64,065,000
62,700,000
62,700,000
+2,700,000
-1,365,000
Capital outlay
3,500,000
6,500,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
+2,500,000
-500,000
Panama Canal Company:
Limitation on general and administrative
expenses
(22,331,000)
(25,780,000)
(23,837,000)
(23,837,000)
(-1,506,000)
(-1,943,000)
Total, the Panama Canal
63,500,000
70,565,000
68,700,000
68,700,000
+5,200,000
-1,865,000
See footnotes at end of table, p. 41.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued
[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of "appropriations" unless otherwise indicated.]
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared
with-
New budget
Budget estimates
New budget
Amount
(obligational)
of new
(obligational)
recommended
Agency and item
authority,
(obligational)
authority
by Senate
Appropriations
fiscal year 1974
authority
recommended
committee
of new budget
Budget estimate,
fiscal year 1975
in the House bill
(obligational)
1975
House bill, 1975
authority,
fiscal year 1974
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
40
TITLE II-Continued
RELATED AGENCIES-Continued
UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
Administrative expenses
$12,000,000
-$12,000,000
By transfer
(6,000,000)
(-6,000,000)
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
Federal contribution
' 111,345,000
5 $87,424,000
$72,124,000
$72,124,000
-$39,221,000
-$15,300,000
Interest subsidy
12,728,000
17,750,000
17,750,000
17,750,000
+5,022,000
Total, Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority
124,073,000
105,174,000
89,874,000
89,874,000
-34,199,000
-15,300,000
Total, title II, related agencies
337,220,000
315,686,000
298,002,000
295,902,000
-41,318,000
-19,784,000
-2,100,000
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration:
Grants-in-aid for airport development (limitation
on obligations)
(300,000,000)
($10,000,000)
(310,000,000)
(310,000,000)
(+10,000,000)
Federal Highway Administration:
Highway beautification (limitation on obliga-
tions)
(50,000,000)
(50,027,000)
(40,000,000)
(50,000,000)
(-27,000)
(+10,000,000)
Territorial highways (limitation on obligations)
(4,000,000)
(4,600,000)
(4,600,000)
(4,600,000)
(+600,000)
Highway safety construction programs (limita-
tions on obligations)
7 (250,000,000)
(-250,000,000)
Forest highways (limitation on obligations)
(18,000,000)
(-18,000,000)
Public lands highways (limitation on
(10,000,000)
(-10,000,000)
obligations).
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
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State and community highway safety (limita-
tion on obligations)
3 (80,000,000)
8 (148,000,000)
8 (100,000,000)
(121,000,000)
(+41,000,000)
(-27,000,000)
(+21,000,000)
Urban Mass Transportation Administration:
Urban mass transportation fund (limitation on
commitments)
(985,550,000)
(1,351,000,000)
(1,321,750,000)
(1,698,250,000)
(+712,700,000)
(+347,250,000)
(+376,500,000)
Total, titles I, II, and III, new budget
(obligational) authority
3,196,760,006
3,545,003,552
3,182,239,000
3,390,015,000
+193,254,994
-154,988,552
+207,776,000
1 Excludes $6,400,000 which was considered in connection with the Energy Research
5 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
and Development Appropriations bill.
6 Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.
2 Excludes requested amount for "highway safety construction programs," listed
7 No limitation proposed.
separately.
8 Also includes obligations for Federal Highway Administration, highway related
3 Budget includes this amount under the appropriation for "Federal-aid highways."
safety grants.
1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.
93D CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-1270
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975
AUGUST 8, 1974.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. McFall, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 15405]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15405)
"making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other
purposes," having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to
recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows
That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 2, 5, 10, 11,
12, and 34.
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of
the Senate numbered 1, 4, 19, 21, 22, 31, 33, and 35, and agree to the
same.
Amendment numbered 3 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $618,144,448;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 6:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,375,500,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 7 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $12,250,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
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Amendment numbered 9 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $60,000,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 13 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $5,700,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 14 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $129,200,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 15 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $30,600,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 17 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $11,000,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 20 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $4,575,840,000
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 23 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $73,445,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 24 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $29,130,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 25 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
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the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $34,800,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 27 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $6,250,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 32 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $45,000,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 36 :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,445,250,-
000; and the Senate agree to the same.
The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments
numbered 8, 16, 18, 26, 28, 29, and 30.
JOHN J. McFall,
SIDNEY R. YATES,
ToM STEED,
JULIA BUTLER HANSEN,
EDWARD P. BOLAND,
GEORGE MAHON,
SILVIO O. CONTE (except
amendments Nos. 29 and 30),
WILLIAM E. MINSHALL,
JACK EDWARDS (except
as to amendments
Nos. 29, 30, and 36),
E. A. CEDERBERG,
Managers on the Part of the House.
ROBERT C. BYRD,
JOHN L. McClellan,
WARREN G. MAGNUSON,
JOHN O. PASTORE,
ALAN BIBLE,
MIKE MANSFIELD,
THOMAS F. EAGLETON,
CLIFFORD P. CASE,
MILTON R. YOUNG,
NORRIS COTTON,
TED STEVENS,
CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, Jr.,
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15405) making appropriations for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, submit the following
joint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the
effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in
the accompanying conference report:
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $31,000,000 for salaries and ex-
penses as proposed by the Senate instead of $31,300,000 as proposed by
the House.
Under the conference agreement, 42 new positions are provided.
The conferees direct the Department to seek specific separate legis-
lation before the end of this fiscal year to clarify the functions,
powers, and duties of the Transportation Systems Acquisition Review
Council.
Amendment No. 2: Appropriates $28,000,000 for transportation
planning, research, and development as proposed by the House instead
of $32,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
COAST GUARD
Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $618,144,448 for operating ex-
penses instead of $617,579,448 as proposed by the House and
$620,444,448 as proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement includes funds for the New York and
New Orleans vessel traffic systems and full-scale air patrols for oil
pollution detection as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 4: Appropriates $112,307,000 for acquisition, con-
struction, and improvements as proposed by the Senate instead of
$111,307,000 as proposed by the House.
Amendment No. 5: Deletes the $10,000,000 appropriation proposed
by the Senate for pollution fund. The conferees expect the Coast
Guard to spend what is needed for pollution clean-up and to seek
additional funding when it becomes necessary.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Amendment No. 6: Appropriates $1,375,500,000 for operations in-
stead of $1,363,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,379,500,000
as proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement provides for a total staffing level of 729
positions for the administration of airports program as proposed by
the Senate.
Amendment No. 7: Appropriates $12,250,000 for facilities, engi-
neering, and development instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the
House and $12,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 8: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
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in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate
$235,521,000 for facilities and equipment instead of $241,100,000 as
proposed by the House and $242,221,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate.
The conferees feel that there are sufficient unobligated funds under
this appropriation to procure the equipment required to properly
train air traffic controllers, if the Federal Aviation Administration
determines that this is a high priority requirement.
The conferees reiterate the position expressed in previous years
that the installation of an instrument landing system at Morristown,
New Jersey, Airport is not intended and shall not be used as an argu-
ment for the expansion of that airport against the wishes of the
communities concerned.
Amendment No. 9: Appropriates $60,000,000 for research, engineer-
ing, and development instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the House
and $70,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement
includes the full amounts requested for the microwave landing system,
advanced radar beacon system, and wake vortex research.
Amendment No. 10: Deletes language proposed by the Senate for
grants-in-aid for airport planning.
Amendment No. 11 Appropriates $280,000,000 for grants-in-aid for
airports as proposed by the House instead of $284,500,000 as proposed
by the Senate.
Amendment No. 12: Deletes language proposed by the Senate ear-
marking $4,500,000 of the appropriation for grants-in-aid for airports
for airport planning grants.
Amendment No. 13: Appropriates $5,700,000 for construction, Na-
tional Capital Airports instead of $4,200,000 as proposed by the House
and $7,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have approved
the project to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles International Airport
and expect the Federal Aviation Administration to utilize existing
unobligated funds, if necessary, to complete the project.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Amendment No. 14: Limits general operating expenses to $129,-
200,000 instead of $127,200,000 as proposed by the House and $131,-
200,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 15: Provides that $30,600,000 of the limitation on
general operating expenses is to remain available until expended in-
stead of $28,600,000 as proposed by the House and $32,600,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 16: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and
concur in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appro-
priate $3,000,000 for rail crossings-demonstration projects instead
of $6,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part
of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to
the amendment of the Senate.
In view of the seriousness of the rail-highway crossing problem, the
conferees urge the Department of Transportation to seek a modifica-
tion of the original legislative authorization to expedite the implemen-
tation of this program.
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Amendment No. 17: Provides $11,000,000 for railroad-highway
crossings demonstration projects instead of $8,000,000 as proposed by
the House and $15,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 18: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate to insert the words "by transfer".
Amendment No. 19 Appropriates $5,000,000 for Alaska Highway
as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 20: Appropriates $4,575,840,000 for Federal-aid
highways (liquidation of contract authorization) instead of $4,573,-
840,000 as proposed by the House and $4,577,840,000 as proposed by
the Senate.
Amendments No. 21 and 22: Appropriate $1,600,000 for the Balti-
more-Washington Parkway as proposed by the Senate instead of
$4,000,000 as proposed by the House.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Amendment No. 23 Appropriates $73,445,000 for traffic and high-
way safety instead of $71,350,000 as proposed by the House and $80,-
040,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement contains no funds for the crash recorder
program. The Committee intends to request an evaluation of this pro-
gram by the Office of Technology Assessment.
Amendment No. 24: Provides that $29,130,000 of the appropriation
for traffic and highway safety shall be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund instead of $27,380,000 as proposed by the House and $32,-
870,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 25: Provides that $34,800,000 of the appropriation
for traffic and highway safety shall remain available until expended
instead of $33,705,000 as proposed by the House and $36,605,000 as pro-
posed by the Senate.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Amendment No. 26: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate
$135,000,000 for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion instead of $143,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers
on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the
House to the amendment of the Senate.
Amendment No. 27: Appropriates $6,250,000 for payment to the
Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by
the House and $6,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
Amendment No. 28 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate
$6,000,000 for administrative expenses and to exempt the appropria-
tions for Coast Guard, operating expenses; Coast Guard, retired pay;
Federal Aviation Administration, operations; National Transporta-
tion Safety Board, salaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board,
salaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, payments to air car-
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riers; and Interstate Commerce Commission, salaries and expenses;
and all limitations in the bill from 31/2 percent across the board reduc-
tion proposed by the Senate. The amendment will also provide for an
additional reduction of $6,000,000 in the appropriation for Darien
Gap Highway. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to
concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate.
Amendment No. 29 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur.
in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate
$45,130,000 for research, development, and demonstrations and uni-
versity research and training instead of $51,130,000 as proposed by the
House and $58,750,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference
agreement includes $500,000 for the Haddonfield project. The man-
agers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment
of the House to the amendment of the Senate.
Amendment No. 30: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to earmark
$41,880,000 of the appropriation for research, development, and dem-
onstrations and university research and training for research, develop-
ment, and demonstrations instead of $47,880,000 as proposed by the
House and $55,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on
the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the
House to the amendment of the Senate.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
Civil Aeronautics Board
Amendment No. 31 Appropriates $67,728,000 for payments to air
carriers as proposed by the Senate instead of $69,828,000 as proposed
by the House.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Amendment No. 32: Limits obligations for highway beautification
to $45,000,000 instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House and
$50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 33: Deletes language proposed by the House which
would have prohibited the use of funds for incentive grants for manda-
tory seat belt legislation.
Amendment No. 34: Limits obligations for state and community
highway safety and highway-related safety grants to $100,000,000 as
proposed by the House instead of $121,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
Amendment No. 35: Substitutes the language "the Urban Mass
Transportation Act of 1964, as amended," as proposed by the Senate
for the language "Urban Mass Transportation Fund" as proposed by
the House.
Amendment No. 36: Limits commitments for the Urban Mass Trans-
portation Act of 1964, as amended, to $1,445,250,000 instead of
$1,321,750,000 as proposed by the House and $1,708,870,000 as pro-
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posed by the Senate. The breakdown of the conference agreement is
as follows:
Capital facilities grants
$1, 350, 000, 000
Technical studies
36, 620, 000
Research
49,630,000
Administrative expenses
9,000,000
CONFERENCE TOTALS-WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year
1975 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons
to the fiscal year 1974 amount, the 1975 budget estimate, and the House
and Senate bills follows:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974
1 $3, 196, 760, 006
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year
1975
2 3, 545, 003, 552
House bill, fiscal year 1975
3 3, 182, 239, 000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1975
4 3, 288, 946, 775
Conference agreement
4 3, 288, 504, 000
Conference agreement compared with
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974
+91, 743, 994
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 1975
-256, 499, 552
House bill, fiscal year 1975
+106, 265, 000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1975
442, 775
1 Includes $90,360,000 advance fiscal year 1975 appropriation for Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority.
2
Includes $68,024,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority.
3 Includes $52,724,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority.
4 Includes $50,879,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority.
JOHN J. McFall,
SIDNEY R. YATES,
ToM STEED,
JULIA BUTLER HANSEN,
EDWARD P. BOLAND,
GEORGE MAHON,
SILVIO O. CONTE (except amend-
ments Nos. 29 and 30),
WILLIAM E. MINSHALL,
JACK EDWARDS (except amend-
ments Nos. 29, 30, 36),
E. A. CEDERBERG,
Managers on the Part of the House.
ROBERT C. BYRD,
JOHN L. MCCLELLAN,
WARREN G. MAGNUSON,
JOHN O. PASTORE,
ALAN BIBLE,
MIKE MANSFIELD,
THOMAS F. EAGLETON,
CLIFFORD P. CASE,
MILTON R. YOUNG,
NORRIS COTTON,
TED STEVENS,
CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, Jr.,
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
Calendar No. 1006
93D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 15405
[Report No. 93-1048]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 20, 1974
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
JULY 31, 1974
Reported by Mr. BYRD, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975,
and for other purposes.
1
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
4 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Depart-
5 ment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
6 year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, namely:
II
(Star Print)
2
TITLE I
1
2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
3
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
4
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
5
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
6
of Transportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for alloca-
7
tion within the Department for official reception and repre-
8
sentation expenses as the Secretary may determine, $31,
9 300,000 $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $882,-
10
900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available
11 to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain
12 automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for em-
13 ployees of the Department.
14
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
15
DEVELOPMENT
16
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
17 planning, research, and development activities, including the
18 collection of national transportation statistics, to remain avail-
19 able until expended, $28,000,000 $32,500,000.
20 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
21
For grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety pro-
22 gram, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipe-
23 line Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to
24 remain available until expended.
3
1
COAST GUARD
2
OPERATING EXPENSES
3
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
4 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
5 chase of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles,
6 for replacement only; and recreation and welfare; $617,579,
7 448 $620,444,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to
8 Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the num-
9 ber of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed
10 one hundred and seventy-nine exclusive of planes and parts
11 stored to meet future attrition: Provided further, That,
12 without regard to any provisions of law or Executive order
13 prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast Guard reg-
14 ulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum
15 and minimum flying hours for this purpose may provide for
16 the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section
17 301 of title 37, United States Code, to certain members of
18 the Coast Guard otherwise entitled to receive flight pay
19 during the current fiscal year (1) who have held aero-
20 nautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen years,
21 or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United
22 States or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in
23 regular aerial flights, or who have been assigned to a course
24 of instruction of 90 days or more: Provided further, That
25 amounts equal to the obligated balances against the appro-
4
1 priations for "Operating expenses" for the two preceding
2 years, shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-
3 priation, and such merged appropriation shall be available
4 as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast
5 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred
6 against such prior year appropriations and against this
7 appropriation.
8
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
9
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, re-
10 building, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facil-
11 ities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
12 thereto; $111,307,000 $112,307,000, to remain available
13 until June 30, 1977.
14
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
15
For necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive
16 bridges; $6,800,000, to remain available until expended.
17
RETIRED PAY
18
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
19 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
20 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's
21 Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.
22
RESERVE TRAINING
23
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve,
24 as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities;
25 and supplies, equipment, and services $29,000,000: Pro-
5
1 vided, That amounts equal to the obligated balances against
2 the appropriations for "Reserve training" for the two pre-
3 ceding years shall be transferred to and merged with this
4 appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be avail-
5 able as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast
6 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred
7 against such prior year appropriations and against this ap-
8 propriation.
9
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
10
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
11 basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and
12 evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation
13 of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $17,500,-
14 000 to remain available until expended.
15
STATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE
16
For financial assistance for State boating safety pro-
17 grams in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boat
18 Safety Act of 1971 (46 U.S.C. 1474-1480) , $6,000,000, to
19 remain available until expended.
20
POLLUTION FUND
21
For carrying out the provisions of subsections (c), (d),
22 (i) and (l) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution
23 Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500),
24 $10,000,000 to remain available until expended.
6
1
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
2
OPERATIONS
3
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
4 istration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative
5 expenses for research and development and for establishment
6 of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of
7 the Airport and Airway Development Act; purchase of four
8 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and pur-
9 chase and repair of skis and snowshoes; $1,363,000,000
10 $1,379,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to
11 this appropriation, funds received from States, counties,
12 municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,
13 for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of
14 air navigation facilities.
15
FACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
16
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
17 ministration, not otherwise provided for, and for acquisition
18 and modernization of facilities and equipment and service
19 testing in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
20 Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construc-
21 tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary
22. sites by lease or grant, $12,000,000 $12,500,000, to remain
23 available until expended: Provided, That there may be
24 credited to this appropriation, funds received from States,
7
1 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
2 sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and develop-
3 ment.
4
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
5
TRUST FUND)
6
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for
7 acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or
8 purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facili-
9 ties, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
10 grant; engineering and service testing including construction
11 of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
12 grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
13 accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
14 Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where
15 such accommodations are not available, and purchase of six
16 aircraft; $241,100,000 $242,221,000, to be derived from the
17 Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until
18 June 30, 1977: Provided, That there may be credited to this
19 appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
20 palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
21 expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of
22 air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of
23 the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the con-
24 struction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for
8
1 or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Ex-
2 perimental Center, or to remote or decommission any existing
3 flight service station.
4 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT
5
AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
6
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for re-
7 search, engineering and development in accordance with the
8 provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-
9 1542), including construction of experimental facilities and
10 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; $55,000,000
11 $70,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
12 Trust Fund, to remain available until expended; Provided,
13 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
14 ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public
15 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
16 research, engineering and development.
17 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
18
TRUST FUND)
19
For grants-in-aid for airport planning pursuant to
20 section 13 of Public Law 91-258 and for liquidation of
21 obligations incurred for airport development under authority
22 contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as amended,
23 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
24 and to remain available until expended, $280,000,000 $284,-
9
1 500,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be for airport planning
2 grants.
3
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL
4
AIRPORTS
5
For expenses incident to the care, operation, mainte-
6 nance, improvement, and protection of the federally owned
7 civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia,
8 including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for police
9 type use, for replacement only; purchase, cleaning, and
10 repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition: $16,000,000.
11
CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
12
For necessary expenses for construction at the federally
13 owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Colum-
14 bia, $4,200,000 $7,200,000, to remain available until
15
June'30, 1977.
16
AVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
17
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to
18 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available
19
pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49
20 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the
21 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
22 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
23
grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
24
aviation war risk insurance activities under said Act.
H.R. 15405-2
10
1
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
2
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
3
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, and
4 research by the Federal Highway Administration not to
5 exceed $127,200,000 $131,200,000 shall be paid, in ac-
6 cordance with law, from appropriations made available by
7 this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together
8 with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
9 Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed
10 $28,600,000 $32,600,000 of the amount provided herein
11 shall remain available until expended.
12
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
13
For necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety
14 functions of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department
15 of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Pro-
16 vided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the amount appropri-
17 ated herein shall remain available until expended and not to
18 exceed $805,000, shall be available for "Limitation on gen-
19 eral operating expenses."
20
HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
21
For necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of
22 title 23, United States Code, including section 206 (b) of
23 the "Highway Safety Act of 1973." to be derived from the
24 Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to remain available
25 until expended.
11
1
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF
2
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
3
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
4 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136,
5 and 319 (b), $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-
6 pended, together with $1,000,000 for necessary administra-
7 tive expenses for carrying out such provisions of title 23,
8 United States Code, as authorized by section 104 (a) of
9 the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.
10 HIgHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF
11
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
12
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, ad-
14 ministered by the Federal Highway Administration, to re-
15 main available until expended, $12,000,000 of which
16 $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:
17 Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount appro-
18 priated herein shall be available for "Limitation on General
19 operating expenses."
Rail Crossings Demonstration Projects
$ 6,000,000
20
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION
21
PROJECTS
Pastare floor amend.
22
For necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings
23 demonstration projects, as authorized by section 163 of the
24 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, to remain until ex-
25 pended $8,000,000 $15,500,000, to be derived by transfer
12
1 from amounts available for obligation under sections 203
2 and 230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.
3
:
RURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
4
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
5
For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions
6 of the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973," section 147, to
7. remain available until expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,-
8 (000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
9 TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
10
AUTHORIZATION)
11
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
12 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402,
13 and 405, $4,000,000 to remain available until expended.
14
DARIEN GAP HIGHWAY
15
For necessary expenses for construction of the Darien
16 Gap Highway in accordance with the provisions of section
17
216 of title 23 of the United States Code, $20,000,000, to
18
remain available until expended.
19
ALASKA HIGHWAY
20
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
21
section 218 of title 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000
22
to remain available until expended.
13
1 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
2
AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
3
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States
4 Code, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not
5 otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums ex-
6 pended pursuant to the provisions of section 308, title 23,
7 United States Code, $4,573,840,000 $4,577,840,000 or SO
8 much thereof as may be available in and derived from the
9 "Highway trust fund", to remain available until expended.
10 HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDA-
11
TION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
12
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 130,
14 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405, $110,000,000, to be derived
15 from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until
16 expended.
17 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF
18
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
19
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
20
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section
21
108 (c), as authorized by section 7 (c) of the Federal-Aid
22 Highway Act of 1968, to remain available until expended,
14
1
$20,000,000, to be derived from the "Highway Trust Fund"
: at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary to
3
meet current withdrawals.
4
FOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
5
AUTHORIZATION)
6
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
7 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 204, pur-
8 suant to contract authorization granted by title 23, United
9 States Code, section 203, to remain available until expended,
10 $12,450,000.
11 PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
12
AUTHORIZATION)
13
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
14
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 209,
15
pursuant to the contract authorization granted by title 23,
16
United States Code, section 203, $8,270,000, to remain avail-
17
able until expended.
18
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY
19
it anamy restored 20 21
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry
out the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,
floor mathiamend.
for the Baltimore Washington Parkway, to remain available
$1,600,000
22 until expended, $4,000,000 to be derived from the "High
23
way Trust Fund" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such
24
times and in such amounts as may be necessary.
15
1
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
2
ADMINISTRATION
3
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
4
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
5 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety and
6 functions under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
7 Savings Act (Public Law 92-513), $71,350,000 $80,-
S 040,000, of which $27,380,000 $32,870,000 shall be de-
9 rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not to
10 exceed $33,705,000 $36,605,000 shall remain available
11 until expended for the contractual and State grant require-
12 ments of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
13 Act, and the contractual requirements of Research and
14 Analysis activities.
15
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY
16
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
17
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
18 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, to
19 remain available until expended, $96,000,000, of which
20 $85,140,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
21
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
22
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
23
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
24 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $3,800,000.
16
1
RAILROAD SAFETY
2
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
3 safety, not otherwise provided for, $10,170,000.
4
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY
5
For grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program,
6 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
7 That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal
8 year 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.
9
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
10
For necessary expenses for research, development, and
11 demonstrations in high-speed ground transportation and in
12 rail matters generally, $50,000,000, to remain available until
13 expended.
14
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
15
CORPORATION
16
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
17 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Carporation,
18 $143,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
19 $127,800,000 shall be available only upon the enactment
20 into law of authorizing legislation by the Congress.
21
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
22
ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
23
The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue
24 available until expended for the work authorized by law,
25 including operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coast-
26 wise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with
17
1 other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of
2 providing additional facilities for transportation of freight,
3 passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit
4 and development of industries or travel in the area served;
5 and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized
6 by 5 U.S.C. 8146, to be reimbursed as therein provided:
7 Provided, That no employee shall be paid an annual salary
8 out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the
9 Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,
10 except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant
11 general manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by
12 said Act for GS-17, and five officers at not to exceed the
13 salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS-16.
14 PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
15
For payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund
16 for capital replacements, improvements, and maintenance,
17 $4,000,000 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.
18
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION
19
ADMINISTRATION
20
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND
21
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
22
For necessary administrative expenses of the urban
23 mass transportation program authorized by the Urban Mass
24 Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as
25 amended by Public Law 91-453) and the Federal-Aid
26 Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connection
18
1 with the activities, including uniforms and allowances there-
2 for, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of
3 passenger motor vehicle; and services as authorized by 5
4 U.S.C. 3109; $7,000,000 $6,000,000, to remain available
5 until expended.
6 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND
7
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING
8
For an additional amount for the urban mass transporta-
9 tion program, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transpor-
10 tation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
$ 58,750,000
11 to remain available until expended; $51,130,000 $48,130,-
Haskellend
$55,500,000
12 000: Provided, That $47,880,000 $44,880,000 shall be
13 available for research, development, and demonstrations,
14 $2,250,000 shall be available for university research and
15 training, and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available
16 for managerial training as authorized under the authority
17 of the said act.
18
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
19
For payment to the urban mass transportation fund,
20 for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under au-
21 thority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49
22 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453).
23 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended.
19
1
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
2
CORPORATION
3
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
4 is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
5 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such
6 Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
7 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
8 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
9 Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
10 in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the
11 current fiscal year for such Corporation except as hereinafter
12 provided.
13
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT
14
LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
15
Not to exceed $886,000 shall be available for adminis-
16 trative expenses which shall be computed on an accrual
17 basis, including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertain-
18 ment expenses to be expended upon the approval or author-
19 ity of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided, That Cor-
20 poration funds shall be available for the hire of passenger
21 motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of
22 aircraft, uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and
23 maintenance personnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
20
1 5901-5902), and $15,000 for services as authorized by 5
2 U.S.C. 3109.
3
TITLE II
4
RELATED AGENCIES
5
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
6
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
7
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
8 Safety Board, $9,450,000.
9
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
10
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
11
For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board,
12 including hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
13 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allow-
14 ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ;
15 and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and repre-
16 sentation expenses, $17,150,000.
17
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
18
For payments to air carriers of SO much of the compen-
19 sation fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board
20 under section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
21 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable by the Board, $69,828,000
22 $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.
21
1
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
2
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
3
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce
4 Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5 3109, $43,000,000, of which $150,000 shall be available for
6 valuation of pipelines: Provided, That Joint Board members
7 and cooperating State commissioners may use Government
8 transportation requests when traveling in connection with
9 their duties as such.
10
THE PANAMA CANAL
11
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
12
OPERATING EXPENSES
13
For operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone
14 Government, including operation of the Postal Service of the
15 Canal Zone; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or
16 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
17 5902) ; expenses incident to conducting hearings on the
18 Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees of the
19 Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-
20 4118, contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Gov-
21 ernor; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers
22 and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the
22
1 Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when
2 practicable; and maintaining and altering facilities of other
3 Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone
4 Government use, $62,700,000.
5
CAPITAL OUTLAY
6
For acquisition of land and land under water and acqui-
7 sition, construction, and replacement of improvements, facili-
8 ties, structures, and equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z.
9 Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, sec. 371), including the purchase
10 of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles of which
11 fourteen are for replacement only; improving facilities of
12 other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal
13 Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retire-
14 ment of such assets; $6,000,000, to remain available until
15 expended.
16
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
17
CORPORATION
18
The Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to
19 make such expenditures within the limits of funds and bor-
20 rowing authority available to it and in accordance with law,
21 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
22 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
23 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
24 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
25 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
23
1
such corporation, including maintaining and improving
2 facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone
3 for Panama Canal Company use.
4
LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
5
EXPENSES
6
Not to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the
7 Panama Canal Company shall be available for obligation
8 during the current fiscal year for general and administrative
9 expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist
10 vessels and guide services. Funds available to the Panama
11 Canal Company for obligation shall be available for the pur-
12 chase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,
13 including one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for
14 uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5
15 U.S.C. 5901-5902)
16 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
17
AUTHORITY
18
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
19
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the
20 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part
21 of the Federal contribution toward expenses necessary to
22 design, engineer, construct, and equip a rail rapid transit
23 system, as authorized by the National Capital Transporta-
24 tion Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended, in-
25 cluding acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest there-
24
1 in, to remain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the
2 fiscal year 1976, and for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000
3 for the design and construction of facilities for the handi-
4 capped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.
5
INTEREST SUBSIDY
6
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the
7 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the inter-
8 est subsidy authorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000,
9 to remain available until expended.
10
TITLE III
11
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable ap-
13 propriations to the Department of Transportation shall be
14 available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
15 of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and uniforms, or
16 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
17 5902)
18
SEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
19 be available for administrative expenses in connection with
20
commitments for grants-in-aid for airport development aggre-
21 gating more than $310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.
22
SEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act
23 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
24 the obligations for which are in excess of $40,000,000
25 $50,000,000 for "Highway Beautification" in fiscal year
26
1975.
25
1
SEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act
2 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
3 for incentive grants for mandatory seat belt legislation nor
4 for programs the obligations for which are in excess of
5 $100,000,000 $121,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for "State
6 and Community Highway Safety" and "Highway-Related
7 Safety Grants".
8
SEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act
9 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
10 the obligations for which are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal
11 year 1975 for "Territorial Highways".
12
SEC. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
13 be available for administrative expenses in connection with
14 commitments for "Urban Mass Transportation Fund" the
15 Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, aggre-
$1,708,870,000
Haskell
16 gating more than $1,321,750,000 $1,698,250,000 in fiscal
amend
fer.
17 year 1975.
18
SEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this
19 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
20 fiscal year unless expressly SO provided herein.
21
SEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this
22 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
23 programs for any further construction of the Miami jetport
24 or of any other air facility in the State of Florida lying
25 south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the drainage
26
1 basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park
2 until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly
3 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of
4 Transportation that such an airport will not have an adverse
5 environmental effect on the ecology of the Everglades and
6 until any site selected on the basis of such study is approved
7 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of
8 Transportation: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
9 affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.
10
SEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized
11 to employ services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an
12 amount not exceeding $150,000.
13
SEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of
14 the Canal Zone Government may be apportioned notwith-
15 standing section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
16 (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary to permit pay-
17 ment of such pay increases for officers or employees as
18 may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to
19 law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for
20 the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for
21 other employees of the Government in comparable positions.
22
Sec. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for
23 expenditure by the Federal Aviation Administration and
24 the Coast Guard shall be available (1) for expenses of pri-
25 mary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal
27
1 Aviation Administration and Coast Guard personnel sta-
2 tioned outside the continental United States at costs for any
3 given area not in excess of those of the Department of
4 Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Sec-
5 retary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are
6 unable to provide adequately for the education of such
7 dependents and (2) for transportation of said dependents
8 between schools serving the area which they attend and their
9 places of residence when the Secretary, under such regula-
10 tions as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are
11 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular
12 basis.
13
SEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
14 Department of Transportation shall be available for services
15 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
16 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a
17 GS-18.
18
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
19 able for the implementation or execution of a program in the
20 Department of Transportation to collect fees, charges or
21 prices for approvals, tests, authorizations, certificates, per-
22 mits, registrations, and ratings which are in excess of the
23 levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist
24 as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and
25 approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress.
28
1
SEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in
2 this Act shall be available for paying to the Administrator
3 of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per-
4 cent of the standard level user charge established pursuant to
5 section 210 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative
6 Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.
7
SEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act
8 shall be available for the purchase of passenger rail or subway
9 cars, for the purchase of motor buses or for the construction
10 of related facilities unless such cars, buses and facilities are
11 designed to meet the mass transportation needs of the elderly
12 and the handicapped.
13
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transpor-
14 tation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975".
15
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 1974.
Attest:
W. PAT JENNINGS,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 1006
93D CONGRESS
2p SESSION
H. R. 15405
[Report No. 93-1048]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for
other purposes.
JUNE 20, 1974
Read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
JULY 31, 1974
Reported with amendments
93D CONGRESS
2p SESSION
H. R. 15405
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1974
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975,
and for other purposes.
1
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
4 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Depart-
5 ment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
6 year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, namely:
I
2
1
TITLE I
2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
3
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
4
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
5
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
6 of Transportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for alloca-
7 tion within the Department for official reception and repre-
8 sentation expenses as the Secretary may determine, (1)$31,
9 300,000 $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $882,-
10 900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available
11 to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain
12 automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for em-
13 ployees of the Department.
14
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
15
DEVELOPMENT
16
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
17 planning, research, and development activities, including the
18 collection of national transportation statistics, to remain avail-
19 able until expended, (2)$28,000,000 $32,500,000.
20 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
21
For grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety pro-
22 gram, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipe-
23 line Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to
24 remain available until expended.
3
1
COAST GUARD
2
OPERATING EXPENSES
3
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
4 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
5 chase of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles, for
6 replacement only; and recreation and welfare; (3)$617,579,
7 448 $620,444,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to
8 Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the num-
9 ber of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed
10 one hundred and seventy-nine exclusive of planes and parts
11 stored to meet future attrition: Provided further, That,
12 without regard to any provisions of law or Executive order
13 prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast Guard reg-
14 ulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum
15 and minimum flying hours for this purpose may provide for
16 the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section
17 301 of title 37, United States Code, to certain members of
18 the Coast Guard otherwise entitled to receive flight pay
19 during the current fiscal year (1) who have held aero-
20 nautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen years,
21 or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United
22 States or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in
23 regular aerial flights, or who have been assigned to a course
24 of instruction of 90 days or more: Provided further, That
4
1 amounts equal to the obligated balances against the appro-
2 priations for "Operating expenses" for the two preceding
3 years, shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-
4 priation, and such merged appropriation shall be available
5 as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast
6 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred
7 against such prior year appropriations and against this
8 appropriation.
9
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
10
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, re-
11 building, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facil-
12 ities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
13 thereto; (4)$111,307,000 $112,307,000, to remain avail-
14 able until June 30, 1977.
15
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
16
For necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive
17 bridges; $6,800,000, to remain available until expended.
18
RETIRED PAY
19
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
20 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
21 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's
22 Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.
23
RESERVE TRAINING
24
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve,
25 as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities;
5
1 and supplies, equipment, and services $29,000,000: Pro-
2 vided, That amounts equal to the obligated balances against
3 the appropriations for "Reserve training" for the two pre-
4 ceding years shall be transferred to and merged with this
5 appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be avail-
6 able as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast
7 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred
8 against such prior year appropriations and against this ap-
9 propriation.
10
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
11
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
12 basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and
13 evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation
14 of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $17,500,-
15 000 to remain available until expended.
16
STATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE
17
For financial assistance for State boating safety pro-
18 grams in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boat
19 Safety Act of 1971 (46 U.S.C. 1474-1480), $6,000,000, to
20 remain available until expended.
21
(5)POLLUTION FUND
22
For carrying out the provisions of subsections (c), (d),
23 (i) and (l) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution
24 Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500),
25 $10,000,000 to remain available until expended.
6
1
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
2
OPERATIONS
3
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
4 istration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative
5 expenses for research and development and for establishment
6 of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of
7 the Airport and Airway Development Act; purchase of four
8 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and pur-
9 chase and repair of skis and snowshoes; (6)$1,363,000,000
10 $1,379,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to
11 this appropriation, funds received from States, counties,
12 municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,
13 for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of
14 air navigation facilities.
15
FACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
16
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
17 ministration, not otherwise provided for, and for acquisition
18 and modernization of facilities and equipment and service
19 testing in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
20 Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construc-
21 tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary
22 sites by lease or grant, (7)$12,000,000 $12,500,000, to re-
23 main available until expended: Provided, That there may be
24 credited to this appropriation, funds received from States,
25 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
7
1 sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and develop-
2 ment.
3
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
4
TRUST FUND)
5
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for
6 acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or
7 purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facili-
8 ties, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
9 grant; engineering and service testing including construction
10 of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
11 grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
12 accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
13 Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where
14 such accommodations are not available, and purchase of six
15 aircraft (8)$241,100,000 $242,221,000, to be derived from
16 the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available un-
17 til June 30, 1977: Provided, That there may be credited to
18 this appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu-
19 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
20 expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of
21 air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of
22 the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the con-
23 struction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for
24 or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Ex-
8
1 perimental Center, or to remote or decommission any existing
2 flight service station.
3 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT
4
AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
5
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for re-
6 search, engineering and development in accordance with the
7 provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-
8 1542), including construction of experimental facilities and
9 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; (9)$55,000,-
10 000 $70,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
11 Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided,
12 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
13 ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public
14 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
15 research, engineering and development.
16 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
17
TRUST FUND)
18
For (10)grants-in-aid for airport planning pursuant to
19 section 13 of Public Law 91-258 and for liquidation of
20 obligations incurred for airport development under authority
21 contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as amended,
22 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
23 and to remain available until expended, (11)$280,000,000
9
1 $284,500,000(12), of which $4,500,000 shall be for airport
2 planning grants.
3
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL
4
AIRPORTS
5
For expenses incident to the care, operation, mainte-
6 nance, improvement, and protection of the federally owned
7 civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia,
8 including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for police
9 type use, for replacement only; purchase, cleaning, and
10 repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition: $16,000,000.
11
CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
12
For necessary expenses for construction at the federally
13 owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Colum-
14 bia, (13)$4,200,000 $7,200,000, to remain available until
15 June 30, 1977.
16
AVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
17
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to
18 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available
19 pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49
20 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the
21 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
22 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
H.R. 15405
10
1 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
2 aviation war risk insurance activities under said Act.
3
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
4
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
5
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, and
6 research by the Federal Highway Administration not to
7 exceed (14)$127,200,000 $131,200,000 shall be paid, in
8 accordance with law, from appropriations made available by
9 this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together
10 with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
11 Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed
12 (15)$28,600,000 $32,600,000 of the amount provided
13 herein shall remain available until expended.
14
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
15
For necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety
16 functions of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department
17 of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Pro-
18 vided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the amount appropri-
19 ated herein shall remain available until expended and not to
20 exceed $805,000, shall be available for "Limitation on gen-
21 eral operating expenses."
22
HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
23
For necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of
24 title .23, United States Code, including section 206 (b) of
25 the "Highway Safety Act of 1973." to be derived from the
11
1 Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to remain available
2 until expended.
3
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF
4
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
5
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
6 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136,
7 and 319 (b), $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-
8 pended, together with $1,000,000 for necessary administra-
9 tive expenses for carrying out such provisions of title 23,
10 United States Code, as authorized by section 104 (a) of
11 the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.
12 HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF
13
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
14
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
15 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, ad-
16 ministered by the Federal Highway Administration, to re-
17 main available until expended, $12,000,000 of which
18 $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:
19 Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount appro-
20 priated herein shall be available for "Limitation on General
21 operating expenses."
22
(16)RAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
23
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
24 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 322, to
12
1 remain available until expended, $6,000,000, of which
2 $4,560,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
3
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION
4
PROJECTS
5
For necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings
6 demonstration projects, as authorized by section 163 of the
7 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, to remain until ex-
8 pended (17)$8,000,000 $15,500,000, to be derived (18)
9 by transfer from amounts available for obligation under sec-
10 tions 203 and 230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.
11
RURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
12
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
13
For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions
14 of the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973," section 147, to
15 remain available until expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,-
16 000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
17 TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
18
AUTHORIZATION)
19
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
20 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402,
21 and 405, $4,000,000 to remain available until expended.
22
DARIEN GAP HIGHWAY
23
For necessary expenses for construction of the Darien
24 Gap Highway in accordance with the provisions of section
13
1 216 of title 23 of the United States Code, $20,000,000, to
2 remain available until expended.
3
(19)ALASKA HIGHWAY
4
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
5 section 218 of title 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000
6 to remain available until expended.
7 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
8
AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
9
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States
10 Code, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not
11 otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums ex-
12 pended pursuant to the provisions of section 308, title 23,
13 United States Code, (20)$4,573,840,000 $4,577,840,000
14 or SO much thereof as may be available in and derived from
15 the "Highway trust fund", to remain available until
16 expended.
17 HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDA-
18
TION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
19
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
20 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 130,
21 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405, $110,000,000, to be derived
22 from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until
23 expended.
14
1 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF
2
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)
3
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
4 the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section
5 108 (c), as authorized by section 7 (c) of the Federal-Aid
6 Highway Act of 1968, to remain available until expended,
7 $20,000,000, to be derived from the "Highway Trust Fund"
8 at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary to
9 meet current withdrawals.
10
FOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
11
AUTHORIZATION)
12
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 204, pur-
14 suant to contract authorization granted by title 23, United
15 States Code, section 203, to remain available until expended,
16 $12,450,000.
17 PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
18
AUTHORIZATION).
19
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
20 the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 209,
21 pursuant to the contract authorization granted by title 23,
22 United States Code, section 203, $8,270,000, to remain avail-
23 able until expended.
15
1
PARKWAY
2
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry
3 out the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,
4 for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available
5 until expended, $1,600,000 to be derived from the "High-
6 way Trust Fund" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such
7 times and in such amounts as may be necessary.
8
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY
9
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry
10 out the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,
11 for the Baltimore Washington Parkway, to remain available
12 until expended, $4,000,000 to be derived from the "High
13 way Trust Fund" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such
14 times and in such amounts as may be necessary.
15
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
16
ADMINISTRATION
17
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
18
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
19 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety and
20 functions under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
21 Savings Act (Public Law 92-513), (23)$71,350,000 $80-
22 040,000, of which (24)$27,380,000 $32,870,000 shall be
23 derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not
16
1 to exceed (25)$33,705,000 $36,605,000 shall remain avail-
2 able until expended for the contractual and State grant
3 requirements of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
4 Savings Act, and the contractual requirements of Research
5 and Analysis activities.
6
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY
7
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
8
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
9 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, to
10 remain available until expended, $96,000,000, of which
11 $85,140,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.
12
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
13
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
14
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
15 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $3,800,000.
16
RAILROAD SAFETY
17
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
18 safety, not otherwise provided for, $10,170,000.
19
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY
20
For grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program,
21 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
22 That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal
23 year 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.
17
1
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
2
For necessary expenses for research, development, and
3 demonstrations in high-speed ground transportation and in
4 rail matters generally, $50,000,000, to remain available until
5 expended.
6 (26)GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
7
CORPORATION
8
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
9 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
10 $143,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
11 $127,800,000 shall be available only upon the enactment
12 into law of authorizing legislation by the Congress.
13
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
14
ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
15
The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue
16 available until expended for the work authorized by law,
17 including operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coast-
18 wise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with
19 other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of
20 providing additional facilities for transportation of freight,
21 passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit
22 and development of industries or travel in the area served;
23 and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized
18
1 by 5 U.S.C. 8146,, to be reimbursed as therein provided:
2 Provided, That no employee shall be paid an annual salary
3 out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the
4 Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,
5 except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant
6 general manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by
7 said Act for GS-17, and five officers at not to exceed the
8 salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS-16.
9 PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
10
For payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund
11 for capital replacements, improvements, and maintenance,
12 (27)$4,000,000 $6,500,000, to remain available until
13 expended.
14
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION
15
ADMINISTRATION
16
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND
17
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
18
For necessary administrative expenses of the urban
19 mass transportation program authorized by the Urban Mass
20 Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as
21 amended by Public Law 91-453) and the Federal-Aid
22 Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connection
23 with the activities, including uniforms and allowances there-
24 for, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of
19
1 passenger motor vehicle; and services as authorized by 5
2 U.S.C. 3109; (28)$7,000,000 $6,000,000, to remain avail-
3 able until expended: Provided, however, That there be a 3.5
4 per centum reduction in new budget authority (obligational)
5 across the board of the total appropriations contained in this
6 Act.
7 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND
8
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING
9
For an additional amount for the urban mass transporta-
10 tion program, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transpor-
11 tation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
12 to remain available until expended; (29)$51,130,000 $58,-
13 750,000: Provided, That (30)$47,880,000 $55,500,000
14 shall be available for research, development, and demonstra-
15 tions, $2,250,000 shall be available for university research
16 and training, and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available
17 for managerial training as authorized under the authority
18 of the said Act.
19
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
20
For payment to the urban mass transportation fund,
21 for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under au-
22 thority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49
23 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453)
24 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended.
20
1
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
2
CORPORATION
3
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
4 is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
5 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such
6 Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
7 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
8 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
9 Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
10 in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the
11 current fiscal year for such Corporation except as hereinafter
12 provided.
13
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT
14
LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
15
Not to exceed $886,000 shall be available for adminis-
16 trative expenses which shall be computed on an accrual
17 basis, including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertain-
18 ment expenses to be expended upon the approval or author-
19 ity of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided, That Cor-
20 poration funds shall be available for the hire of passenger
21 motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of
22 aircraft, uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and
23 maintenance personnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
24 5901-5902), and $15,000 for services as authorized by 5
25 U.S.C. 3109.
21
1
TITLE II
2
RELATED AGENCIES
3
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
4
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
5
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
6
Safety Board, $9,450,000.
7
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
8
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
9
For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board,
10 including hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
11 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allow-
12 ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ;
13 and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and repre-
14 sentation expenses, $17,150,000.
15
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
16
For payments to air carriers of SO much of the compen-
17 sation fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board
18 under section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
19 U.S.C. 1376) , as is payable by the Board, (31)$69,828,000
20 $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.
21
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
22
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
23
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce
24
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
25
3109, $43,000,000, of which $150,000 shall be available for
22
1 valuation of pipelines: Provided, That Joint Board members
2 and cooperating State commissioners may use Government
3 transportation requests when traveling in connection with
4 their duties as such.
5
THE PANAMA CANAL
6
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
7
OPERATING EXPENSES
8
For operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone
9 Government, including operation of the Postal Service of the
10 Canal Zone; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or
11 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
12 5902) ; expenses incident to conducting hearings on the
13 Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees of the
14 Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-
15 4118, contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Gov-
16 ernor; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers
17 and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the
18 Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when
19 practicable; and maintaining and altering facilities of other
20 Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone
21 Government use, $62,700,000.
22
CAPITAL OUTLAY
23
For acquisition of land and land under water and acqui-
24 sition, construction, and replacement of improvements, facili-
25 ties, structures, and equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z.
23
1 Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, sec. 371), including the purchase
2 of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles of which
3 fourteen are for replacement only; improving facilities of
4 other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal
5 Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retire-
6 ment of such assets; $6,000,000, to remain available until
7 expended.
8
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
9
CORPORATION
10
The Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to
11 make such expenditures within the limits of funds and bor-
12 rowing authority available to it and in accordance with law,
13 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
14 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
15 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
16 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
17 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
18 such corporation, including maintaining and improving
19 facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone
20 for Panama Canal Company use.
21
LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
22
EXPENSES
23
Not to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the
24 Panama Canal Company shall be available for obligation
25 during the current fiscal year for general and administrative
24
1 expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist
2 vessels and guide services. Funds available to the Panama
3 Canal Company for obligation shall be available for the pur-
4 chase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,
5 including one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for
6 uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5
7 U.S.C. 5901-5902)
8 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
9
AUTHORITY
10
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
11
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the
12 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part
13 of the Federal contribution toward expenses necessary to
14 design, engineer, construct, and equip a rail rapid transit
15 system, as authorized by the National Capital Transporta-
16 tion Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended, in-
17 cluding acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest there-
18 in, to remain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the
19 fiscal year 1976, and for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000
20 for the design and construction of facilities for the handi-
21 capped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.
22
INTEREST SUBSIDY
23
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the
24 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the inter-
25 est subsidy authorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000,
26 to remain available until expended.
25
1
TITLE III
2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable ap-
4 propriations to the Department of Transportation shall be
5 available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
6 of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and uniforms, or
7 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
8
5902)
9
SEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
10 be available for administrative expenses in connection with
11 commitments for grants-in-aid for airport development aggre-
12 gating more than $310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.
13
SEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act
14 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
15 the obligations for which are in excess of (32)$40,000,000
16 $50,000,000 for "Highway Beautification" in fiscal year
17
1975.
18
SEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act
19 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
20 (33)for incentive grants for mandatory seat belt legislation
21 nor for programs the obligations for which are in excess of
22 (34)$100,000,000 $121,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for
23 "State and Community Highway Safety" and "Highway-
24 Related Safety Grants".
25
SEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act
26
1 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
2 the obligations for which are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal
3 year 1975 for "Territorial Highways".
4
SEC. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
5 be available for administrative expenses in connection with
6 commitments for (35)"Urban Mass Transportation Fund"
7 the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended,
8 aggregating more than (36)$1,321,750,000 $1,708,870,000
9 in fiscal year 1975.
10
SEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this
11 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
12 fiscal year unless expressly SO provided herein.
13
SEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this
14 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
15 programs for any further construction of the Miami jetport
16 or of any other air facility in the State of Florida lying
17 south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the drainage
18 basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park
19 until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly
20 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of
21 Transportation that such an airport will not have an adverse
22 environmental effect on the ecology of the Everglades and
23 until any site selected on the basis of such study is approved
24 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of
27
1 Transportation: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
2 affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.
3
SEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized
4 to employ services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an
5 amount not exceeding $150,000.
6
SEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of
7 the Canal Zone Government may be apportioned notwith-
8 standing section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
9 (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary to permit pay-
10 ment of such pay increases for officers or employees as
11 may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to
12 law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for
13 the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for
14 other employees of the Government in comparable positions.
15
Sec. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for
16 expenditure by the Federal Aviation Administration and
17 the Coast Guard shall be available (1) for expenses of pri-
18 mary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal
19 Aviation Administration and Coast Guard personnel sta-
20 tioned outside the continental United States at costs for any
21 given area not in excess of those of the Department of
22 Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Sec-
23 retary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are
24 unable to provide adequately for the education of such
28
1 dependents and (2) for transportation of said dependents
2 between schools serving the area which they attend and their
3 places of residence when the Secretary, under such regula-
4 tions as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are
5 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular
6 basis.
7
SEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
8 Department of Transportation shall be available for services
9 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
10 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a
11 GS-18.
12
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
13 able for the implementation or execution of a program in the
14 Department of Transportation to collect fees, charges or
15 prices for approvals, tests, authorizations, certificates, per-
16 mits, registrations, and ratings which are in excess of the
17 levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist
18 as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and
19 approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress.
20
SEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in
21 this Act shall be available for paying to the Administrator
22 of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per-
23 cent of the standard level user charge established pursuant to
24 section 210 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative
25 Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.
29
1
SEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act
2 shall be available for the purchase of passenger rail or subway
3 cars, for the purchase of motor buses or for the construction
4 of related facilities unless such cars, buses and facilities are
5 designed to meet the mass transportation needs of the elderly
6 and the handicapped.
7
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transpor-
8 tation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975".
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 1974.
Attest:
W. PAT JENNINGS,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate with amendments August 2, 1974.
Attest:
FRANCIS R. VALEO,
Secretary.
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Ainety-third Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Trans-
portation, including not to exceed $27,000 for allocation within the
Department for official reception and representation expenses as the
Secretary may determine, $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$882,900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available to
enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain automobile
parking facilities in the Nassif Building for employees of the
Department.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, and development activities, including the collection of
national transportation statistics, to remain available until expended,
$28,000,000.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
For grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as author-
ized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49
U.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to remain available until expended.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed
sixteen passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; and recreation
and welfare; $618,144,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to Cape-
hart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the number of aircraft
on hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-
nine exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition:
Provided further, That, without regard to any provisions of law or
Executive order prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast
Guard regulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum
and minimum flying hours for this purpose many provide for the pay-
ment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section 301 of title 37,
United States Code, to certain members of the Coast Guard otherwise
entitled to receive flight pay during the current fiscal year (1) who
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have held aeronautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen
years, or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United States
or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in regular aerial
flights, or who have been assigned to a course of instruction of 90 days
or more: Provided further, That amounts equal to the obligated bal-
ances against the appropriations for "Operating expenses" for the
two preceding years, shall be transferred to and merged with this
appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as
one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the
payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year
appropriations and against this appropriation.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and
improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and air-
craft, including equipment related thereto; $112,307,000, to remain
available until June 30, 1977.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive bridges;
$6,800,000, to remain available until expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and
Survivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as author-
ized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and supplies,
equipment, and services; $29,000,000 : Provided, That amounts equal
to the obligated balances against the appropriations for "Reserve
training" for the two preceding years shall be transferred to and
merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall
be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast
Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against
such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for basic and
applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,
as authorized by law; $17,500,000, to remain available until expended.
STATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE
For financial assistance for State boating safety programs in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971
(46 U.S.C. 1474-1480), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,
not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for
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research and development and for establishment of air navigation
facilities, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway
Development Act; purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; and purchase and repair of skis and snowshoes;
$1,375,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the
maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities.
FACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,
not otherwise provided for, and for acquisition and modernization of
facilities and equipment and service testing in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), includ-
ing construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant, $12,250,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and
development.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for acquisition,
establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of
air navigation and experimental facilities, including initial acquisition
of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing
including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and
related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such
accommodations are not available, and purchase of six aircraft;
$235,521,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
to remain available until June 30, 1977 Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navi-
gation facilities: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing
appropriation shall be available for the construction of a new wind
tunnel, or to purchase any land for or in connection with the National
Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, or to remote or decommis-
sion any existing flight service station.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT AND Airway
TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for research, engi-
neering and development in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construction
of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease
or grant; $60,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,
for expenses incurred for research, engineering and development.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND Airway TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for airport development
under authority contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as
amended, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
and to remain available until expended, $280,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
For expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, improve-
ment, and protection of the federally owned civil airports in the
vicinity of the District of Columbia, including purchase of ten passen-
ger motor vehicles for police type use, for replacement only; purchase,
cleaning, and repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition:
$16,000,000.
CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS
For necessary expenses for construction at the federally owned civil
airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, $5,700,000, to
remain available until June 30, 1977.
AVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available pursuant to section
1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance
with section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as
amended (31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the
programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for avia-
tion war risk insurance activities under said Act.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, and research of
the Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $129,200,000 shall
be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available
by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway
Administration: Provided, That not to exceed $30,600,000 of the
amount provided herein shall remain available until expended.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
For necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety functions
of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department of Transportation
Act (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$500,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available
until expended and not to exceed $805,000, shall be available for
"Limitation on general operating expenses."
HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of title 23, United
States Code, including section 206(b) of the "Highway Safety Act of
1973," to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
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HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136, and 319(b),
$25,000,000 to remain available until expended, together with
$1,000,000 for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out such
provisions of title 23, United States Code, as authorized by section
104(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 402, administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration, to remain available until expended,
$12,000,000 of which $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount
appropriated herein shall be available for "Limitation on General
operating expenses."
RAIL CrOSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 322, to remain available until
expended, $3,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund.
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
For necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings demonstra-
tion projects, as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1973, to remain until expended; $11,000,000; to be derived by
transfer from amounts available for obligation under sections 203 and
230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.
RURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION
Program
For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the
"Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973," section 147, to remain available
until expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund.
TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT
AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402, and 405, $4,000,000
to remain available until expended.
DARIEN GAP HIGHWAY
For necessary expenses for construction of the Darien Gap High-
way in accordance with the provisions of section 216 of title 23 of the
United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ALASKA HIGHWAY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 218 of
title 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000 to remain available
until expended.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code,
which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise pro-
vided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the
provisions of section 308, title 23, United States Code, $4,575,840,000
or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the "High-
way trust fund", to remain available until expended.
HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDATION OF
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION). (TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, sections 130, 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405,
$110,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR-
IZATION) (TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 108(c), as authorized by sec-
tion 7(c) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, to remain avail-
able until expended, $20,000,000, to be derived from the "Highway
Trust Fund" at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary
to meet current withdrawals.
FOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 204, pursuant to contract
authorization granted by title 23, United States Code, section 203, to
remain available until expended, $12,450,000.
PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAY (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 209, pursuant to the contract
authorization granted by title 23, United States Code, section 203,
$8,270,000, to remain available until expended.
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON Parkway
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry out the
provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, for the Balti-
more-Washington Parkway, to remain available until expended,
$1,600,000 to be derived from the "Highway Trust Fund" and to be
withdrawn therefrom at such times and in such amounts as may be
necessary.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary
with respect to traffic and highway safety and functions under the
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law
92-513), $73,445,000, of which $29,130,000 shall be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund; Provided, That not to exceed $34,800,000 shall
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remain available until expended for the contractual and State grant
requirements of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act, and the contractual requirements of Research and Analysis
activities.
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of title 23, United States Code, section 402, to remain available until
expended, $96,000,000, of which $85,140,000 shall be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not
otherwise provided for, $3,800,000.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not other-
wise provided for, $10,170,000.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY
For grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program, $1,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the unobligated
balance of this appropriation for fiscal year 1974 is hereby continued
available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for research, development, and demonstra-
tions in high-speed ground transportation and in rail matters gen-
erally, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, $135,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $119,800,000 shall be available
only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation by the
Congress.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue available until
expended for the work authorized by law, including operation and
maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter,
or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for
the purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of
freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit and
development of industries or travel in the area served; and payment
of compensation and expenses as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8146, to be
reimbursed as therein provided: Provided, That no employee shall be
paid an annual salary out of said fund in excess of the salaries pre-
scribed by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,
except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant general
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manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for GS-17,
and five officers at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for
grade GS-16.
PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND
For payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund for capital
replacements, improvements, and maintenance, $6,250,000, to remain
available until expended.
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the urban mass transporta-
tion program authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of
1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453) and
the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connec-
tion with the activities, including uniforms and allowances therefor,
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of passenger motor
vehicle; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $6,000,000:
Provided, however, That there be a 3.5 per centum reduction in new
budget (obligational) authority across the board of the total appro-
priations contained in this Act except for the appropriations for Coast
Guard, operating expenses; Coast Guard, retired pay; Federal Avia-
tion Administration, operations; National Transportation Safety
Board, salaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, salaries and
expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, payments to aircarriers; Inter-
state Commerce Commission, salaries and expenses; and except for
all limitations: Provided further, That the appropriation for Darien
Gap Highway is reduced by an additional $6,000,000.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH AND TRAINING
For an additional amount for the urban mass transportation pro-
gram, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to remain available until
expended; $45,130,000: Provided, That $41,880,000 shall be available
for research, development, and demonstrations, $2,250,000 shall be
available for university research and training, and not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for managerial training as authorized
under the authority of the said act.
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
For payment to the urban mass transportation fund, for liquidation
of contractual obligations incurred under authority of the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended
by Public Law 91-453), $400,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and
borrowing authority available to such Corporation, and in accord
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
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to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year
for such Corporation except as hereinafter provided.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT
LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Not to exceed $886,000 shall be available for administrative expenses
which shall be computed on an accrual basis, including not to exceed
$3,000 for official entertainment expenses to be expended upon the
approval or authority of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided,
That Corporation funds shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of aircraft,
uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and maintenance per-
sonnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and $15,000 for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board, $9,450,000.
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board, including
hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and not to exceed $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $17,150,000.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
For payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed
and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board under section 406
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable by
the Board, $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $43,000,000, of which
$150,000 shall be available for valuation of pipelines: Provided, That
Joint Board members and cooperating State commissioners may use
Government transportation requests when traveling in connection
with their duties as such.
H. R. 15405-10
THE PANAMA CANAL
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
For operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government,
including operation of the Postal Service of the Canal Zone; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; expenses incident to conducting
hearings on the Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees
of the Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118,
contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Governor; medical
aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of
indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses
of their deportation when practicable; and maintaining and altering
facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal
Zone Government use, $62,700,000.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
For acquisition of land and land under water and acquisition, con-
struction, and replacement of improvements, facilities, structures, and
equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z. Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code,
sec. 371), including the purchase of not to exceed sixteen passenger
motor vehicles of which fourteen are for replacement only; improving
facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal
Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retirement of such
assets; $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
CORPORATION
The Panama Canal Company is hereby authorised to make such
expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to it and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided
by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended
(31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the programs
set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation,
including maintaining and improving facilities of other Government
agencies in the Canal Zone for Panama Canal Company use.
LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
Not to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the Panama
Canal Company shall be available for obligation during the current
fiscal year for general and administrative expenses of the Company,
including operation of tourist vessels and guide services. Funds avail-
able to the Panama Canal Company for obligation shall be available
for the purchase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,
including one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for uniforms
or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part of the Federal con-
tribution toward expenses necessary to design, engineer, construct,
H. R. 15405-11
and equip a rail rapid transit system, as authorized by the National
Capital Transportation Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended,
including acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest therein, to
remain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the fiscal year 1976,
and for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000 for the design and construction
of facilities for the handicapped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.
INTEREST SUBSIDY
To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the interest subsidy
authorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000, to remain available until
expended.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations
to the Department of Transportation shall be available for mainte-
nance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles
and aircraft; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by
law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
SEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses in connection with commitments
for grants-in-aid for airport development aggregating more than
$310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.
SEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for
which are in excess of $45,000,000 for "Highway Beautification" in
fiscal year 1975.
SEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for
which are in excess of $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for "State and
Community Highway Safety" and "Highway-Related Safety Grants".
SEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for
which are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal year 1975 for "Territorial
Highways".
Sec. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for the
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, aggregating
more than $1,445,250,000 in fiscal year 1975.
SEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly SO provided herein.
SEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs for any further
construction of the Miami jetport or of any other air facility in the
State of Florida lying south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the
drainage basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park
until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly by the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Transportation
that such an airport will not have an adverse environmental effect on
the ecology of the Everglades and until any site selected on the basis of
such study is approved by the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Transportation Provided, That nothing in this section
shall affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.
SEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to employ
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an amount not exceeding
$150,000.
SEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of the Canal
Zone Government may be apportioned notwithstanding section 3679
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of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent
necessary to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or
employees as may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to
law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same
period in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of
the Government in comparable positions.
SEC. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditure by
the Federal Aviation Administration and the Coast Guard shall be
available (1) for expenses of primary and secondary schooling for
dependents of Federal Aviation Administration and Coast Guard per-
sonnel stationed outside the continental United States at costs for any
given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the
same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools,
if any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for
the education of such dependents and (2) for transportation of said
dependents between schools serving the area which they attend and
their places of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations
as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are not accessible by
public means of transportation on a regular basis.
SEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department
of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-18.
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
implementation or execution of a program in the Department of Trans-
portation to collect fees, charges or prices for approvals, tests, author-
izations, certificates, permits, registrations, and ratings which are in
excess of the levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist
as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and approved by
the appropriate committees of the Congress.
SEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services
Administration in excess of 90 percent of the standard level user
charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and
services.
SEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be
available for the purchase of passenger rail or subway cars, for the
purchase of motor buses or for the construction of related facilities
unless such cars, buses and facilities are designed to meet the mass
transportation needs of the elderly and the handicapped.
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975".
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
August 16, 1974
Dear Mr. Director:
The following bills were received at the White
House on August 16th:
H.R. 15155
H.R. 15405
H.R. 15544
Please let the President have reports and
recommendations as to the approval of these
bills as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Robert D. Linder
Chief Executive Clerk
The Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, DC.
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"ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 4, folder \"1974/08/28 HR15405 Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act\" of the White House Records\nOffice: Legislation Case Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. 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Ford Presidential Libary\nAPPROVED\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG221974\nJ.ardaines Posted 8/28\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nSponsor - Representative McFall (D) California\n8/29\nLast Day for Action\nAugust 28, 1974\nPurpose\nAppropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal\nyear 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for\nfiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of\nTransportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate\nCommerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-\nportation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan\nArea Transit Authority.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nAffected agencies\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThe $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the\nenrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million\nrequested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly\n7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about\n3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor\namendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an\nadditional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,\nin amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,\nacross-the-board reduction, the conference committee\nreduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million\nand then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other\nselected appropriations to achieve POR additional\n$39 million reduction. This type of overall DIBRART reduction in\nGERAL\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding).\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration. Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\nFORD\nLIBRA\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions -- which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\nAALD R. FORD\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\nFORD it LIBRANT\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nENROLLED BILL\nSUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department\nof Transportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nName\nApproval\nDate\nMike Duval\nYes\nAndre Buckles\nYes\nPhil Buchen\nYes\nBill Timmons\nYes\nKen Cole\nComments:\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.: 530\nDate: August 23 1974\nTime:\n9:30 a.m.\nFOR ACTION: Mike Duval\ncc (for information): Warren K. Hendriks\nAndre Buckles\nJerry Jones\nPhil Buchen\nBill Timmons\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nMonday, August 26, 1974\nTime:\n2:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation\nand Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nXX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nPlease return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nK. R. COLE, JR.\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nFor the President\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nNeadrike\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG 22 1974\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nSponsor - Representative McFall (D) California\nLast Day for Action\nAugust 28, 1974\nPurpose\nAppropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal\nyear 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for\nfiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of\nTransportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate\nCommerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-\nportation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan\nArea Transit Authority.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nAffected agencies\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThe $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the\nenrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million\nrequested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly\n7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about\n3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor\namendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an\nadditional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,\nin amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,\nacross-the-board reduction, the conference committee\nreduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million\nand then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other\nselected appropriations to achieve an additional\n$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding).\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration. Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions -- which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund --- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operatioms.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nfor\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.: 530\nDate: August 23, 1974\nTime:\n9:30 a. m.\nFOR ACTION: Mike Duval\nCC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks\nAndre Buckles\nJerry Jones\nPhil Buchen\nBill Timmons\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date: Monday, August 26, 1974\nTime:\n2:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation\nand Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nXX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nPlease return to Kathy Tindle . West Wing\nNo objection\nD.C.\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nWarren K. Hendriks\nFor the President\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG 22 1974\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nSponsor - Representative McFall (D) California\nLast Day for Action\nAugust 28, 1974\nPurpose\nAppropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal\nyear 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for\nfiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of\nTransportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate\nCommerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-\nportation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan\nArea Transit Authority.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nAffected agencies\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThe $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the\nenrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million\nrequested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly\n7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about\n3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor\namendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an\nadditional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,\nin amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,\nacross-the-board reduction, the conference committee\nreduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million\nand then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other\nselected appropriations to achieve an additional\n$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding)\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration. Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions -- which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 23, 1974\nMEMORANDUM FOR: MR. WARREN HENDRIKS\nFROM:\nWILLIAM E. TIMMONS\nSUBJECT:\nAction Memorandum - Log No. 530\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - DOT and\nRelated Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nThe Office of Legislative Affairs concurs in the attached\nproposal and has no additional recommendations.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.: 530\nDate:\nAugust 23, 1974\nTime:\n9:30 a.m.\nFOR ACTION: Mike Duval\nCC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks\nAndre Buckles\nJerry Jones\nPhil Buchen\nBill Timmons\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nMonday, August 26, 1974\nTime:\n2:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation\nand Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nXX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nPlease return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nWarren K. Hendriks\nFor the President\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG 22 1974\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nSponsor - Representative McFall (D) California\nLast Day for Action\nAugust 28, 1974\nPurpose\nAppropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal\nyear 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for\nfiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of\nTransportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate\nCommerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-\nportation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan\nArea Transit Authority.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nAffected agencies\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThe $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the\nenrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million\nrequested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly\n7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about\n3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor\namendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an\nadditional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,\nin amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,\nacross-the-board reduction, the conference committee\nreduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million\nand then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other\nselected appropriations to achieve an additional\n$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding).\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration. Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions -- which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.: 530\nDate: August 23, 1974\nTime:\n9:30 a. m.\nFOR ACTION: Mike Duval\nCC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks\nAndre Buckles\nJerry Jones\nPhil Buchen\nBill Timmons\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date: Monday, August 26, 1974\nTime:\n2:00 p. m.\nSUBJECT:\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation\nand Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nXX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS: OK\nWhere Dural 8/23\nPlease return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nWarren K. Hendriks\nFor the President\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding).\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration. Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions - which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.: 530\nDate:\nAugust 23, 1974\nTime:\n9:30 a. m.\nFOR ACTION: Mike Duval\nCC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks\nAndre Buckles\nJerry Jones\nPhil Buchen\nBill Timmons\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nMonday, August 26, 1974\nTime:\n2:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nEnrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of Transportation\nand Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nXX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nPlease return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing\nNo objection\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nWarren K. Hendriks\nFor the President\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nAUG 1974\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15405 - Department of\nTransportation and Related Agencies\nAppropriation Act, 1975\nSponsor - Representative McFall (D) California\nLast Day for Action\nAugust 28, 1974\nPurpose\nAppropriates $3,237,625,000 in budget authority for fiscal\nyear 1975 and $50,879,000 in advance budget authority for\nfiscal year 1976 for the activities of the Department of\nTransportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Interstate\nCommerce Commission, The Panama Canal, the National Trans-\nportation Safety Board, and the Washington Metropolitan\nArea Transit Authority.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nAffected agencies\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThe $3,288 million in budget authority provided by the\nenrolled bill is $256 million less than the $3,545 million\nrequested by the Administration, a reduction of nearly\n7 percent. As reported to the Senate, the bill was about\n3.5 percent below the budget request. A Senate floor\namendment -- later modified in conference -- effects an\nadditional 3.5 percent reduction, or about $119 million,\nin amounts appropriated. Rather than applying a general,\nacross-the-board reduction, the conference committee\nreduced certain individual appropriations by $80 million\nand then applied the 3.5 percentage formula to other\nselected appropriations to achieve an additional\n$39 million reduction. This type of overall reduction in\n2\namounts requested, whether accomplished by a percentage\nformula applied across-the-board or by selective changes\nto individual appropriations, may occur again as the\nCongress proceeds to act upon the remaining appropriation\nbills. For this bill, it should be noted, however, that\nreductions were not taken against the major transportation\nprograms utilizing contract authority directly provided in\nsubstantive legislation. Thus, over $6 billion of the\ntransportation program, including Federal-aid highways,\nmass transit grants, and airport development grants, were\nnot reduced.\nThe net effect on outlays of the specific congressional\nchanges to the individual amounts requested is an estimated\ndecrease of $179 million in 1975 and $126 million in 1976.\nThe following table summarizes congressional action on the\n1975 appropriations by major program category:\nBudget\nEnrolled\nCongressional\nEstimate\nBill\nChange\nDepartment of Trans-\nportation\n3,229,318\n2,998,152\n-231,166\nAviation\n(1,755,200)\n(1,693,439)\n(-61,761)\nHighways\n(175,877)\n(118,863)\n(-57,014)\nRailroads\n(229,300)\n(199,002)\n(-30,298)\nUrban mass trans-\nportation\n(88,300)\n(49,340)\n(-38,960)\nAll others\n(980,640)\n(937,508)\n(-43,133)\nRelated agencies\n247,662\n239,473\n-8,189\nTotal (does not add\ndue to rounding)\n3,476,980\n3,237,625\n-239,354\nThe following individual decreases in the enrolled bill are of\nsome interest:\na decrease of $35.4 million for the research, development,\nand demonstration activities of the Urban Mass Transpor-\ntation Administration Much of the decrease is related\nto the disallowance of increased funds for projects\ninvolving advanced technology transit systems.\n3\na reduction of $30.3 million in funds for the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nOver half of this decrease is related to\nrailroad research and development activities\nand reflects the view that emphasis should\nbe placed on projects which offer the\ngreatest potential for early results appli-\ncable to present problems rather than on\nadvanced systems and technologies.\nFunds for Federal grants to the National\nRailroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)\nwould be reduced by $12.7 million. The\n$130.3 million which would be appropriated\nfor Amtrak is not sufficient to cover the\ncost of operating congressionally-mandated\nroutes. It is expected that a supplemental\nrequest will be necessary to permit continued\nAmtrak operation for the full fiscal year\nand to cover the increased costs of diesel\nfuel, labor, and materials.\na decrease of $21.5 million in construction funds for\nthe Darien Gap Highway through Columbia which will link\nthe Central and South American highway systems. Progress\non this project has been somewhat slow, and it does not\nhave strong congressional support.\na disallowance of the entire $10 million request of the\nCoast Guard for its pollution fund. Hearings indicated\nthat total fund income in fiscal year 1975 was expected\nto exceed anticipated expenditures from the fund, and\ntherefore the appropriation would not be required. The\nCoast Guard has indicated, however, that recent court\ndecisions --- which would preclude application of receipts\nto the fund -- may eliminate most of the anticipated\nfiscal year 1975 income.\nIn addition to the new budget authority discussed above, the bill\ncontains $5.54 billion in appropriations to liquidate contract\nauthorizations, a reduction of $132.5 million from the budget\nestimate. These are funds required to meet commitments made under\nauthorizations contained in substantive bills. This includes the\n4\npayments made from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid\nhighway programs, funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nfor airport grants-in-aid, funds for highway traffic safety\nprograms, and amounts necessary to meet commitments made under\nthe Urban Mass Transportation Fund. At some later time\nappropriations will have to be provided to pay off these\ncommitments. Therefore, the outlay effect is minimal.\nLanguage Provisions\nSection 315 of the bill includes a \"coming-into-agreement\"\nprovision which would, in effect, prohibit the Federal Aviation\nAdministration from using any funds appropriated in the Act\nfor instituting administratively a user fee system for aviation\ncertifications and licenses, unless \"the appropriate committees\nof the Congress\" review and approve the system. Approval solely\nby the committees of an Executive action, such as instituting\nthe user fee system, has been unacceptable to a long line of\nPresidents as a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.\nWhile we object to Section 315 in principle, we do not recommend\nissuing a signing statement. The 1975 budget anticipated no\nreceipts from the user fee system; therefore, the presence of\nthis provision, which constitutes temporary legislation in an\nappropriation bill, will not impinge upon the Department of\nTransportation's fiscal year 1975 operations.\nThe enrolled bill also contains a general provision which\nincreases the limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass\nTransportation fund by $94.2 million above the amount con-\ntemplated in the budget. While this provision will not have\nadverse effects in fiscal year 1975, it will increase outlays\nin future years.\nRecommendation\nWe recommend that you sign the bill.\nRoy L. Ash\nDirector\n93D CONGRESS\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nREPORT\n2d Session\nNo. 93-1111\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED\nAGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975\nJUNE 14, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State\nof the Union and ordered to be printed\nMr. McFall, from the Committee on Appropriations,\nsubmitted the following\nREPORT\ntogether with\nSEPARATE VIEWS\n[To accompany H.R. 15405]\nThe Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in\nexplanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the\nDepartment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year\nending June 30, 1975.\nINDEX TO BILL AND REPORT\nDepartment of Transportation:\nBill page\nReport page\nOffice of the Secretary\n2\n7\nCoast Guard\n3\n9\nFederal Aviation Administration\n5\n13\nFederal Highway Administration\n9\n18\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration\n14\n24\nFederal Railroad Administration\n14\n26\nUrban Mass Transportation Administration\n16\n29\nSt. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation\n18\n32\nNational Transportation Safety Board\n19\n32\nCivil Aeronautics Board\n19\n33\nInterstate Commerce Commission\n19\n33\nThe Panama Canal\n20\n33\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n22\n35\nGeneral provisions\n23\n36\nThe following table summarizes the amounts recommended in the\nbill in comparison with the budget estimates and amounts provided\nfor fiscal year 1974.\n99-006\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS\nRECOMMENDED IN THE BILL\nBill.compared with-\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nNew. budget\nItem\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nauthority,\nauthority,\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nIn the bill\nauthority,\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF\nTRANSPORTATION\n2\nOffice of the Secretary\n$101,250,000\n$72,400,000\n$60,500,000\n-$40,750,000.\n-$11,900,000\nCoast Guard\n795,248,006\n908,240,552\n883,857,000\n+88,608,994\n-24,383,552\nFederal Aviation Administration\n1,623,837,000\n,1,755,200,000\n1, 691,300,000\n+67,463,000\n-63,900,000\nFederal Highway Administration\n39,176,000\n86,377,000\n50,130,000\n+10,954,000\n-36,247,000\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-\ntration\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n-4,542,000\n-13,150,000\nFederal Railroad Administration\n184,087,000\n229,300,000\n193,970,000\n+9,883,000\n-35,330,000\nUrban Mass Transportation Administration\n40,050,000\n88,300,000\n58,130,000\n+18,080,000\n-30,170,000\nSubtotal, Department of Transporta-\ntion\n2,859,540,006\n3,224,317,552\n3,009,237,000\n+149,696,994\n-215,080,552\nTITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES\nNational Transportation Safety Board\n8,255,000\n9,536,009\n9,450,000\n+1,195,000\n-86,000\nCivil Aeronautics Board\n88,802,000\n$7,111,000\n$6,978,000\n-1,824,000\n-133,000\nInterstate Commerce Commission\n40,590,000\n43,200,000\n43,000,000\n+2,410,000\n-300,000\nPanama Canal Zone Government\n63,500,000\n69,500,008\n68,700,000\n+5,200,000\n-800,000\nUnited States Railway Association\n12,000,000\n-12,000,000\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-\nthority\n124,073,000\n105,174,600\n$ 89,874,000\n-$4,199,000\n-15,300,000\nSubtotal, related agencies\n337,220,000\n314,621,000\n298,002,000\n-30,218,000\n-16,819,000\nTotal, new budget (obligational) au-\nthority\n3,196,760,006\n3,538,938,552\n3,307,239,000\n+110,478,904\n-231,699,552\nAppropriations to liquidate contract authori-\n3\nzations (title I)\n(5,046,400,000)\n(5,676,088,600)\n(5,541,569,000)\n(+495,160,000)\n(-134,623,000)\nAppropriations for debt reduction (title I)\n(171,994)\n(179,448)\n(179,448)\n(+7,454)\nGrand total, all appropriations\n(8, 243, 332, 000)\n(9,215,201,000)\n(8,848,978,448)\n(+605,646,448)\n(-366,222,552)\n1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.\n$ Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976,\n!Includes $68,024,900 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\n4\nSUMMARY OF THE BILL\nIn making recommendations on the amounts to be appropriated for\nthe Department of Transportation and related agencies for fiscal year\n1975, the Committee has attempted to achieve the best possible bal-\nance between the financial requirements of these agencies and the\nneed to reduce Federal Government spending to curb the inflation\nwhich large deficits have helped to produce. The Committee has pro-\nposed reductions wherever a clear and compelling need for budgeted\nfunds could not be demonstrated. Under less stringent fiscal condi-\ntions, some of the items which have been deleted might have been\napproved. It is believed, however, that at this time all agencies should\nendeavor to separate that which is essential from that which is merely\ndesirable.\nThe accompanying bill would provide $3,307,239,000 in new budget\n(obligational) authority for the programs of the Department of\nTransportation and related agencies, a reduction of $231,699,552\nbelow the $3,538,938,552 requested in the budget. The recommended\namount is $110,478,994 more than the $3,196,760,006 appropriated\nfor the current fiscal year, including $267,979,000 contained in the\nSecond Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1974. Of the $3,307,239,000\nrecommended, $3,254,515,000 is for fiscal year 1975 and $52,724,000\nis an advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\nAppropriations to liquidate contract authorizations totaling $5,541,-\n560,000 are recommended. The sum proposed is $134,523,000 less than\nthe $5,676,083,000 requested and $495,160,000 more than the $5,046,-\n400,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1974.\nFurther reductions are recommended in the form of limitations on\nobligations in certain programs financed under contract authority.\nPrograms under which $2,113,627,000 is estimated to be obligated in\nfiscal year 1975 under contract authorizations are limited to obligation\nlevels totaling $2,026,350,000, a reduction of $87,277,000.\nSELECTED MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS\nSelected major recommendations are:\n(1) The appropriation of $1,363,000,000 for the operations activi-\nties of the Federal Aviation Administration, $22,500,000 less than the\nbudget request;\n(2) The appropriation of $617,579,448 for operating expenses of\nthe Coast Guard;\n(3) Approval of the $6,380,000 requested to complete the Morgan-\ntown personal rapid transit (PRT) demonstration project contingent\nupon an acceptable agreement between UMTA and the University\nof West Virginia on the future of the project;\n(4) Deletion of the $10,620,000 requested to continue UMTA's\nhigh performance personal rapid transit demonstration project at\nBroomfield, Colorado;\n(5) Approval of the $16,900,000 requested to provide for an im-\nproved Loran-C radionavigation system for the Pacific coastal region;\n(6) The appropriation of $50,000,000 for research and development\nof the Federal Railroad Administration;\n(7) A general provision providing for commitments of not to exceed\n$1,321,750,000 for urban mass transportation;\n5\n(8) The addition of $8,000,000 over the budget for certain railroad-\nhighway crossings demonstration projects;\n(9) A reduction of $15,000,000 in the research, engineering, and\ndevelopment (trust fund) appropriation of the FAA;\n(10) A general provision limiting obligations for State and com-\nmunity highway safety and Highway-related safety grants to $100,-\n000,000, a reduction of $48,000,000 below the budget estimate, includ-\ning a denial of the funds requested for incentive grants for mandatory\nseat belt legislation;\n(11) The appropriation of $15,000,000 for procurement of aircraft\nby the Coast Guard;\n(12) A general provision prohibiting the use of funds to implement a\nprogram of increased aviation user charges.\nPROGRESS REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY\nThe Committee conducted several days of hearings on national\ntransportation policy in an effort to provide a forum for an exchange\nof ideas between government and industry. In addition, a progress\nreport was presented by the Secretary on the Department's efforts in\ndeveloping a transportation policy.\nThe extensive testimony contained in Part 1 of the hearings revealed\na general agreement with respect to the need for, and the problems\ninvolved in, developing a useful statement of national transportation\npolicy. The Committee remains firm in its belief that an integrated\nnational transportation policy is essential to the continued orderly\ndevelopment of our transportation system. Without a comprehensive\nmechanism for guiding the billions of dollars annually expended in\nsupport of transportation facilities; our nation could double its\nannual transportation expenditures and still have a \"system\" which\nis fragmented, duplicative, inefficient, and wasteful of our time,\nenergy, and financial resources.\nWhile the Secretary's statement was admittedly incomplete and\nwas not as specific as the Committee would have liked, it was, none-\ntheless, a first step. The Committee still feels that the Department of\nTransportation is the proper organization to formulate a national\ntransportation policy for Congressional review, and expects the\nSecretary to report on the Department's continued progress in the\nnear future.\nGSA RENTAL CHARGES\nUnder the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972 the General\nServices Administration was authorized to impose a system of charges\non the various Departments and Agencies for space and buildings\nservices purposes. The receipts collected under this sytem were to be\ndeposited in a fund operated by the GSA.\nTestimony indicates that this procedure has resulted in inflated\nGSA charges and increased appropriation requests by Departments\nand Agencies for space rental. As an example of that testimony, the\nfollowing appears on Page 754 of Part 2 of the hearings:\nMr. McFall. Under the new law, GSA charges you for\nthe rent. That rent does not have to be what they pay for\nthe building. They are subleasing, in a sense, to you, and they\ncharge you anything they want to, right?\n6\nMr. KURLANDER. Mr. McFall, the figures I have here\nshow that under the contract for space We are renting in\n1825 Connecticut Avenue, GSA was paying Cafrits $5.20 a\nsquare foot; GSA is asking us to reimburse them $7.08 a\nsquare foot for the major portion of our office space.\nMr. McFall. They are making a profit of $1.88 a square\nfoot.\nMr. KURLANDER. Yes, sir, apparently there is an extra\ncharge.\nMr. McFall. What do they give you for the $1.88?\nMr. KURLANDER. It is our understanding that we will be\nreceiving essentially the same services.\nMr. McFaLL. It costs them $5.20 for the lease cost to the\nowner of the building. Does the owner of the building\nprovide you with all services for the $5.20?\nMr. KURLANDER. Yes, sir.\nMr. MCFALL. Does GSA provide you anything for the\n$1.88?\nMr. KURLANDER. To my knowledge nothing above what\nwe are receiving.\nIn order to reduce these questionable charges, the Committee\nrecommends a new general provision which would prohibit GSA from\ncollecting more than 90 percent of the standard user charge. In\naddition, the Committee has recommended reductions in appropri-\nations for GSA rent of approximately 10 percent. These reductions\nshould not result in the curtailment of services proposed in the budget.\nTRAVEL\nThe Committee is concerned about the increasing costs of travel of\nFederal employees. The importance of travel to a particular agency\ncan vary from being vital to the fulfillment of its responsibilities to\nbeing just informative and desirable, or, in some cases, travel can be\nof even less value. The Committee fully recognizes that much of the\ntravel of certain transportation organizations is essential to the\nsafety of our nation's transportation system. However, not all travel\nfalls into this category. Some cutbacks can be made. The Committee,\ntherefore, is recommending that the following reductions be made\nin travel:\nOffice of the Secretary\n-$275,000\nCoast Guard\n-1,000,000\nFederal Aviation Administration\n-1,660,000 -1,\nFederal Highway Administration\n-425,000\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration\n-30,000\nFederal Railroad Administration\n-30,000\nUrban Mass Transportation Administration\n-50,000\nCivil Aeronautics Board\n-40,000\nPanama Canal\n-40,000\nTotal\n-3,550,000\n7\nEFFECT OF COMMITTEE ACTION ON PROJECTED BUDGET EXPENDITURES\n(CUTLAYS) IN FISCAL YEAR 1975\nThe budget expenditures (outlays) for the Department of Truns-\nportation and related agencies covered in this bill are estimated in the\n1975 Budget at $9,241,475,000. The actions reconimended by the\nCommittee are esthmated to have the effect of reducing these expendi-\ntures for fiscal year 1975 by about $230,000,000 to 'a total of $9,011,-\n475,000.\nPERMANENT OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS AND TRUST\nFUNDS\nIn addition to the new budget (obligational) authority contained in\nthe accompanying bill, permanent legislation authorizes the continua-\ntion of certain 'Government activities without requiring consideration\nby the Congress during the annual appropriation process. Details of\nthèse activities are reflected in appropriate tables appearing at the end\nof this report. In fiscal year 1974, these activities are estimated 'to total\n$111,230,000. The estimate for fiscal year 1975 is $6,651,230,000, à net\nincrease of $6,540,000,000. The principal item is Federal-aid highways,\nwhich involves $6,857,500,000 of contract authority in fiscal year 1975.\nTITLE 1-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$31,475,000\nEstimate, 1975\n32, T00,000\nRecommended in the bill\n31,300,000\nReduction below estimate\n-800,000\nThe su n recommended is $175,000 less than the amount appro-\npriated for fiscal year 1974. Since the 1974 amount includes a special\n$7,000,000 appropriation for the Secretary of Transportation's\nrésponsibilities under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act, the\namount recommended for fiscal year 1975 represents a significant\nincrease over the appropriations provided for similar activities last\nyear.\nThe budget proposes an increase of 61 positions under this appro-\npriation and the Committee has allowed 42 'new positions. These\npositions are allocated as shown in the following table:\nFiscal year\nBill compared\nOffice\n1974\n1975 budget\nBill\nwith 1974\nGeneral Counsel\n43\n46\n45\n+2\nPolicy, Plans and International Affairs\n82\n82\n82\nEnvironment, Safety and Consumer Affairs\n134\n173\n164\n+30\nAdministration\n312\n321\n314\n+2\nSystem Development and Technology\n73\n74\n74\n+1\nCongressional Affairs\n31\n32\n32\n+1\nSecretarial Offices\n196\n204\n202\n+6\nTotal\n871\n932\n913\n+42\n8\nMost of the new positions recommended are safety related. For the\nAssistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Consumer Affairs\nthe Committee has approved 16 new positions for the office of pipeline\nsafety, 9 for the office of transportation security, 3 for the office of\nhazardous materials, and 2 for the office of facilitation.\nIn fiscal year 1973 both the House and Senate Appropriations\nCommittees stated that the Office of the Secretary should not be\ninvolved in the day to day management and approval of the research\nand development projects of the operating administrations. The\nCommittee considers the present activities of the Transportation\nSystem Acquisition Review Council (TSARC) to be at variance with\nthe language contained in the 1973 House and Senate reports. The\nCommittee, therefore, directs the Department to either abolish\nTSARC or obtain specific statutory authority for its existence.\nIn previous years the Congress, through separate appropriations,\nhas provided funds to the Secretary of Transportation to enable him\nto finance the acquisition and maintenance of automobile parking\nfacilities in the Nassif Building for employees of the Department. The\ncurrent appropriation bill does not contain a separate appropriation\nfor this purpose, rather, funds are included in the appropriations made\nto the various modal administration so that each of their appro-\npriations may reflect their true costsof operation more accurately.\nIt is the Committee's intention, however, that there be no change in\nthe availability of funds to the Secretary for this purpose.\nTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$28,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n39,100,000\nRecommended in the bill\n28,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-11,100,000\nThe bill includes an appropriation of $28,000,000 for the trans-\nportation planning, research, and development activities of the Office\nof the Secretary. These funds are in addition to the $6,400,000 included\nin the Special Energy Research and Development Appropriations\nBill, 1975, which passed the House on April 30, 1974. Under the\nCommittee's recommendation, the total fiscal year 1975 appropria-\ntions under this heading would amount to $34,400,000, an increase\nof $6,400,000 over fiscal year 1974.\nThe major programs funded under this appropriation are as follows:\nUniversity Research.-The Committee recommends $5,000,000 of\nthe $6,000,000 requested to stimulate transportation-related research\nat qualified colleges and universities. In approving a 100 percent\nincrease over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation, the Committee notes\nwith approval the emphasis given to transportation policy issues by\nthis program. The Committee reiterates its belief that the university\ncommunity can make a significant contribution to the development\nof a national transportation policy and expresses its hope that the\nimplementation of the reports sponsored by this program will assist\nthe Department in carrying out this objective.\nTransportation Energy Policies.-The bill includes $2,000,000 to\nenable the Department to assist in the resolution of certain trans-\nportation energy problems. Because of the Committee's concern over\n9\nthe proliferation of energy studies throughout the government, the\namount recommended is $1,350,000 less than the budget request.\nClimatic Impact Assessment.-The Committee recommends the\n$3,200,000 requested to assess the environmental effects of projected\nhigh-altitude flight operations. This program was initiated in fiscal\nyear 1971 and a formal report is scheduled to be completed at the end\nof this calendar year.\nNoise abatement.-The sum of $2,500,000 is recommended for this\nprogram which is designed to develop practical solutions for trans-\nportation-related noise problems, and to develop efficient means for\nenforcing effective noise controls.\nTransportation System Assessment.-The bill provides $2,000,000, a\nreduction of $1,100,000, for this program which is primarily devoted to\nsubsidizing State and local planning agencies. The Committee feels\nthat this program has not proved to be a very effective means of de-\nveloping a national transportation policy.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1, 175, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n1,200,000\nRecommended in the bill\n1,200,000\nThe Committee has approved the budget request of $1,200,000 for\ngrants to State agencies to carry out State natural gas pipeline safety\nprograms. This is an increase of $25,000 over fiscal year 1974.\nCOAST GUARD\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n1 $584, 900, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n2 622, 970, 000\nRecommended in the bill\n2 617, 579, 448\nReduction below estimate\n- 5, 390, 552\n1 Includes $171,994 appropriation for debt reduction.\n2 Includes $179,448 appropriation for debt reduction.\nThe amount recommended is $5,390,552 less than the budget esti-\nmate and $32,679,448 more than the appropriations for fiscal year 1974.\nThe activities funded under this appropriation include search and\nrescue, aids to navigation, merchant marine safety, marine environ-\nmental protection, icebreaking, oceanography, offshore law enforce-\nment, training, and administrative support, including the pay and\nallowances of both military and civilian personnel.\nAs discussed earlier in the report, the Committee is recommending\nreductions under this appropriation of $1,145,000 in space rental\npayments to GSA and $1,000,000 in travel. The Committee has also\ndenied the 84 new positions and $910,000 requested to operate the\nvessel traffic systems in New York and New Orleans. Testimony\nindicates that virtually no funds have been spent on the construction\nof these systems. Neither system is anticipated to be in operation\nduring the upcoming fiscal year.\nThe Coast Guard estimates a fiscal year 1975 recruit input of 7,749.\nThe Committee feels that this estimate is too optimistic, particularly\nwhen considered in the context of the recent recruiting experiences of\n10\nthe military services. The following table compares the Coast Guard's\nrecruit input projections contained in the fiscal year 1974 budget with\nthe more recent figures contained in the fiscal year 1975 budget:\nFiscal year\nFiscal year\n1974 budget\n1975 budget\nShortage\n1973 cecruit input\n6,038\n527\n511\n1974 (ecruit input\n6,620\n6; 350\n270\nIn view of the above information, the Committee has made an addi-\ntional reduction of $2,335,552 in the operating expenses appropriation.\nThe Committee is concerned that the Coast Guard is providing\nrather sizable programs on a non-reimbursable basis to the National\nScience Foundation and Department of Defense. It is relatively easy\nfor an agency to continue projects if all or part of the cost of those\nprojects is provided by another agency. Although none of the $13,-\n000,000 fiscal year 1975 request for these programs has been denied,\nthe Committee feels that the Coast Guard should review this pro-\ncedure prior to submitting its fiscal year 1976 budget.\nACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$75,500,000\nEstimate, 1975\n114,100,000\nRecommended in the bill\n111,307,000\nReduction below estimate\n-2,793,000\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $111,307,000, an\nincrease of $35,807,000 over fiscal year 1974. This appropriation pro-\nvides funds for the capital acquisition, construction, and improve-\nment programs of the Coast Guard for vessels, aircraft, shore facilities\nand navigational aids. Authorization for this program passed the\nHouse on June 4, 1974.\nThe amount recommended in the accompanying bill provides\n$19,876,000 for vessels, $15,000,000 for aircraft, $32,250,000 for shore\nstations, $27,261,000 for navigation aids, $2,500,000 for pollution con-\ntrol, $6,000,000 for family housing, and $8,420,000 for property acqui-\nsition, design, and administration.\nAs in fiscal year 1974, the Committee has included language which\nwould limit the availability of these funds to three fiscal years.\nThe amount recommended by the Committee includes the full\nbudget request of $16,900,000 to improve the Loran-C radionaviga-\ntion system on the Pacific Coast. Loran-C stations are operated by\nthe Coast Guard in support of Department of Defense requirements.\nAlthough the DOD has no requirement for new Loran-C facilities on\nthe Pacific Coast, the Committee feels it is essential to improve this\nsystem to support its civilian users. The Committee also considers it\nunfortunate that the Department of Defense and Coast Guard could\nnot agree on a common system for both military and civilian users\nwhich, perhaps, could have resulted in lower total costs to the Federal\nGovernment.\nThe only reduction recommended pertains to the procurement of\nnew medium range fixed-wing aircraft. The budget request included\n$17,793,000 for eight new aircraft. Because of the fact that the pro-\n11\ncurement process for these aircraft has been changed, there is some\ndoubt as to the amount of funds which will actually be required in\nfiscal year 1975, The Committee, therefore, has reduced this appro-\npriation to $15,000,000.\nALTERATION OF BRIDGES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$4,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n6, 800, 000\nRecommended in the bill\n6, 800, 000\nThe bill includes the full amount requested to pay the Government's\nshare of altering bridges which have been determined to hinder free\nnavigation on waters of the United States. This is an increase of\n$2,800,000 over fiscal year 1974 and provides for the completion of\nthree projects, the continuation of two on-going projects, and the\ninitiation of two new projects. These bridges are included in the\nfollowing table:\n[In thousands]\nRecom.\nAmount re-\nTotal U.S.\nPreviously\nmended in\nquired to\nBridge/owner\ncost\nfunded\nthe bitt\ncomplete\n1. Elizabeth River, Norfork, Va. (Nortelk & Western RR.).\n$5,350\n$3,250\n$2,100\n2. Calumet River, Chicago, III. (Elgin, Joliet & Eastern\nRR.)\n6, 860\n4, 760\n2, 100\n3. Illinois River, Beardstown, H. (Burlingten Northern,\nInc)\n460\n2, 760\n1, 700\n4. Newark Bay, Newark, N.J. (Central New Jersey RR.)\n14,000\n500,\n$13,500\n5. Biloxi Bay, Popps Férry, Miss. (Popps Ferry Road,\nHarrison County Road Department)\n1,800\n100\n700\n6. Caloosahatchee River, Tice, Fla. (Seaboard Coastline\nRR.)\n1, 700\n150\n100\n1,550\n7. Columbia River, Kennewick, Wash (Union Pacific RD.)\n7,800\n150\n200\n7,550\nTotal\n41,970\n10,870\n6, 800\n24,300\n1 Funds provided for design work prior to actual commencement of bridge alterations, as authorized by Public Law\n91-605.\nRETIRED PAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$86, 750, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n$95, 850, 000\nRecommended in the bill\n95, 850, 000\nThe Committee has provided the full amount requested for retired\npay of military personnel of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard\nReserve, members of the former lighthouse service, and for payments\nto beneficiaries pursuant to the retired serviceman's family protection\nplan and survivor benefit plan. The total average number of personnel\non the retired rolls is estimated to be 15,709 in fiscal year 1975, as\ncompared with an estimated 15,070 in fiscal year 1974 and 14,702 in\nfiscal year 1973.\nRESERVE TRAINING\nAppropriation, 1974\n$26,770,000\nEstimate, 1975\n30,200,000\nRecommended in the bill\n29, 000, 000\nReduction below estimate\n1, 200, 000\nThe bill includes an increase of $2,230,000 over fiscal year 1974 to\nprovide qualified individuals and trained units to be available for\nactive duty in time of war or national emergency, and to augment\nregular Coast Guard forces during domestic emergencies and natural\n12\ndisasters. Authorization for this program is contained in H.R. 14592,\nwhich passed the House on May 22, 1974.\nFor a number of years the Committee suggested that the Coast\nGuard develop a peacetime mission for the Reserves. With the\nenactment of Public Law 92-479 this was accomplished, and less than\nseven months after the passage of that legislation, reservists were\nresponding to the serious flooding which occured on the Mississippi\nand Missouri Rivers. The Committee is pleased with the success of\nthese efforts and feels that such actions are producing a more efficient\nutilization of resources.\nThe $1,200,000 reduction is related to initial training cost estimates\nfor nonprior service personnel. The Coast Guard originally projected\n1,000 nonprior service recruits in fiscal year 1974. It now appears as\nthough 200 is a more realistic estimate. The fiscal year 1975 budget\nalso projects 1,000 nonprior service recruits. The Committee feels this\nprojection is too high and has reduced the initial training appropria-\ntion by $1,200,000. No reduction is recommended in the end-of-year\nstrength, since the Committee anticipates that the Coast Guard may\nbe able to enlist a larger number of veterans than had been planned.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n21,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n17,500,000\nReduction below estimate\n-3,500,000\nThe sum included in the accompanying bill for the research, develop-\nment, test, and evaluation programs of the Coast Guard is $3,500,000,\nor 25 percent, more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1974.\nIn fiscal year 1975 the Coast Guard plans to continue its development\nof pollution monitoring, detection, and cleanup systems, vessel\ntraffic systems, and vessel and cargo safety technology.\nTestimony indicates that the Coast Guard has established an\ninterim research and development center at Groton, Connecticut,\nand that a permanent facility is being planned at New London. The\nCommittee expects to receive a detailed report on the future activi-\nties planned at each of these locations.\nSTATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE\nAppropriation, 1974\n$3,500,000\nEstimate, 1975\n7,500,000\nRecommended in the bill\n6,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-1,500,000\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 to\nprovide financial assistance for state boating safety programs as\nauthorized by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The amount\nrecommended is a $2,500,000 increase over fiscal year 1974.\nThe purpose of the Federal Boat Safety Act was to stimulate state\nboating safety efforts. The Committee is concerned, however, that this\nobjective is not being accomplished in a number of states. Testimony\nindicates that approximately one-half of the states are not increasing\nstate spending on boating safety, but are merely substituting Federal\n13\nfunds for state funds. The Committee is hopeful that the recommended\nincrease in Federal funds will result in a proportionate increase in\nstate spending and directs the Coast Guard to seek legislation which\nwill help to achieve this objective.\nPOLLUTION FUND\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n$10,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\nReduction below estimate\n- 10, 000, 000\nThe Committee has denied the $10,000,000 requested to increase\nthe balance in the Pollution Fund. This fund was established under\nSection 311 (k) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended\nby Public Law 92-500, to assure that money is immediately available\nto initiate and conduct cleanup of oil or other hazardous polluting\nsubstances spilled into waters of the United States, adjoining shore-\nlines, or waters of the contiguous zone. In fiscal year 1971, an appro-\npriation of $20,000,000 was provided to establish the fund. Although\nthis balance has been drawn down somewhat since then, total fund\nincome for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 is expected to exceed the expend-\nitures from the fund.\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nOPERATIONS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1,282,500,000\nEstimate, 1975\n1,385,500,000\nRecommended in the bill\n1,363,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-22,500,000\nThe sum of $1,363,000,000 is recommended for the operations\nactivities of the Federal Aviation Administration. This represents an\nincrease of $80,500,000 over the appropriations provided for similar\nactivities in fiscal year 1974. This appropriation provides for all\npersonnel engaged in the operation and maintenance of the air traffic\ncontrol, air navigation and communications systems, all supporting\nservices and administrative costs, and all regulatory personnel in the\nFederal Aviation Administration.\nThe following specific reductions are recommended:\nPersonnel reductions\n-$13,800,000\nTravel\n-1,660,000\nGSA rent\n- 1, 590, 000\nSecond career training program\n- 1, 300, 000\nStock levels at depot\n-700,000\nSpecial purpose equipment\n- 1, 000, 000\nOther contractual services\n- 2, 450, 000\nTotal reduction\n-22,500,000\nThe budget proposed an increase in average paid employment\n(man-years) from a level of 50,489 in fiscal year 1974 to 51,997 in\nfiscal year 1975, an increase of 1,508 man years. The air traffic levels\non which this increase is based were developed in September, prior to\nthe fuel shortage. Since that time, testimony indicates that there\nhave been some significant reductions in air traffic operations.\nAs of February 1, 1974, 96 company-owned aircraft had been\ngrounded by the certificated route and supplemental air carriers.\n14\nIn addition, the trunk airlines had grounded 10 747's, 11 DC-8\nturbojets, and 12 CV-880 turbojets. In the last two months of calendar\nyear 1973, the scheduled air carriers eliminated some 1,500 daily\ndepartures. Representatives from the general aviation sector also tes-\ntified that the fuel shortage has had a significant impact on general\naviation air traffic operations. Because of these factors, the Com-\nmittee feels that FAA's increase in average paid employment should\nbe limited to about 800 man years over fiscal year 1974. This should\nprovide for the increases required for the new towers scheduled to be\ncommissioned in fiscal year 1975 and for the activities of the flight\nservice stations.\nThe budget request includes $15,300,000 for the second career train-\ning program for air traffic controllers. The Committee has allowed\n$14,000,000, a reduction of $1,300,000 below the budget estimate and\nan increase of $4,300,000 over fiscal year 1974. Under the provisions of\nPublic Law 92-297 an air traffic controller is entitled to second career\ntraining because of a medical disqualification, inability to maintain\ntechnical proficiency or for the preservation of the physical or mental\nhealth of the controller.\nThe Committee is concerned about the increasing number of con-\ntrollers participating in this program and about the high cost of\ntraining these personnel. In fiscal year 1973 there were 146 personnel\nin the program. This number is anticipated to increase to 500 as of\nJune 30, 1974 and to 750 as of June 30, 1975. The annual cost of\nretraining these personnel is $45,000 per controller. This amount\nincludes salary and benefits, change of station, tuition, travel, and\nper diem. The Committee expects the FAA to develop standards\nwhich will minimize the cost increases under this program. If such\nstandards require a change in the basic legislation, it is expected that\nthe FAA will seek it.\nFACILITIES, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$11, 500, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n13,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n12,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n1, 000, 000\nThe bill includes an appropriation of $12,000,000 for the equipment\nand research needed to establish or modify Federal air regulations.\nThe amount recommended is $1,000,000 less than the budget and\n$500,000 more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1974.\nThe following table shows the comparable amounts for fiscal years\n1974 and 1975:\nFiscal\nFiscal\nyear 1974\nyear 1975\nappropriation\nrequest\nBill\nAircraft safety research\n$3,500,000\n$4,155,000\n$3,800,000\nAviation medical research\n2,000,000\n2,100,000\n1,600,000\nAviation noise and pollution research\n6,000,000\n4, 4,985,000\n4,920,000\nEquipment\n1,759,000\n1,680,000\nTotal\n11,500,000\n13,000,000\n12,000,000\n15\nThe Committee heard testimony and is concerned about the impli-\ncations of FAA's adoption of à rule requiring a costly retrofit of the\naircraft fleet. The agency has indicated that the total cost of such a\nretrofit program could be as High as $800 million, however, It has not\ndeveloped and produced valid evidence that the implementation of\nthe rule will afford \"meaningful relief\" to the public; particularly in\nterms of its psychoacoustic impact 8h individuals. Thus, à genuine\nand vital question of the cost-behefit ratio is unresolved.\nA further illustration that h rule may be premature lies in the\nfact that results of a possible alternative option, the \"refan\" techhol-\nogy will be available by June 1,, 1975. The Committee believes it\nwould be prudent to weigh the demonstrated results of this technol-\nogy against the benefits of FAA's sound-absorption material technol-\nogy at that time. In view of this, the Committee urges FAA to with-\nhold the adoption of a final rule utitil the \"refan\" R&D program is\ncompleted, and, in the interim, to utilize some of the research funds\nrecommended to implement an expedited program, particularly in\nthe area of the psychoacoustic reaction of individuals, to assure that\nthe benefits of any retrofit program will be truly \"meaningful\", and\nworth the money to be spent on it.\nFACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT\n(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n$250, 000, 600\nEstimate, 1975\n250, 000; 000\nRecommended in the bill\n241, 100, 000\nReduction below the estimate\n8; 900, 000\nThe sum recommended is $8,900,000 less than the amount provided\nfor fiscal year 1974. Although the level of new obligational authority\nhas been reduced by $8,900,000, this feduction can be offset, to a large\ndegree, by utilizing previously appropriated funds which are no longer\nneeded for the purpose for which they were originally appropriated.\nThe Committee feels that the funds recommended are adequate for\nFAA to fully cope with its present workload and the projected growth\nin aviation.\nTestimony indicates that FAA has concluded that they do not pres-\nently have a need for certain air traffic controller training simulators\nfor which $7.7 million has been appropriated. Of the funds appro-\npriated, only about $1 million has been expended. Thus, FAA has ap-\nproximately $6.7 million which can be applied to its fiscal year 1975\nprocurement program in lieu of new appropriations. In view of the\ntestimony presented on this subject, the Committee directs the FAA\nnot to proceed on any research, development, or procurement of\ntraining simulators without prior approval by the Committee.\nThe Committee has denied the $2.2 million requested for a light, jét\nflight inspection simulator to be used for training FAA pilots. The\nCommittee fully endorses the use of simulator training as a means to\nreduce aircraft flight hours. It is felt, however, that FAA has not\nthoroughly evaluated the possibility of obtaining this training by con-\ntract. Testimony indicates that FAA presently contracts with private.\n16\nindustry for part of its training and is considering the possibility of\nleasing the equipment for which procurement funds are being request-\ned in the fiscal year 1975 budget.\nAs in past years, most of the funds recommended are for the terminal\nand en route traffic control systems. The $99,700,000 recommended\nfor the terminal program includes $37,700,000 to improve terminal\narea radar systems, $25,800,000 to continue automation programs\nat our major terminals, and $36,200,000 to relocate and modernize\nair traffic control towers and other terminal facilities. The $55,400,000\nrecommended for the en route system includes $23,700,000 to improve\nthe long-range radar system, $15,300,000 to continue the en route\nautomation program, and $16,400,000 to improve en route communi-\ncations and center buildings.\nThe Committee has also approved the funds requested for 22\ninstrument landing systems at the following locations:\nArizona: Grand Canyon\nNew Jersey: Teterboro\nCalifornia: Sacramento\nNew York: Islip\nConnecticut: Windsor Locks\nOklahoma: Tulsa\nFlorida: Orlando\nPennsylvania: Pittsburgh\nIndiana: Indianapolis\nRhode Island: Providence\nLouisiana: Baton Rouge, New\nTennessee: Bristol\nOrleans\nTexas: Galveston\nMassachusetts: Boston\nVirginia: Chantilly, Richmond\nMichigan: Grand Rapids, Lansing\nWisconsin: Madison, Rhinelander\nMississippi: Natchez\nAs in fiscal year 1974, the bill includes language which would limit\nthe availability of this appropriation to three fiscal years.\nRESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT\n(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n$62,095,000\nEstimate, 1975\n70,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n55,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-15,000,000\nThe accompanying bill includes $55,000,000 under this heading for\nresearch, engineering, and development programs to improve the\nnational air traffic control system and to increase its capacity to\nmeet the air traffic demands of the 1975-85 time period. The amount\nrecommended is $15,000,000 less than the budget and $7,095,000 less\nthan the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1974.\nNo part of the Committee's reduction is directed toward FAA's\n$3,390,000 flight service station automation program. The Com-\nmittee has also approved the full amount requested for wake vortex\nresearch.\nLast year the Committee directed FAA to report on the impact it\nexpects its current R.E. & D. and F. & E. programs will have in meeting\nfuture capacity requirements at our major terminals. FAA's report\nconcludes:\nThe airport landside will become the ultimate source of\ncongestion and restriction to further growth in the early\n17\n1980's at nearly all locations. The landside system is a com-\nplex amalgam of three separate subsystems: terminal\nbuildings and aircraft boarding areas, on-airport access and\nparking, and the off-airport access system. The major\nlimitation at the survey airports appears to be in their\naccess/egress capabilities.\nThe Committee feels that, for the most part, the problems cited\nby this report are not technological ones which require a large amount\nof research. In addition, the thrust of the recommendations appears\nto be directed at assuring that users adapt to the system, rather than\nhaving the system most effectively accomodate the users' needs. The\nCommittee believes, however, that the FAA should consult with the\nusers to identify and agree upon appropriate measures and translate\nthese into action programs. The Committee urges FAA to move\nexpeditiously in this fashion in order to develop the most cost-effective\nprogram.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS\n(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nDevelopment grants\n(liquidating cash)\nPlanning grants\nAppropriation, 1974\n($200, 000, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(280, 000, 000)\n$13,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n(280, 000, 000)\nReduction below estimate\n-13,000,000\nThe Committee has approved the full budget request of $280,000,000\nin liquidating cash for airport development grants. This is an increase\nof $80,000,000 over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation for this purpose.\nAs in previous years, a limitation on obligations for development\ngrants financed under contract authority is included in the bill. The\nlimitation recommended for fiscal year 1975 is $310,000,000, which\nis the same as the budget request and an increase of $10,000,000 over\nfiscal year 1974.\nThe Airport and Airway Development Act also authorizes a program\nof grants to planning agencies for airport system planning and to\npublic agencies for airport master planning. At the time of the hear-\nings, the unobligated balance for this program was $14,700,000. In\nview of this large unobligated balance, no additional appropriation\nis recommended for fiscal year 1975.\nThe Committee is concerned about the lack of progress being made\non the St. Louis Airport problem. FAA has recommended that a new\nairport be constructed at the Columbia/Waterloo site to serve the\nSt. Louis area. The Committee is advised that there have been 25\ndifferent studies of this subject since 1968. Yet, the Department\ncontinues to authorize additional studies, building delay upon delay\ninstead of building the much needed airport. The Committee feels\nthat this matter has been studied enough and directs the Department\nto begin the construction of the airport.\nDuring the hearings, the Committee was advised that FAA is\nengaged in an effort directed at turning over some of the agency's\nfunctions in airport development to state authorities. Clearly, a\nviable \"system\" of airports is essential to meet the needs of inter-\nstate commerce. In the opinion of the Committee, our present na-\n99-006-74-3\n18\ntional air system would be weaker if it were to be fragmented by a\nmultiplicity of state regulations. An added layer of governmental\nadministration at the state level could increase the problems of\ncoordination at the national level. The Committee, therefore, directs\nFAA not to proceed with the delegation of any of its present functions\nto state and local governments without prior explicit approval from\nthe Committee.\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14, 742, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n16,500,000\nRecommended in the bill\n16,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-500, 000\nThe funds included in the bill for the operation and maintenance of\nWashington National and Dulles International Airports total $16,000,-\n000, an increase of $1,258,000 over fiscal year 1974. No new positions\nare requested or recommended. The increase provided over fiscal year\n1974 is, for the most part, attributable to annualization costs and\nfunding of existing authorized but unfilled positions.\nAs has been true in the past, Washington National Airport is\noperating at a profit, while Dulles International Airport continues to\noperate at a deficit which exceeds the profit at Washington National\nto the extent that there is a projected $213,000 net loss for the two\nairports for fiscal year 1975. Excluding interest and depreciation\nexpenses, however, both airports are projected to generate revenues in\nexcess of direct operating costs. It is estimated that revenues will\nexceed out-of-pocket costs at Washington National by $6,454,000 and\nat Dulles International by $1,438,000.\nCONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$3,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n7,200,000\nRecommended in the bill\n4,200,000\nReduction below estimate\n-3,000,000\nThe Committee recommends $4,200,000 to finance major improve-\nments and expansions of facilities at the National Capital Airports.\nThis is a decrease of $3,000,000 below the budget and an increase of\n$1,200,000 over fiscal year 1974.\nThe amount recommended includes $2,935,000 for Washington\nNational Airport and $1,265,000 for Dulles International Airport. No\nfunds are recommended to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles.\nAs in fiscal year 1974, the bill includes language which would limit\nthe availability of this appropriation to three fiscal years.\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nLimitation, 1974\n($119, 047, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(138, 000, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(127,200,000)\nReduction below estimate\n(-10,800,000)\nThis limitation, established in 1975, provides for the salaries and\nexpenses of the Federal Highway Administration required to conduct\n19\nand administer Federal-aid highway programs. Administrative serv-\nices for other programs of the Federal Highway Administration, in-\ncluding highway safety, and for road construction programs of other\nagencies are initially financed from this limitation and reimburse-\nments are collected from those programs. The limitation does not\ncover the administrative expenses of the Highway beautification,\nDarien Gap Highway, Territorial highways, and Motor carrier\nsafety programs. These costs are covered by separate appropriations.\nThe following specific reductions are recommended:\nFunds for highway research and development are reduced to a level\nof $12 million, an increase of $2 million over fiscal 1974\n- -$3,660,000\nHighway safety research is reduced by $1,640,000\n- 1, 640, 000\nPlanning contracts are maintained at the fiscal year 1974 level of\n$1.6 million\n-400,000\nFunds for the demonstration program are maintained at the fiscal\nyear 1974 level of $2,485,000\n- 115, 000\nConstruction skill training program is reduced by $4 million, mak-\ning $6 million available in fiscal year 1975 as compared with $4\nmillion in 1974\n-4,000,000\nTravel\n/ 425, 000\nGSA rent\n- -560,000\nTotal reduction\n- 10, 800, 000\nMOTOR CARRIER SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5,600,000\nEstimate, 1975\n6,330,000\nRecommended in the bill\n6,130,000\nReduction below estimate\n-200,000\nThe amount recommended under this heading is $530,000 more than\nthe fiscal year 1974 appropriations for similar activities. This appro-\npriation provides for the development and execution of motor carrier\nsafety policies and programs in accordance with the Department of\nTransportation Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, and the Explosives\nand Combustibles Act.\nNo additional positions are requested and none are recommended.\nFunding for the contract research program is maintained at the fiscal\nvear 1974 level of $500,000.\nHIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$7, 500, 0\nEstimate, 1975\n10,640,000\nRecommended in the bill\n9,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-1,640,000\nThe Committee has established a separate appropriation for the\nhighway safety research and development efforts of the Federal\nHighway Administration. The budget had proposed consolidating\nthis program with the construction programs funded under the Federal-\naid highways appropriation.\nThe sum included in the bill is $1,640,000 less the budget estimate\nand $1,500,000 more than the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. The\nincrease over fiscal year 1974 is to provide for a new pavement marking\nresearch program which was authorized by the Highway Safety Act\nof 1973.\n20\nHIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($30,000,000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(37,000,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(25,000,000)\nReduction below estimate\n( 12, 000, 000)\nA liquidating cash appropriation of $25,000,000 is recommended for\nthe highway beautification program for fiscal year 1975. This is $12,-\n000,000 less than the budget and $5,000,000 less than the fiscal year\n1974 appropriation for this purpose. The reduction is based primarily\non the availability of unexpended cash balances from fiscal year 1974\nin addition to those anticipated in the budget estimate.\nAs in previous bills, a limitation on obligations is also being recom-\nmended. The limitation for fiscal year 1975 is $40,000,000, of which\n$39,000,000 pertains to the contract authorization and $1,000,000 to\nadministrative expenses.\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1,020,000\nEstimate, 1975\n1,107,000\nRecommended in the bill\n1,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-107,000\nThe bill includes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for administrative\nexpenses of the highway beautification program. This is $20,000 less\nthan the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. No additional positions were\nrequested and none are recommended.\nHIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($7,000,000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(14,000,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(12,000,000)\nReduction below estimate\n(-2,000,000)\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,000,000 in\nliquidating cash to assist states and localities in implementing the\nhighway safety standards administered by the Federal Highway\nAdministration. These standards deal with traffic control devices,\nhighway construction and maintenance, accident location surveillance,\nand the highway related aspects of pedestrian safety.\nThe amount recommended is an increase of $5,000,000 over fiscal\nyear 1974 and a decrease of $2,000,000 below the budget. The reduc-\ntion is based primarily on the availability of unexpended cash balances\nfrom prior years in addition to those anticipated in the budget\nestimate.\nRAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n12,600,000\nRecommended in the bill\nReduction below estimate\n-12,600,000\nNo funds are recommended for the two demonstration projects\nwhich involve the elimination or upgrading of all public ground-level\n21\nrail-highway crossings in the vicinity of Greenwood, South Carolina\nand along the route of the high-speed ground transportation demon-\nstration projects between Washington and Boston.\nThis program has been slow in getting started because the primary\nrailroad involved, the Penn Central, did not provide the 10 percent\nmatching contribution which was required by the basic authorization.\nIn the Northeast Corridor, all five states involved have agreed to pay\nthe Penn Central's share of the cost, but the program is still progressing\nvery slowly. As of April 30, 1974, Federal obligations for the program\nwere only about $6,459,000 out of total appropriations of $26,000,000.\nRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\nAppropriation\nBy transfer\nAppropriation, 1974\n$6,000,000\n($2, 218, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\nRecommended in the bill\n(8,000,000)\nIncrease above estimate\n(+8,000,000)\nThe bill includes $8,000,000 for twelve railroad-highway crossings\ndemonstration projects as authorized by Section 163 of the Federal-\nAid Highway Act of 1973. These projects involve the relocation of\nrailroad lines from the central area of cities, the elimination or protec-\ntion of public ground-level rail-highway crossings, and the construc-\ntion of overpasses and underpasses.\nIn fiscal year 1974 a total of $8,218,000 was made available for these\nprojects and the Committee feels that the amount provided in the\naccompanying bill will be adequate to allow the projects to progress\nwithout any significant delays.\nRURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION\nPROGRAM\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n$10,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n10,000,000\nThe Committee has approved the budget request of $10,000,000 to\nencourage the development, improvement, and use of highway\nrelated public mass transportation systems in rural areas. This\nprogram was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 to\nenhance the access of rural populations to employment, health care,\nretail centers, education, and public services. Of the amount recom-\nmended, $7,000,000 is to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\nTERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($2,500,000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(1,600,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(4,000,000)\nIncrease above estimate\n(+2,400,000)\nThe bill includes a liquidating cash appropriation of $4,000,000\nto assist the territorial governments of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and\nAmerican Samoa in the improvement of their highway systems. This\nappropriation also provides for the participation of these territories\nin certain highway safety programs as authorized by the Federal-Aid\n22\nHighway Act of 1973. The sum recommended is an increase of $1,500,-\n#000 over the fiscal year 1974 appropriation.\nAs in previous bills, a limitation on obligations in fiscal year 1975\nis included in the bill. This limitation is $4,600,000, which is the\nsame as requested in the budget and is an increase of $600,000 over\nfiscal year 1974.\nDARIEN GAP HIGHWAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n35,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n20,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-15,000,000\nThe Committee has included $20,000,000 to continue the con-\nstruction of 250 miles of highway in the Darien area of Panama and\nColombia. This highway will connect the Inter-American Highway\nof Central America with the Pan-American Highway System of\nSouth America, creating a single highway network from Alaska to\nevery South American country. The recommended $15,000,000 in-\ncrease over fiscal year 1974 should allow this program to proceed at\na reasonable rate.\nFEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($4, 315, 900, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(4,583,000,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(4, 573, 840, 000)\nReduction below estimate\n(-9, 160, 000)\nThe accompanying bill includes $157,940,000 more than the amount\nappropriated for fiscal year 1974. The $9,160,000 reduction below the\nbudget reflects certain actions recommended by the Committee in\nconnection with the limitation on general operating expenses discussed\npreviously. No reduction below the budget is recommended in the\nconstruction program.\nApproximately $3 billion of the funds recommended are to con-\ntinue the construction of the Interstate Highway System. The bal-\nance of the funds are for payments to the states for rural and urban\ntransportation programs, certain planning and research programs,\nemergency relief, and for the administrative costs of the Federal\nHighway Administration as discussed under the limitation on general\noperating expenses.\nFrom July 1, 1973 to March 31, 1974, an additional 870 miles of the\nInterstate System were completed and opened to traffic. As of March\n31, 1974, about 35,700 miles, or 84 percent of the 42,500 mile authorized\nInterstate System, had been completed and opened to traffic. In\naddition, there are about 5,900 miles on which construction, right-of-\nway acquisition, or preliminary engineering is underway, making a\ntotal of roughly 41,600 miles of the system on which work is either\ncompleted or underway.\nIn the regular Federal-aid primary, secondary, and urban programs\nan additional 4,800 miles were improved during this same period. As of\n23\nMarch 31, 1974, construction projects involving about 268,500 miles\nhad been completed at a cost of $30.3 billion. Contracts involving an\nadditional 11,400 miles were authorized or underway.\nHIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n($110, 000, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(110, 000, 000)\nThe Committee has approved the budget estimate of $110,000,000\nfor grants to the states for safety improvements to highway systems.\nThe budget proposed consolidating these safety programs with the\nFederal-aid highways appropriation. The Committee has established\na separate safety construction appropriation to enable the Congress\nto see the level of emphasis given to these programs.\nAs is the case with the other highway safety programs, the Com-\nmittee has included in the bill a limitation on obligations in fiscal year\n1975. The limitation on these programs is $250,000,000, which is the\nsame as the budget estimate and $175,000,000 more than the obliga-\ntions estimated to be incurred in fiscal year 1974.\nRIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n($40, 000, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(20, 000, 000)\nReduction below estimate\n( 20, 000, 000)\nThe sum of $20,000,000 in liquidating cash is recommended for the\nright-of-way revolving fund. This is $20,000,000 less than the budget\nestimate and $20,000,000 more than fiscal year 1974. Testimony\nindicates that about only $107 million of the $135 million appropriated\nto date has been expended.\nThe revolving fund was established to provide a source of funding\nto permit the acquisition of rights-of-way several years in advance of\nactual construction to reduce potential inflationary pressures on\nproperty costs and permit more adequate comprehensive highway\nplanning.\nFOREST HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($8, 000, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(12, 450, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(12, 450, 000)\nA liquidating cash appropriation of $12,450,000 is recommended for\nthe forest highways program, an increase of $4,450.000 over fiscal year\n24\n1974. This appropriation will liquidate the remaining unpaid general\nfund obligations. Since this program is now operating entirely with\nHighway Trust Fund authority, it is being merged with the Federal-\naid highways account.\nThe forest highways program provides for the construction and\nimprovement of main highways within or adiacent to national forests.\nMost of these highways are on the regular Federal-aid highways sys-\ntems and are eligible for grants under regular Federal-aid highways\nprograms. Although some state contributions are made, states are\nnot required to participate in the financing of forest highways.\nPUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($3,000,000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(8,270,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(8, 270, 000)\nThe bill includes the budget estimate of $8,270,000 in liquidating\ncash to finance the construction and improvement of highways through\npublic lands in those states with large areas of such lands. The amount\nrecommended is an increase of $5,270,000 over fiscal year 1974 and\nwill liquidate the remaining unpaid general fund obligations. As is\nthe case with the forest highways program, this program is now operat-\ning entirely with Highway Trust Fund authority and is being merged\nwith the Federal-aid highways account.\nBALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY\n(TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n$10,700,000\nRecommended in the bill\n4,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-6,700,000\nThe Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 authorized the reconstruction\nof that part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the State of\nMaryland which is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the\nInterior. The $4,000,000 included in the bill would provide $1,600,000\nfor the preparation of detailed contract plans and $2,400,000 for\nacquisition of rights-of-way.\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\nADMINISTRATION\nTRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$75,892,000\nEstimate, 1975\n84,500,000\nRecommended in the bill\n71,350,000\nReduction below estimate\n-13,150,000\n25\nThe Committee recommends the sum of $71,350,000 for NHTSA's\ntraffic and highway safety programs. This is $13,150,000 less than the\nbudget estimate. The following specific reductions are recommended:\nCompliance test facility\n-$4,200,000\nCost and lead-time analysis\n-200,000,\nAlcohol safety action projects\n- -4,000,000\nAdvanced countermeasures support\n-150,000\nPedestrian and motorcycle safety\n-100,000\nEmergency medical services\n-110,000\nBiomechanics\n-500,000\nCrash impact data research\n2, 000,000\nDriver/pedestrian factors research\n-500,000\nVehicles-in-use research\n-200,000\nHighway safety studies\n- 1, 000, 000\nGSA rent\n-160,000\nTravel\n- 30, 000\nTotal reductions\n- 13, 150, 000\nThe budget included $4,200,000 for the compliance test facility,\nincluding $2,710,000 for purchase of equipment, $790,000 for payment\nof the initial year's lease cost, and $700,000 for 41 new support posi-\ntions. NHTSA testified that it is planning to enter into an agreement\nwith the State of Ohio whereby the State will build a facility to\nNHTSA specifications and lease it back to the Government for a\n20 year, or longer, period. The Committee is advised that this lease\nagreement has not been finalized and that the prospectus has not been\napproved by the appropriate legislative committees. All funds for\nthis facility have, therefore, been deleted by the Committee.\nA total of $14,750,000 was requested under this heading for certain\nalcohol countermeasures, including $9,000,000 for the alcohol safety\naction projects (ASAPs), $1,900,000 for advanced countermeasure\ndemonstrations, and $3,850,000 for support and other alcohol related\nefforts. The bill includes the full amount for the advanced counter-\nmeasure demonstrations and $5,000,000 for the ASAP program. The\nCommittee feels that three years is long enough to determine the\nsuccess of most demonstration projects and that it is now time for\nthe states to begin sharing the cost of these projects.\nThe $2,000,000 requested for crash impact data research has been\ndenied. Testimony indicates that this program would be as costly\nand, perhaps, less accurate than the crash recorder program for\nwhich Congress turned down funding in fiscal years 1973 and 1974.\nThe bill includes full amounts requested for the experimental safety\nvehicle and motor vehicle consumer information programs.\nSTATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($100, 000, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(99,763,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(96, 000, 000)\nReduction below estimate\n( 3, 763, 000)\nThe Committee recommends a liquidating cash appropriation of\n$96,000,000 for the State and community highway safety program.\n99-006-74\n26\nThis is $3,763,000 less than the budget estimate and $4,000,000 less\nthan the fiscal year 1974 appropriation. The Committee believes that\nthis will provide adequate liquidating cash while avoiding a large\ncarryover balance at the end of fiscal year 1975. Under this program,\nFederal grants are provided to assist the states and their political\nsubdivisions in the establishment of highway safety programs such as\ndriver licensing, motor vehicle registration, traffic records, police\ntraffic services, and driver education. This funding is also available\nto supplement Federally financed alcohol safety action projects.\nAs in past years, the Committee has included a limitation on\nobligations in fiscal year 1975. The budget requested an obligational\nlevel of $148,000,000, comprised of $81,700,000 for basic NHTSA\nsafety grants, $32,000,000 for incentive grants for states which have\nadopted seat belt legislation, $16,000,000 for incentive grants for\nstates which have made significant progress in reducing their traffic\nfatality rate, $3,300,000 for NHTSA's administrative expenses, and\n$15,000,000 for the Federal Highway Administration's highway-\nrelated safety grant program. The limitation included in the bill is\n$100,000,000. This limitation is an increase of $20,000,000 over fiscal\nyear 1974 and applies to programs administered by both NHTSA and\nFHWA. The Committee has not approved the $32,000,000 requested\nfor incentive grants to encourage states to enact mandatory seat belt\nlegislation.\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\nAppropriation, 1974\n$2,900,000\nEstimate, 1975\n4,340,000\nRecommended in the bill\n3,800,000\nReduction below estimate\n-540,000\nThe accompanying bill includes $3,800,000 under this heading,\ncomprised of $3,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the immediate\noffice of the Administrator and supporting staff offices and $300,000\nfor rental payments to the General Services Administration pursuant\nto the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972. The amount recom-\nmended is a reduction of $540,000 below the budget.\nThe budget proposed merging this appropriation with two others,\nrailroad safety and grants-in-aid for railroad safety. The Committee\nhas not approved this consolidation. Each of these three appropria-\ntions is separately identified in the bill. This is consistent with the\nprovisions of H.R. 15223 and will, in the opinion of the Committee,\nenable the Congress to evaluate the relative emphasis being given to\neach activity.\nUnder the Committee's recommendation 11 of the 21 new positions\nwould be approved, including the two new budget positions requested\nfor the financial management division.\nRAILROAD SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$9,237,000\nEstimate, 1975\n10,220,000\nRecommended in the bill\n10,170,000\nReduction below estimate\n-50,000\n27\nThe Committee recommends the appropriation of $10,170,000, an\nincrease of $933,000 over fiscal year 1974, for the railroad safety\nfunctions of the Federal Railroad Administration. This would provide\nfor a total of 369 positions whose principal function is to further the\neffective investigation and enforcement of Federal railroad safety\nrules. The entire $50,000 reduction below the budget relates to GSA\nrent.\nThe Committee reiterates the statements contained in last year's\nreport that additional safety inspectors are essential for improved\nrailroad safety and that this program should be given a higher priority\nthan it has heretofore been accorded by the Federal Railroad Admin-\nistration. In fiscal year 1973, $631,000 of the $7,000,000 appropriated\nfor railroad safety personnel was not spent by the Federal Railroad\nAdministration. In fiscal year 1974 the Congress appropriated funds\nfor 95 additional safety inspectors. At the time of the Committee's\nhearing, only 15 of these positions had been committed and the\ntestimony indicates that FRA is only planning to fill 66 of these new\npositions during the current fiscal year. The Committee believes the\namount recommended should be adequate to fill all vacant safety\ninspector positions.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1,500,000\nEstimate, 1975\n1,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n1,000,000\nThe bill includes the budget request of $1,000,000 for grants to\nstates for railroad safety. This appropriation provides a subsidy to\nstates for the salaries of state safety inspectors. The authorization\nfor the program is contained in H.R. 15223.\nAs of June 1, 1974, none of the $1,500,000 fiscal year 1974 appro-\npriation had been obligated. In view of this fact, the Committee\nhas included language in the bill which would continue the availability\nof these funds until expended. This would make available a total of\nabout $2,500,000 for this program from the present date until the end of\nfiscal year 1975.\nRAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$30,450,000\nEstimate, 1975\n64,240,000\nRecommended in the bill\n50,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n- 14, 240, 000\nThe sum recommended for railroad research and development is\n$19,550,000 more than the amount appropriated for similar activities\nin fiscal year 1974. This appropriation is a consolidation of two pro-\ngrams which were separately funded in fiscal year 1974, Railroad\nresearch and High-speed ground transportation research and develop-\nment.\n28\nUnder the Committee's recommendation the following amounts\nwould be provided:\nBudget\nProgram\nestimate\nRecommend\nReduction\nGeneral research:\nIndustry problems\n$6,000,000\n$4,500,000\n-$1,500,000\nFreight car management\n6,000,000\n6,000,000\nImproved freight service\n2,600,000\n2,300,000\n-300,000\nRailroad safety\n4,800,000\n4,800,000\nPolicy planning and administration\n1,140,000\n900,000\n-240,000\nHigh speed ground research:\nSystem analysis\n1,100,000\n1,000,000\n-100,000\nHigh speed rail\n10,500,000\n10,000,000\n-500, ODO\nAdvanced systems\n11,700,000\n3,700,000\n-8,000,000\nSupporting technology\n3,650,000\n2,150,000\n-1,500,000\nHigh speed test center\n14,000,000\n12,000,000\n-2,000,000\nAdministration\n2,750,000\n2,650,000\n-100,000\nTotal\n64,240,000\n50,000,000\n-14,240.000\nAs indicated above, a $1,500,000 reduction is recommended for\nFRA's research involving industry problems. While the Committee\nrecognizes that the railroad industry is faced with many problems,\nit has not been demonstrated that any of the research proposed by\nthe Federal Railroad Administration will solve these problems. The\nCommittee is also concerned about the possible duplication of effort\nbetween this program and certain activities of the ICC. FRA testified\nthat the activities of these two agencies are well coordinated. When\nasked about this coordination, the Chairman of the ICC testified:\n\"These are all the staff people here and they (FRA) haven't\ntalked to any of them.\"\nThe Committee expects the activities of these agencies to be properly\ncoordinated.\nThe Committee has reduced the advanced systems and supporting\ntechnology programs by $8,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively.\nAs was stated last year, the Committee feels that the Federal Railroad\nAdministration should concentrate its efforts on those programs which\nappear to have the greatest potential for immediate and near term\nimprovements. The two major advanced systems included in the fiscal\nyear 1975 budget are the 300 mile per hour tracked air cushion vehicle\nand the magnetically levitated vehicle. Under the Committee's\nrecommendation the funding for these two programs would be in-\ncreased by about $600,000 over fiscal year 1974.\nGRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION\nAppropriation, 1974\n$149,100,000\nEstimate, 1975\n143,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n125,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-18,000,000\nThe Committee recommends the sum of $125,000,000 in Federal\ngrants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to\noffset operating deficits. The amount recommended is $18,000,000\nless the budget estimate and $24,100,000 less the amount appro-\npriated for fiscal year 1974.\n29\nThe original authorization for Amtrak recognized the need for\ninterim Federal financial assistance. Including the funds in the accom-\npanying bill a total of $484,100,000, nearly a half of a billion dollars,\nwill have been appropriated to Amtrak. Amtrak, however, is no closer\nto breaking even now than it was about 3½ years ago when the first\nappropriation was made.\nIn the conference report on the Second Supplemental Appropriations\nBill, 1974, concern was expressed about Amtrak's operating deficits and\nthe Secretary of Transportation and the President of Amtrak were\ndirected to submit service and route criteria to the Congress. While the\nCommittee believes that it is completely unrealistic to expect Amtrak\nto break even in the foreseeable future, the Committee does expect that\nthe criteria submitted will attempt to establish a reasonable balance\nbetween sound fiscal policy and adequate service to the traveling\npublic.\nThe Committee is also very concerned about the impact on future\ndeficits and Federal grant requirements of the large loan guarantee\nprogram. The Committee has requested that the GAO look into this\nmatter.\nTHE ALASKA RAILROAD\nPAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\nAppropriation, 1974\nEstimate, 1975\n$6,500,000\nRecommended in the bill\n4,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-2,500,000\nThe Committee has included the requested language permitting\nthe Alaska Railroad to be operated from the Alaska Railroad Revolv-\ning Fund. To the extent possible, Alaska Railroad programs are\nfinanced by revenues earned from freight and passenger service and\nother services incidental thereto. For fiscal year 1975, however, the\nbudget requests a $6,500,000 payment to the Fund. In view of the\nprojected $2,700,000 unobligated balance, the Committee feels that a\n$4,000,000 payment should be adequate to enable the railroad to meet\nall of its operating and capital requirements.\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n9,300,000\nRecommended in the bill\n7,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-2,300,000\nThe bill includes an appropriation of $7,000,000 for administrative\nexpenses of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. This\namount, plus the use of available unrestricted authorities, should\nprovide sufficient funds for 30 of the requested 40 additional positions,\n30\nThese positions are allocated as shown in the following table:\nBill compared\nFiscal year\nBudget\nwith fiscal\nOffice\n1974\nestimate\nBill\nyear 1974\nResearch and Development\n73\n80\n75\n+2\nCapital Assistance\n54\n62\n62\n+8\nTransit Planning\n30\n38\n36\n+6\nTransit Management\n15\n19\n18\n+3\nAdministration\n61\n65\n63\n+2\nProgram Planning\n26\n28\n28\n+2\nChief Counsel\n20\n23\n23\n+3\nCivil Rights\n23\n23\n23\nPublic Affairs\n6\n6\n6\nAdministrator\n8\n8\n8\nField Operations\n45\n49\n49\n+4\n361\n401\n391\n+30\nAs in fiscal years 1973 and 1974, the proposed bill language to permit\nthese funds to remain available until expended has not been included.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND\nUNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING\nAppropriation, 1974\n$35,050,000\nEstimate, 1975\n79,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n51,130,000\nReduction below estimate\n-27,870,000\nThe sum of $51,130,000 is recommended for the programs financed\nunder this heading. This is $27,870,000 less than the budget estimate\nand $16,080,000 more than the amount appropriated for fiscal year\n1974.\nThe following amounts are recommended:\nFiscal year 1975\nBill compared\nbudget\nRecommended\nwith budget\nMajor programs\nestimat\nin the bill\nestimate\nBus transit\n$4,000,000\n$4,000,000\nRail transit\n13,250,000\n13,000,000\n-$250,000\nNew system:\nMorgantown PRT\n6,380,000\n6,380,000\nHigh performance PRT\n10,620,000\n-10,620,000\nHigh-capacity PRT\n2,750,000\n2,750,000\nDual-mode\n7,750,000\n-7,750,000\nDial-a-ride\n1,500,000\n-1,500,000\nSoftware systems\n3,000,000\n3,000,000\nSystems analysis and evaluation\n1,000,000\n750,000\n-250,000\nService development\n3,750,000\n3,250,000\n-500,000\nTransit service and methods\n15,000,000\n10,000,000\n-5,000,000\nTransit management\n5,000,000\n4,000,000\n-1,000,000\nPlanning\n1,000,000\n750,000\n-250,000\nUniversity research\n2,500,000\n2,250,000\n-250,000\nManagerial training\n1,500,000\n1,000,000\n-500, 000\nTotal\n79,000,000\n51,130,000\n-27 870,000\nAs indicated above, the Committee has recommended the full\namount requested to complete the research and development phase\nof the Morgantown project. The Committee directs, however, that\nnone of these funds be obligated until UMTA and the University of\nWest Virginia agree on what will happen beyond the R & D phase and\nthis agreement has been approved by the Committee. If such an\nagreement cannot be reached within 30 days after the enactment of\n31\nthe accompanying bill, the $6,380,000 recommended should be used\nto dismantle the project as required in the contract between UMTA\nand the University.\nIn recommending the deletion of $10,620,000 from the high perfor-\nmance PRT appropriation, the Committee does not contemplate the\ntermination of PRT development activities. Rather, the Committee\nbelieves that the unobligated balance of fiscal year 1974 funds is\nadequate for completion of the conceptual design and evaluation\nphase of the PRT project during fiscal year 1975, and that final\ndesign, construction, and testing should be temporarily deferred.\nThe Committee further believes that UMTA should, during the\ncoming year, conduct an urban deployability study of PRT in\nconjunction with the transit authority of a medium density urban\narea, where PRT technology, if proven workable, might be applied\nin the near future. While it is the intent of the Committee that PRT\ntesting should relate directly to the actual requirements of an urban\narea, the urban deployability study should not be construed as a\ncommitment, explicit or implicit, of capital funding support for the\nfuture development of such a system.\nNo funds are recommended for dual-mode research. A Department\nof Transportation report on this subject states that the introduction\nof dual mode systems would cause increased transportation energy\nconsumption due, in part, to the increased speeds attained. The\nAdministrator testified that he was not convinced that UMTA\nshould proceed to prototype development, not only because of the\nenergy consumption characteristics of dual-mode but also because\nof the cost implications of this type of system.\nThe Committee has also denied the $1,500,000 requested for dial-a-\nride research. The Committee feels that UMTA has successfully dem-\nonstrated dial-a-ride technology. There are approximately 40 such\nsystems in existence, and any city desiring to install a dial-a-ride\nsystem can apply for capital funding under UMTA's grant program.\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($380, 000, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(490, 000, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(400, 000, 000)\nReduction below estimate\n90, 000)\nThe Committee recommends $400,000,000 to liquidate obligations\nincurred under basic legislation for urban mass transportation. Virtu-\nally all of these funds will be expended to liquidate prior year obliga-\ntions. The reduction is based on the fact that UMTA will have carry-\nover cash balances in excess of the amounts anticipated in the budget.\nThe accompanying bill also includes a provision limiting commit-\nments in fiscal year 1975 to $1,321,750,000. This is comprised of\n$1,225,000,000 for capital facilities grants, $36,620,000 for technical\nstudies, $51,130,000 for research, and $9,000,000 for administrative\nexpenses. The Committee has approved the full budget program level for\ncapital facilities grants.\nSince 1970, the Committee has been concerned about the tech-\nniques employed in selecting fixed guideway and other capital grant\n32\napplications for approval. UMTA has not used adequate criteria, other\nthan the basic statutory elgibility requirements, in awarding grants\ninvolving hundreds of millions of Federal dollars. The Committee\nbelieves that UMTA should provide adequate guidelines to the cities\nto help them plan more effectively and to assure the most effective\nuse of taxpayers' funds. Testimony indicates that UMTA is develop-\ning such guidelines. The Committee expects that this work will be\naccelerated and that investment criteria will be issued in the very\nnear future.\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\nThe accompanying bill includes the same language which has been\ncarried previously authorizing the St. Lawrence Seaway Development\nCorporation to make expenditures within the limits of the funds\navailable to the Corporation to carry out its programs. The language\nincluded in the bill is exactly the same as the language provided last\nyear and requested in the fiscal year 1975 budget.\nLIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\nLimitation, 1974\n($846, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(886,000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(886,000)\nThe Committee recommends an increase in the limitation of $40,000\nover fiscal year 1974. Most of the increase is to cover increased rental\ncharges, annualization costs, and within-grade increases. No addi-\ntional positions are requested or recommended.\nTITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$8,255,000\nEstimate, 1975\n9,536,000\nRecommended in the bill\n9,450,000\nReduction below estimate\n86, 000\nIn providing an increase of $1,195,000 over fiscal year 1974, the\nCommittee has approved the 10 additional positions requested. Seven\nof these positions are to enable the Board to assume certain accounting\nand procurement functions which are presently provided by the De-\npartment of Transportation on a reimbursable basis. The other three\nnew positions are to meet the increasing workload requirements of\nthe Board's certificate and license appeal function. Virtually all of the\nCommittee's reduction is related to rental payments to GSA.\nThe functions of the Safety Board include the investigation and\ndetermination of the probable cause of all aviation accidents and\nselected surface transportation accidents, as well as conducting a\ncontinuing review of safety in all modes of transportation. During\ncalendar year 1973, the Board issued 122 aviation safety recom-\nmendations and a total of 154 highway, railroad, pipeline, and marine\nrecommendations.\n33\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$15, 537, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n17,283,000\nRecommended in the bill\n17,150,000\nReduction below estimate\n- 133, 000-\nThe sum of $17,150,000 is recommended for salaries and expenses of\nthe Civil Aeronautics Board. This is an increase of $1,613,000 over\nfiscal year 1974 and a decrease of $133,000 below the budget estimate.\nThe reductions recommended include $93,000 for GSA rent and\n$40,000 for travel. No additional positions are requested and none are\nrecommended.\nThe CAB regulates the economic aspects of air carrier operations,\nboth domestic and international, and participates in the development\nof international air transportation.\nPAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$73, 265, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n69,828,000\nRecommended in the bill\n69,828,000\nThe Committee has approved the full budget request of $69,828,000\nfor payments to certain local service and Alaskan carriers to make\nair transportation available to communities that would not otherwise\nbe served. The amount recommended is $3,437,000 less than the ap-\npropriations made for this purpose during fiscal year 1974.\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$40,590,000\nEstimate, 1975\n43,300,000\nRecommended in the bill\n43,000,000\nReduction below estimate\n-300,000\nThe bill includes $43,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Inter-\nstate Commerce Commission. This is a $2,410,000 increase over\nfiscal year 1974 and a decrease of $300,000 below the budget estimate.\nThis entire reduction pertains to rental payments to GSA.\nThe funds recommended will provide for all 95 additional positions\nrequested in the budget. Including this increase, the Congress will\nhave funded more than 400 new positions for the ICC since fiscal\nyear 1970. The Committee is pleased that the Commission has been\npermitted to fill the additional positions provided by the Congress\nduring the past four years and looks forward to a more effective\nand efficient resolution of surface transportation problems affecting\nthe public.\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\nCANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$60,000,000\nEstimate, 1975\n63,000,000\nRecommended in the bill\n62, 700, 000-\nReduction below estimate\n-300,000-\n34\nThis appropriation, which finances the operation of the Canal Zone\nGovernment, represents an advance of funds that is repaid to the U.S.\nTreasury through charges for services furnished or from revenues of\nthe Panama Canal Company. The $2,700,000 increase above the fiscal\nyear 1974 is primarily for mandatory pay increases. In addition, the\nCommittee has approved the 33 requested new positions.\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$3,500,000\nEstimate, 1975\n6, 500, 000\nRecommended in the bill\n6, 000, 000\nReduction below estimate\n500, 000\nThe Committee recommends $6,000,000 to finance necessary im-\nprovements and replacements to educational facilities, hospitals and\nclinics, and municipal facilities in the Canal Zone Government area.\nThis appropriation is repaid to the U.S. Treasury over the life of\nthe capital asset through depreciation charges to the Canal Zone\nGovernment.\nThe $2,500,000 increase over fiscal year 1974 is primarily for im-\nprovements of hospitals and health facilities. The recommended re-\nduction is based primarily on the availability of carryover balances\nfrom fiscal year 1974 in addition to those indicated in the budget esti-\nmate. The budget projected a carryover balance of $85,000 as of June\n30, 1974. Testimony indicates that this carryover balance is presently\nestimated to be $1,483,000.\nPANAMA CANAL COMPANY\nThe accompanying bill includes the same language which has been\ncarried previously authorizing the Panama Canal Company to make\nexpenditures within the limits of the funds available to the Corporation\nto carry out its programs. The language included in the bill is exactly\nthe same as the language provided last year and requested in the fiscal\nyear 1975 budget.\nTOLL INCREASE\nThe Panama Canal Company has recommended a toll rate increase\nof approximately 20 percent. Most of the items on which this increase\nis based appear to be valid costs and the Committee fully supports a\ntoll increase to cover these items. The Committee is concerned, how-\never, with the Company's change in depreciation policy.\nThe Company, historically, did not depreciate certain assets, such as\ntitles, treaty rights, and excavations of channels, harbors, and basins.\nIn fiscal year 1974 the Company changed its policy and began depre-\nciating these assets. This policy change adds an annual charge of\nabout $8.3 million to operating expenses, and is, in part, responsible\nfor the toll increase.\nBecause of the substantial increase to operations resulting from this\npolicy change and because questions have been raised about whether\nor not this change is related to possible treaty modifications, the Com-\nmittee feels that the legislative committee should look into this matter.\n35\nThe Committee also feels that that part of the toll increase related\nto depreciation costs should not be implemented until the legislative\ncommittee has approved this change in policy.\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n($22, 331, 000)\nEstimate, 1975\n(23, 837, 000)\nRecommended in the bill\n(23, 837, 000)\nThe $1,506,000 increase over fiscal year 1974 in the limitation on\ngeneral and administrative expenses is largely for increased wage and\nother mandatory costs.\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\nAUTHORITY\nFEDERAL CONTRIBUTION\nAppropriation, 1974\n1 $111, 345, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n2 87, 424, 000\nRecommended in the bill\n3 72, 124, 000\nReduction below estimate\n- 15, 300, 000\n1 Includes an advance appropriation of $90,360,000 for fiscal year 1975.\n2 Includes an advance appropriation of $68,024,000 for fiscal year 1976.\n3 Includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976.\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $72,124,000 for\nthe Federal share of the rapid rail transit system to serve the National\nCapital area. This includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000\nfor fiscal year 1976 and $19,400,000 for the design and construction of\nfacilities for the handicapped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.\nThe $15,300,000 reduction is directed toward WMATA's fiscal year\n1976 request to purchase an additional 256 transit cars. Testimony\nindicates that, prior to the purchase of these cars, WMATA will re-\nexamine its decision on the type of control system to be used. The\nCommittee reiterates its position that Metro should utilize all sound\ntechnological advancements available.\nThe Committee also feels that since the Congress is providing\nsubstantial sums of money to the Urban Mass Transportation Ad-\nministration to develop improved rail transit cars, that agency should\nbe able to assist WMATA in making a decision on this matter.\nAccordingly, the Committee has deferred the Federal contribution for\nthese cars until WMATA and UMTA can reach an agreement on\nwhich cars are best for the Metro system. This action should not\ndelay the opening of the system, since funding has already been\nprovided for 300 cars and WMATA testified that they do not need to\nmake a decision on the next procurement for about 15 months.\nINTEREST SUBSIDY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$12, 728, 000\nEstimate, 1975\n17,750,000\nRecommended in the bill\n17,750,000\nThe bill includes the budget request of $17,750,000 to provide a\nFederal interest subsidy for the revenue bonds marketed by WMATA\n36\nas authorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1972.\nThat legislation provides for a Federal guarantee of obligations issued\nby the Authority, and for the Federal Government to support the sale\nof revenue bonds through an interest subsidy. This subsidy amounts\nto 25 percent of the interest and issuance costs of the Authority's\nobligations.\nTITLE III-GENERAL PROVISIONS\nTwo new general provisions are proposed.\nSection 314-limits rental payments to GSA. This provision is\ndiscussed earlier in the report.\nSection 315-limits obligations for \"Highway Safety Construction\nPrograms\" to $250,000,000.\nFormer sections 306 and 307 have been deleted and the subsequent\nsections have been renumbered.\nOther changes proposed are as follows:\nSection 302-limits commitments for grants-in-aid for airport\ndevelopment to $310,000,000.\nSection 303-limits obligations for \"Highway Beautification\" to\n$40,000,000.\nSection 304-limits obligations for \"State and Community Highway\nSafety\" and \"Highway-Related Safety Grants\" to $100,000,000.\nSection 305-limits obligations for \"Territorial Highways\" to\n$4,600,000.\nSection 306-limits commitments for \"Urban Mass Transportation\nFund\" to $1,321,750,000.\nLIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS\nThe following limitations and legislative provisions not heretofore\ncarried in connection with any appropriation bill are recommended:\nOn Page 2. in connection with Salaries and Expenses:\nProvided, That not to exceed $882,900 of the funds provided under this\nAct shall be available to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and\nmaintain automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for employ-\nees of the Department.\nOn Page 15, in connection with Grants-in-Aid for Railroad Safety:\nProvided, That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal\nyear 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.\nOn Page 23, in connection with grants for mandatory seat belt\nlegislation:\nNone of the funds provided under this Act shall be available for the\nplanning or execution of programs for incentive grants for mandatory\nseat belt legislation\nOn Page 26, in connection with payments to the General Services\nAdministration:\nSec. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be\navailable for paying to the Administrator of the General Services Adminis-\ntration in excess of 90 percent of the standard level user charge established\n37\npursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative\nServices Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.\nOn Page 26, in connection with Highway Safety Construction\nPrograms:\nSec. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be available\nfor the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are\nin excess of $250,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for \"Highway Safety\nConstruction Programs\".\nSEPARATE VIEWS OF HON. BILL D. BURLISON\nI take this opportunity to advise my colleagues of my strong objec-\ntions to one paragraph of this committee report which calls for the\nimmediate construction of a new St. Louis airport inconveniently lo-\ncated 25 miles southeast of St. Louis in Illinois. The report further\nstates the opinion that there have been enough studies of this subject to\ndate and further studies are unwarranted. Not being assigned to the\nTransportation Subcommittee, this paragraph did not come to my\nattention until the report was submitted to the full committee.\nHowever, if the subcommittee had examined the St. Louis airport\nsituation carefully, it would have discovered that the facts of this mat-\nter contradict the unfortunate conclusion reached. Furthermore, this\ncommittee recommendation is both fiscally imprudent and represents\nan unjustified intrusion into an airport site selection decision-which\nby law is the primary responsibility of local authorities. Certainly my\ncolleagues would not want important local issues in their communities\ndecided in this manner.\nThe Committee report states that it feels that 25 studies of the St.\nLouis airport situation have been enough. This statement does not re-\nflect a recognition of the fact that only two studies have examined in\ndepth the ability to expand Lambert-St. Louis International Airport\nto meet the area's air travel needs in the foreseeable future. Both stud-\nies concluded the expansion potential of Lambert is considerable.\nThe major study recommending a new Illinois airport for St. Louis\n(R. Dixon Speas Site Selection Survey, 1970) did not address the\nquestion of whether a new airport was even necessary. It assumed\nLambert could not be adequately expanded and based this assumption\non a statement purportedly taken from a 1968 ATA-TWA assessment\nthat Lambert \"even with maximum expansion, cannot be expected to\nfulfill commercial air carrier needs beyond 1979.\" In fact, no such\nstatement or conclusion was contained in the ATA-TWA report!\nRecognizing that previous projections of air traffic in the St. Louis\narea are now out of date and virtually useless because of changes in\nthe energy situation and technology, the Department of Transporta-\ntion last week announced that a new 90-day study forecasting St. Louis\nair traffic will be made. Moreover, the Department feels it is wise to\nspend a modest $221,000 of federal money to complete a 6-month mas-\nter plan of Lambert Field, which has never been done, to determine if\n(38)\n39\nit can be expanded to meet St. Louis' needs through 1995. The money\nfor this has already been appropriated: Approval of the Illinois ap-\nplication now, as suggested in the committee report, would mean\nspending between $350 million and an estimated $1.2 billion of tax-\npayers' money for a new airport before we even know if a new airport\nis in fact needed.\nSince a $25 million construction program already underway at\nLambert will double the airport's capacity (from 6 million to 12 mil-\nlion) by 1977, we can clearly afford to wait 6 months for the Lambert\nmaster plan in order to make an enlightened decision, not a hasty one.\nPerhaps the most alarming aspect of the committee's recommenda-\ntion is the fact that it attempts to impose an Illinois airport in the\nSt. Louis area when an overwhelming majority of the region's citizens\nand their elected public officials vigorously oppose the Illinois site.\nSeventy-eight percent of the population of the metropolitan area\nand 91 percent of the area's air travelers live in the City of St. Louis\nand the four surrounding Missouri counties. Ninety-two percent of\nthese Missouri voters approved a November 1972 referendum favoring\nexpansion of Lambert Airport and opposing the Illinois site.\nThis committee report's recommendation on the St. Louis airport\nnot only opposes the strong wishes of the St. Louis area, it contradicts\nthe clear intent of Congress as stated in the Airport and Airway De-\nvelopment Act that airport site selection should properly be made by\nthe local area-not dictated by a bureaucrat or a far away government\nentity.\nIt is curious to note that the Illinois airport was first advanced by a\nquiet arrangement between the ex-mayor of St. Louis and the ex-gov-\nernor of Illinois, each defeated for re-election. Similarly, the Trans-\nportation Appropriations Subcommittee did not openly consider both\nsides of this question. Instead, it heard brief testimony in response to\nseveral leading questions from an able subcommittee member from\nthe Illinois delegation. It also heard the Administrator of the Fed-\neral Aviation Administration plead for a master study because there\nhad never been one and for the further reason of considering changes\nwrought by the recent aviation fuel shortage and technology advance-\nment. Clearly, at the least, this calls for a cautious approach toward\nconstruction of a large new airport that will require hundreds of mil-\nlions of federal dollars.\nIn view of all of the above concerns, the proper course in this mat-\nter would be to allow the Department of Transportation to follow the\nrequirements of the law and its own guidelines in order to reach a\ndecision based on accurate information. The report paragraph above\ndiscussed clearly should not be included in the committee report.\nBILL D. BURLISON.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES FOR 1975\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS\neco mes available automatically under earlier, or \"permanent\" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill]\nBudget\nIncrease (+) or\nNew budget\nestimates of new\ndecrease (-),\nAgency and item\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nestimates\nauthority\nauthority\ncompared with\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nappropriations\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nCoast Guard: Oil pollution fund (indefinite)\n$5,000,000\n$5,000,000\nFederal Highway Administration:\nHighway beautification (contract authorization)\n150,000,000)\n1 + ($50,000,000)\nNational scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)\n10,000,000\n+10,000,000\nTerritorial highways (contract authorization)\n10,009,000\n+10,009,000\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal\nfunds\n5,000,000\n25,009,000\n+20,009,000\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-TRUST FUNDS\nCoast Guard: General gift fund (indefinite)\n$30,000\n$30,000\nFederal Highway Administration:\nFederal Highway Administration trust funds\n6,200,000\n11,200,000\n+$5,000,000\nFederal-aid highways (contract authorization)\n100,000,000\n6,357,500,000\n+6, 257, 500, 000\nNational scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)\n25,000,000\n+25,000,000\nHighway-related safety grants (contract authorization)\n34,491,000\n+34,491,000\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration:\nHighway safety programs (contract authorization)\n198,000,000\n+198,000,000\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, trust funds.\n106,230,000\n6,626,221,000\n6, 519, 991, 000\nTt\n1 Proposed for later transmittal.\nNOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1974 budget document. Some\nItems are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational):\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill-\nauthority,\nauthority;\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n42\nTITLE I\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nSalaries and expenses\n$31, 475, 000\n$32, 100, 000\n$31, 300, 000\n-$175,000\n-$800,000\nBy transfer:\n(3, 000, 000)\n3, 000, 000)\nInterim operating assistance\n39,800,000\n39, 800, 000\nBy transfer\n(35, 000, 000)\n( 35, 000, 000)\nTransportation planning, research, and devel-\nopment\n28,000,000\n1 39, 100, 000\n28,000,000\n- 11, 100, 000\nBy transfer\n(1, 000, 000)\n(-1,000,000)\nGrants-in-aid for natural gas pipeline safety\n1,175,000\n1,200,000\n1,200,000\n+25, 000\nConsolidation of departmental headquarters\n800, 000\n800, 000\nTotal, Office of the Secretary\n101, 250, 000\n72,400,000\n60,500,000\n- 40, 750, 000\n- 11, 900, 000\nCOAST GUARD\nOperating expenses\n584, 900, 000\n622, 970, 000\n617, 579, 448\n+32, 679, 448\n- 5, 390, 552\nAppropriation for debt reduction\n- 171,994\n- 179, 448\n- 179, 448\n-7,454\nSubtotal, operating expenses\n584, 728, 006\n622, 790, 552\n617, 400, 000\n+32, 671, 994\n- 5, 390, 552\nAcquisition, construction, and improvements\n75, 500, 000\n114, 100, 000\n111, 307, 000\n35, 807, 000\n- 2, 793, 000\nAlteration of bridges\n4,000,000\n6, 800, 000\n6, 800, 000\n+2, 800, 000\nRetired pay\n86,750,000\n95,850,000\n95,850,000\n+9, 100, 000\nReserve training\n26,770,000\n30,200,000\n29,000,000\n+2, 230, 000\n- 1, 200, 000\n43\nResearch, development, test, and evaluation\n14,000,000\n21,000,000\n17,500,000\n+3, 500, 000\n- 3, 500, 000\nState boating safety assistance\n3,500,000\n7,500,000\n6, 000, 000\n+2, 500, 000\n- 1, 500, 000\nPollution fund (special fund)\n10,000,000\n- 10, 000, 000\nTotal, Coast Guard\n795, 248, 006\n908, 240, 552\n883, 857, 000\n88, 608, 994\n24, 383, 552\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 53.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975--Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill\nauthority\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nTITLE I-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-\nTION-Continued\n44\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nOperations\n1,282,500,000\n1,385,500,000\n1,363,000,000\n+80,500,000\n-22,500,000\nFacilities, engineering, and development\n11,500,000\n13,000,000\n12,000,000\n+500,000\n1, 000, 000\nFacilities and equipment (Airport and Airway\nTrust Fund)\n250,000,000\n250,000,000\n241,100,000\n-8,900,000\n900, 000\nResearch, engineering and development (Air-\nport and Airway Trust Fund)\n62,095,000\n70,000,000\n55,000,000\n-7,095,000\n-15,000,000\nGrants-in-aid for airports (Airport and Airway\nTrust Fund):\nPlanning grants\n13,000,000\n-13,000,000\nDevelopment grants (appropriation to liqui-\ndate contract authorization)\n(200, 000, 000)\n(280, 000, 000)\n(280, 000, 000)\n(+ 80, 000, 000)\nOperation and maintenance, National Capital\nAirports\n14,742,000\n16,500,000\n16,000,000\n+1,258,000\n-500,000\nConstruction, National Capital Airports\n3,000,000\n7,200,000\n4,200,000\n1, 200, 000\n-3,000,000\nTotal, Federal Aviation Administra-\ntion\n1,623,837,000\n1,755,200,000\n1,691,300,000\n67, 463, 000\n63, 900, 000\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nLimitation on general operating expenses\n(119,047,000)\n(138, 000, 000)\n(127,200,000)\n(+8, 153, 000)\n10, 800, 000)\nMotor carrier safety\n5,600,000\n6,330,000\n6,130,000\n+530,000\n-200,000\nHighway safety research and development\n7,500,000\n10,640,000\n9,000,000\n+1, 500, 000\n-1,640,000\nHighway beautification:\nAppropriation\n1,020,000\n1,107,000\n1,000,000\n20, 000\n- 107, 000\n45\nAppropriation to liquidate contract authori-\nzation\n(30,000,000)\n(37,000,000)\n(25,000,000)\n5, 000, 000)\n12, 000, 000)\nHighway-related safety grants (appropriation to\nliquidate contract authorization)\n(7,000,000)\n(14,000,000)\n(12,000,000)\n(+5, 000, 000)\n2, 000, 000)\nRail crossings-demonstration projects\n14,000,000\n12,600,000\n14, 000, 000\n- 12, 600, 000\nRailroad-highway crossings demonstration\nprojects\n6,000,000\n-6,000,000\nBy transfer\n(2,218,000)\n(8,000,000)\n(+5, 782, 000)\n(+8, 000, 000)\nRural highway public transportation demon-\nstration program\n10,000,000\n10,000,000\n+10,000,000\nTerritorial highways (appropriation to liquidate\ncontract authorization)\n(2, 500, 000)\n(1,600,000)\n(4,000,000)\n(+1, 500, 000)\n(+2, 400, 000)\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 53.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill\nantherity,\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nTITLE I-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-\nTION-Continued\n46\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION-Con\nDarien Gap highway\n5,000,000\n35,000,000\n20,000,000\n+15,000,000\n-15,000,000\nInter-American Highway\n56,000\n-56,000\nFederal-aid highways (trust fund-appropria-\ntion to liquidate contract authorization)\n(4,315,900,000)\n2(4,588,000,000)\n(4,573,840,000)\n(+257,940,000)\nHighway safety construction programs (trust\nfund-appropriation to liquidate contract\nauthorization)\n$ (110,000,000)\n(110,000,000)\n(+110,000,000)\nRight-of-way revolving fund (trust fund-appro-\npriation to liquidate contract authorization)\n(40,000,000)\n(20,000,000)\n(+20,000,000)\n(-20,000,000)\nForest highways (appropriation to liquidate\ncontract authorization)\n(8,000,000)\n(12,450,000)\n(12,450,000)\n(+4, 450, 000)\nPublic lands highways (appropriation to liqui-\ndate contract authorization)\n(3,000,000)\n(8,270,000)\n(8,270,000)\n(+5, 270, 000)\nBaltimore-Washington Parkway\n10,700,000\n4,000,000\n+4,000,000\n-6,700,000\nTotal, Federal Highway Administration\n39,176,000\n86,377,000\n50,130,000\n+10, 954,\n-36,247,000\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\nADMINISTRATION\nTraffic and highway safety\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n-4, 542, 000\n-13,150,000\nBy transfer\n(10,000,000)\n10, 000, 000)\nState and community highway safety (appropria-\ntion to liquidate contract authorization)\n(100,000,000)\n(99,763,000)\n(96,000,000)\n(-4; 000, 000)\n3, 763, 000)\nTotal, National Highway Traffic Safety\nAdministration\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n-4,542,000\n-13,150,000\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nOffice of the Administrator\n2,900,000\n4,340,000\n3,800,000\n+900, 000\n-540,000\nBy transfer\n(200, 000)\n200, 000)\n47\nRailroad safety\n9,237,000\n10,220,000\n10,170,000\n+933, 000\n-50,000\nBy transfer\n(111,000)\n111, 000)\nGrants-in-aid for railroad safety\n1,500,000\n1,000,000\n1,000,000\n-500, 000\nRailroad research and development\n30,450,000\n64,240,000\n50,000,000\n19, 550, 000\n-14, 240, 000\nBy transfer\n(6,000,000)\n000, 000)\nGrants to National Railroad Passenger Cor-\nporation\n149,100,000\n143,000,000\n125,000,000\n-24,100,000\n-18,000,000\nRecission of unobligated balance\n-9,100,000\n+9,100,000\nPayment to the Alaska railroad revolving fund\n6,500,000\n4,000,000\n+4,000,000\n-2,500,000\nTotal, Federal Railroad Administration.\n184,087,000\n229,300,000\n193,970,000\n+9,883,000\n-35,330,000\nSee footnotes at end of table n. 53\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill\nauthority,\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n48\nTITLE I-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-\nTION-Continued\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION\nADMINISTRATION\nUrban Mass Transportation Fund:\nAdministrative expenses\n5,000,000\n9,300,000\n7,000,000\n+2, 000, 000\n-2,300,000\nResearch, development, and demonstra-\ntions and university research and\ntraining\n35,050,000\n79,000,000\n51,130,000\n16, 080, 000\n-27,870,000\nAppropriation to liquidate contract au-\nthorization\n(380, 000, 000)\n(490,000,000)\n(400,000,000)\n20, 000, 000)\n90, 000, 000)\nTotal, Urban Mass Transportation Ad-\nministration\n40,050,000\n88,300,000\n58,130,000\n18, 080, 000\n30, 170, 000\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\nCORPORATION\nLimitation on administrative expenses\n(846, 000)\n(886, 000)\n(886,000)\n40, 000)\nTotal, title I, Department of Trans-\nportation\n2, 859, 540, 006\n3, 224, 317, 552\n3, 009, 237, 000\n149, 696, 994\n-215, 080, 552\nTITLE II\nRELATED AGENCIES\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\nSalaries and expenses\n8,255,000\n9, 536, 000\n9,450,000\n+1, 195, 000\n-86, 000\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\n49\nSalaries and expenses\n15,537,000\n17,283,000\n17,150,000\n+1, 613, 000\n-133,000\nPayments to air carriers\n73,265,000\n69, 828, 000\n69,828,000\n-3,437,000\nTotal, Civil Aeronautics Board\n88,802,000\n87,111,000\n86,978,000\n- 1, 824, 000\n-133,000\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\nSalaries and expenses\n40,590,000\n43,300,000\n43,000,000\n+2,410,000\n-300,000\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 53.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NoTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill\nauthority,\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nTITLE II-Continued\nRELATED AGENCIES-Continued\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\n50\nCanal Zone Government:\nOperating expenses\n60,000,000\n63,000,000\n62,700,000\n+2,700,000\n-300,000\nCapital outlay\n3,500,000\n6,500,000\n6,000,000\n2, 500, 000\n-500,000\nPanama Canal Company:\nLimitation on general and administrative\nexpenses\n(22, 331, 000)\n(23, 837, 000)\n(23, 837, 000)\n1, 506, 000)\nTotal, the Panama Canal\n63,500,000\n69,500,000\n68,700,000\n+ 5, 200, 000\n-800,000\nUNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION\nAdministrative expenses\n12,000,000\n-12,000,000\nBy transfer\n(6, 000, 000)\n(-6, 000, 000)\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\nAUTHORITY\nFederal contribution\n111, 345, 000\n5 87, 424, 000\n72,124,000\n39, 221, 000\n-15,300,000\nInterest subsidy\n12, 728, 000\n17,750,000\n17,750,000\n+ 5, 022, 000\nTotal, Washington Metropolitan Area\nTransit Authority\n124, 073, 000\n105,174,000\n89,874,000\n34, 199, 000\n15, 300, 000\nTotal, title II, related agencies\n337, 220, 000\n314,621,000\n298, 002, 000\n39, 218, 000\n- 16, 619, 000\nTITLE III\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nFederal Aviation Administration:\nGrants-in-aid for airport development (limi-\n(300, 000, 000)\n(310,000,000)\n(310,000,000)\n(+ 10, 000, 000)\n-51\ntation on obligations)\nFederal Highway Administration:\nHighway beautification (timitation on obti-\ngations)\n(50,000,000)\n(50,027,000)\n(40,000,000)\n(-10,000,000)\n(-10,027,000)\nTerritorial highways (limitation on obliga-\ntions)\n(4,000,000)\n(4,600,000)\n(4,600,000)\n(+600,000)\nHighway safety construction programs\n(limitation on obligations)\n(250,000,000)\n(250,000,000)\n(+250,000,000)\nForest highways (limitation on obligations)\n(18,000,000)\n( 18, 000, 000)\nPublic lands highways (limitation on obli-\ngations)\n(10, 000, 000)\n10, 000, 000)\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 53.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates of\nNew budget\nNew budget (obliga-\nnew (obligational)\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\ntional) authority,\nauthority\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates of\n52\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nnew (obligational)\nin the bill\nauthority\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nTITLE III-Continued\nGENERAL PROVISIONS-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-\nContinued\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administra-\ntion:\nState and community highway safety (limita-\ntation on obligations)\n8 (80, 000, 000)\n8 (148, 000, 000)\n8 (100, 000, 000)\n20, 000, 000)\n48, 000, 000)\nUrban Mass TransportationTAdministration:\nUrban mass transportation fund (limitation\non commitments)\n(985, 550, 000)\n(1, 351, 000, 000)\n(1,321,750,000)\n336, 200, 000)\n29, 250, 000)\nTotal, limitations on obligations\n(1, 447, 550, 000)\n(2, 113, 627, 000)\n(2, 026, 350, 000)\n578, 800, 000)\n87, 277, 000)\nTotal, titles I, II, and III, new budget\n(obligational) authority\n3, 196, 760, 006\n3, 538, 938, 552\n3, 307, 239, 000\n+ 110, 478, 994\n231, 699, 552\nConsisting of-\nAppropriations:\nFiscal year 1974\n(3, 106, 400, 006)\n(-3,106,400,006)\nFiscal year 1975\n(90, 360, 000)\n(3, 470, 914, 552)\n(3, 254, 515, 000)\n(+3,164,155,000)\n( 399, 552)\nFiscal year 1976\n(68, 024, 000)\n(52, 724, 000)\n724, 000)\n15, 300, 000)\nMemoranda:\nAppropriations to liquidate contract au-\n53\nthorizations\n(5, 046, 400, 000)\n(5, 676, 083, 000)\n(5, 541, 560, 000)\n495, 160, 000)\n134, 523, 000)\nAppropriations for debt reduction\n(171, 994)\n(179, 448)\n(179, 448)\n(+7,454)\nGrand total\n(8, 243, 332, 000)\n(9, 215, 201, 000)\n(8, 848, 978, 448)\n605, 646, 448)\n366, 222, 552)\n1 Excludes $6,400,000 which was considered in connection with the Energy Research\n5 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\nand Development A ppropriations bill.\n6\nIncludes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\n2 Excludes requested amount for \"highway safety construction programs,\" listed\n7\nNo limitation proposed.\nseparately.\n8\nAlso includes obligations for Federal Highway Administration, highway related\n3 Budget includes this amount under the appropriation for \"Federal-aid highways.\"\nsafety grants.\n4\nIncludes $90,360,000 dvance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.\nCalendar No. 1006\n93D CONGRESS\nSENATE\nREPORT\n2d Session\nNo. 93-1048\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED\nAGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975\nJULY 31, 1974.-Ordered to be printed\nMr. BYRD of West Virginia, from the Committee on Appropriations,\nsubmitted the following\nREPORT\n[To accompany H.R. 15405]\nThe Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill\n(H.R. 15405) making appropriations for the Department of Trans-\nportation and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30,\n1975, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with\nvarious amendments and presents herewith information relative to the\nchanges made.\nAMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY\nAmount of bill as passed House\n$3, 182, 239, 000\nAmount of increase by Senate\n207, 776, 000\nAmount of bill as reported to Senate\n3, 390, 015, 000\nAmount of Appropriations, 1974\n3, 196, 760, 006\nAmount of budget estimates, 1975\n3, 545, 003, 552\nUnder the estimates for 1975\n154, 988, 552\nOver the appropriations for 1974\n193, 254, 994\n(Star Print) 38-010 0\n2\nSUMMARY OF MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS\nThe major recommendations in the bill include:\n1. The appropriation of $1,379,500,000 for the operations activities\nof the Federal Aviation Administration, which is the full restoration\nrequested to that account.\n2. Appropriation of $620,444,448 for the operating expenses of the\nU.S. Coast Guard.\n3. Approval of the budget requested for the Morgantown Personal\nRapid Transit project with report language allowing UMTA to nego-\ntiate with the University on the future of that project.\n4. Concurrence with the House deletion of the $10,620,000 requested\nto continue UMTA's High Performance Personal Rapid Transit\nDemonstration project at Broomfield, Colorado.\n5. Restoration of $2 million of the $4 million requested for Dual\nMode transit research.\n6. Approval of the full $16.9 million budget request for the Loran-C\nradio navigation system for the Pacific Coast.\n7. Appropriation of $50 million, the same as the House, for the\nresearch and development programs of the Federal Railroad Adminis-\ntration.\n8. Restoration of several reductions made by the House in the\nNHTSA's budget including $5 million for incentive grants to States\nthat pass mandatory seat belt laws and $16 million to States that\nreduce fatal accidents. In addition, the Committee recommends $2.5\nmillion for crash recorders and $4 million for Alcohol Safety Action\nprojects in NHTSA's budget.\n9. Restoration of the full $15 million House cut to the FAA's re-\nsearch, engineering and development appropriation.\n10. Concurrence with the House allowance of $15 million for pro-\ncurement of aircraft by the United States Coast Guard and, finally,\nconcurrence with the House prohibition against the use of funds to\nimplement a program of increased aviation user charges and the House\nlanguage preventing the remoting of any flight service stations with\nthe funds provided in this bill.\nGSA RENTAL CHARGES\nUnder the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972 the General\nServices Administration was authorized to impose a system of charges\non the various Departments and Agencies for space and buildings serv-\nices purposes. The receipts collected under this system were to be\ndeposited in a fund operated by the GSA.\nIn order to reduce these questionable charges, the Committee recom-\nmends concurrence with the House insertion of a new general provision\nwhich would prohibit GSA from collecting more than 90 percent of\nthe standard user charge. Accordingly, reductions in appropriations\nof approximately 10% have been recommended for GSA rent. These\nreductions will not result in curtailment of services proposed in the\nbudget.\n3\nPERMANENT OBLIGATIONAL FUNDS AND TRUST\nFUNDS\nIn addition to the new budget (obligational) authority contained in\nthe accompanying bill, permanent legislation authorizes the continua-\ntion of certain Government activities without requiring consideration\nby the Congress during the annual appropriation process. Details of\nthese programs are reflected in the tables appearing at the end of this\nreport. In fiscal year 1974, these activities are estimated to total\n$111,230,000. The estimate for fiscal year 1975 is $6,651,230,000, a net\nincrease of $6,540,000,000. The principal item contained in these\nactivities is the Federal-Aid highway program, which involves\n$6,357,500,000 in contract authority for fiscal year 1975.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS\nRECOMMENDED IN THE BILL\nIncrease (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill\ncompared with-\nBudget\nNew budget\nNew budget\nNew budget\nestimates\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nItem\n(obligational)\nof new\nauthority\nauthority\nBudget\nauthority,\n(obligational)\nrecommended\nrecommended\nNew budget\nestimate of\nHouse\n4\nfiscal year 1974\nauthority,\nin the\nby Senate\nauthority, 1974\nnew budget\nallowance\nfiscal year 1975\nHouse bill\ncommittee\nauthority\nfiscal year 1975\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\nTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOffice of the Secretary\n$101,250,000\n$72,400,000\n$60,500,000\n64,700,000\n-36,550,000\n-7,700,000\n+4,200,000\nCoast Guard\n795,248,006\n908,240,552\n883,857,000\n897,722,000\n+102,473,994\n-10,518,552\n+13,865,000\nFederal Aviation Administration\n1,623,837,000\n1,755,200,000\n1,691,300,000\n1,731,921,000\n+108,084,000\n-23,279,000\n+40,621,000\nFederal Highway Administration\n39,176,000\n91,377,000\n50,130,000\n51,130,000\n+11,954,000\n-40,247,000\n+1,000,000\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n80,040,000\n+4,148,000\n-4,460,000\n+8,690,000\nFederal Railroad Administration\n184,087,000\n229,300,000\n68,970,000\n214,470,000\n+30,383,000\n-14,830,000\n+145,500,000\nUrban Mass Transportation Administration\n40,050,000\n88,300,000\n58,130,000\n54,130,000\n+14,080,000\n-34,170,000\n-4,000,000\nSubtotal, Department of Transportation\n2,859,540,006\n3,229,317,552\n2,884,237,000\n3,094,113,000\n+234,572,994\n-135,204,552\n+209,876,000\nTITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES\nNational Transportation Safety Board\n8,255,000\n9,536,000\n9,450,000\n9,450,000\n+1,195,000\n-86,000\nCivil Aeronautics Board\n88,802,000\n87,111,000\n86,978,000\n84,878,000\n-3,924,000\n-2,233,000\n-2,100,000\nInterstate Commerce Commission\n40,590,000\n43,300,000\n43,000,000\n43,000,000\n+2,410,000\n-300,000\nPanama Canal Zone Government\n63,500,000\n70,565,000\n68,700,000\n68,700,000\n+5,200,000\n-1,865,000\nUnited States Railway Association\n12,000,000\n-12,000,000\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n124,073,000\n105,174,000\n89,874,000\n89,874,000\n-34,199,000\n-15,300,000\nSubtotal, related agencies\n337,220,000\n315,686,000\n298,002,000\n295,902,000\n-41,318,000\n-19,784,000\n-2,100,000\nTotal, new budget (obligational) authority\n3,196,760,006\n3,545,003,552\n3,182,239,000\n3,390,015,000\n+193,254,994\n-154,988,552\n+207,776,000\nAppropriations to liquidate contract authorizations (title I)\n(5,046,400,000)\n(5,676,083,000)\n(5,541,560,000)\n(5,545,560,000)\n(-130,523,000)\n(+4,000,000)\nAppropriations for debt reduction (title I)\n(171,994)\n(179,448)\n(179,448)\n(179,448)\n(+7,454)\nGrand total, all appropriations\n(8,243,332,000)\n(9,221,266,000)\n(8,723,978,448)\n(8,935,754,448)\n(+692,422,448)\n(-285,511,552)\n(+211,776,000)\n1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.\n3 Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\n2 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\n5\n6\nTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$31, 475, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n32,100,000\nHouse allowance\n31,300,000\nCommittee recommendation\n31,000,000\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,000,000 for the\nOffice of the Secretary of Transportation. These funds will be used to\ncarry out the departmental management and policy formulation func-\ntions of the Secretary of Transportation as well as administration of\noperational elements composed of Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Safety,\nHazardous Materials Safety, and Transportation Security Programs.\nThe Committee has no objection to the Department's increasing its\npersonnel, within the funds appropriated, to the full level requested.\nIn exercising his authority as provided in the Department of Trans-\nportation Act, P.L. 89-670, to \"assure the coordinated, effective ad-\nministration of the transportation programs of the Federal Govern-\nment\" the Secretary has established a Transportation Systems Acqui-\nsition Review Council. The Committee, based on information provided\nto it, finds that this council has been an effective mechanism in assisting\nthe Secretary to manage the affairs of the Department and believes\nthat it should be continued.\nTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$28,000,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n39,100,000\nHouse allowance\n28,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n32,500,000\nIn restoring $4.5 million to this account, the Committee directs that\n$1.0 million of that restoration be allocated to the University Research\nprogram. The balance may be expended in the other program areas\ncontained in this account. Those areas include transportation energy\npolicy studies, climatic impact assessment, noise abatement, and trans-\nportation system assessment.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1,175,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n1,200,000\nHouse allowance\n1,200,000\nCommittee recommendation\n1,200,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof the full budget request of $1,200,000 for this program which pro-\nvides grants to State agencies to carry out State natural gas pipeline\nsafety programs.\n7\nCOAST GUARD\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$584,900,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n622,970,000\nHouse allowance\n617,579,448\nCommittee recommendation\n620, 444, 448\nThe Committee has recommended an appropriation of $620,444,448\nfor Coast Guard operating expenses, an increase of $2.865 million over\nthe House amount. The committee action, among other matters, pro-\nvides for restoration of personnel the Coast Guard says are essential\nto recruiting and other functions.\nThe Committee has restored $300,000 and 18 positions, as requested\nby the Coast Guard, to permit the undertaking of precommissioning\nwork in connection with transition of the New York (including New\nJersey) and New Orleans vessel traffic systems to an operational status\nin fiscal year 1976.\nThe Committee has provided $230,000 for the Coast Guard to resume\nfull-scale air patrol for oil pollution. The Committee was instru-\nmental in initiating these patrols several years ago after a rash of\ndamaging oil spills, but the Coast Guard advises it was forced to cur-\ntail the patrols sharply as the result of recent fuel problems. In light\nof the changed fuel situation, the Committee wishes the Coast Guard\nto resume the patrols at the level of operations in effect prior to the\nfuel shortage. The Committee recognizes that because of some shortage\nin the availability of aircraft, the Coast Guard may, from time to time,\ntemporarily be required to shift the planes and helicopters used in\nthis service to search-and-rescue and similar duties.\nACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS\nAppropriations, 1974\n$75,500,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n114,100,000\nHouse allowance\n111,307,000\nCommittee recommendation\n112,307,000\nThis appropriation provides funds for the capital acquisition, con-\nstruction, and improvement programs of the Coast Guard. The amount\nrecommended in the bill provides $19,876,000 for vessels, $15,000,000\nfor aircraft, $32,250,000 for pollution control, $6,000,000 for family\nhousing, and $8,520,000 for property acquisition, design, and adminis-\ntration. The House version of the bill includes language which limits\nthe availability of these funds to three fiscal years. The Committee\nrecommends concurrence with that provision.\nThe committee in consideration of the urgent need to promptly begin\nreplacement of Coast Guard aircraft recommends $15,000,000 be ap-\npropriated for the procurement of 8 medium range fixed-wing jet\naircraft, modified to meet Coast Guard requirements. The Committee\nfeels that the Coast Guard should be extended the same flexibility in\nobtaining these aircraft that has been provided for Department of\nDefense Agencies in procuring similar aircraft.\nThe bill includes $16,900,000, the full budget request, for improving\nthe Loran-C radionavigation system on the Pacific coast. The Com-\n8\nmittee feels that the increasing number of larger, faster vessels of all\nclasses, particularly tankers, that are navigating in the Pacific coastal\nregion make it essential that this system of radionavigation be im-\nproved. The existing system cannot provide the precision necessary to\nmeet the new requirements.\nUpon review of ongoing vessel traffic system projects the committee\ntook note of an additional need in the New York System. In recog-\nnition of this the Committee recommends appropriation of an addi-\ntional $1,000,000 for completion of Part II, Phase I of that system.\nALTERATION OF BRIDGES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$4, 000, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n6,800,000\nHouse allowance\n6, 800, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n6,800,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof the full budget request of $6.8 million to cover the Federal Govern-\nment's share of altering bridges which have been determined to be\nunreasonable obstructions to navigation. Generally, these bridges were\nbuilt with what are now insufficient vertical and/or horizontal clear-\nances for free navigation on navigable waters of the United States.\nThe bridges which are funded in 1975, along with amounts previ-\nously funded and the estimated total cost to the Federal Government\nare shown in the following table:\n[In thousands]\nRecom-\nAmount re-\nTotal U.S.\nPreviously\nmended in\nquired to\nBridge/owner\ncost\nfunded\nthe bill\ncomplete\n1. Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Va. (Norfolk & Western RR.)\n$5,350\n$3,250\n$2,100\n2. Calumet River, Chicago, III. (Elgin, Joliet & Eastern RR.)\n6, 860\n4,760\n2, 100\n3. Illinois River, Beardstown, III. (Burlington Northern, Inc.)\n4, 600\n2, 760\n1, 700\n4. Newark Bay, Newark, N.J. (Central New Jersey RR.)\n14,000\n500\n$13,500\n5. Biloxi Bay, Popps Ferry, Miss. (Popps Ferry Road, Harrison\nCounty Road Department)\n1, 800\n100\n1, 700\n6. Caloosahatchee River, Tice, Fla. (Seaboard Coastline RR.)\n1, 700\n1 50\n100\n1, 550\n7. Columbia River, Kennewick, Wash. (Union Pacific RR.)\n7, 800\n1 50\n200\n7,550\nTotal\n41, 970\n10,870\n6, 800\n24,300\n1 Funds provided for design work prior to actual commencement of bridge alterations, as authorized by Public Law\n91-605.\nRETIRED PAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$86, 750, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n95,850,000\nHouse allowance\n95, 850, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n95, 850, 000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof the full budget request of $95,850,000 for the retired pay of mili-\ntary personnel of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, members\nof the former lighthouse service, and for payment to beneficiaries in\naccordance with the retired serviceman's family protection and sur-\nvivor benefit plans.\n9\nRESERVE TRAINING\nAppropriation, 1974\n$26, 770, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n30, 200, 000\nHouse allowance\n29,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n29, 000, 000\nThe Committee concurs with the House in providing $29,000,000 for\nCoast Guard reserve training. The appropriation is $1.2 million under\nthe estimate, but $2,230,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 1974.\nFunds under this program provide for qualified individuals and\ntrained units to be available for active duty in time of war or national\nemergency, as well as to augment the Coast Guard during times of\ndomestic emergency or natural disaster. In this regard, the Committee\ntakes cognizance of the work done by Coast Guard reservists in re-\nsponding to flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14,000,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n21,000,000\nHouse allowance\n17,500,000\nCommittee recommendation\n17,500,000\nThis appropriation provides funds for administration and conduct\nof the Coast Guard's research, development, test, and evaluation pro-\ngram. The overall program goal is to apply the benefits of science and\ntechnology to Coast Guard missions in order to improve service to the\npublic and to reduce costs.\nThe enactment of recent legislation such as the Ports and Water-\nways Safety Act of 1972, the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, and the\nFederal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, have sub-\nstantially increased the Coast Guard's safety and environmental duties\nand responsibilities. The major fund increases in this year's request\nare directly related to this legislation.\nSTATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE\nAppropriation, 1974\n$3,500,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n7,500,000\nHouse allowance\n6, 000, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n6,000,000\nThis appropriation provides financial assistance for State boating\nsafety programs as authorized by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971\n(Public Law 92-75). The act provides for a coordinated national\nboating safety program to improve boating safety and to foster greater\ndevelopment, use, and enjoyment of all the waters of the United\nStates.\nPOLLUTION FUND\nAppropriation, 1974\nBudget estimate, 1975\n$10,000,000\nHouse allowance\nCommittee recommendation\n10,000,000\nThis fund was established under Section 311 (k) of the Federal\nWater Pollution Control Act, as amended by Public Law 92-500, to\nassure that money is immediately available to initiate and conduct\n10\ncleanup of oil or other hazardous materials spilled into waters of the\nUnited States, adjoining shorelines, or waters of the contiguous zone.\nIn fiscal year 1971, an appropriation of $20,000,000 was provided to\nestablish this fund. Although violators are billed for the full cost of\nthe government and commercial services provided and all fines and\npenalties levied are deposited into the fund, net losses to the fund\nresult when responsible parties cannot be identified. Since its inception,\nthe fund balance has gradually been drawn down. In 1973, the cata-\nstrophic events of Hurricane Agnes resulted in approximately $3\nmillion in unrecoverable expenses. The fund balance at this time is\napproximately $10.5 million.\nThe House disallowed the full budget request for this item and\nstated in its report that total fund income in fiscal year 1975 is expected\nto exceed the expenditures from the fund.\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nOPERATIONS\nAppropriations, 1974\n$1, 282, 500, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n1,385,500,000\nHouse allowance\n1,363,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n1, 379, 500, 000\nThe Committee authorizes 52,881 positions and $1,379,500,000 for\nOperations appropriation activities. The activities conducted under\nthis appropriation are directly related to or in support of the FAA's\noperation and maintenance of the nation's air traffic control and air\nnavigation systems, and the regulatory functions associated with the\ncertification of aircraft and airmen. The amounts approved by the\nCommittee are $16.5 million above the House allowance, but $6 million\nbelow the agency's budget request.\nThe Committee restores the $13,800,000 and the associated 708 man-\nyears deleted by the House, and appealed by the agency, in air traffic\ncontroller employment. The House action was based on the premise\nthat air traffic levels on which employment requests are determined\nwere developed in September prior to the fuel shortage; therefore,\nthey did not consider significant reductions in air traffic operations.\nHowever, testimony before the Committee indicated that the agency's\nbudget did recognize some changes that had started to show up in\nDecember and that its request for positions for air traffic control was\nsome 775 below that called for by the staffing formula. Further, FAA\nhas indicated that the funding and associated man-year reduction in\nthe air traffic program, if not restored, would force it to reduce employ-\nment below the June 30, 1974, on-board level.\nTestimony given to the Committee indicated that the air traffic\nworkload reduction never materialized to the degree originally antici-\npated since the energy crisis affecting flight operation was of short\nduration and in fact traffic has returned to pre-fuel crisis levels. Be-\ncause of this and the two to three years it takes to recruit and train\njourneyman controllers, the Committee feels that it is essential to\nrestore the air traffic man-years and funds to assure the continued\noperation of critical traffic control facilities with qualified personnel\nnow and in the 1976/1977 time frame.\n11\nThe Committee also restores $1,200,000 cut by the House and ap-\npealed by the agency for the Air Traffic Controller Second Career\nProgram. The Committee's analysis indicates that 146 employees were\nenrolled in the program in fiscal year 1973, and 446 in fiscal year 1974.\nTherefore, the FAA's estimate of 750 by fiscal year 1975 year end ap-\npears reasonable. The Committee takes note that the House, in its\nreport, indicated the annual costs for retraining averaged $45,000 per\ncontroller annually. However, the actual costs approximate $45,000\nbiennially, rather than annually. Finally, the Committee recognizes\nFAA has virtually no authority to restrict the number of controllers\nthat it can approve or disapprove for training under Public Law 92-\n297.\nThe Committee's position and funding levels for this appropriation\ninclude 149 positions and $1,500,000 additional for the Administration\nof Airports program. The Committee has taken this action because of\nits concern over the agency's planned 149 position reduction. In its\ntestimony on July 22, 1974, the FAA could not assure the Committee\nthat the reduction would have no adverse impact on the Airport De-\nvelopment and Planning Grant programs.\nThe Committee believes that the position reduction, if approved,\nwould require the closing of some airport district offices and the con-\nsolidation of others with regional headquarters' staffs and other offices,\nthus reducing the FAA's ability to effectively administer airport\nactivities, including Grants-in-Aid.\nThe addition of 149 positions and $1,500,000 provides a total staffing\nlevel of 729 positions comparable to that authorized for fiscal year\n1974. The Committee believes these increases essential for several\nreasons.\nFirst, House Report No. 93-1111 prohibits the delegation of any\nfunctions to state or local governments without prior explicit approval.\nSecondly, the full amount requested by FAA for Grants-in-Aid will\nbe authorized. Therefore, the Committee believes FAA must maintain\nadequate manpower to effectively administer the program, including\nthe timely review and approval of grants. Finally, Section 14, Part I,\nof the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, will\nrequire extension beginning in fiscal year 1976. Until such time as Con-\ngress acts on this extension or changes the existing enabling legislation,\nno adjustments in positions should be made.\nFACILITIES ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$11,500,000\nBudget Estimate, 1975\n13,000,000\nHouse allowance\n12,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n12,500,000\nThe agency's request for this appropriation was $13 million, of\nwhich $1 million was denied by the House.\nThe Committee restores $500,000 of the House cut which was\nassessed against medical research programs.\nThe Committee feels that this restoration is warranted because of\nthe need for FAA to continue its medical research efforts in support of\nbiomedical factors in aviation safety. It's the Committee's understand-\ning that many of these efforts concern studies relating to emergency\n12\nevacuation of handicapped travelers; early detection of coronary heart\ndisease in air carrier pilots; effects of drugs, alcohol and pesticides on\npilots; and aircrew and passenger protection and survival in aircraft\naccidents.\nThe Committee believes the continuation of these research programs\nare essential and if the funds are not restored the termination or delay\nin these efforts may have long term adverse effects on aviation safety.\nThe Committee has reviewed carefully the agency's testimony con-\ncerning its proposed \"retrofit\" program to reduce noise from the com-\nmercial aircraft fleet.\nAlthough the program will cost about $1 billion, it is estimated that\nsignificant noise reductions can be achieved through retrofitting engine\nnacelles with accoustical material.\nThe Committee believes, however, the FAA should not foreclose\nother options to achieving further substantial noise reductions in the\npublic interest. Therefore, the Committee directs the agency to vigor-\nously pursue possible operational techniques along with the poten-\ntially promising \"refan retrofit\" program and report back to the\nappropriate committees as to its actions and plans.\nFACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT\n(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n$250, 000, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n250,000,000\nHouse allowance\n241,100,000\nCommittee recommendation\n242, 221, 000\nThe Committee recommends $242,221,000 which is $7,779,000 less\nthan the agency request and $1,121,000 above the House allowance.\nThe House denied $2,200,000 for a flight inspection simulator to be\nused for pilot training and it also denied $6,700,000 for equipment\nassociated with the training of air traffic controllers in en route traffic\ncontrol centers and tower facilities.\nThe Committee agrees with the House action in deleting the flight\ninspection simulator from the budget until it has been determined that\nFAA cannot lease the equipment or obtain necessary training from\nthe private sector by contract with industry. The Committee recog-\nnizes the need for FAA to provide flight simulation training for its\npilots. Therefore, the Committee will entertain a proposal to pur-\nchase the simulatory later, providing adequate justification is pre-\nsented and if satisfactory arrangements cannot be made with\nindustry.\nWithin the recommended funding level for this appropriation, the\nCommittee has included $6,700,000 for the procurement of equipment\nto train air traffic controllers in en route and terminal facilities. The\nFAA appealed the funding reduction for this equipment from its pro-\nposed budget as well as the House's language restrictions which would\nprohibit the procurement without express authority. The Committee\nagrees with FAA in that the equipment is essential to assure that air\n13\ntraffic controllers reach journeymen qualifications at the earliest pos-\nsible date and that these controllers maintain proficiency. The Com-\nmittee agrees also that this training should be accomplished in a simu-\nlated rather than a \"live\" air traffic environment to maximize safety\nduring proficiency training. Further, the procurement of this equip-\nment now would make maximum use of funds already invested for the\nprototype equipments.\nThe House would prohibit the FAA from remoting or decommis-\nsioning any existing flight service station. Since the Committee is in\nconcert with the House position, the Committee believes that the\nFAA would have no need for funds contained in its fiscal year 1975\nbudget request and fiscal year 1974 appropriations to remote or de-\ncommission flight service stations. Accordingly, the Committee reduces\nthe budget request by $5,579,000 which includes the amount author-\nized in fiscal year 1974 and the amount requested in fiscal year 1975\nfor remoting/decommissioning\nLast year Senate and House conferees reiterated their intention that\nthe installation of an instrument landing at Morristown, N.J. Airport\n\"is not intended and shall not be used as an argument for the expan-\nsion of that airport against the wishes of the committees concerned\".\nThe Committee renews this admonition and again will seek to have\nit included in the conference report on this bill.\nRESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT\n(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n$62,095,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n70,000,000\nHouse allowance\n55,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n70,000,000\nThe Committee recommends the sum of $70,000,000 which is com-\nparable to the agency's budget request and $15,000,000 over the House\nallowance.\nThe Committee feels that it is of the utmost importance to continue\nall of the developmental efforts associated with the Upgraded Third\nGeneration Air Traffic Control System, in view of the expected need\nfor its improved system capacity in the 1980's and 1990's and since it\nis the Committee's understanding that the associated efforts are now\napproaching the critical funding phases. Further, the Committee is\nconcerned that the United States could lose its international position\nof leadership in air traffic control and air navigation if these efforts do\nnot continue at the planned level. Thus, the Committee is concerned\nthat if the House cut is not restored, the FAA would be forced to defer\nprograms or reduce the level of effort on such key programs as the\nMicrowave Landing System and Advanced Radar Beacon System, etc.\nThe House indicated that it had approved the full amount requested\nby FAA for wake vortex research and automation of flight service\nstations. The Committee's action not only accommodates these House\nrecommendations, but also provides funds to continue the develop-\nment of the Mircowave Landing System and the Advanced Radar\nBeacon System.\n14\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORTS AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nDevelopment\ngrants (liqui-\ndating cash)\nPlanning grants\nAppropriation, 1974\n($200, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1974\n(280, 000, 000)\n$13, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\n(280, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(280, 000, 000)\n4,500,000\nThe agency requested $13 million in new obligating authority for\nfiscal year 1975 for planning grants. This amount plus an estimated\nunobligated balance of $2 million would have provided a total of $15\nmillion available for obligation in fiscal year 1975.\nThe House deleted the entire $13 million in new obligating authority\non the basis that at the time of the House Hearing the unobligated\nbalance in the program was $14,700,000. The agency appealed $5.5\nmillion of the House cut based on a revised fiscal year 1974 year end\nunobligated balance of $9,500,000.\nThe Committee's review indicates that the unobligated carryover\nbalance in this program approximates $10,500,000, therefore, it ap-\nproves restoration of $4,500,000 of the $5,500,000 appeal. This action\nwill bring the planning grant program up to the $15 million annual\nlevel as authorized by Section 13 of P.L. 91-258, as amended.\nThe Committee also approves the agency's request for $280,000,000\nin cash to liquidate development grant obligations and it also author-\nizes a level of $310,000,000 for contract authority as contained in P.L.\n91-258, as amended.\nWith regard to resolution of the St. Louis airport problem and the\ncomment on lack of progress in the House Appropriations Committee\nreport, the Senate Committee was informed by the Secretary of Trans-\nportation of the need for a study to evaluate the feasibility of expand-\ning Lambert International Airport to meet the long range air trans-\nportation requirements of the St. Louis area.\nOn June 26 the Department of Transportation awarded a $221,438\nplanning grant for a Lambert study by the Missouri-St. Louis Metro-\npolitan Airport Authority and the City of St. Louis Airport\nAuthority.\nThe Committee also takes note of an ongoing contract by the Depart-\nment of Transportation for a study by an independent private con-\nsultant to appraise and update existing long term forecasts of air\ntransportation demands in the St. Louis metropolitan area up to the\nyear 2000.\nThe Committee believes the action of the Department in awarding\ncontracts on these studies is constructive. In recognition of the role of\nlocal and state governments in airport site selection, the Committee\nalso believes that an opportunity should be provided for full consid-\neration of the results of the Lambert expansion study by all parties\naffected.\nTherefore, the Committee expects the Department, consistent with\nthe rights of affected communities and prudent spending decisions, to\ninform the Congress as promptly as possible in the coming year of the\nfull results of the studies. The Committee will be interested in the\nassessments of the results of the studies made by the Department and\n15\nlocal and state governments concerned as they bear on plans to meet\nfuture airport requirements of the St. Louis metropolitan area.\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14, 742, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n16,500,000\nHouse allowance\n16,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n16,000,000\nFunds for the Operations and Maintenance of National Capital Air-\nports total $16,000,000, an increase of $1,258,000 over fiscal year 1974.\nThe major portion of this increase finances the antihijacking security\nprogram at Washington National and Dulles International Airports.\nSince restoration of the $500,000 disallowed by the House was not\nrequested by the FAA, Committee assumes that this reduction will not\nimpact the operation or maintenance of the airports.\nWashington National Airport continues to operate at a profit while\nDulles International Airport operates at a slight deficit after allow-\ning for interest and depreciation expenses at both airports. Excluding\ninterest and depreciation expenses, both airports are projected to gen-\nerate revenues in excess of direct operating costs. It is estimated that\nrevenues will exceed out-of-pocket costs at Washington National by\n$6,454,000 and at Dulles International by $1,438,000.\nCONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nAppropriations, 1974\n$3,000,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n7,200,000\nHouse allowance\n4,200,000\nCommittee recommendation\n7,200,000\nThe Committee recommends $7,200,000 for capital improvements\nand expansion of facilities at the National Capital Airports. This\namount is $3,000,000 above the level proposed by the House. The\nHouse disallowed the project to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles Inter-\nnational Airport. However, the Committee feels that this project must\nmove forth in view of the FAA testimony before the Committee on\nJuly 22, 1974. Specifically, the Committee was advised that the Boeing\n747 aircraft cannot taxi safely past each other without \"ground\nwalkers\" to assure proper clearance between a taxiing and a station-\nary aircraft. In the Committee's view. this arrangement is totally\nunsatisfactory for an international airport serving the nation's Capi-\ntal. Of greater importance, is the potential hazard to aircraft costing\nup to $25 million each and possible injury to service personnel and\npassengers. Finally, based on the FAA's testimony, it appears as if\nthe project to enlarge the jet ramp if authorized now would not be\ncompleted until 1976. The Committee feels that the urgency of this\nproject is such that it should not be deferred longer.\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nLimitation, 1974\n($119, 047, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(138, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(127, 200, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(131, 200, 000)\n16\nThis limitation, established in 1975, provides for the salaries and\nexpenses of the Federal Highway Administration required to conduct\nand administer Federal-aid highway programs. Administrative serv-\nices for other programs of the Federal Highway Administration,\nincluding Highway Safety, and for road construction programs of\nother agencies are initially financed from this account and reimburse-\nments are collected from those programs. This limitation does not\ncover the administrative expenses of the Highway Beautification,\nDarien Gap Highway, Territorial Highways, and Motor Carrier\nSafety programs. Those costs are covered by separate appropriations\nelsewhere in the bill.\nIt is intended that the $4,000,000 restoration over the House allow-\nance be used to fully fund the Department's request for its construc-\ntion skill training program.\nMOTOR CARRIER SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5, 600, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n6, 330, 000\nHouse allowance\n6,130,000\nCommittee recommendation\n6, 130, 000\nThe Motor Carrier Safety activity plans, develops, recommends,\nand directs a national regulatory and enforcement program covering\nthe safety in operation of commercial motor carriers in interstate and\nforeign commerce. Of the 20,000,000 commercial vehicles on the road\ntoday in the United States, this program is concerned with the 3.5\nmillion medium and heavy trucks and buses. This program derives its\nauthority from the Interstate Commerce Act and the Explosives and\nCombustibles Act.\nHIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$7, 500, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n10, 640, 000\nHouse allowance\n9,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n9, 000, 000\nThe House established a separate appropriation for the highway\nsafety research and development program of the Federal Highway\nAdministration. The budget request had proposed consolidating this\nprogram along with the construction programs under the Federal-aid\nhighways appropriation.\nThe programs coming under this account are authorized by section\n403 of the United States Code and section 206 of the Highway Safety\nAct of 1973.\nHIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\nAUTHORIZATIONS)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($30, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n( 37, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n( 25, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n( 25, 000, 000)\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $25,000,000 in liquidating cash for the highway beautification pro-\ngram. The reduction of $12,000,000 below the budget request is pos-\n17\nsible due to the availability of unexpended cash balances from the\nfiscal 1974 appropriation.\nThe Committee recommends an obligation limit of $50 million, $10\nmillion over the $40,000,000 placed on the fiscal 1975 program by the\nHouse Committee. Of this amount, the major emphasis will be on\ncontrol of outdoor advertising; in addition, funds are included for\nlandscaping and scenic enhancement and control of junkyards.\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1, 020, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n1, 107, 000\nHouse allowance\n1,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n1,000,000\nThe bill includes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the administra-\ntive expenses of the highway beautification program. The Committee\nrecommends concurrence with the House allowance, which is $107,000\nbelow the budget request.\nHIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($7, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(14, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(12, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(12, 000, 000)\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $12,000,000 in liquidating cash to assist states and local communities\nin implementing highway safety standards in accordance with uniform\nstandards promulgated by the Secretary.\nRAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\n-\nAppropriation, 1974\n$14, 000, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n12, 600, 000\nHouse allowance\nCommittee recommendation\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House disallow-\nance of the full budget request for this account. This program, which\ninvolves two demonstration projects-one in the vicinity of Greenwood,\nSouth Carolina and the other along the high-speed ground transporta-\ntion projects between Washington and Boston has been progressing\nat a very slow rate. This was due in the past to the fact that the Penn\nCentral Railroad, which, under the authorizing act was to provide\n10% of the funds, could not provide that contribution. Now, the five\nstates involved in the Northeast Corridor have agreed to pay the Penn\nCentral's share. However, of the $26,000,000 previously appropriated\nfor this program, only around $6.5 million has been obligated. The\nbalance will be available in fiscal 1975 and the Committee feels that\nshould be sufficient to cover the 1975 program level proposed.\nHowever, the Committee recognizes the importance of this project\nand will gladly consider a supplemental appropriation should the\nagency find itself in a position to request additional funds during the\nfiscal year.\nS.R. 1048\n0-2\n18\nRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\nAppropriation\nBy transfer\nAppropriation, 1974\n$6,000,000\n($2, 218, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1974\nHouse allowance\n(8,000,000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(15,500,000)\nThe bill includes $15,500,000 for the twelve railroad-highway cross-\nings demonstration projects set forth in section 163 of the Federal-Aid\nHighway Act of 1973. These projects involve the relocation of railroad\nlines from the central area of cities, the elimination or protection of\npublic ground-level rail-highway crossings, and the construction of\noverpasses and underpasses-it is the intent of the Committee that the\n$7,500,000 addition to the House allowance be used for the Lincoln,\nNebraska, project.\nRURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION\nPROGRAM\nAppropriation, 1974\n$\nBudget estimate, 1975\n10, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\n10,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n10,000,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof the full budget request of $10,000,000 for this appropriation. This\nprogram was authorized by section 147 of the Federal-Aid Highway\nAct of 1973 which authorized the appropriation of $30,000,000 for the\ntwo-fiscal year period ending June 30, 1976.\nThe purpose of this program is to encourage the development,\nimprovement, and use of highway related public mass transportation\nsystems in rural areas in order to enhance access of rural populations\nto employment, health care, retail centers, and public services.\nThe Committee received testimony from the Federal Highway Ad-\nministration indicating that the $10 million requested for fiscal 1975\nwill be sufficient for the initiation of this program. The balance of the\namount authorized, $20,000,000, or whatever portion of that amount\nthe Administration deems appropriate, will be included in the budget\nrequests for fiscal year 1976.\nTERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($2, 500, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(1, 600, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(4, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(4, 000, 000)\nThe House allowed $4,000,000 in liquidating cash for certain high-\nway safety programs and other highway improvements authorized for\nthe territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.\nThis increase of $2.4 million above the budget request is necessary due\nto underestimation by the Federal Highway Administration of the\nspeed at which the bills of this program would come due. The Com-\nmittee recommends concurrence with this appropriation.\n19\nDARIEN GAP HIGHWAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5, 000, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n35, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\n20, 000, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n20, 000, 000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House in pro-\nviding $20,000,000 to continue construction of 250 miles of highway\nin the Darien area of Panama and Columbia. As does the House, the\nCommittee believes that the amount provided, which is $15 million\nmore than in fiscal 1974, will allow the program to proceed at a reason-\nable rate. When completed, this highway will connect the Inter-\nAmerican Highway of Central America with the Pan American high-\nway system of South America. This would create a single highway\nnetwork from Alaska to the South American continent.\nALASKA HIGHWAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n0\nBudget estimate, 1975\n$5, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\n0\nCommittee recommendation\n5, 000, 000\nAn amendment to the budget was requested by the Department to\ninitiate survey and engineering work in connection with reconstruction\nof the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan border to Haines Junction\nin Canada and the Haines Cutoff Highway from Haines Junction to\nthe South Alaskan border.\nIn the initial 1975 budget submission this item was not included\nbecause at that time the decision on the construction of the Alaskan\nPipeline as reflected in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act\nhad not been made.\nThe Committee, in recommending the full budget request for this\nitem, feels that it would be short-sighted not to proceed with this pro-\nposal now, not only because of the high priority accorded to the pipeline\nbut also because it most certainly will contribute to the development\nof other mineral resources in the State of Alaska at a time of the\ngrowing threat of foreign exploitation of U.S. dependence on overseas\nresources.\nFEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-\nTRUST FUND\nAppropriation, 1974\n($4, 315, 900, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n( 4, 583, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n( 4, 573, 840, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n( 4, 577, 840, 000)\nThe Committee recommendation of $4,577,840,000 for this appropri-\nation reflects the changes made in the limitation on general operating\nexpenses discussed earlier in this report. No reduction has been recom-\nmended in the construction program.\nUnder this appropriation, grants are made to States for construc-\ntion and improvements on the Interstate System and for urban and\nrural transportation programs, including safety programs. The Fed-\neral Government pays 90% of the costs of Interstate projects and 70%\nof the costs of most other Federal-aid projects.\n20\nApproximately $3 billion of the funds recommended are for the\ncontinuation of the construction of the Interstate Highway System.\nThe 1972 cost estimate to complete this system is $68.3 billion, which\nis $5.9 billion above the previous estimate. As of March 31, 1974, ap-\nproximately 85%, or 35,700 miles of the 42,500 mile system which is\nauthorized, had been completed and opened to traffic. In addition, on\nanother 5,900 miles work has begun and is at varying stages of com-\npletion. Thus, roughly 98%, or 41,600 miles of the system is either\ncompleted or underway.\nThe budget for 1975 proposes a level of $675 million, an increase of\n$28 million over the 1974 level for the Rural Transportation Program.\nThis provides a broad rural program which can be pursued at State\nand local option as follows: priority primary in rural areas, rural\nprimary, rural secondary, and forest highways and public lands high-\nways. The largest part of this program is operated on a 70-30 matching\nratio and thus will generate capital investments approximating $965\nmillion. The transportation problems to which this program addresses\nitself continue to be severe, particularly in view of the increasing\nnumber of vehicles and concurrent demand for greater capacity and\nsafety. The proposed level of $675 million is the absolute minimum\nrequired to avoid further build-up of rural transportation problems\nand is being held to this level only by recognition of the heavy fiscal\npressures now being exerted on the Federal budget by many other\nneeds.\nFor the Urban Program, the FY 1975 program level is set at $875\nmillion, an increase of $75 million over 1974. The principal aim of this\nprogram is to stimulate the investment by urban areas in capital ex-\npansion or improvements to their surface transportation systems as\na means of alleviating existing congestion and to avoid further ac-\ncentuation of the problems in transportation as the population con-\ntinues to grow. Here again, the several programs covered under this\nappropriation are on a 70-30 matching basis and the States have the\noption of which programs they wish to emphasize in any given year.\nFor the safety program, the fiscal 1975 program is set at $250 mil-\nlion. These grants for safety improvements to the highway system\nmay be pursued at local option and include such projects as high hazard\nlocations, elimination of roadside obstacles, rail-highway crossings,\nbridge reconstruction and replacement, pavement marking demonstra-\ntions, and Federal-aid safer road demonstrations. Consistent with the\nHighway Safety Act of 1973, the 1975 program will place special\nemphasis on safety construction programs. The Committee recom-\nmends concurrence with the House action establishing a separate ap-\npropriation for Highway Safety Construction Programs, which is the\nnext heading considered in this report.\nHIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\nBudget estimate, 1975\n($110, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(110, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(110, 000, 000)\n21\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House action\nestablishing a separate appropriation for highway safety construc-\ntion programs. This will enable the Congress to get a clearer view\nof the emphasis being placed on these programs. The budget requested\nabsorption of these programs into the Federal-aid Highways appro-\npriation.\nRIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION-TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\n(\n)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n($40, 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n( 20, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n( 20, 000, 000)\nThe Committee agrees with the $20 million in liquidating cash\nrecommended by the House for the right-of-way revolving fund.\nTestimony indicates that only approximately $107 million of the $135\nmillion appropriated to date has been obligated. It is felt that this\nappropriation plus the carryover balance should be sufficient to carry\nout the purpose for which this fund was established-namely, to ac-\nquire rights-of-way several years prior to actual construction to re-\nduce the potential effects of inflation on property costs and to\nfacilitate better planning of highway construction.\nFOREST HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($8, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(12, 450, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(12, 450, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(12, 450, 000)\nThis appropriation of $12.5 million in liquidating cash for forest\nhighways is necessary to cover the remaining general fund obligations\nof this program. Although only $8.8 million of this appropriation will\nbe outlayed in fiscal 1975, the full amount has been obligated and the\nbalance will be paid out in subsequent years as these obligations come\ndue.\nBeginning in fiscal 1974, all forest highway obligations will be\nincurred against Trust Fund authority. Therefore, this account has\nbeen merged with the Federal-Aid Highways account.\nThe forest highways program provides for the construction and\nimprovement of main highways within or adjacent to national forests.\nPUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATIONS)\nAppropriation, 1974\n($3, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n( 8, 270, 000)\nHouse allowance\n( 8, 270, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n( 8, 270, 000)\nAs in the forest highways appropriation discussed previously in this\nreport, the public lands highways account has been merged into the\n22\nFederal-aid Highways account. This request for liquidating cash of\n$8,270,000 will be used to pay off all of the remaining obligations under\nthe general fund program. Of that amount, $5 million will be paid out\nin fiscal 1975, with the balance being outlayed in subsequent years as\nthe general fund obligations come due for payment.\nThis program provides funding for those states which have large\nareas of public lands to finance the construction and improvement of\nhighways which pass through such lands.\nBALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY\n(TRUST FUND)\nAppropriation, 1974\nBudget estimate, 1975\n$10,700,000\nHouse allowance\n4,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\nThe Committee recommends that no appropriation be made for\nreconstruction of that part of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in\nthe State of Maryland which is under the Secretary of the Interior.\nTestimony revealed that no agreement has been reached as to exactly\nwhat will be done with regard to that reconstruction. The Committee\nfeels that no appropriation is necessary until such time as there has\nbeen a meeting of the minds as to the need for an appropriation.\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\nADMINISTRATION\nTRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY\n1974 Appropriation\n¹$75,892,000\n1975 Estimate\n84,500,000\nHouse Allowance\n71,350,000\nCommittee Recommendation\n80,040,000\n1 Excludes $10,000,000 provided by appropriation transfers.\nThe Committee recommends the sum of $80,040,000 which provides\nrestoration of $12,890,000 of the House reduction of $13,150,000, as\nrequested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:\nThe recommended restoration includes $2.5 million for the initiation\nof a Crash Recorder Program rather than a Crash Impact Research\nProgram as proposed in NHTSA's appeal. Testimony from NHTSA\nofficials indicated that the data to be derived from a Crash Recorder\nProgram will in all likelihood be more accurate than that which could\nbe developed through computer simulations under the alternative\nprogram.\nThe present estimate of the total cost of the Recorder program is\n$10 million compared to $15 million for the program in FY 1974. The\nreduction is based on achieving a unit price of $75 per recorder for\n100,000 disc type units under a multi-year procurement plan requir-\ning appropriation of $7.5 million over several years. The Committee\nbelieves this program is essential for the development of cost-effective\nrulemaking actions which assure that the consumer is afforded life\nsaving protection which is adequate but not excessive to actual need.\n23\nThe Committee agrees with the House in disallowing $4.2 million\nfor establishment of a compliance test facility under a lease arrange-\nment with the State of Ohio. At the time this was considered by the\nCommittee, the lease agreement had not been completed and the\nprospectus for the proposed facility had not been approved by all of\nthe legislative committees with jurisdiction in the matter. When these\nmatters are resolved, the Committee will be glad to consider a Supple-\nmental Appropriation for the proposed project.\nThe balance of the recommended restoration amounts to $6.190\nmillion. Of this amount, the principal item of $4 million will provide\nfor extension of at least eight Alcohol Safety Action Projects\n(ASAPS) rather than one-half that number as permitted by the House\nallowance. The Committee believes that the results of certain ASAP\noperations to date, which reflect reductions of 10 percent to 20 percent\nin alcohol related fatalities, warrant this extension. Alcohol plays a\nrole in more than 50 percent of highway fatalities and approximately\n33 percent in highway accidents. The remaining $2.190 million is\nneeded to finance safety studies mandated by the Highway Safety Act\nof 1973. These studies relate to pedestrian and bicycle safety, adjudica-\ntion procedures, highway safety needs, and a mass media safety effort.\nFunding is also provided under this category to permit the develop-\nment of anthropomorphic dummies that react to crash situations with\nhuman-like response. This research will assure the design of vehicles\nto more effectively protect humans in crash situations.\nSTATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY\nLiquidation\nObligation\nof contract\nlimitation\nauthorization\n1974 Allowance/Appropriation\n$80,000,000\n$100, 000, 000\n1975 Estimate\n148,000,000\n99,763,000\nHouse Allowance\n100,000,000\n96,000,000\nCommittee\n121,000,000\n96,000,000\nThe Committee recommends a level of $121 million for the joint\nobligational limitation applicable to the programs of both the National\nHighway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway\nAdministration. Under this level, the Committee has restored $21 mil-\nlion of the $48 million cut by the House.\nThe recommended figure will provide the requested level of $81.7\nmillion for NHTSA's basic grant program authorized under Section\n402 of Title 23, U.S.C., and continued by the Highway Safety Act of\n1973. Under this law, federal grants are provided to assist states and\ntheir political subdivisions in the establishment of highway safety\nprograms such as driver licensing, motor vehicle registration, traffic\nrecords, police traffic services, driver education, etc. States also utilize\nthese funds to supplement federally funded alcohol safety action proj-\nects or to establish their own alcohol safety action projects. The FY\n1975 program is designed to maximize the state investment of grant\nfunds into demonstrated high pay-off areas such as alcohol counter-\nmeasures and selected traffic enforcement programs (STEP).\nUnder the Committee recommendation, $15 million is provided for\nthe Federal Highway Administration's highway-related safety grant\nprogram and $3.3 million for NHTSA's administrative expenses.\n24\nUnder the $21 million restoration, the Committee provides the $16\nmillion requested for incentive grants for states making significant\nprogress in reducing their highway fatality rate and $5 million for\npayment of incentive grants to states which enact mandatory seat belt\nlegislation. The payment of the seat belt incentives is authorized under\nSection 219 of the 1973 Highway Safety Act. According to the agency,\nthe restoration requested for the seat belt program is based on a cur-\nrent assessment of states expected to enact seat belt legislation in fiscal\n1975. Such legislation was introduced in 27 state legislatures in FY\n1974.\nThe Committee concurs with the House in the recommended appro-\npriation to liquidate contract authority in the amount of $96 million.\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\nAppropriation, 1974\n$2,900,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n4,340,000\nHouse allowance\n3,800,000\nCommittee recommendation\n3,800,000\nThe Committee agrees with the House refusal to consolidate this\nappropriation with the railroad safety and grants-in-aid for railroad\nsafety accounts, as was proposed in the budget. These three accounts\nare separately set forth in the authorizing legislation (H.R. 15223)\nand keeping them that way will enable the Congress to more readily\nevaluate the emphasis being placed on these programs.\nRAILROAD SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$9, 237, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n10,220,000\nHouse allowance\n10,170,000\nCommittee recommendation\n10,170,000\nThe Committee agrees with the House allowance of $10,170,000 for\nrailroad safety. The reduction of $50,000 below the budget request\nrelates to the rental payment due to GSA.\nThe amount appropriated will provide for a total of 326 positions.\nThe principal function of those filling these jobs is to promote, through\ninvestigation and enforcement, greater safety in the railroad industry.\nIn this connection the Committee is concerned with recent reports\nindicating that rail accidents, many involving fatalities and injuries,\nare heading for record highs. There seems little doubt that a major\ncause of these accidents is defective track. More frequent track inspec-\ntion could be helpful in preventing. the accidents in the first place.\nHowever, this requires, at a minimum, an adequate body of track\ninspectors at the federal level.\nThe Federal Railroad Administration still does not have enough\ninspectors in its force. Last year when this Committee provided funds\nfor 95 additional inspectors, FRA indicated a willingness to hire only\n66. Clearly, the agency must change its attitude toward this most\nserious problem and give higher priority to railroad safety.\nFortunately, Congress is taking action to provide FRA with suf-\nficient authority to strengthen its inspection force as well as to increase\n25\npersonnel necessary to support the inspectors. As soon as this legis-\nlation becomes law the Committee expects FRA to submit a request\nfor additional funds for inspectors and associated personnel. The\nagency should give the matter urgent attention.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$1, 500, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n1,000,000\nHouse allowance\n1,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n1, 000, 000\nThe Committee concurs with the House allowance of $1,000,000 for\ngrants to the states for railroad safety. Through this appropriation\nthe Federal Government can assist the states in developing their own\nbody of railroad safety inspectors. These inspectors will augment the\ninspection force the Committee has been trying to develop within the\nFederal Railroad Administration.\nThe Committee, however, is concerned with the slow pace of FRA\naction in regard to this program. The Committee believes FRA should\nmove more aggressively to bring about an adequate force of state\nrailroad inspectors at the earliest date.\nThe Committee has provided language continuing the availability\nof funds left over from the fiscal 1974 appropriation of $1.5 million\nunder this heading.\nRAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nAppropriation, 1974\n$30, 450, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n64, 240, 000\nHouse allowance\n50, 000, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n50, 000, 000\nThe Committee recommends the House allowance of $50 million for\nrailroad research and development. This is almost $20 million more\nthan the amount appropriated for such activities in the last fiscal year.\nThe Committee agrees with the House on the importance of con-\ncentrating efforts on those programs, such as passenger rail technology,\nwhich offer the greatest potential for early results applicable to present\nand near-term problems.\nThe Committee does not object to using funds under this appropria-\ntion for repair of the access road to the Pueblo High Speed Test Center\nso long as the funds are not taken from passenger rail and other\nprograms with early pay-off possibilities.\nGRANTS TO NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION\n1974 appropriated to date\n$149, 100, 000\n1975 estimate\n143, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\n(deferred)\nCommittee recommendation\n143, 000, 000\nAn appropriation of $143 million is recommended for Grants to\nthe National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for fiscal\nyear 1975. The Corporation is facing severe cost pressures resulting\nfrom inflation and the operation of additional mandated routes and\nservices, and the amount budgeted as herein recommended will not be\nadequate to fund the Corporation's operations for the entire fiscal\n26\nyear. The Secretary of Transportation has designated new routes to\nbe added in accordance with the provisions of Section 403 (d) of the\nAmtrack Act and several States have requested new routes under the\nprovisions of Section 403 (b) of the Act. The Committee has been ad-\nvised by the Corporation and by the Department of Transportation\nthat there will be a supplemental request for fiscal year 1975. Both the\nSenate and the House legislative committees have recommended an\nauthorization of $200 million for fiscal year 1975. It is for these reasons\nthat the Committee is recommending the full budgeted appropriation.\nAnything less would require a reduction in the current level of inter-\ncity rail passenger service.\nThe Committee does not at this time desire a curtailment of Amtrak\ntrain service. Because of basic system requirements, Amtrak is circum-\nscribed as to where trains can legally be eliminated. Service could\nlegally be reduced only by eliminating trains where there is multiple\ntrain service or by reducing daily service to tri-weekly. Such action\nwould be counter productive because these are the routes with the\nbest future revenue potential.\nIn adopting the conference report on the Second Supplemental Ap-\npropriations Bill, 1974, the Congress instructed the Secretary of Trans-\nportation and the President of Amtrak to submit service and route\ncriteria to the Congress. It is the Committee's view that it would be\npremature at this point to initiate service cutbacks through the fund-\ning process before the requested criteria can be provided and evaluated\nby the Congress.\nThe Committee expects Amtrak to initiate the new routes to be\nadded during fiscal year 1975 as designated by the Secretary of Trans-\nportation under the provisions of Public Law 93-146 as well as other\nroutes that are expected to be initiated at the request of the States.\nThe Commitee has not earmarked or provided funds in the $143 mil-\nlion recommended herein for these new routes because the Corporation\ncannot yet give a precise estimate of the added amounts that will be\nrequired. The Committee will favorably consider additional funding\nfor the capital and operating needs of the new routes when specific\nrequests are submitted in a supplemental appropriation estimate.\nThe Committee is concerned that Amtrak make every effort to con-\ntrol costs, and the Committee desires that Amtrak move aggresively\nto assume all functions now performed by the railroads wherever\npracticable and particularly in the costly repair and maintenance func-\ntion. The Committee expects to be able to review Amtrak's plans and\nprogress in accomplishing this objective during the next series of\nhearings.\nDuring the course of the Hearings the Committee received testi-\nmony which emphasized the importance of initiating a north-south\nrail passenger service from Butte, Montana to Odgen, Utah. The Com-\nmittee recommends that the economics of this service be developed\non a current basis and reviewed by the Amtrak Board of Directors.\nThe Committee also received testimony as to the need for a direct rail\npassenger service between Dallas and Houston, Texas. The Committee\nrecognizes that the potentially high capital cost of initiating this\nservice led the previous Amtrak Board to decide against this proposed\nrerouting. Without taking any position for or against this service,\nthe Committee suggests that the new Board of Directors might wish\nto evaluate the economics of this service once again.\n27\nTHE ALASKA RAILROAD\nPAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\nAppropriation, 1974\nBudget estimate, 1975\n$6, 500, 000\nHouse allowance\n4,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n6,500,000\nThe full budget request of $6,500,000 is recommended for the Alaska\nRailroad Revolving Fund.\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND\nADMINISTRATION EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$5,000,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n9, 300, 000\nHouse allowance\n7,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n6,000,000\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for the\nadministrative expenses of the Urban Mass Transportation Admin-\nistration. However, the Committee has no objection to the agency's\ncommitment level being set at $9 million for this account, the same as\nthe House.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNIVERSITY\nRESEARCH AND TRAINING\nAppropriation, 1974\n$35, 050, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n79,000,000\nHouse allowance\n51,130,000\nCommittee recommendation\n48,130,000\nIn recommending $48,130,000 for UMTA's Research, Development,\nand Demonstration and University Research and Training programs,\nthe Committee directs the following change in the House allowances:\nHouse\nCommittee\nProgram\nallowance\nrecommenda-\ntion\nHigh capacity\n2,750,000\n1,750,000\nDial-a-ride\n0\n1,500,000\nTransit services\n10,000,000\n9,000,000\nDual-mode\n0\n2,000,000\nIt is the Committee's intention that carryover funds of $4.5 million\nbe utilized fully in the fiscal 1975 programs.\nThe Committee recommends the full amount requested for comple-\ntion of the research and development phase of the Morgantown project.\nHowever, the Committee finds that the House direction for congres-\nsional approval of an agreement between the University of West Vir-\nginia and UMTA within 30 days after enactment of the accompanying\nbill is premature and could result in a waste of over $60 million. Testi-\nmony given by UMTA before this Committee clearly indicates that\nthe project will prove useless without successful completion of the\n28\nresearch and development phase. Therefore, the Committee directs that\nUMTA be allowed to complete the experiment and negotiate with the\nUniversity as to the proper course of action thereafter without regard\nto a time limitation.\nAs requested by UMTA, the Committee has provided the full $1.5\nmillion requested for the Dial-a-Ride program. However, the Com-\nmittee directs that $700,000 be applied to completion of the Haddon-\nfield, New Jersey, project. Of this amount, $300,000 will be needed to\ndocument the work done and $400,000 is needed to continue the system\nin operation for approximately six months to permit state and local\nofficials to decide whether they wish to continue to operate it at their\nown expense.\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House in deleting\n$10,620,000 for high performance PRT. The preliminary design phase\nof this project will be completed in fiscal 1975, the Committee is\nadvised. In view of this, the Committee recommends that the final\nconstruction and demonstration phase of the project be deferred. The\nCommittee has restored $2 million of the $4 million restoration request\nfor the Dual-Mode program.\nLIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION\nAppropriation, 1974\n($380, 000, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(490; 000, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(400, 000, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(400, 000, 000)\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $400 million in liquidating cash to cover obligations incurred under\nthe basic legislation for urban mass transportation. Most of these\nfunds will be used to pay off prior year obligations. Carryover balances\nin excess of those originally projected by UMTA enabled the House to\nreduce this request.\nThe Committee has provided a program limitation of $1,698,250,000\nfor the UMTA program for Fiscal 1975. This is an increase of $376.5\nmillion over the limit provided in the House bill. $375 million of this\namount will be used for capital grants, raising this portion of the\nUMTA program to an even $1.6 billion as compared to the capital\ngrants level of $1,225,000,000 provided by the House.\nIn reviewing the UMTA program, the Committee found that the\nDepartment originally asked the Office of Management and Budget\nfor a capital grants program level of $1.6 billion. Further analysis\nindicates UMTA will be able to obligate these funds within the pres-\nent fiscal year. In view of these facts and in recognition of the sub-\nstantial unmet need in the mass transit field, the Committee believes\nit essential that it increase the UMTA program level by the amount\nindicated.\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\nCORPORATION\nThe bill includes the same language which has been carried previ-\nously authorizing the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation\nto make expenditures within the limits of the funds available to the\nCorporation to carry out its programs. The Language included in the\n29\nbill is exactly the same as the language provided last year and re-\nquested in fiscal year 1975.\nLIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\nLimitation, 1974\n($846, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(886, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(866, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(886, 000)\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $886,000 to cover the administrative expenses of the St. Lawrence\nSeaway Development Corporation. No additional positions were re-\nquested and none are recommended. The $40,000 increase over last\nyear is caused by within-grade promotions, increased rental charges,\nand annualization costs.\nTITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$8, 255, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n9, 536, 000\nHouse allowance\n9,450,000\nCommittee recommendation\n9,450,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $9,450,000 for the salaries and expenses of the National Transporta-\ntion Safety Board. This will provide funding for 10 additional posi-\ntions, seven of which will assume certain accounting and procurement\nfunctions previously performed by the Department of Transportation\non a reimbursable basis. Most of the reduction of $86,000 below the\nbudget relates to the GSA rental charge.\nThe functions of the Safety Board include the investigation of all\naviation accidents and certain selected surface transportation accidents\nto determine the probable cause as well as to continually review the\nsafety aspects of all modes of transportation.\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$15, 537, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n17,283,000\nHouse allowance\n17,150,000\nCommittee recommendation\n17,150,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $17,150,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Civil Aeronautics\nBoard. The reduction below the budget consists of $40,000 reduced\ntravel and $93,000 for GSA rent.\nThe CAB regulates the economic aspects of air carrier operations,\nboth domestic and international, and participates in the development\nof international air transportation.\n30\nPAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS\nAppropriation, 1974\n$73, 265, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n69, 828, 000\nHouse allowance\n69, 828, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n67,728,000\nOn reconsideration, the Board believes that it can handle anticipated\nworkload in the areas of its responsibility for fiscal 1975, including\nenvironmental issues, as well as meet the subsidy requirements of the\nLocal Service Carriers, the Alaskan Carriers and Air New England\nwithin the allowances provided by the House less $2.1 million for\nPayments to Air Carriers resulting from our latest adjustment to\nClass Rate VII.\nThe Committee does not believe the Board adequately explained\nduring its budget hearings why it has not been meeting its full responsi-\nbilities under the National Environmental Policy Act. For example, it\nappeared at the time of the hearings that the Board had submitted\nonly one full environmental impact statement since the law was passed\nin 1970. Further the Board has been slow in adopting the environ-\nmental guidelines laid down by the President's Council on Environ-\nmental Quality (CEQ) to implement environmental impact state-\nments. The Committee directs the Board to make a thorough review\nof its responsibilities under the Environmental Policy Act in conjunc-\ntion with CEQ and to bring itself into full compliance with the law\nat the earliest possible date. The Committee expects to be kept informed\nas to the Board's progress.\nOn July 17, 1974, subsequent to the action by the House on this\nmeasure, the Civil Aeronautics Board handed down its decision in the\nNew England Service Investigation. In that decision and accompany-\ning order, the CAB concluded that a certificate of public convenience\nand necessity be issued to a new regional airline, Air New England,\nInc., which, like other air carriers providing local or regional air serv-\nice in other sections of the nation will be eligible for subsidy. The\nBoard's order in this proceeding specifies that the certificate to be issued\nto Air New Eugland, Inc. shall be effective on October 15, 1974.\nAir New England's subsidy rate cannot be determined with any\nprecision until the appropriate figure is set in a proceeding under Sec-\ntion 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended. However,\nthe Committee has been assured by the CAB that even with the reduc-\ntion of $2.1 million for subsidy below that allowed by the House of\nRepresentatives, there nonetheless would remain sufficient funds to\ncover subsidy payments to the newly certificated air carrier, Air New\nEngland, Inc. And, it was only with such assurances from the CAB\nthat the Committee made this reduction in funds, since as the Board\nitself noted in its decision in the New England Service Investigation:\n\"\nNew England passengers, after a long history of disappointing\nservice, deserve to have their transportation needs carefully and sym-\npathetically considered.\nThe Committee concurs in this opinion and expects the CAB to take\ncare that these newly certificated air services needs are met. If not,\nthen the Committee further expects that the CAB will take appropri-\nate steps to request supplemental funds SO that such needs are, in\nfact, met.\n31\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$40, 590, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n43,300,000\nHouse allowance\n43,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n43,000,000\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $43,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Interstate Commerce\nCommission. Funding is included for all of the 95 additional positions\nrequested in the budget.\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\nCANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n$60,000,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n64,065,000\nHouse allowance\n62,700,000\nCommittee recommendation\n62,700,000\nThe Committee agrees with the House allowance of $62,700,000 to\ncover the operating expenses of the Canal Zone Government. This\nrepresents an advance of funds that is repaid to the Treasury through\ncharges for the services provided or out of revenues from the Panama\nCanal Company's operation of the canal. The 33 positions requested\nhave all been approved in the appropriation. The amendment to the\nbudget received on June 21, 1974 increasing the budget request by\n$1,065,000 is not recommended.\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$3,500,000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n6,500,000\nHouse allowance\n6,000,000\nCommittee recommendation\n6,000,000\nThe bill includes $6,000,000 for the necessary improvements and\nreplacements of educational facilities, hospitals, and clinics, and the\nMunicipal facilities of the Canal Zone Government. These funds are\nrepaid to the Treasury over the life of the capital asset through de-\npreciation charges to the Canal Zone Government.\nPANAMA CANAL COMPANY\nThe bill includes the exact same language which has been carried\nin previous bills authorizing the Panama Canal Company to make\nexpenditures within the limits of the funds available to the Corpora-\ntion to carry out its programs.\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nAppropriation, 1974\n($22, 331, 000)\nBudget estimate, 1975\n(25, 780, 000)\nHouse allowance\n(23, 837, 000)\nCommittee recommendation\n(23, 837, 000)\n32\nThe Budget requested a limitation on general and administrative\nexpenses of $23,837,000 which represents an increase of $1,506,000\nabove last year's limit. This increase is necessary to cover increased\nwage and other mandatory costs.\nThe House allowed the full budget request. Subsequent to House\naction, on June 21, 1974, an amendment to the budget was received\nrevising this limit upward to $25,780,000. The Committee has allowed\nthe same limitation as the original budget estimate and the House\n$23,837,000. The Committee also recommends disallowance of that\npart of the amendment to the budget estimate which would have\nincreased the amount that could be spent for consultants by $200,000.\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\nAUTHORITY\nFEDERAL CONTRIBUTION\nAppropriation, 1974\n1 $111, 345, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n2 87, 424, 000\nHouse allowance\n3 72, 124, 000\nCommittee recommendation\n3 72, 124, 000\n1 Includes an advance appropriation of $90,360,000 for fiscal year 1975.\n2 Includes an advance appropriation of $68,024,000 for fiscal year 1976.\n3 Includes an advance appropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976.\nThe Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance\nof $72,124,000 for the Federal contribution to the rapid rail system\nbeing built to serve the National Capital area. This includes an advance\nappropriation of $52,724,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $19,400,000 for\nthe design and construction of facilities for the handicapped as au-\nthorized by Public Law 93-87.\nThe reduction of $15,300,000 below the budget proposed by the\nHouse relates to the purchase of an additional 256 transit cars planned\nfor fiscal year 1976. WMATA is directed by the House in its report\nto re-examine the type of control system it proposes for those cars.\nWMATA has indicated that these cars are not needed in fiscal year\n1975 and they have not appealed the House action.\nINTEREST SUBSIDY\nAppropriation, 1974\n$12, 728, 000\nBudget estimate, 1975\n17, 750, 000\nHouse allowance\n17,750,000\nCommittee recommendation\n17,750,000\nThe bill includes the full budget request of $17,750,000 for the Fed-\neral interest subsidy for the revenue bonds marketed by WMATA as\nauthorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1972.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES FOR 1975\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS\n[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or \"permanent\" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the\naccompanying bill]\nBudget\nIncrease (+) or\nNew budget\nestimates of new\ndecrease (-),\nAgency and item\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nestimates\nauthority,\nauthority,\ncompared with\nfiscal year 1974\nfiscal year 1975\nappropriations\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nCoast Guard: Oil pollution fund (indefinite)\n$5,000,000\n$5,000,000\nFederal Highway Administration:\nHighway beautification (contract authorization)\n1 (50,000,000)\n1 (+$50,000,000)\nNational scenic and recreational highway (contract authorization)\n10,000,000\n+10,000,000\nTerritorial highways (contract authorization)\n10,009,000\n+10,009,000\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal funds\n5,000,000\n25,009,000\n+20,009,000\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-TRUST FUNDS\nCoast Guard: General gift fund (indefinite)\n$30,000\n$30,000\nFederal Highway Administration:\nFederal Highway Administration trust funds\n6,200,000\n11,200,000\n+$5,000,000\nFederal-aid highways (contract authorizatoin)\n100,000,000\n6,357,500,000\n+6,257,500,000\nNational scenic and recreational highway (contrret authorization)\n25,000,000\n+25,000,000\nHighway-related safety grants (contract authorization)\n34,491,000\n+34,491,000\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration:\nHighway safety programs (contract authorization)\n198,000,000\n+198,000,000\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, trust funds\n106,230,000\n6,626,221,000\n+6,519,991,000\n1 Proposed for later transmittal.\nNOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1974 budget document. Some\nitems are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nIncrease (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared\nwith-\nNew budget\nBudget estimates\nNew budget\nAmount\n(obligational)\nof new\n(obligational)\nrecommended\nAgency and item\nauthority\n(obligational)\nauthority\nby Senate\nAppropriations\nfiscal year 1974\nauthority,\nrecommended\ncommittee\nof new budget\nBudget estimate,\nfiscal year 1975\nin the House bill\n(obligational)\n1975\nHouse bill, 1975\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\n34\nTITLE I\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nSalaries and expenses\n$31,475,000\n$32,100,000\n$31,300,000\n$31,000,000\n-$475,000\n-$1,100,000\n-$300,000\nBy transfer\n(3,000,000)\n(-3,000,000)\nInterim operating assistance\n39,800,000\n-39,800,000\nBy transfer\n(35,000,000)\n(-35,000,000)\nTransportation planning, research, and develop-\nment\n28,000,000\n¹ 39,100,000\n28,000,000\n32,500,000\n+4,500,000\n-6,600,000\n+4,500,000\nBy transfer\n(1,000,000)\n(-1,000,000)\nGrants-in-aid for natural gas pipeline safety\n1,175,000\n1,200,000\n1,200,000\n1,200,000\n+25,000\nConsolidation of departmental headquarters\n800,000\n-800,000\nTotal, Office of the Secretary\n101,250,000\n72,400,000\n60,500,000\n64,700,000\n-36,550,000\n-7,700,000\n+4,200,000\nCOAST GUARD\nOperating expenses\n584,900,000\n622,970,000\n617,579,448\n620,444,448\n+35,544,448\n-2,525,552\n+2,865,000\nAppropriation for debt reduction\n-171,994\n-179,448\n-179,448\n-179,448\n-7,454\nSubtotal, operating expenses\n584,728,006\n622,790,552\n617,400,000\n620,265,000\n+35,536,994\n-2,525,552\n+2,865,000\nAcquisition, construction, and improvements\n75,500,000\n114,100,000\n111,307,000\n112,307,000\n+36,807,000\n-1,793,000\n+1,000,000\nAlteration of bridges\n4,000,000\n6,800,000\n6,800,000\n6,800,000\n+2,800,000\nRetired pay\n86,750,000\n95,850,000\n95,850,000\n95,850,000\n+9,100,000\nReserve training\n26,770,000\n30,200,000\n29,000,000\n29,000,000\n+2,230,000\n-1,200,000\nResearch, development, test, and evaluation\n14,000,000\n21,000,000\n17,500,000\n17,500,000\n+3,500,000\n-3,500,000\nState boating safety assistance\n3,500,000\n7,500,000\n6,000,000\n6,000,000\n+2,500,000\n-1,500,000\nPollution fund (special fund)\n10,000,000\n10,000,000\n+10,000,000\n+10,000,000\nTotal, Coast Guard\n795,248,006\n908,240,552\n883,857,000\n897,722,000\n+102,473,994\n-10,518,552\n+13,865,000\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nOperations\n1,282,500,000\n1,385,500,000\n1,363,000,000\n1,379,500,000\n+97,000,000\n-6,000,000\n+16,500,000\n35\nFacilities, engineering, and development\n11,500,000\n13,000,000\n12,000,000\n12,500,000\n+1,000,000\n-500,000\n+500,000\nFacilities and equipment (Airport and Airway\nTrust Fund)\n250,000,000\n250,000,000\n241,100,000\n242,221,000\n-7,779,000\n-7,779,000\n+1,121,000\nResearch, engineering and development (Air-\nport and Airway Trust Fund)\n62,095,000\n70,000,000\n55,000,000\n70,000,000\n+7,905,000\n+15,000,000\nGrants-in-aid for airports (Airport and Airway\nTrust Fund):\nPlanning grants\n13,000,000\n4,500,000\n+4,500,000\n-8,500,000\n+4,500,000\nDevelopment grants (appropriation to liqui-\ndate contract authorization)\n(200,000,000)\n(280,000,000)\n(280,000,000)\n(280,000,000)\n(+80,000,000)\nOperation and maintenance, National Capital\nAirports\n14,742,000\n16,500,000\n16,000,000\n16,000,000\n+1,258,000\n-500,000\nConstruction, National Capital Airports\n3,000,000\n7,200,000\n4,200,000\n7,200,000\n+4,200,000\n+3,000,000\nTotal, Federal Aviation Administration\n1,623,837,000\n1,755,200,000\n1,691,300,000\n1,731,921,000\n+108,084,000\n-23,279,000\n+40,621,000\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 41.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nIncrease (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared\nwith-\nNew budget\nBudget estimates\nNew budget\nAmount\n(obligational)\nof new\n(obligational)\nrecommended\nAgency and item\nauthority,\n(obligational)\nauthority\nby Senate\nAppropriations\nfiscal year 1974\nauthority,\nrecommended\ncommittee\nof new budget\nBudget estimate,\nfiscal year 1975\nin the House bill\n(obligational)\n1975\nHouse bill, 1975\nauthority\nfiscal year 1974\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\nTITLE I-Continued\nDEPARTMENT OF\nTRANSPORTATION-Continued\n36\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nLimitation on general operating expenses\n($119,047,000)\n($138,000,000)\n($127,200,000)\n($131,200,000)\n(+$12,153,000)\n(-$6,800,000)\n(+$4,000,000)\nMotor carrier safety\n5,600,000\n6,330,000\n6,130,000\n6,130,000\n+530,000\n-200,000\nHighway safety research and development\n7,500,000\n10,640,000\n9,000,000\n9,000,000\n+1,500,000\n+1,640,000\nHighway beautification:\nAppropriation\n1,020,000\n1,107,000\n1,000,000\n1,000,000\n-20,000\n-107,000\nAppropriation to liquidate contract authorization.\n(30,000,000)\n(37,000,000)\n(25,000,000)\n(25,000,000)\n(-5,000,000)\n(-12,000,000)\nHighway-related safety grants (appropriation to\nliquidate contract authorization)\n(7,000,000)\n(14,000,000)\n(12,000,000)\n(12,000,000)\n(+5,000,000)\n(-2,000,000)\nRail crossings-demonstration projects\n14,000,000\n12,600,000\n-14,000,000\n-12,600,000\nRailroad-highway crossings demonstration\nprojects\n6,000,000\n-6,000,000\nBy transfer\n(2,218,000)\n(8,000,000)\n(15,500,000)\n(+6,218,000)\n(+8,000,000)\n(+7,500,000)\nRural highway public transportation demon-\nstration program\n10,000,000\n10,000,000\n10,000,000\n+10,000,000\nTerritorial highways (appropriation to liquidate\n($2,500,000)\n($1,600,000)\n($4,000,000)\n($4,000,000)\n(+$1,500,000)\n(+$2,400,000)\ncontract authorization)\nDarien Gap highway\n5,000,000\n35,000,000\n20,000,000\n20,000,000\n+15,000,000\n-15,000,000\n0\n5,000,000\n0\n5,000,000\n+5,000,000\n+$5,000,000\nAlaska Highway\n-56,000\nInter-American Highway\n56,000\nFederal-aid highways (trust fund-appropriation to\nliquidate contract authorization)\n(4,315,900,000)\n2(4,583,000,000)\n(4,573,840,000)\n(4,577,840,000)\n(+261,940,000)\n(-5,160,000)\n(+4,000,000)\nHighway safety construction programs (trust fund-\nappropriation to liquidate contract authorization)\n³(110,000,000)\n(110,000,000)\n(110,000,000)\n(+110,000,000)\nRight-of-way revolving fund (trust fund-appropria-\n(40,000,000)\n(20,000,000)\n(20,000,000)\n(+20,000,000)\n(-20,000,000)\ntion to liquidate contract authorization)\nForest highways (appropriation to liquidate contract\nauthorization)\n(8,000,000)\n(12,450,000)\n(12,450,000)\n(12,450,000)\n(+4,450,000)\nPublic lands highways (appropriation to liquidate\n(3,000,000)\n(8,270,000)\n(8,270,000)\n(8,270,000)\n(+5,270,000)\ncontract authorization)\n10,700,000\n4,000,000\n0\n-10,700,000\n-4,000,000\nBaltimore-Washington Parkway\n37\nTotal, Federal Highway Administration\n39,176,000\n91,377,000\n50,130,000\n51,130,000\n+11,954,000\n-40,247,000\n+1,000,000\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\nADMINISTRATION\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n80,040,000\n+4,148,000\n-4,460,000\n+8,690,000\nTraffic and highway safety\nBy transfer\n(10,000,000)\n(-10,000,000)\nState and community highway safety (appropria-\n(100,000,000)\n(99,763,000)\n(96,000,000)\n(96,000,000)\n(-4,000,000)\n(-3,763,000)\ntion to liquidate conrtact authorization)\nTotal, National Highway Traffic Safety\n75,892,000\n84,500,000\n71,350,000\n80,040,000\n+4,148,000\n-4,460,000\n+8,690,000\nAdministration\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nOffice of the Administrator\n2,900,000\n4,340,000\n3,800,000\n3,800,000\n+900,000\n-540,000\n(200,000)\n(-200,000)\nBy transfer\n9,237,000\n10,220,000\n10,170,000\n10,170,000\n+933,000\n-50,000\nRailroad safety\n(111,000)\n(-111,000)\nBy transfer\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 41.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nIncrease (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared\nNew budget\nwith-\nBudget estimates\nNew budget\nAmount\n(obligational)\nof new\nAgency and item\n(obligational)\nrecommended\nauthority,\n(obligational)\nauthority\nby Senate\nAppropriations\nfiscal year 1974\nauthority,\nrecommended\ncommittee\nof new budget\nfiscal year 1975\nBudget estimate,\nin the House bill\n(obligational)\n1975\nHouse bill, 1975\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\nTITLE I-Continued\nDEPA RTMENT OF\nTRANSPORTATION-Continued\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION-Co.\n38\nGrants-in-aid for railroad safety\n$1,500,000\n$1,000,000\n$1,000,000\n$1,000,000\n-$500,000\nRailroad research and development\n30,450,000\n64,240,000\n50,000,000\n50,000,000\n+19,550,000\n-$14,240,000\nBy transfer\n(6,000,000)\n(-6,000,000)\nGrants ration to National Railroad Passenger Corpo-\n-6,100,000\n149,100,000\n143,000,000\n+$143,000,000\n143,000,000\nRecission of unobligated balance\n+9,100,000\n-9,100,000\nPayment to the Alaska railroad revolving fund\n+6,500,000\n6,500,000\n+2,500,000\n4,000,000\n6,500,000\nTotal, Federal Railroad Administration\n184,087,000\n229,300,000\n68,970,000\n214,470,000\n+30,383,000\n-14,830,000\n+145,500,000\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION\nADMINISTRATION\nUrban Mass Transportation Fund:\nAdministrative expenses\n5,000,000\n9,300,000\n7,000,000\n6,000,000\n+1,000,000\n-3,300,000\n-1,000,000\nResearch, development, and demonstrations\nand university research and training\n35,050,000\n79,000,000\n51,130,000\n48,130,000\n+13,080,000\n-30,870,000\n-3,000,000\nAppropriation to liquidate contract authori-\nzation\n(380,000,000)\n(490,000,000)\n(400,000,000)\n(400,000,000)\n(+20,000,000)\n(90,000,000)\nTotal, Urban Mass Transportation Ad-\nministration\n40,050,000\n88,300,000\n58,130,000\n54,130,000\n+14,080,000\n-34,170,000\n-4,000,000\nST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\nCORPORATION\nLimitation on administrative expenses\n(846,000)\n(886,000)\n(886,000)\n(886,000)\n(+40,000)\nTotal, title I, Department of Transporta-\ntion\n2,859,540,006\n3,229,317,552\n2,884,237,000\n3,094,113,000\n+234,572,994\n-135,204,552\n+209,876,000\nTITLE II\nRELATED AGENCIES\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\nSalaries and expenses\n8,255,000\n9,536,000\n9,450,000\n9,450,000\n+1,195,000\n-86,000\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\nSalaries and expenses\n15,537,000\n17,283,000\n17,150,000\n17,150,000\n+1,613,000\n-133,000\nPayments to air carriers\n73,265,000\n60,828,000\n69,828,000\n67,728,000\n-5,537,000\n-2,100,000\n-2,100,000\nTotal, Civil Aeronautics Board\n88,802,000\n87,111,000\n86,978,000\n84,878,000\n+3,924,000\n-2,233,000\n-2,100,000\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\nSalaries and expenses\n40,590,000\n43,300,000\n43,000,000\n43,000,000\n+2,410,000\n-300,000\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\nCanal Zone Government:\nOperating expenses\n60,000,000\n64,065,000\n62,700,000\n62,700,000\n+2,700,000\n-1,365,000\nCapital outlay\n3,500,000\n6,500,000\n6,000,000\n6,000,000\n+2,500,000\n-500,000\nPanama Canal Company:\nLimitation on general and administrative\nexpenses\n(22,331,000)\n(25,780,000)\n(23,837,000)\n(23,837,000)\n(-1,506,000)\n(-1,943,000)\nTotal, the Panama Canal\n63,500,000\n70,565,000\n68,700,000\n68,700,000\n+5,200,000\n-1,865,000\nSee footnotes at end of table, p. 41.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1974 AND THE BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1975-Continued\n[NOTE.-All amounts are in the form of \"appropriations\" unless otherwise indicated.]\nIncrease (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared\nwith-\nNew budget\nBudget estimates\nNew budget\nAmount\n(obligational)\nof new\n(obligational)\nrecommended\nAgency and item\nauthority,\n(obligational)\nauthority\nby Senate\nAppropriations\nfiscal year 1974\nauthority\nrecommended\ncommittee\nof new budget\nBudget estimate,\nfiscal year 1975\nin the House bill\n(obligational)\n1975\nHouse bill, 1975\nauthority,\nfiscal year 1974\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\n40\nTITLE II-Continued\nRELATED AGENCIES-Continued\nUNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION\nAdministrative expenses\n$12,000,000\n-$12,000,000\nBy transfer\n(6,000,000)\n(-6,000,000)\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\nAUTHORITY\nFederal contribution\n' 111,345,000\n5 $87,424,000\n$72,124,000\n$72,124,000\n-$39,221,000\n-$15,300,000\nInterest subsidy\n12,728,000\n17,750,000\n17,750,000\n17,750,000\n+5,022,000\nTotal, Washington Metropolitan Area\nTransit Authority\n124,073,000\n105,174,000\n89,874,000\n89,874,000\n-34,199,000\n-15,300,000\nTotal, title II, related agencies\n337,220,000\n315,686,000\n298,002,000\n295,902,000\n-41,318,000\n-19,784,000\n-2,100,000\nTITLE III\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nFederal Aviation Administration:\nGrants-in-aid for airport development (limitation\non obligations)\n(300,000,000)\n($10,000,000)\n(310,000,000)\n(310,000,000)\n(+10,000,000)\nFederal Highway Administration:\nHighway beautification (limitation on obliga-\ntions)\n(50,000,000)\n(50,027,000)\n(40,000,000)\n(50,000,000)\n(-27,000)\n(+10,000,000)\nTerritorial highways (limitation on obligations)\n(4,000,000)\n(4,600,000)\n(4,600,000)\n(4,600,000)\n(+600,000)\nHighway safety construction programs (limita-\ntions on obligations)\n7 (250,000,000)\n(-250,000,000)\nForest highways (limitation on obligations)\n(18,000,000)\n(-18,000,000)\nPublic lands highways (limitation on\n(10,000,000)\n(-10,000,000)\nobligations).\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration:\n41\nState and community highway safety (limita-\ntion on obligations)\n3 (80,000,000)\n8 (148,000,000)\n8 (100,000,000)\n(121,000,000)\n(+41,000,000)\n(-27,000,000)\n(+21,000,000)\nUrban Mass Transportation Administration:\nUrban mass transportation fund (limitation on\ncommitments)\n(985,550,000)\n(1,351,000,000)\n(1,321,750,000)\n(1,698,250,000)\n(+712,700,000)\n(+347,250,000)\n(+376,500,000)\nTotal, titles I, II, and III, new budget\n(obligational) authority\n3,196,760,006\n3,545,003,552\n3,182,239,000\n3,390,015,000\n+193,254,994\n-154,988,552\n+207,776,000\n1 Excludes $6,400,000 which was considered in connection with the Energy Research\n5 Includes $68,024,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\nand Development Appropriations bill.\n6 Includes $52,724,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1976.\n2 Excludes requested amount for \"highway safety construction programs,\" listed\n7 No limitation proposed.\nseparately.\n8 Also includes obligations for Federal Highway Administration, highway related\n3 Budget includes this amount under the appropriation for \"Federal-aid highways.\"\nsafety grants.\n1 Includes $90,360,000 advance appropriation for fiscal year 1975.\n93D CONGRESS\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nREPORT\n2d Session\nNo. 93-1270\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED\nAGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975\nAUGUST 8, 1974.-Ordered to be printed\nMr. McFall, from the committee of conference,\nsubmitted the following\nCONFERENCE REPORT\n[To accompany H.R. 15405]\nThe committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two\nHouses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15405)\n\"making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and\nRelated Agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other\npurposes,\" having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to\nrecommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows\nThat the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 2, 5, 10, 11,\n12, and 34.\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of\nthe Senate numbered 1, 4, 19, 21, 22, 31, 33, and 35, and agree to the\nsame.\nAmendment numbered 3 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with an amendment as\nfollows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $618,144,448;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 6:\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment as\nfollows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,375,500,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 7 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment as\nfollows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $12,250,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\n38-006 o\n2\nAmendment numbered 9 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same with an amendment as\nfollows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $60,000,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 13 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same with an amendment as\nfollows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $5,700,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 14 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment\nof the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $129,200,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 15 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment\nof the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $30,600,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 17 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment\nof the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $11,000,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 20 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment\nof the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $4,575,840,000\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 23 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment\nof the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $73,445,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 24 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $29,130,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 25 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nH.R. 1270\n3\nthe Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $34,800,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 27 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $6,250,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 32 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $45,000,000;\nand the Senate agree to the same.\nAmendment numbered 36 :\nThat the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of\nthe Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same with an amendment\nas follows:\nIn lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,445,250,-\n000; and the Senate agree to the same.\nThe committee of conference report in disagreement amendments\nnumbered 8, 16, 18, 26, 28, 29, and 30.\nJOHN J. McFall,\nSIDNEY R. YATES,\nToM STEED,\nJULIA BUTLER HANSEN,\nEDWARD P. BOLAND,\nGEORGE MAHON,\nSILVIO O. CONTE (except\namendments Nos. 29 and 30),\nWILLIAM E. MINSHALL,\nJACK EDWARDS (except\nas to amendments\nNos. 29, 30, and 36),\nE. A. CEDERBERG,\nManagers on the Part of the House.\nROBERT C. BYRD,\nJOHN L. McClellan,\nWARREN G. MAGNUSON,\nJOHN O. PASTORE,\nALAN BIBLE,\nMIKE MANSFIELD,\nTHOMAS F. EAGLETON,\nCLIFFORD P. CASE,\nMILTON R. YOUNG,\nNORRIS COTTON,\nTED STEVENS,\nCHARLES McC. MATHIAS, Jr.,\nRICHARD S. SCHWEIKER,\nManagers on the Part of the Senate.\nH.R. 1270\n4\nJOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE\nCOMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE\nThe managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the con-\nference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments\nof the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15405) making appropriations for the\nDepartment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year\nending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, submit the following\njoint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the\neffect of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in\nthe accompanying conference report:\nTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nAmendment No. 1: Appropriates $31,000,000 for salaries and ex-\npenses as proposed by the Senate instead of $31,300,000 as proposed by\nthe House.\nUnder the conference agreement, 42 new positions are provided.\nThe conferees direct the Department to seek specific separate legis-\nlation before the end of this fiscal year to clarify the functions,\npowers, and duties of the Transportation Systems Acquisition Review\nCouncil.\nAmendment No. 2: Appropriates $28,000,000 for transportation\nplanning, research, and development as proposed by the House instead\nof $32,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nCOAST GUARD\nAmendment No. 3: Appropriates $618,144,448 for operating ex-\npenses instead of $617,579,448 as proposed by the House and\n$620,444,448 as proposed by the Senate.\nThe conference agreement includes funds for the New York and\nNew Orleans vessel traffic systems and full-scale air patrols for oil\npollution detection as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 4: Appropriates $112,307,000 for acquisition, con-\nstruction, and improvements as proposed by the Senate instead of\n$111,307,000 as proposed by the House.\nAmendment No. 5: Deletes the $10,000,000 appropriation proposed\nby the Senate for pollution fund. The conferees expect the Coast\nGuard to spend what is needed for pollution clean-up and to seek\nadditional funding when it becomes necessary.\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nAmendment No. 6: Appropriates $1,375,500,000 for operations in-\nstead of $1,363,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,379,500,000\nas proposed by the Senate.\nThe conference agreement provides for a total staffing level of 729\npositions for the administration of airports program as proposed by\nthe Senate.\nAmendment No. 7: Appropriates $12,250,000 for facilities, engi-\nneering, and development instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the\nHouse and $12,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 8: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur\nH.R. 1270\n5\nin the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate\n$235,521,000 for facilities and equipment instead of $241,100,000 as\nproposed by the House and $242,221,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nThe managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the\namendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate.\nThe conferees feel that there are sufficient unobligated funds under\nthis appropriation to procure the equipment required to properly\ntrain air traffic controllers, if the Federal Aviation Administration\ndetermines that this is a high priority requirement.\nThe conferees reiterate the position expressed in previous years\nthat the installation of an instrument landing system at Morristown,\nNew Jersey, Airport is not intended and shall not be used as an argu-\nment for the expansion of that airport against the wishes of the\ncommunities concerned.\nAmendment No. 9: Appropriates $60,000,000 for research, engineer-\ning, and development instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the House\nand $70,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement\nincludes the full amounts requested for the microwave landing system,\nadvanced radar beacon system, and wake vortex research.\nAmendment No. 10: Deletes language proposed by the Senate for\ngrants-in-aid for airport planning.\nAmendment No. 11 Appropriates $280,000,000 for grants-in-aid for\nairports as proposed by the House instead of $284,500,000 as proposed\nby the Senate.\nAmendment No. 12: Deletes language proposed by the Senate ear-\nmarking $4,500,000 of the appropriation for grants-in-aid for airports\nfor airport planning grants.\nAmendment No. 13: Appropriates $5,700,000 for construction, Na-\ntional Capital Airports instead of $4,200,000 as proposed by the House\nand $7,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have approved\nthe project to enlarge the jet ramp at Dulles International Airport\nand expect the Federal Aviation Administration to utilize existing\nunobligated funds, if necessary, to complete the project.\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nAmendment No. 14: Limits general operating expenses to $129,-\n200,000 instead of $127,200,000 as proposed by the House and $131,-\n200,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 15: Provides that $30,600,000 of the limitation on\ngeneral operating expenses is to remain available until expended in-\nstead of $28,600,000 as proposed by the House and $32,600,000 as\nproposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 16: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and\nconcur in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appro-\npriate $3,000,000 for rail crossings-demonstration projects instead\nof $6,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part\nof the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to\nthe amendment of the Senate.\nIn view of the seriousness of the rail-highway crossing problem, the\nconferees urge the Department of Transportation to seek a modifica-\ntion of the original legislative authorization to expedite the implemen-\ntation of this program.\nH.R. 1270\n6\nAmendment No. 17: Provides $11,000,000 for railroad-highway\ncrossings demonstration projects instead of $8,000,000 as proposed by\nthe House and $15,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 18: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur\nin the amendment of the Senate to insert the words \"by transfer\".\nAmendment No. 19 Appropriates $5,000,000 for Alaska Highway\nas proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 20: Appropriates $4,575,840,000 for Federal-aid\nhighways (liquidation of contract authorization) instead of $4,573,-\n840,000 as proposed by the House and $4,577,840,000 as proposed by\nthe Senate.\nAmendments No. 21 and 22: Appropriate $1,600,000 for the Balti-\nmore-Washington Parkway as proposed by the Senate instead of\n$4,000,000 as proposed by the House.\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nAmendment No. 23 Appropriates $73,445,000 for traffic and high-\nway safety instead of $71,350,000 as proposed by the House and $80,-\n040,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nThe conference agreement contains no funds for the crash recorder\nprogram. The Committee intends to request an evaluation of this pro-\ngram by the Office of Technology Assessment.\nAmendment No. 24: Provides that $29,130,000 of the appropriation\nfor traffic and highway safety shall be derived from the Highway\nTrust Fund instead of $27,380,000 as proposed by the House and $32,-\n870,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 25: Provides that $34,800,000 of the appropriation\nfor traffic and highway safety shall remain available until expended\ninstead of $33,705,000 as proposed by the House and $36,605,000 as pro-\nposed by the Senate.\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nAmendment No. 26: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur\nin the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate\n$135,000,000 for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-\ntion instead of $143,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers\non the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the\nHouse to the amendment of the Senate.\nAmendment No. 27: Appropriates $6,250,000 for payment to the\nAlaska Railroad Revolving Fund instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by\nthe House and $6,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION\nAmendment No. 28 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur\nin the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate\n$6,000,000 for administrative expenses and to exempt the appropria-\ntions for Coast Guard, operating expenses; Coast Guard, retired pay;\nFederal Aviation Administration, operations; National Transporta-\ntion Safety Board, salaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board,\nsalaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, payments to air car-\nH.R. 1270\n7\nriers; and Interstate Commerce Commission, salaries and expenses;\nand all limitations in the bill from 31/2 percent across the board reduc-\ntion proposed by the Senate. The amendment will also provide for an\nadditional reduction of $6,000,000 in the appropriation for Darien\nGap Highway. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to\nconcur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate.\nAmendment No. 29 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur.\nin the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to appropriate\n$45,130,000 for research, development, and demonstrations and uni-\nversity research and training instead of $51,130,000 as proposed by the\nHouse and $58,750,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference\nagreement includes $500,000 for the Haddonfield project. The man-\nagers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment\nof the House to the amendment of the Senate.\nAmendment No. 30: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-\nagers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur\nin the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to earmark\n$41,880,000 of the appropriation for research, development, and dem-\nonstrations and university research and training for research, develop-\nment, and demonstrations instead of $47,880,000 as proposed by the\nHouse and $55,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on\nthe part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the\nHouse to the amendment of the Senate.\nTITLE II\nRELATED AGENCIES\nCivil Aeronautics Board\nAmendment No. 31 Appropriates $67,728,000 for payments to air\ncarriers as proposed by the Senate instead of $69,828,000 as proposed\nby the House.\nTITLE III\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\nAmendment No. 32: Limits obligations for highway beautification\nto $45,000,000 instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House and\n$50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.\nAmendment No. 33: Deletes language proposed by the House which\nwould have prohibited the use of funds for incentive grants for manda-\ntory seat belt legislation.\nAmendment No. 34: Limits obligations for state and community\nhighway safety and highway-related safety grants to $100,000,000 as\nproposed by the House instead of $121,000,000 as proposed by the\nSenate.\nAmendment No. 35: Substitutes the language \"the Urban Mass\nTransportation Act of 1964, as amended,\" as proposed by the Senate\nfor the language \"Urban Mass Transportation Fund\" as proposed by\nthe House.\nAmendment No. 36: Limits commitments for the Urban Mass Trans-\nportation Act of 1964, as amended, to $1,445,250,000 instead of\n$1,321,750,000 as proposed by the House and $1,708,870,000 as pro-\nH.R. 1270\n8\nposed by the Senate. The breakdown of the conference agreement is\nas follows:\nCapital facilities grants\n$1, 350, 000, 000\nTechnical studies\n36, 620, 000\nResearch\n49,630,000\nAdministrative expenses\n9,000,000\nCONFERENCE TOTALS-WITH COMPARISONS\nThe total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year\n1975 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons\nto the fiscal year 1974 amount, the 1975 budget estimate, and the House\nand Senate bills follows:\nNew budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974\n1 $3, 196, 760, 006\nBudget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year\n1975\n2 3, 545, 003, 552\nHouse bill, fiscal year 1975\n3 3, 182, 239, 000\nSenate bill, fiscal year 1975\n4 3, 288, 946, 775\nConference agreement\n4 3, 288, 504, 000\nConference agreement compared with\nNew budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974\n+91, 743, 994\nBudget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal\nyear 1975\n-256, 499, 552\nHouse bill, fiscal year 1975\n+106, 265, 000\nSenate bill, fiscal year 1975\n442, 775\n1 Includes $90,360,000 advance fiscal year 1975 appropriation for Washington Metro-\npolitan Area Transit Authority.\n2\nIncludes $68,024,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-\npolitan Area Transit Authority.\n3 Includes $52,724,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-\npolitan Area Transit Authority.\n4 Includes $50,879,000 advance fiscal year 1976 appropriation for Washington Metro-\npolitan Area Transit Authority.\nJOHN J. McFall,\nSIDNEY R. YATES,\nToM STEED,\nJULIA BUTLER HANSEN,\nEDWARD P. BOLAND,\nGEORGE MAHON,\nSILVIO O. CONTE (except amend-\nments Nos. 29 and 30),\nWILLIAM E. MINSHALL,\nJACK EDWARDS (except amend-\nments Nos. 29, 30, 36),\nE. A. CEDERBERG,\nManagers on the Part of the House.\nROBERT C. BYRD,\nJOHN L. MCCLELLAN,\nWARREN G. MAGNUSON,\nJOHN O. PASTORE,\nALAN BIBLE,\nMIKE MANSFIELD,\nTHOMAS F. EAGLETON,\nCLIFFORD P. CASE,\nMILTON R. YOUNG,\nNORRIS COTTON,\nTED STEVENS,\nCHARLES McC. MATHIAS, Jr.,\nRICHARD S. SCHWEIKER,\nManagers on the Part of the Senate.\nCalendar No. 1006\n93D CONGRESS\n2D SESSION\nH. R. 15405\n[Report No. 93-1048]\nIN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\nJUNE 20, 1974\nRead twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations\nJULY 31, 1974\nReported by Mr. BYRD, with amendments\n[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]\nAN ACT\nMaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation and\nrelated agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975,\nand for other purposes.\n1\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-\n2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,\n3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money\n4 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Depart-\n5 ment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal\n6 year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, namely:\nII\n(Star Print)\n2\nTITLE I\n1\n2\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\n3\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\n4\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n5\nFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary\n6\nof Transportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for alloca-\n7\ntion within the Department for official reception and repre-\n8\nsentation expenses as the Secretary may determine, $31,\n9 300,000 $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $882,-\n10\n900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available\n11 to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain\n12 automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for em-\n13 ployees of the Department.\n14\nTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND\n15\nDEVELOPMENT\n16\nFor necessary expenses for conducting transportation\n17 planning, research, and development activities, including the\n18 collection of national transportation statistics, to remain avail-\n19 able until expended, $28,000,000 $32,500,000.\n20 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY\n21\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety pro-\n22 gram, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipe-\n23 line Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to\n24 remain available until expended.\n3\n1\nCOAST GUARD\n2\nOPERATING EXPENSES\n3\nFor necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-\n4 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-\n5 chase of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles,\n6 for replacement only; and recreation and welfare; $617,579,\n7 448 $620,444,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to\n8 Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the num-\n9 ber of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed\n10 one hundred and seventy-nine exclusive of planes and parts\n11 stored to meet future attrition: Provided further, That,\n12 without regard to any provisions of law or Executive order\n13 prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast Guard reg-\n14 ulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum\n15 and minimum flying hours for this purpose may provide for\n16 the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section\n17 301 of title 37, United States Code, to certain members of\n18 the Coast Guard otherwise entitled to receive flight pay\n19 during the current fiscal year (1) who have held aero-\n20 nautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen years,\n21 or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United\n22 States or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in\n23 regular aerial flights, or who have been assigned to a course\n24 of instruction of 90 days or more: Provided further, That\n25 amounts equal to the obligated balances against the appro-\n4\n1 priations for \"Operating expenses\" for the two preceding\n2 years, shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-\n3 priation, and such merged appropriation shall be available\n4 as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast\n5 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred\n6 against such prior year appropriations and against this\n7 appropriation.\n8\nACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS\n9\nFor necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, re-\n10 building, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facil-\n11 ities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related\n12 thereto; $111,307,000 $112,307,000, to remain available\n13 until June 30, 1977.\n14\nALTERATION OF BRIDGES\n15\nFor necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive\n16 bridges; $6,800,000, to remain available until expended.\n17\nRETIRED PAY\n18\nFor retired pay, including the payment of obligations\n19 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for\n20 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's\n21 Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.\n22\nRESERVE TRAINING\n23\nFor all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve,\n24 as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities;\n25 and supplies, equipment, and services $29,000,000: Pro-\n5\n1 vided, That amounts equal to the obligated balances against\n2 the appropriations for \"Reserve training\" for the two pre-\n3 ceding years shall be transferred to and merged with this\n4 appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be avail-\n5 able as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast\n6 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred\n7 against such prior year appropriations and against this ap-\n8 propriation.\n9\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n10\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for\n11 basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and\n12 evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation\n13 of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $17,500,-\n14 000 to remain available until expended.\n15\nSTATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE\n16\nFor financial assistance for State boating safety pro-\n17 grams in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boat\n18 Safety Act of 1971 (46 U.S.C. 1474-1480) , $6,000,000, to\n19 remain available until expended.\n20\nPOLLUTION FUND\n21\nFor carrying out the provisions of subsections (c), (d),\n22 (i) and (l) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution\n23 Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500),\n24 $10,000,000 to remain available until expended.\n6\n1\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\n2\nOPERATIONS\n3\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-\n4 istration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative\n5 expenses for research and development and for establishment\n6 of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of\n7 the Airport and Airway Development Act; purchase of four\n8 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and pur-\n9 chase and repair of skis and snowshoes; $1,363,000,000\n10 $1,379,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to\n11 this appropriation, funds received from States, counties,\n12 municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,\n13 for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of\n14 air navigation facilities.\n15\nFACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT\n16\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-\n17 ministration, not otherwise provided for, and for acquisition\n18 and modernization of facilities and equipment and service\n19 testing in accordance with the provisions of the Federal\n20 Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construc-\n21 tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary\n22. sites by lease or grant, $12,000,000 $12,500,000, to remain\n23 available until expended: Provided, That there may be\n24 credited to this appropriation, funds received from States,\n7\n1 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private\n2 sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and develop-\n3 ment.\n4\nFACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY\n5\nTRUST FUND)\n6\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for\n7 acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or\n8 purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facili-\n9 ties, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or\n10 grant; engineering and service testing including construction\n11 of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or\n12 grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related\n13 accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal\n14 Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where\n15 such accommodations are not available, and purchase of six\n16 aircraft; $241,100,000 $242,221,000, to be derived from the\n17 Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until\n18 June 30, 1977: Provided, That there may be credited to this\n19 appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-\n20 palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for\n21 expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of\n22 air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of\n23 the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the con-\n24 struction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for\n8\n1 or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Ex-\n2 perimental Center, or to remote or decommission any existing\n3 flight service station.\n4 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT\n5\nAND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\n6\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for re-\n7 search, engineering and development in accordance with the\n8 provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-\n9 1542), including construction of experimental facilities and\n10 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; $55,000,000\n11 $70,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway\n12 Trust Fund, to remain available until expended; Provided,\n13 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-\n14 ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public\n15 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for\n16 research, engineering and development.\n17 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY\n18\nTRUST FUND)\n19\nFor grants-in-aid for airport planning pursuant to\n20 section 13 of Public Law 91-258 and for liquidation of\n21 obligations incurred for airport development under authority\n22 contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as amended,\n23 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\n24 and to remain available until expended, $280,000,000 $284,-\n9\n1 500,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be for airport planning\n2 grants.\n3\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL\n4\nAIRPORTS\n5\nFor expenses incident to the care, operation, mainte-\n6 nance, improvement, and protection of the federally owned\n7 civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia,\n8 including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for police\n9 type use, for replacement only; purchase, cleaning, and\n10 repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition: $16,000,000.\n11\nCONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\n12\nFor necessary expenses for construction at the federally\n13 owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Colum-\n14 bia, $4,200,000 $7,200,000, to remain available until\n15\nJune'30, 1977.\n16\nAVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND\n17\nThe Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to\n18 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available\n19\npursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49\n20 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the\n21 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31\n22 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-\n23\ngrams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for\n24\naviation war risk insurance activities under said Act.\nH.R. 15405-2\n10\n1\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\n2\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\n3\nNecessary expenses for administration, operation, and\n4 research by the Federal Highway Administration not to\n5 exceed $127,200,000 $131,200,000 shall be paid, in ac-\n6 cordance with law, from appropriations made available by\n7 this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together\n8 with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal\n9 Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed\n10 $28,600,000 $32,600,000 of the amount provided herein\n11 shall remain available until expended.\n12\nMOTOR CARRIER SAFETY\n13\nFor necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety\n14 functions of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department\n15 of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Pro-\n16 vided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the amount appropri-\n17 ated herein shall remain available until expended and not to\n18 exceed $805,000, shall be available for \"Limitation on gen-\n19 eral operating expenses.\"\n20\nHIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n21\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of\n22 title 23, United States Code, including section 206 (b) of\n23 the \"Highway Safety Act of 1973.\" to be derived from the\n24 Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to remain available\n25 until expended.\n11\n1\nHIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF\n2\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n3\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n4 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136,\n5 and 319 (b), $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-\n6 pended, together with $1,000,000 for necessary administra-\n7 tive expenses for carrying out such provisions of title 23,\n8 United States Code, as authorized by section 104 (a) of\n9 the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.\n10 HIgHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF\n11\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n12\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, ad-\n14 ministered by the Federal Highway Administration, to re-\n15 main available until expended, $12,000,000 of which\n16 $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:\n17 Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount appro-\n18 priated herein shall be available for \"Limitation on General\n19 operating expenses.\"\nRail Crossings Demonstration Projects\n$ 6,000,000\n20\nRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION\n21\nPROJECTS\nPastare floor amend.\n22\nFor necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings\n23 demonstration projects, as authorized by section 163 of the\n24 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, to remain until ex-\n25 pended $8,000,000 $15,500,000, to be derived by transfer\n12\n1 from amounts available for obligation under sections 203\n2 and 230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.\n3\n:\nRURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION\n4\nDEMONSTRATION PROGRAM\n5\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions\n6 of the \"Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973,\" section 147, to\n7. remain available until expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,-\n8 (000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\n9 TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n10\nAUTHORIZATION)\n11\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n12 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402,\n13 and 405, $4,000,000 to remain available until expended.\n14\nDARIEN GAP HIGHWAY\n15\nFor necessary expenses for construction of the Darien\n16 Gap Highway in accordance with the provisions of section\n17\n216 of title 23 of the United States Code, $20,000,000, to\n18\nremain available until expended.\n19\nALASKA HIGHWAY\n20\nFor necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of\n21\nsection 218 of title 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000\n22\nto remain available until expended.\n13\n1 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n2\nAUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n3\nFor carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States\n4 Code, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not\n5 otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums ex-\n6 pended pursuant to the provisions of section 308, title 23,\n7 United States Code, $4,573,840,000 $4,577,840,000 or SO\n8 much thereof as may be available in and derived from the\n9 \"Highway trust fund\", to remain available until expended.\n10 HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDA-\n11\nTION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n12\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 130,\n14 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405, $110,000,000, to be derived\n15 from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until\n16 expended.\n17 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF\n18\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n19\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out\n20\nthe provisions of title 23, United States Code, section\n21\n108 (c), as authorized by section 7 (c) of the Federal-Aid\n22 Highway Act of 1968, to remain available until expended,\n14\n1\n$20,000,000, to be derived from the \"Highway Trust Fund\"\n: at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary to\n3\nmeet current withdrawals.\n4\nFOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n5\nAUTHORIZATION)\n6\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n7 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 204, pur-\n8 suant to contract authorization granted by title 23, United\n9 States Code, section 203, to remain available until expended,\n10 $12,450,000.\n11 PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n12\nAUTHORIZATION)\n13\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out\n14\nthe provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 209,\n15\npursuant to the contract authorization granted by title 23,\n16\nUnited States Code, section 203, $8,270,000, to remain avail-\n17\nable until expended.\n18\nBALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY\n19\nit anamy restored 20 21\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry\nout the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,\nfloor mathiamend.\nfor the Baltimore Washington Parkway, to remain available\n$1,600,000\n22 until expended, $4,000,000 to be derived from the \"High\n23\nway Trust Fund\" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such\n24\ntimes and in such amounts as may be necessary.\n15\n1\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\n2\nADMINISTRATION\n3\nTRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY\n4\nFor expenses necessary to discharge the functions of\n5 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety and\n6 functions under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost\n7 Savings Act (Public Law 92-513), $71,350,000 $80,-\nS 040,000, of which $27,380,000 $32,870,000 shall be de-\n9 rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not to\n10 exceed $33,705,000 $36,605,000 shall remain available\n11 until expended for the contractual and State grant require-\n12 ments of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings\n13 Act, and the contractual requirements of Research and\n14 Analysis activities.\n15\nSTATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY\n16\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n17\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n18 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, to\n19 remain available until expended, $96,000,000, of which\n20 $85,140,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\n21\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\n22\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\n23\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-\n24 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $3,800,000.\n16\n1\nRAILROAD SAFETY\n2\nFor necessary expenses in connection with railroad\n3 safety, not otherwise provided for, $10,170,000.\n4\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY\n5\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program,\n6 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,\n7 That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal\n8 year 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.\n9\nRAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n10\nFor necessary expenses for research, development, and\n11 demonstrations in high-speed ground transportation and in\n12 rail matters generally, $50,000,000, to remain available until\n13 expended.\n14\nGRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER\n15\nCORPORATION\n16\nTo enable the Secretary of Transportation to make\n17 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Carporation,\n18 $143,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which\n19 $127,800,000 shall be available only upon the enactment\n20 into law of authorizing legislation by the Congress.\n21\nTHE ALASKA RAILROAD\n22\nALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\n23\nThe Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue\n24 available until expended for the work authorized by law,\n25 including operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coast-\n26 wise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with\n17\n1 other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of\n2 providing additional facilities for transportation of freight,\n3 passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit\n4 and development of industries or travel in the area served;\n5 and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized\n6 by 5 U.S.C. 8146, to be reimbursed as therein provided:\n7 Provided, That no employee shall be paid an annual salary\n8 out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the\n9 Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,\n10 except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant\n11 general manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by\n12 said Act for GS-17, and five officers at not to exceed the\n13 salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS-16.\n14 PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\n15\nFor payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund\n16 for capital replacements, improvements, and maintenance,\n17 $4,000,000 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.\n18\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION\n19\nADMINISTRATION\n20\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND\n21\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\n22\nFor necessary administrative expenses of the urban\n23 mass transportation program authorized by the Urban Mass\n24 Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as\n25 amended by Public Law 91-453) and the Federal-Aid\n26 Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connection\n18\n1 with the activities, including uniforms and allowances there-\n2 for, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of\n3 passenger motor vehicle; and services as authorized by 5\n4 U.S.C. 3109; $7,000,000 $6,000,000, to remain available\n5 until expended.\n6 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND\n7\nUNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING\n8\nFor an additional amount for the urban mass transporta-\n9 tion program, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transpor-\n10 tation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),\n$ 58,750,000\n11 to remain available until expended; $51,130,000 $48,130,-\nHaskellend\n$55,500,000\n12 000: Provided, That $47,880,000 $44,880,000 shall be\n13 available for research, development, and demonstrations,\n14 $2,250,000 shall be available for university research and\n15 training, and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available\n16 for managerial training as authorized under the authority\n17 of the said act.\n18\nLIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION\n19\nFor payment to the urban mass transportation fund,\n20 for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under au-\n21 thority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49\n22 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453).\n23 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n19\n1\nSAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\n2\nCORPORATION\n3\nThe Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation\n4 is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the\n5 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such\n6 Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such\n7 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year\n8 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government\n9 Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary\n10 in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the\n11 current fiscal year for such Corporation except as hereinafter\n12 provided.\n13\nLIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT\n14\nLAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\n15\nNot to exceed $886,000 shall be available for adminis-\n16 trative expenses which shall be computed on an accrual\n17 basis, including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertain-\n18 ment expenses to be expended upon the approval or author-\n19 ity of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided, That Cor-\n20 poration funds shall be available for the hire of passenger\n21 motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of\n22 aircraft, uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and\n23 maintenance personnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.\n20\n1 5901-5902), and $15,000 for services as authorized by 5\n2 U.S.C. 3109.\n3\nTITLE II\n4\nRELATED AGENCIES\n5\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\n6\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n7\nFor necessary expenses of the National Transportation\n8 Safety Board, $9,450,000.\n9\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\n10\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n11\nFor necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board,\n12 including hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles;\n13 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allow-\n14 ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ;\n15 and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and repre-\n16 sentation expenses, $17,150,000.\n17\nPAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS\n18\nFor payments to air carriers of SO much of the compen-\n19 sation fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board\n20 under section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49\n21 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable by the Board, $69,828,000\n22 $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.\n21\n1\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\n2\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n3\nFor necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce\n4 Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.\n5 3109, $43,000,000, of which $150,000 shall be available for\n6 valuation of pipelines: Provided, That Joint Board members\n7 and cooperating State commissioners may use Government\n8 transportation requests when traveling in connection with\n9 their duties as such.\n10\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\n11\nCANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT\n12\nOPERATING EXPENSES\n13\nFor operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone\n14 Government, including operation of the Postal Service of the\n15 Canal Zone; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or\n16 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-\n17 5902) ; expenses incident to conducting hearings on the\n18 Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees of the\n19 Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-\n20 4118, contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Gov-\n21 ernor; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers\n22 and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the\n22\n1 Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when\n2 practicable; and maintaining and altering facilities of other\n3 Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone\n4 Government use, $62,700,000.\n5\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\n6\nFor acquisition of land and land under water and acqui-\n7 sition, construction, and replacement of improvements, facili-\n8 ties, structures, and equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z.\n9 Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, sec. 371), including the purchase\n10 of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles of which\n11 fourteen are for replacement only; improving facilities of\n12 other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal\n13 Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retire-\n14 ment of such assets; $6,000,000, to remain available until\n15 expended.\n16\nPANAMA CANAL COMPANY\n17\nCORPORATION\n18\nThe Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to\n19 make such expenditures within the limits of funds and bor-\n20 rowing authority available to it and in accordance with law,\n21 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard\n22 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the\n23 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31\n24 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-\n25 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for\n23\n1\nsuch corporation, including maintaining and improving\n2 facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone\n3 for Panama Canal Company use.\n4\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE\n5\nEXPENSES\n6\nNot to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the\n7 Panama Canal Company shall be available for obligation\n8 during the current fiscal year for general and administrative\n9 expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist\n10 vessels and guide services. Funds available to the Panama\n11 Canal Company for obligation shall be available for the pur-\n12 chase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,\n13 including one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for\n14 uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5\n15 U.S.C. 5901-5902)\n16 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\n17\nAUTHORITY\n18\nFEDERAL CONTRIBUTION\n19\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the\n20 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part\n21 of the Federal contribution toward expenses necessary to\n22 design, engineer, construct, and equip a rail rapid transit\n23 system, as authorized by the National Capital Transporta-\n24 tion Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended, in-\n25 cluding acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest there-\n24\n1 in, to remain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the\n2 fiscal year 1976, and for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000\n3 for the design and construction of facilities for the handi-\n4 capped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.\n5\nINTEREST SUBSIDY\n6\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the\n7 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the inter-\n8 est subsidy authorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000,\n9 to remain available until expended.\n10\nTITLE III\n11\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\n12\nSEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable ap-\n13 propriations to the Department of Transportation shall be\n14 available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire\n15 of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and uniforms, or\n16 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-\n17 5902)\n18\nSEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall\n19 be available for administrative expenses in connection with\n20\ncommitments for grants-in-aid for airport development aggre-\n21 gating more than $310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.\n22\nSEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act\n23 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n24 the obligations for which are in excess of $40,000,000\n25 $50,000,000 for \"Highway Beautification\" in fiscal year\n26\n1975.\n25\n1\nSEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act\n2 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n3 for incentive grants for mandatory seat belt legislation nor\n4 for programs the obligations for which are in excess of\n5 $100,000,000 $121,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for \"State\n6 and Community Highway Safety\" and \"Highway-Related\n7 Safety Grants\".\n8\nSEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act\n9 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n10 the obligations for which are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal\n11 year 1975 for \"Territorial Highways\".\n12\nSEC. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall\n13 be available for administrative expenses in connection with\n14 commitments for \"Urban Mass Transportation Fund\" the\n15 Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, aggre-\n$1,708,870,000\nHaskell\n16 gating more than $1,321,750,000 $1,698,250,000 in fiscal\namend\nfer.\n17 year 1975.\n18\nSEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this\n19 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current\n20 fiscal year unless expressly SO provided herein.\n21\nSEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this\n22 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of\n23 programs for any further construction of the Miami jetport\n24 or of any other air facility in the State of Florida lying\n25 south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the drainage\n26\n1 basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park\n2 until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly\n3 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of\n4 Transportation that such an airport will not have an adverse\n5 environmental effect on the ecology of the Everglades and\n6 until any site selected on the basis of such study is approved\n7 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of\n8 Transportation: Provided, That nothing in this section shall\n9 affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.\n10\nSEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized\n11 to employ services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an\n12 amount not exceeding $150,000.\n13\nSEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of\n14 the Canal Zone Government may be apportioned notwith-\n15 standing section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended\n16 (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary to permit pay-\n17 ment of such pay increases for officers or employees as\n18 may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to\n19 law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for\n20 the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for\n21 other employees of the Government in comparable positions.\n22\nSec. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for\n23 expenditure by the Federal Aviation Administration and\n24 the Coast Guard shall be available (1) for expenses of pri-\n25 mary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal\n27\n1 Aviation Administration and Coast Guard personnel sta-\n2 tioned outside the continental United States at costs for any\n3 given area not in excess of those of the Department of\n4 Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Sec-\n5 retary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are\n6 unable to provide adequately for the education of such\n7 dependents and (2) for transportation of said dependents\n8 between schools serving the area which they attend and their\n9 places of residence when the Secretary, under such regula-\n10 tions as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are\n11 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular\n12 basis.\n13\nSEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the\n14 Department of Transportation shall be available for services\n15 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals\n16 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a\n17 GS-18.\n18\nSEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-\n19 able for the implementation or execution of a program in the\n20 Department of Transportation to collect fees, charges or\n21 prices for approvals, tests, authorizations, certificates, per-\n22 mits, registrations, and ratings which are in excess of the\n23 levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist\n24 as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and\n25 approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress.\n28\n1\nSEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in\n2 this Act shall be available for paying to the Administrator\n3 of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per-\n4 cent of the standard level user charge established pursuant to\n5 section 210 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative\n6 Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.\n7\nSEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act\n8 shall be available for the purchase of passenger rail or subway\n9 cars, for the purchase of motor buses or for the construction\n10 of related facilities unless such cars, buses and facilities are\n11 designed to meet the mass transportation needs of the elderly\n12 and the handicapped.\n13\nThis Act may be cited as the \"Department of Transpor-\n14 tation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\".\n15\nPassed the House of Representatives June 19, 1974.\nAttest:\nW. PAT JENNINGS,\nClerk.\nCalendar No. 1006\n93D CONGRESS\n2p SESSION\nH. R. 15405\n[Report No. 93-1048]\nAN ACT\nMaking appropriations for the Department of\nTransportation and related agencies for the\nfiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for\nother purposes.\nJUNE 20, 1974\nRead twice and referred to the Committee on\nAppropriations\nJULY 31, 1974\nReported with amendments\n93D CONGRESS\n2p SESSION\nH. R. 15405\nIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nAUGUST 2, 1974\nOrdered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered\nAN ACT\nMaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation and\nrelated agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975,\nand for other purposes.\n1\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-\n2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,\n3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money\n4 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Depart-\n5 ment of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal\n6 year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, namely:\nI\n2\n1\nTITLE I\n2\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\n3\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\n4\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n5\nFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary\n6 of Transportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for alloca-\n7 tion within the Department for official reception and repre-\n8 sentation expenses as the Secretary may determine, (1)$31,\n9 300,000 $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $882,-\n10 900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available\n11 to enable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain\n12 automobile parking facilities in the Nassif Building for em-\n13 ployees of the Department.\n14\nTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND\n15\nDEVELOPMENT\n16\nFor necessary expenses for conducting transportation\n17 planning, research, and development activities, including the\n18 collection of national transportation statistics, to remain avail-\n19 able until expended, (2)$28,000,000 $32,500,000.\n20 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY\n21\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety pro-\n22 gram, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipe-\n23 line Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to\n24 remain available until expended.\n3\n1\nCOAST GUARD\n2\nOPERATING EXPENSES\n3\nFor necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-\n4 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-\n5 chase of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles, for\n6 replacement only; and recreation and welfare; (3)$617,579,\n7 448 $620,444,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to\n8 Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the num-\n9 ber of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed\n10 one hundred and seventy-nine exclusive of planes and parts\n11 stored to meet future attrition: Provided further, That,\n12 without regard to any provisions of law or Executive order\n13 prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast Guard reg-\n14 ulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum\n15 and minimum flying hours for this purpose may provide for\n16 the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section\n17 301 of title 37, United States Code, to certain members of\n18 the Coast Guard otherwise entitled to receive flight pay\n19 during the current fiscal year (1) who have held aero-\n20 nautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen years,\n21 or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United\n22 States or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in\n23 regular aerial flights, or who have been assigned to a course\n24 of instruction of 90 days or more: Provided further, That\n4\n1 amounts equal to the obligated balances against the appro-\n2 priations for \"Operating expenses\" for the two preceding\n3 years, shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-\n4 priation, and such merged appropriation shall be available\n5 as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast\n6 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred\n7 against such prior year appropriations and against this\n8 appropriation.\n9\nACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS\n10\nFor necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, re-\n11 building, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facil-\n12 ities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related\n13 thereto; (4)$111,307,000 $112,307,000, to remain avail-\n14 able until June 30, 1977.\n15\nALTERATION OF BRIDGES\n16\nFor necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive\n17 bridges; $6,800,000, to remain available until expended.\n18\nRETIRED PAY\n19\nFor retired pay, including the payment of obligations\n20 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for\n21 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's\n22 Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.\n23\nRESERVE TRAINING\n24\nFor all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve,\n25 as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities;\n5\n1 and supplies, equipment, and services $29,000,000: Pro-\n2 vided, That amounts equal to the obligated balances against\n3 the appropriations for \"Reserve training\" for the two pre-\n4 ceding years shall be transferred to and merged with this\n5 appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be avail-\n6 able as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast\n7 Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred\n8 against such prior year appropriations and against this ap-\n9 propriation.\n10\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n11\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for\n12 basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and\n13 evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation\n14 of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $17,500,-\n15 000 to remain available until expended.\n16\nSTATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE\n17\nFor financial assistance for State boating safety pro-\n18 grams in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boat\n19 Safety Act of 1971 (46 U.S.C. 1474-1480), $6,000,000, to\n20 remain available until expended.\n21\n(5)POLLUTION FUND\n22\nFor carrying out the provisions of subsections (c), (d),\n23 (i) and (l) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution\n24 Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500),\n25 $10,000,000 to remain available until expended.\n6\n1\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\n2\nOPERATIONS\n3\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-\n4 istration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative\n5 expenses for research and development and for establishment\n6 of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of\n7 the Airport and Airway Development Act; purchase of four\n8 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and pur-\n9 chase and repair of skis and snowshoes; (6)$1,363,000,000\n10 $1,379,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to\n11 this appropriation, funds received from States, counties,\n12 municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,\n13 for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of\n14 air navigation facilities.\n15\nFACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT\n16\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-\n17 ministration, not otherwise provided for, and for acquisition\n18 and modernization of facilities and equipment and service\n19 testing in accordance with the provisions of the Federal\n20 Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construc-\n21 tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary\n22 sites by lease or grant, (7)$12,000,000 $12,500,000, to re-\n23 main available until expended: Provided, That there may be\n24 credited to this appropriation, funds received from States,\n25 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private\n7\n1 sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and develop-\n2 ment.\n3\nFACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY\n4\nTRUST FUND)\n5\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for\n6 acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or\n7 purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facili-\n8 ties, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or\n9 grant; engineering and service testing including construction\n10 of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or\n11 grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related\n12 accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal\n13 Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where\n14 such accommodations are not available, and purchase of six\n15 aircraft (8)$241,100,000 $242,221,000, to be derived from\n16 the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available un-\n17 til June 30, 1977: Provided, That there may be credited to\n18 this appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu-\n19 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for\n20 expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of\n21 air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of\n22 the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the con-\n23 struction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for\n24 or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Ex-\n8\n1 perimental Center, or to remote or decommission any existing\n2 flight service station.\n3 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT\n4\nAND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\n5\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for re-\n6 search, engineering and development in accordance with the\n7 provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-\n8 1542), including construction of experimental facilities and\n9 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; (9)$55,000,-\n10 000 $70,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway\n11 Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided,\n12 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-\n13 ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public\n14 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for\n15 research, engineering and development.\n16 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY\n17\nTRUST FUND)\n18\nFor (10)grants-in-aid for airport planning pursuant to\n19 section 13 of Public Law 91-258 and for liquidation of\n20 obligations incurred for airport development under authority\n21 contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as amended,\n22 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\n23 and to remain available until expended, (11)$280,000,000\n9\n1 $284,500,000(12), of which $4,500,000 shall be for airport\n2 planning grants.\n3\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL\n4\nAIRPORTS\n5\nFor expenses incident to the care, operation, mainte-\n6 nance, improvement, and protection of the federally owned\n7 civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia,\n8 including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for police\n9 type use, for replacement only; purchase, cleaning, and\n10 repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition: $16,000,000.\n11\nCONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\n12\nFor necessary expenses for construction at the federally\n13 owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Colum-\n14 bia, (13)$4,200,000 $7,200,000, to remain available until\n15 June 30, 1977.\n16\nAVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND\n17\nThe Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to\n18 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available\n19 pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49\n20 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the\n21 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31\n22 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-\nH.R. 15405\n10\n1 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for\n2 aviation war risk insurance activities under said Act.\n3\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\n4\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\n5\nNecessary expenses for administration, operation, and\n6 research by the Federal Highway Administration not to\n7 exceed (14)$127,200,000 $131,200,000 shall be paid, in\n8 accordance with law, from appropriations made available by\n9 this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together\n10 with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal\n11 Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed\n12 (15)$28,600,000 $32,600,000 of the amount provided\n13 herein shall remain available until expended.\n14\nMOTOR CARRIER SAFETY\n15\nFor necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety\n16 functions of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department\n17 of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Pro-\n18 vided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the amount appropri-\n19 ated herein shall remain available until expended and not to\n20 exceed $805,000, shall be available for \"Limitation on gen-\n21 eral operating expenses.\"\n22\nHIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n23\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of\n24 title .23, United States Code, including section 206 (b) of\n25 the \"Highway Safety Act of 1973.\" to be derived from the\n11\n1 Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to remain available\n2 until expended.\n3\nHIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF\n4\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n5\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n6 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136,\n7 and 319 (b), $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-\n8 pended, together with $1,000,000 for necessary administra-\n9 tive expenses for carrying out such provisions of title 23,\n10 United States Code, as authorized by section 104 (a) of\n11 the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.\n12 HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF\n13\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n14\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n15 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, ad-\n16 ministered by the Federal Highway Administration, to re-\n17 main available until expended, $12,000,000 of which\n18 $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:\n19 Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount appro-\n20 priated herein shall be available for \"Limitation on General\n21 operating expenses.\"\n22\n(16)RAIL CROSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\n23\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n24 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 322, to\n12\n1 remain available until expended, $6,000,000, of which\n2 $4,560,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\n3\nRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION\n4\nPROJECTS\n5\nFor necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings\n6 demonstration projects, as authorized by section 163 of the\n7 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, to remain until ex-\n8 pended (17)$8,000,000 $15,500,000, to be derived (18)\n9 by transfer from amounts available for obligation under sec-\n10 tions 203 and 230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.\n11\nRURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION\n12\nDEMONSTRATION PROGRAM\n13\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions\n14 of the \"Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973,\" section 147, to\n15 remain available until expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,-\n16 000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\n17 TERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n18\nAUTHORIZATION)\n19\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n20 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402,\n21 and 405, $4,000,000 to remain available until expended.\n22\nDARIEN GAP HIGHWAY\n23\nFor necessary expenses for construction of the Darien\n24 Gap Highway in accordance with the provisions of section\n13\n1 216 of title 23 of the United States Code, $20,000,000, to\n2 remain available until expended.\n3\n(19)ALASKA HIGHWAY\n4\nFor necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of\n5 section 218 of title 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000\n6 to remain available until expended.\n7 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n8\nAUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n9\nFor carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States\n10 Code, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not\n11 otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums ex-\n12 pended pursuant to the provisions of section 308, title 23,\n13 United States Code, (20)$4,573,840,000 $4,577,840,000\n14 or SO much thereof as may be available in and derived from\n15 the \"Highway trust fund\", to remain available until\n16 expended.\n17 HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDA-\n18\nTION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n19\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n20 provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 130,\n21 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405, $110,000,000, to be derived\n22 from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until\n23 expended.\n14\n1 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF\n2\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\n3\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out\n4 the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section\n5 108 (c), as authorized by section 7 (c) of the Federal-Aid\n6 Highway Act of 1968, to remain available until expended,\n7 $20,000,000, to be derived from the \"Highway Trust Fund\"\n8 at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary to\n9 meet current withdrawals.\n10\nFOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n11\nAUTHORIZATION)\n12\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n13 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 204, pur-\n14 suant to contract authorization granted by title 23, United\n15 States Code, section 203, to remain available until expended,\n16 $12,450,000.\n17 PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\n18\nAUTHORIZATION).\n19\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out\n20 the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 209,\n21 pursuant to the contract authorization granted by title 23,\n22 United States Code, section 203, $8,270,000, to remain avail-\n23 able until expended.\n15\n1\nPARKWAY\n2\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry\n3 out the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,\n4 for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available\n5 until expended, $1,600,000 to be derived from the \"High-\n6 way Trust Fund\" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such\n7 times and in such amounts as may be necessary.\n8\nBALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY\n9\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry\n10 out the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970,\n11 for the Baltimore Washington Parkway, to remain available\n12 until expended, $4,000,000 to be derived from the \"High\n13 way Trust Fund\" and to be withdrawn therefrom at such\n14 times and in such amounts as may be necessary.\n15\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\n16\nADMINISTRATION\n17\nTRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY\n18\nFor expenses necessary to discharge the functions of\n19 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety and\n20 functions under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost\n21 Savings Act (Public Law 92-513), (23)$71,350,000 $80-\n22 040,000, of which (24)$27,380,000 $32,870,000 shall be\n23 derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not\n16\n1 to exceed (25)$33,705,000 $36,605,000 shall remain avail-\n2 able until expended for the contractual and State grant\n3 requirements of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost\n4 Savings Act, and the contractual requirements of Research\n5 and Analysis activities.\n6\nSTATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY\n7\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n8\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the\n9 provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, to\n10 remain available until expended, $96,000,000, of which\n11 $85,140,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund.\n12\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\n13\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\n14\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-\n15 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $3,800,000.\n16\nRAILROAD SAFETY\n17\nFor necessary expenses in connection with railroad\n18 safety, not otherwise provided for, $10,170,000.\n19\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY\n20\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program,\n21 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,\n22 That the unobligated balance of this appropriation for fiscal\n23 year 1974 is hereby continued available until expended.\n17\n1\nRAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n2\nFor necessary expenses for research, development, and\n3 demonstrations in high-speed ground transportation and in\n4 rail matters generally, $50,000,000, to remain available until\n5 expended.\n6 (26)GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER\n7\nCORPORATION\n8\nTo enable the Secretary of Transportation to make\n9 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,\n10 $143,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which\n11 $127,800,000 shall be available only upon the enactment\n12 into law of authorizing legislation by the Congress.\n13\nTHE ALASKA RAILROAD\n14\nALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\n15\nThe Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue\n16 available until expended for the work authorized by law,\n17 including operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coast-\n18 wise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with\n19 other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of\n20 providing additional facilities for transportation of freight,\n21 passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit\n22 and development of industries or travel in the area served;\n23 and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized\n18\n1 by 5 U.S.C. 8146,, to be reimbursed as therein provided:\n2 Provided, That no employee shall be paid an annual salary\n3 out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the\n4 Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,\n5 except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant\n6 general manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by\n7 said Act for GS-17, and five officers at not to exceed the\n8 salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS-16.\n9 PAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\n10\nFor payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund\n11 for capital replacements, improvements, and maintenance,\n12 (27)$4,000,000 $6,500,000, to remain available until\n13 expended.\n14\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION\n15\nADMINISTRATION\n16\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND\n17\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\n18\nFor necessary administrative expenses of the urban\n19 mass transportation program authorized by the Urban Mass\n20 Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as\n21 amended by Public Law 91-453) and the Federal-Aid\n22 Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connection\n23 with the activities, including uniforms and allowances there-\n24 for, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of\n19\n1 passenger motor vehicle; and services as authorized by 5\n2 U.S.C. 3109; (28)$7,000,000 $6,000,000, to remain avail-\n3 able until expended: Provided, however, That there be a 3.5\n4 per centum reduction in new budget authority (obligational)\n5 across the board of the total appropriations contained in this\n6 Act.\n7 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND\n8\nUNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING\n9\nFor an additional amount for the urban mass transporta-\n10 tion program, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transpor-\n11 tation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),\n12 to remain available until expended; (29)$51,130,000 $58,-\n13 750,000: Provided, That (30)$47,880,000 $55,500,000\n14 shall be available for research, development, and demonstra-\n15 tions, $2,250,000 shall be available for university research\n16 and training, and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available\n17 for managerial training as authorized under the authority\n18 of the said Act.\n19\nLIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION\n20\nFor payment to the urban mass transportation fund,\n21 for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under au-\n22 thority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49\n23 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453)\n24 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n20\n1\nSAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\n2\nCORPORATION\n3\nThe Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation\n4 is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the\n5 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such\n6 Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such\n7 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year\n8 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government\n9 Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary\n10 in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the\n11 current fiscal year for such Corporation except as hereinafter\n12 provided.\n13\nLIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT\n14\nLAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\n15\nNot to exceed $886,000 shall be available for adminis-\n16 trative expenses which shall be computed on an accrual\n17 basis, including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertain-\n18 ment expenses to be expended upon the approval or author-\n19 ity of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided, That Cor-\n20 poration funds shall be available for the hire of passenger\n21 motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of\n22 aircraft, uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and\n23 maintenance personnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.\n24 5901-5902), and $15,000 for services as authorized by 5\n25 U.S.C. 3109.\n21\n1\nTITLE II\n2\nRELATED AGENCIES\n3\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\n4\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n5\nFor necessary expenses of the National Transportation\n6\nSafety Board, $9,450,000.\n7\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\n8\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n9\nFor necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board,\n10 including hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles;\n11 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allow-\n12 ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ;\n13 and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and repre-\n14 sentation expenses, $17,150,000.\n15\nPAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS\n16\nFor payments to air carriers of SO much of the compen-\n17 sation fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board\n18 under section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49\n19 U.S.C. 1376) , as is payable by the Board, (31)$69,828,000\n20 $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.\n21\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\n22\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\n23\nFor necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce\n24\nCommission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.\n25\n3109, $43,000,000, of which $150,000 shall be available for\n22\n1 valuation of pipelines: Provided, That Joint Board members\n2 and cooperating State commissioners may use Government\n3 transportation requests when traveling in connection with\n4 their duties as such.\n5\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\n6\nCANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT\n7\nOPERATING EXPENSES\n8\nFor operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone\n9 Government, including operation of the Postal Service of the\n10 Canal Zone; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or\n11 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-\n12 5902) ; expenses incident to conducting hearings on the\n13 Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees of the\n14 Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-\n15 4118, contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Gov-\n16 ernor; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers\n17 and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the\n18 Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when\n19 practicable; and maintaining and altering facilities of other\n20 Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone\n21 Government use, $62,700,000.\n22\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\n23\nFor acquisition of land and land under water and acqui-\n24 sition, construction, and replacement of improvements, facili-\n25 ties, structures, and equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z.\n23\n1 Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, sec. 371), including the purchase\n2 of not to exceed sixteen passenger motor vehicles of which\n3 fourteen are for replacement only; improving facilities of\n4 other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal\n5 Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retire-\n6 ment of such assets; $6,000,000, to remain available until\n7 expended.\n8\nPANAMA CANAL COMPANY\n9\nCORPORATION\n10\nThe Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to\n11 make such expenditures within the limits of funds and bor-\n12 rowing authority available to it and in accordance with law,\n13 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard\n14 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the\n15 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31\n16 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-\n17 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for\n18 such corporation, including maintaining and improving\n19 facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone\n20 for Panama Canal Company use.\n21\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE\n22\nEXPENSES\n23\nNot to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the\n24 Panama Canal Company shall be available for obligation\n25 during the current fiscal year for general and administrative\n24\n1 expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist\n2 vessels and guide services. Funds available to the Panama\n3 Canal Company for obligation shall be available for the pur-\n4 chase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,\n5 including one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for\n6 uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5\n7 U.S.C. 5901-5902)\n8 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\n9\nAUTHORITY\n10\nFEDERAL CONTRIBUTION\n11\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the\n12 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part\n13 of the Federal contribution toward expenses necessary to\n14 design, engineer, construct, and equip a rail rapid transit\n15 system, as authorized by the National Capital Transporta-\n16 tion Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended, in-\n17 cluding acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest there-\n18 in, to remain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the\n19 fiscal year 1976, and for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000\n20 for the design and construction of facilities for the handi-\n21 capped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.\n22\nINTEREST SUBSIDY\n23\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the\n24 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the inter-\n25 est subsidy authorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000,\n26 to remain available until expended.\n25\n1\nTITLE III\n2\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\n3\nSEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable ap-\n4 propriations to the Department of Transportation shall be\n5 available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire\n6 of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and uniforms, or\n7 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-\n8\n5902)\n9\nSEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall\n10 be available for administrative expenses in connection with\n11 commitments for grants-in-aid for airport development aggre-\n12 gating more than $310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.\n13\nSEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act\n14 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n15 the obligations for which are in excess of (32)$40,000,000\n16 $50,000,000 for \"Highway Beautification\" in fiscal year\n17\n1975.\n18\nSEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act\n19 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n20 (33)for incentive grants for mandatory seat belt legislation\n21 nor for programs the obligations for which are in excess of\n22 (34)$100,000,000 $121,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for\n23 \"State and Community Highway Safety\" and \"Highway-\n24 Related Safety Grants\".\n25\nSEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act\n26\n1 shall be available for the planning or execution of programs\n2 the obligations for which are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal\n3 year 1975 for \"Territorial Highways\".\n4\nSEC. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall\n5 be available for administrative expenses in connection with\n6 commitments for (35)\"Urban Mass Transportation Fund\"\n7 the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended,\n8 aggregating more than (36)$1,321,750,000 $1,708,870,000\n9 in fiscal year 1975.\n10\nSEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this\n11 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current\n12 fiscal year unless expressly SO provided herein.\n13\nSEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this\n14 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of\n15 programs for any further construction of the Miami jetport\n16 or of any other air facility in the State of Florida lying\n17 south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the drainage\n18 basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park\n19 until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly\n20 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of\n21 Transportation that such an airport will not have an adverse\n22 environmental effect on the ecology of the Everglades and\n23 until any site selected on the basis of such study is approved\n24 by the Department of the Interior and the Department of\n27\n1 Transportation: Provided, That nothing in this section shall\n2 affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.\n3\nSEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized\n4 to employ services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an\n5 amount not exceeding $150,000.\n6\nSEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of\n7 the Canal Zone Government may be apportioned notwith-\n8 standing section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended\n9 (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary to permit pay-\n10 ment of such pay increases for officers or employees as\n11 may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to\n12 law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for\n13 the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for\n14 other employees of the Government in comparable positions.\n15\nSec. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for\n16 expenditure by the Federal Aviation Administration and\n17 the Coast Guard shall be available (1) for expenses of pri-\n18 mary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal\n19 Aviation Administration and Coast Guard personnel sta-\n20 tioned outside the continental United States at costs for any\n21 given area not in excess of those of the Department of\n22 Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Sec-\n23 retary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are\n24 unable to provide adequately for the education of such\n28\n1 dependents and (2) for transportation of said dependents\n2 between schools serving the area which they attend and their\n3 places of residence when the Secretary, under such regula-\n4 tions as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are\n5 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular\n6 basis.\n7\nSEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the\n8 Department of Transportation shall be available for services\n9 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals\n10 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a\n11 GS-18.\n12\nSEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-\n13 able for the implementation or execution of a program in the\n14 Department of Transportation to collect fees, charges or\n15 prices for approvals, tests, authorizations, certificates, per-\n16 mits, registrations, and ratings which are in excess of the\n17 levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist\n18 as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and\n19 approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress.\n20\nSEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in\n21 this Act shall be available for paying to the Administrator\n22 of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per-\n23 cent of the standard level user charge established pursuant to\n24 section 210 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative\n25 Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services.\n29\n1\nSEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act\n2 shall be available for the purchase of passenger rail or subway\n3 cars, for the purchase of motor buses or for the construction\n4 of related facilities unless such cars, buses and facilities are\n5 designed to meet the mass transportation needs of the elderly\n6 and the handicapped.\n7\nThis Act may be cited as the \"Department of Transpor-\n8 tation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\".\nPassed the House of Representatives June 19, 1974.\nAttest:\nW. PAT JENNINGS,\nClerk.\nPassed the Senate with amendments August 2, 1974.\nAttest:\nFRANCIS R. VALEO,\nSecretary.\nH. R. 15405\nAinety-third Congress of the United States of America\nAT THE SECOND SESSION\nBegun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January,\none thousand nine hundred and seventy-four\nAn Act\nMaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related\nagencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the following\nsums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-\nwise appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related\nagencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other\npurposes, namely:\nTITLE I\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Trans-\nportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for allocation within the\nDepartment for official reception and representation expenses as the\nSecretary may determine, $31,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed\n$882,900 of the funds provided under this Act shall be available to\nenable the Office of the Secretary to lease and maintain automobile\nparking facilities in the Nassif Building for employees of the\nDepartment.\nTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT\nFor necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,\nresearch, and development activities, including the collection of\nnational transportation statistics, to remain available until expended,\n$28,000,000.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as author-\nized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49\nU.S.C. 1674), $1,200,000, to remain available until expended.\nCOAST GUARD\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nFor necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the\nCoast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed\nsixteen passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; and recreation\nand welfare; $618,144,448, of which $179,448 shall be applied to Cape-\nhart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the number of aircraft\non hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-\nnine exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition:\nProvided further, That, without regard to any provisions of law or\nExecutive order prescribing minimum flight requirements, Coast\nGuard regulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum\nand minimum flying hours for this purpose many provide for the pay-\nment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section 301 of title 37,\nUnited States Code, to certain members of the Coast Guard otherwise\nentitled to receive flight pay during the current fiscal year (1) who\nH. R. 15405-2\nhave held aeronautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen\nyears, or (2) whose particular assignment outside the United States\nor in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in regular aerial\nflights, or who have been assigned to a course of instruction of 90 days\nor more: Provided further, That amounts equal to the obligated bal-\nances against the appropriations for \"Operating expenses\" for the\ntwo preceding years, shall be transferred to and merged with this\nappropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as\none fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the\npayment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year\nappropriations and against this appropriation.\nACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS\nFor necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and\nimprovement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and air-\ncraft, including equipment related thereto; $112,307,000, to remain\navailable until June 30, 1977.\nALTERATION OF BRIDGES\nFor necessary expenses for alteration of obstructive bridges;\n$6,800,000, to remain available until expended.\nRETIRED PAY\nFor retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor\notherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and\npayments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and\nSurvivor Benefit Plans; $95,850,000.\nRESERVE TRAINING\nFor all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as author-\nized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and supplies,\nequipment, and services; $29,000,000 : Provided, That amounts equal\nto the obligated balances against the appropriations for \"Reserve\ntraining\" for the two preceding years shall be transferred to and\nmerged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall\nbe available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast\nGuard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against\nsuch prior year appropriations and against this appropriation.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for basic and\napplied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; mainte-\nnance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,\nas authorized by law; $17,500,000, to remain available until expended.\nSTATE BOATING SAFETY ASSISTANCE\nFor financial assistance for State boating safety programs in accord-\nance with the provisions of the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971\n(46 U.S.C. 1474-1480), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.\nFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION\nOPERATIONS\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,\nnot otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for\nH. R. 15405-3\nresearch and development and for establishment of air navigation\nfacilities, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway\nDevelopment Act; purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for\nreplacement only; and purchase and repair of skis and snowshoes;\n$1,375,500,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-\npriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other\npublic authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the\nmaintenance and operation of air navigation facilities.\nFACILITIES, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,\nnot otherwise provided for, and for acquisition and modernization of\nfacilities and equipment and service testing in accordance with the\nprovisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), includ-\ning construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary\nsites by lease or grant, $12,250,000, to remain available until expended:\nProvided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds\nreceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,\nand private sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and\ndevelopment.\nFACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for acquisition,\nestablishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of\nair navigation and experimental facilities, including initial acquisition\nof necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing\nincluding construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary\nsites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and\nrelated accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal\nAviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such\naccommodations are not available, and purchase of six aircraft;\n$235,521,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,\nto remain available until June 30, 1977 Provided, That there may be\ncredited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,\nmunicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for\nexpenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navi-\ngation facilities: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing\nappropriation shall be available for the construction of a new wind\ntunnel, or to purchase any land for or in connection with the National\nAviation Facilities Experimental Center, or to remote or decommis-\nsion any existing flight service station.\nRESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRPORT AND Airway\nTRUST FUND)\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for research, engi-\nneering and development in accordance with the provisions of the\nFederal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including construction\nof experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease\nor grant; $60,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway\nTrust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That there\nmay be credited to this appropriation funds received from States,\ncounties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources,\nfor expenses incurred for research, engineering and development.\nH.R. 15405-4\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS (AIRPORT AND Airway TRUST FUND)\nFor liquidation of obligations incurred for airport development\nunder authority contained in section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as\namended, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund\nand to remain available until expended, $280,000,000.\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nFor expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, improve-\nment, and protection of the federally owned civil airports in the\nvicinity of the District of Columbia, including purchase of ten passen-\nger motor vehicles for police type use, for replacement only; purchase,\ncleaning, and repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition:\n$16,000,000.\nCONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CAPITAL AIRPORTS\nFor necessary expenses for construction at the federally owned civil\nairports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, $5,700,000, to\nremain available until June 30, 1977.\nAVIATION WAR RISK INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND\nThe Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such\nexpenditures, within the limits of funds available pursuant to section\n1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance\nwith section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as\namended (31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the\nprograms set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for avia-\ntion war risk insurance activities under said Act.\nFEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nNecessary expenses for administration, operation, and research of\nthe Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $129,200,000 shall\nbe paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available\nby this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with\nadvances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway\nAdministration: Provided, That not to exceed $30,600,000 of the\namount provided herein shall remain available until expended.\nMOTOR CARRIER SAFETY\nFor necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety functions\nof the Secretary, as authorized by the Department of Transportation\nAct (80 Stat. 939-40), $6,130,000: Provided, That not to exceed\n$500,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available\nuntil expended and not to exceed $805,000, shall be available for\n\"Limitation on general operating expenses.\"\nHIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of title 23, United\nStates Code, including section 206(b) of the \"Highway Safety Act of\n1973,\" to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $9,000,000, to\nremain available until expended.\nH. R. 15405-5\nHIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\nAUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136, and 319(b),\n$25,000,000 to remain available until expended, together with\n$1,000,000 for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out such\nprovisions of title 23, United States Code, as authorized by section\n104(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973.\nHIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\nAUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 402, administered by the Fed-\neral Highway Administration, to remain available until expended,\n$12,000,000 of which $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Highway\nTrust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $498,000 of the amount\nappropriated herein shall be available for \"Limitation on General\noperating expenses.\"\nRAIL CrOSSINGS-DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 322, to remain available until\nexpended, $3,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived from the\nHighway Trust Fund.\nRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS\nFor necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings demonstra-\ntion projects, as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway\nAct of 1973, to remain until expended; $11,000,000; to be derived by\ntransfer from amounts available for obligation under sections 203 and\n230 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973.\nRURAL HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION\nProgram\nFor necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the\n\"Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973,\" section 147, to remain available\nuntil expended, $10,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be derived from\nthe Highway Trust Fund.\nTERRITORIAL HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT\nAUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402, and 405, $4,000,000\nto remain available until expended.\nDARIEN GAP HIGHWAY\nFor necessary expenses for construction of the Darien Gap High-\nway in accordance with the provisions of section 216 of title 23 of the\nUnited States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.\nALASKA HIGHWAY\nFor necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 218 of\ntitle 23 of the United States Code, $5,000,000 to remain available\nuntil expended.\nH. R. 15405-6\nFEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\n(TRUST FUND)\nFor carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code,\nwhich are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise pro-\nvided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the\nprovisions of section 308, title 23, United States Code, $4,575,840,000\nor so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the \"High-\nway trust fund\", to remain available until expended.\nHIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (LIQUIDATION OF\nCONTRACT AUTHORIZATION). (TRUST FUND)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, sections 130, 144, 151, 152, 153, and 405,\n$110,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain\navailable until expended.\nRIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR-\nIZATION) (TRUST FUND)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 108(c), as authorized by sec-\ntion 7(c) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, to remain avail-\nable until expended, $20,000,000, to be derived from the \"Highway\nTrust Fund\" at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary\nto meet current withdrawals.\nFOREST HIGHWAYS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 204, pursuant to contract\nauthorization granted by title 23, United States Code, section 203, to\nremain available until expended, $12,450,000.\nPUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAY (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 209, pursuant to the contract\nauthorization granted by title 23, United States Code, section 203,\n$8,270,000, to remain available until expended.\nBALTIMORE-WASHINGTON Parkway\nFor necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry out the\nprovisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, for the Balti-\nmore-Washington Parkway, to remain available until expended,\n$1,600,000 to be derived from the \"Highway Trust Fund\" and to be\nwithdrawn therefrom at such times and in such amounts as may be\nnecessary.\nNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY\nADMINISTRATION\nTRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY SAFETY\nFor expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary\nwith respect to traffic and highway safety and functions under the\nMotor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law\n92-513), $73,445,000, of which $29,130,000 shall be derived from the\nHighway Trust Fund; Provided, That not to exceed $34,800,000 shall\nH. R. 15405-7\nremain available until expended for the contractual and State grant\nrequirements of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings\nAct, and the contractual requirements of Research and Analysis\nactivities.\nSTATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY\n(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)\nFor payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions\nof title 23, United States Code, section 402, to remain available until\nexpended, $96,000,000, of which $85,140,000 shall be derived from the\nHighway Trust Fund.\nFEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\nFor necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not\notherwise provided for, $3,800,000.\nRAILROAD SAFETY\nFor necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not other-\nwise provided for, $10,170,000.\nGRANTS-IN-AID FOR RAILROAD SAFETY\nFor grants-in-aid to carry out a railroad safety program, $1,000,000,\nto remain available until expended: Provided, That the unobligated\nbalance of this appropriation for fiscal year 1974 is hereby continued\navailable until expended.\nRAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nFor necessary expenses for research, development, and demonstra-\ntions in high-speed ground transportation and in rail matters gen-\nerally, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.\nGRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION\nTo enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the\nNational Railroad Passenger Corporation, $135,000,000, to remain\navailable until expended, of which $119,800,000 shall be available\nonly upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation by the\nCongress.\nTHE ALASKA RAILROAD\nALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\nThe Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue available until\nexpended for the work authorized by law, including operation and\nmaintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter,\nor arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for\nthe purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of\nfreight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit and\ndevelopment of industries or travel in the area served; and payment\nof compensation and expenses as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8146, to be\nreimbursed as therein provided: Provided, That no employee shall be\npaid an annual salary out of said fund in excess of the salaries pre-\nscribed by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15,\nexcept the general manager of said railroad, one assistant general\nH. R. 15405-8\nmanager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for GS-17,\nand five officers at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for\ngrade GS-16.\nPAYMENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND\nFor payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund for capital\nreplacements, improvements, and maintenance, $6,250,000, to remain\navailable until expended.\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION\nURBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION FUND\nADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES\nFor necessary administrative expenses of the urban mass transporta-\ntion program authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of\n1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91-453) and\nthe Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) in connec-\ntion with the activities, including uniforms and allowances therefor,\nas authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of passenger motor\nvehicle; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $6,000,000:\nProvided, however, That there be a 3.5 per centum reduction in new\nbudget (obligational) authority across the board of the total appro-\npriations contained in this Act except for the appropriations for Coast\nGuard, operating expenses; Coast Guard, retired pay; Federal Avia-\ntion Administration, operations; National Transportation Safety\nBoard, salaries and expenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, salaries and\nexpenses; Civil Aeronautics Board, payments to aircarriers; Inter-\nstate Commerce Commission, salaries and expenses; and except for\nall limitations: Provided further, That the appropriation for Darien\nGap Highway is reduced by an additional $6,000,000.\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNIVERSITY\nRESEARCH AND TRAINING\nFor an additional amount for the urban mass transportation pro-\ngram, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,\nas amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to remain available until\nexpended; $45,130,000: Provided, That $41,880,000 shall be available\nfor research, development, and demonstrations, $2,250,000 shall be\navailable for university research and training, and not to exceed\n$1,000,000 shall be available for managerial training as authorized\nunder the authority of the said act.\nLIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION\nFor payment to the urban mass transportation fund, for liquidation\nof contractual obligations incurred under authority of the Urban\nMass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended\nby Public Law 91-453), $400,000,000, to remain available until\nexpended.\nSAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT\nCORPORATION\nThe Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby\nauthorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and\nborrowing authority available to such Corporation, and in accord\nwith law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard\nH. R. 15405-9\nto fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government\nCorporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying\nout the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year\nfor such Corporation except as hereinafter provided.\nLIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SAINT\nLAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION\nNot to exceed $886,000 shall be available for administrative expenses\nwhich shall be computed on an accrual basis, including not to exceed\n$3,000 for official entertainment expenses to be expended upon the\napproval or authority of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided,\nThat Corporation funds shall be available for the hire of passenger\nmotor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of aircraft,\nuniforms or allowances therefor for operation and maintenance per-\nsonnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and $15,000 for\nservices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.\nTITLE II\nRELATED AGENCIES\nNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nFor necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety\nBoard, $9,450,000.\nCIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nFor necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board, including\nhire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as author-\nized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized\nby law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and not to exceed $1,000 for official\nreception and representation expenses, $17,150,000.\nPAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS\nFor payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed\nand determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board under section 406\nof the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable by\nthe Board, $67,728,000, to remain available until expended.\nINTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION\nSALARIES AND EXPENSES\nFor necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission,\nincluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $43,000,000, of which\n$150,000 shall be available for valuation of pipelines: Provided, That\nJoint Board members and cooperating State commissioners may use\nGovernment transportation requests when traveling in connection\nwith their duties as such.\nH. R. 15405-10\nTHE PANAMA CANAL\nCANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nFor operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government,\nincluding operation of the Postal Service of the Canal Zone; hire of\npassenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-\nized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; expenses incident to conducting\nhearings on the Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees\nof the Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118,\ncontingencies of the Governor, residence for the Governor; medical\naid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of\nindigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses\nof their deportation when practicable; and maintaining and altering\nfacilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal\nZone Government use, $62,700,000.\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nFor acquisition of land and land under water and acquisition, con-\nstruction, and replacement of improvements, facilities, structures, and\nequipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z. Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code,\nsec. 371), including the purchase of not to exceed sixteen passenger\nmotor vehicles of which fourteen are for replacement only; improving\nfacilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal\nZone Government use; and expenses incident to the retirement of such\nassets; $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.\nPANAMA CANAL COMPANY\nCORPORATION\nThe Panama Canal Company is hereby authorised to make such\nexpenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority\navailable to it and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts\nand commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided\nby section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended\n(31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the programs\nset forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation,\nincluding maintaining and improving facilities of other Government\nagencies in the Canal Zone for Panama Canal Company use.\nLIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE\nEXPENSES\nNot to exceed $23,837,000 of the funds available to the Panama\nCanal Company shall be available for obligation during the current\nfiscal year for general and administrative expenses of the Company,\nincluding operation of tourist vessels and guide services. Funds avail-\nable to the Panama Canal Company for obligation shall be available\nfor the purchase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles,\nincluding one medium sedan, for replacement only, and for uniforms\nor allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT\nAUTHORITY\nFEDERAL CONTRIBUTION\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the Washington\nMetropolitan Area Transit Authority, as part of the Federal con-\ntribution toward expenses necessary to design, engineer, construct,\nH. R. 15405-11\nand equip a rail rapid transit system, as authorized by the National\nCapital Transportation Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-143) as amended,\nincluding acquisition of rights-of-way, land, and interest therein, to\nremain available until expended, $52,724,000 for the fiscal year 1976,\nand for the fiscal year 1975, $19,400,000 for the design and construction\nof facilities for the handicapped as authorized by Public Law 93-87.\nINTEREST SUBSIDY\nTo enable the Department of Transportation to pay the Wash-\nington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the interest subsidy\nauthorized by Public Law 92-349, $17,750,000, to remain available until\nexpended.\nTITLE III\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\nSEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations\nto the Department of Transportation shall be available for mainte-\nnance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles\nand aircraft; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by\nlaw (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).\nSEC. 302. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-\nable for administrative expenses in connection with commitments\nfor grants-in-aid for airport development aggregating more than\n$310,000,000 in fiscal year 1975.\nSEC. 303. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-\nable for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for\nwhich are in excess of $45,000,000 for \"Highway Beautification\" in\nfiscal year 1975.\nSEC. 304. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-\nable for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for\nwhich are in excess of $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 for \"State and\nCommunity Highway Safety\" and \"Highway-Related Safety Grants\".\nSEC. 305. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-\nable for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for\nwhich are in excess of $4,600,000 in fiscal year 1975 for \"Territorial\nHighways\".\nSec. 306. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available\nfor administrative expenses in connection with commitments for the\nUrban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, aggregating\nmore than $1,445,250,000 in fiscal year 1975.\nSEC. 307. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall\nremain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless\nexpressly SO provided herein.\nSEC. 308. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be avail-\nable for the planning or execution of programs for any further\nconstruction of the Miami jetport or of any other air facility in the\nState of Florida lying south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the\ndrainage basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park\nuntil it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly by the\nDepartment of the Interior and the Department of Transportation\nthat such an airport will not have an adverse environmental effect on\nthe ecology of the Everglades and until any site selected on the basis of\nsuch study is approved by the Department of the Interior and the\nDepartment of Transportation Provided, That nothing in this section\nshall affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.\nSEC. 309. The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to employ\nservices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an amount not exceeding\n$150,000.\nSEC. 310. Funds appropriated for operating expenses of the Canal\nZone Government may be apportioned notwithstanding section 3679\nH. R. 15405-12\nof the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent\nnecessary to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or\nemployees as may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to\nlaw which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same\nperiod in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of\nthe Government in comparable positions.\nSEC. 311. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditure by\nthe Federal Aviation Administration and the Coast Guard shall be\navailable (1) for expenses of primary and secondary schooling for\ndependents of Federal Aviation Administration and Coast Guard per-\nsonnel stationed outside the continental United States at costs for any\ngiven area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the\nsame area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools,\nif any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for\nthe education of such dependents and (2) for transportation of said\ndependents between schools serving the area which they attend and\ntheir places of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations\nas he may prescribe, determines that such schools are not accessible by\npublic means of transportation on a regular basis.\nSEC. 312. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department\nof Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5\nU.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem\nrate equivalent to the rate for a GS-18.\nSEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the\nimplementation or execution of a program in the Department of Trans-\nportation to collect fees, charges or prices for approvals, tests, author-\nizations, certificates, permits, registrations, and ratings which are in\nexcess of the levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist\nas of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and approved by\nthe appropriate committees of the Congress.\nSEC. 314. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall\nbe available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services\nAdministration in excess of 90 percent of the standard level user\ncharge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property\nand Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and\nservices.\nSEC. 315. None of the funds provided under this Act shall be\navailable for the purchase of passenger rail or subway cars, for the\npurchase of motor buses or for the construction of related facilities\nunless such cars, buses and facilities are designed to meet the mass\ntransportation needs of the elderly and the handicapped.\nThis Act may be cited as the \"Department of Transportation and\nRelated Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975\".\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives.\nVice President of the United States and\nPresident of the Senate.\nAugust 16, 1974\nDear Mr. Director:\nThe following bills were received at the White\nHouse on August 16th:\nH.R. 15155\nH.R. 15405\nH.R. 15544\nPlease let the President have reports and\nrecommendations as to the approval of these\nbills as soon as possible.\nSincerely,\nRobert D. Linder\nChief Executive Clerk\nThe Honorable Roy L. Ash\nDirector\nOffice of Management and Budget\nWashington, DC."
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