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H.R. 2942 · 102nd Congress · enacted

Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992

Became Public Law No: 102-143.

Latest official action 1991-10-28 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Makes appropriations for FY 1992 for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation; (2) the Coast Guard; (3) the Federal Aviation Administration; (4) the Federal Highway Administration (including specified demonstration projects); (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Urban Mass Transportation Administration; (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) Research and Special Programs Administration; and (10) the Office of the Inspector General. Prohibits the use of any funds for: (1) air service to small communities not receiving such service during FY 1991 unless such communities are eligible for new service, provide a local match, and are no more than 200 miles from a large hub airport; and (2) any increase in air service levels to small communities unless the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) certifies that such increase is estimated to result in self-sufficiency within three years of such increase. Prohibits the use of any funds for the operation, maintenance, or manning of land-based and sea-based aerostationary balloons, or E2C aircraft. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reimburse travel and subsistence expenses for the trai…

Congressional Research Service · 1991-10-09

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