The Department of Transportation submitted to Congress two legislative proposals designed to update transportation regulation and to provide immediate relief for the nation's railroads. The measures are the Transportation Regulatory Modernization Act of 1971 and the Transportation Assistance Act. Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe reaffirmed the basic commitment to a privately owned and operated surface transportation system, saying it must be maintained and enhanced.
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe on the signing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970. The legislation extends the highway...
The Department of Transportation has sent to Congress proposed legislation to provide for the regulation of rates, fares and charges in foreign air tr...
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