Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1979: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - United States |
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Page 694 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 138 - Obligations for personal property or equipment that is of a durable nature which normally may be expected to have a period of service of a year or more after...
Page 694 - The Secretary may delegate any of his functions, powers, and duties to such officers and employees of the Department as he may designate, may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions, powers, and duties as he may deem desirable, and may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties.
Page 75 - BEFORE COMMISSION SEC. 403. (a) The Secretary and the Commission are authorized to propose rules, regulations, and statements of policy of general applicability with respect to any function within the jurisdiction of the Commission under section 402 of this Act. (b) The Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any proposal made under subsection (a), and shall consider and take final action on any proposal made by the Secretary under such subsection in an expeditious...
Page 490 - Public areas and facilities: This includes the cleaning, lighting, and maintenance of streets and highways, maintenance of sewers, and care of public areas within the Canal Zone, not including military reservations. Also included are the operation and maintenance of recreational facilities...
Page 362 - The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight...
Page 526 - June 29, 1948 ( 62 Stat. 1076) , as amended by the act of September 26, 1950 ( 64 Stat 1041 ), for the primary purpose of maintaining and operating the interoceanic canal at the Isthmus of Panama. In furtherance of that mission, and in consideration...
Page 263 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the committee. With your permission, I would like also to submit a statement for the record, and just give you a few informal comments about this appropriation.
Page 443 - An annual amount of up to ten million United States dollars ($10,000,000) per year, to be paid out of Canal operating revenues to the extent that such revenues exceed expenditures of the Panama Canal Commission including amounts paid pursuant to this Treaty. In the event Canal operating revenues in any year do not produce a surplus sufficient to cover this payment, the unpaid balance shall be paid from operating surpluses in future years in a manner to be mutually agreed.
Page 372 - The purpose of the bill is to establish a comprehensive system of liability and compensation for damages caused by oil pollution in the navigable waters of the United States, their connecting or tributary waters, and in certain high seas areas.