CIVIL SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT (SST) SUBCOMMI'ITEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS }"IRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPART:\IENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPIUATIONS JOHN J. McFALL, California, Chairman EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts SIDNEY R. YATES, llllnols SII.VIO 0. CONTI<J, ~lassachusetts WILLIAll E. MINSHALL, Ohio JACK EDWARDS, Alabama TO~I STEED, Okl.ahoma THO:\IAS J. KINGFIELD, Staff A88i8tant Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations Continuing Appropriations, 1971 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1971 CO:\niiTTE~} 0~ APPROPRIATIONS GI<~ORGJ<:~ J AMII<J I.. WHITTJ<JN, Mississippi GEORGI<J W. ANDIUJWS, Alabama JOHN J. ROONBY, New York H. MAHON, Tl'xas, Clrairman J<'HANK T. BOW, Ohio ROBJ.JRT L. F. SIKI<JS, Florida OTTO K PASS:\IAN, Louisiana JOJ<J 1 . IWINS, Tennessee EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky DANII<JL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania TOM STEED, Oklahoma GEORGI'J K SHIPLEY, Illinois .TOHN l\1. SLACK, West VIrginia JOHN J. FLYNT, JR., Georgia Nl<~AI, S!\IITH, Iowa ROBERT N. GIAI!\10, Connecticut JUI,JA BUTLER HANSEN, Waflhlngton JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, New York JOHN J.l\lcFALL, California W. R. Hur .. r ... Ja., Missouri l<JDWARD J. PATTI<JN, New J~>rsey CLARENCE D. I .. ONG, Maryland SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois BOB CASJ<JY, Texas DA YID PRYOR, Arkansas l<~RANK J<J. EVANS, Colorado DA \'ID R. OBgY, Wisconsin EDWARD H. ROYBAL, California WILLIA~I D. HATHAWAY, Maine NICK OALH'ANAKIS, North Caroltna LOUIS STOKJ<JS, Ohio J. l<JDWARD HOUSH, Indiana K. GUNN McKAY, Utah CHARI.l<JS R. JONAS, North Carolina J<:J,FORD A. CI<JDI<JRBI<JRG, Michigan JOHN J. RHOr.ES, Arizona WII.I.IA~I R MINSHAI,L, Ohio HOBI<JRT II. 1\IICHI<JL, Illinois SII .. VIO 0. CON'ri<J, ~Iassachusetts GLJ.JNN R PAVIS, Wisconsin HOWARD d. ROBISON, New York GARNJ<}R :K SHRIVER, Kansl\s JOSEPH l\1. 1\IcDADE, Pennsylvania MARK AN-"'REWS, North Dakota LOUIS C. WYMAN, New Hampshire BURT L. TALCOTT, California CHA ~LOTTJ<J T. Rl<JID, Illinois Do~AI,D W. RUJOLE, JR., Michigan WBNDBLL WYATT, 0r>gon JACK l<JDW ARDS, Alabama DEI .. CLAWSON, California WILUA~I J. SCIUJRLE, Iowa ROBERT C. l\Icl~WEN, New York JOHN T. l\IYBRS, Indiana PAUL :'11. WILSON, Clerk a~1d Staff /Jirector \\'ILLIA!.l GERALD ROLING SAMl!EI, W. CROSBY GEORGE K )~\'ASS ROBERT B. FOSTER JOHN ~1. GARRITY AUBREY A. GuNst~Ls JAY B. HOWE THO!\f.\S J. KISGl'IEI,D KEITH I<'. ~IAINl.AND ~IILTON B. ~IEREDITH GERARD J. CUOlliNARD P.\UJ, v. PAR~U:R 1>.\Sil-:L Y. Gus Suows STAFF AssisTANTs GARY C. ~IICHALAK I>:!\lPSEY H. MIZELLE }<~SID :MoRRISON HOBERT ~1. ~lOYER PETER J. ~IURPHY, Jr. IIESRY A. NEIL, Jr. BrRoN s. Na:r.sos HOBERT C'. :L,ricHOLAS III JOHN G. PI.ASJI.\1, AnMINISTRATI\'E SUPPORT GtDDfA ~1. HICKEY LAWREsn: C. :\JU,I.ER FRANCIS W. SADY S.UIUEL R. PRESTON DONALD K HICUBOURO l~ARL C. SILSBY G. Holn:R SKARIN CHARLES W. SNODGRASS HUNTER 1.. SPILLAN GEORGE A. URIAN NUOESE B. \VJI,HELM I>ALI': ~1. SHtTLAW .\USTIN G. SmTn RANDOLPH THOMAS CIVIL SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT DEVELOP~IENT MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1971 HON. JOHN A. VOLPE, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION W. M. MAGRUDER, DIRECTOR, SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT DEVELOP- ROBERT McLELLAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HON. WILLIAM RUCKELSHAUS, ADMINISTRATOR ENVIRONMEN- TAL PROTECTION AGENCY HON. JAMES BEGGS, UNDER SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION JOHN P. OLSSON, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTA'riON LAURENCE J. BURTON, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS, DOT WALTER R. BOEHNER, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF BUDGET, DOT B. J. VIERLING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SUPERSONIC TRANS- PORT DEVELOPMENT, DOT R. E. PARSONS, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT, DOT RICHARD E. COHEN, DIRECTOR, AEROSPACE INDUSTRY OPERA- TIONS, BUREAU OF DOMESTIC COMMERCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF l\fr. ~fcF ALL. The committee will cmne to order. This morning we our hearings on continuing fiscal year 1971 appropriations for the Departlnent of Transportation and related agencies. To summarize what has happened to date with respect to Trans- portation appropriations, on May 27, 1970, the I-Iouse passed H.R. 17755, the Departn1ent of Transportation and related agencies ap- propriation bill for fiscal year 1971. On Dece.mber 3, an amended bill passed the Senate. The conferees 1net on December 10 and the House adopted the conference report on the bill on l)ecember 15. This report was tabled by the Senate on l)eceJnber 29. That action led the introduction and passage of House Joint Resolution 1421 under the Department of Transportation is currently operating. Under this resolution, the rate of operations for each activity of the Department of Transportation and related agencies is the funding level the bill H.R. 17755 as it was passed by the Senate and as further modified by the conference agreements ratified by the House on 'Vith respect to the SST, the rate of operation is $210 1nillion (plus any carryovers from previous years, of course), the level provided for in the conference report on the l)eparhnent of Transportation and related agencies appropriations bill for 1971. Under the current and prior fiscal year 1971 continuing resolutions approxitnately $156 million will be obligated for the SST through ~{arch 30, 1971. ORIGINAL CONFERl~NCE AGREE:UENT ON }'ISCAJ. YEAR 1971 Al PROPRIATI0:NS 'Ve shall include in the record at this point a copy of the Transpor- tation appropriation bill as 1nodified by the House of Representatives on December 15, 1970, and a table showing a comparison of the atnounts provided in thnt bill with budget estimates. (The docmnents follow:) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971 I figures based on H.R. 17755, as modified by the House on Dec. 15, 1970. Bill died with the expiration of the session. See Interim continuing appropriation provision, Public Law 91~51 TITLE I.-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Agency and item OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Transportation planning, research, and development _ Grants-In-aid for natural gas ripeline safety---- ._---. ..... Consolidation of departmenta headquarters. _ Civil supersonic aircraft development. . Total, Office of the Secretary _ COAST GUARD Appropriation for debt reduction --------- _ Estimates of new (obligational) authority, 197( 426, no, ooo New budget (obligational) appropriated, Increase(+) or decrease(-), appropriations compared with FFOERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operation and maintenance, National Capital airports ... _ Construction, National Capital airports. _ Grants-In-aid for airports: limitation FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Office of the Administrator, salaries and e~epenses: Federal-aid highways (trust fund-appropriation to liquidate Right-of-way revolving fund (trust fund-appropriation to llqui Highway beautification: Appropriation to liquidate contract authorization. ._. ._ (20, 000, 000) (16, 500, 000) ( -3,500, 000) See footnot~s at end of table. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971-Contlnued [figures based on H.R. 17755 as modified by the House on Dec. 15, 1970. Bill died with the expiration of the session. See interim continuing appropriation provision, Public Law 9Hi45J TITLE I.-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-Continued Agency and item Estimates of new (obligational) authority, 1971 New budget (obligational) appropriated, Increase<+> or decrease (-), appropriations compared with forest highways: Appropriation to liquidate contract authorization._. ..... _ (20, 000, 000) (17, 500, 000) { -2, 500, 000) Publk: lands highways: Appropriation to liquidate contract authorization _......... {15, 000, 000) (14, 000, 000) ( -1, 000, 000) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU ============== Traffic and highway safety: State and community highway safety: Appropriation to liquidate contract authorization .. _. {61, 000, 000) (51, 000, 000) { -10, 000, 000) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ============-=== Office of the Administrator, salaries and expenses ....... _ I, 600, 000 I, 395,000 -205, 000 Hi~h-speed around transportation research and development.. 21,688,000 18,000,000 -3,688,000 URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION ============= Urban mass transportation fund: Total, Urban Mass Transportation Administration._ .. _._ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TITLE II-RELATED AGENCIES NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD Total, Civil Aeronautics Board ..................... INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION See foG: 1 otes at end of table. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971-Continued !Figures based on H.R. 17755, as modified by the House on Dec. 15, 1970. Bill died with the expiration or the session. See Interim continuing appropriation provision, Public: Law 91-M51 TITLE I.-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-Continued Agency and item WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Estimates of new (obligational) authority, 1971 New budget (obligatiOnal) appropriated, Increase<+> or decrease(-), appropriations compared with Grand total, titles I and II, new budget (obligational) Consisting of- 1. Appropriations: 2. Appropriations to liquidate contract authorizations .. (4, 511, 000, 000 (4, 485, 365, 000 -25, 635, 000) a Conference action as ~are11d to by: the House on Dec. 15, 1970. t Reflects reduction of $610,000 In H. Doc. 91-333. Rate for operations for 9 months to Mar. 30, 1971. 1 Contained InS. Doc. 91-104. 1 No limitation proposed. February 1970 budget document indicated an estimated $220,000,000 obligational level. This estimate was subsequently revised to $100,000,000. 1 Excludes $2 225,000 considered under "Traffic and highway safety" (H. Doc. 91-333). Includes $289,000 by transfer from "State and community highway safety" (H. Doc. 91-333). 10 No limitation proposed. u Includes $2,225,000 transferred from "Office of the Administrator" (H. Doc. 91-333). " Contained In S. Doc. 91-95. 11 Includes $188,011,000 advance for 1972. It Includes $150,000,000 advance for 1972. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION H.R.l7755 as modified by the House on December 15, 1970 Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencleR for the fiscal year ending June 30, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the 8enate and House of Rcpresentatfres of tile United States of America in Congress assembled, That the followJng sums be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwis~ appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes, namely: DEPAR'rMENT OF 'rRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SALARIES ANir ~XPENSES }"or necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Transpol'ltatlo.n, including not to exceed $27,000 for alloca- tion within the Department for official reception and repre- sentation expenses as the Secretary may detennine; 'l'RANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVI!.'LOPMENT }.,or necessary ex{)f'nses for conducting transportation planning, research, and development acthities, including the collection of national transportation statistics; $14,u00,000, to remain a\ailable until expended. GRANTSINAID FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAl!'ETY }'or grants-in-aid to ('arry out a pipeline safety program as authorized by section o of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENTAL HEADQUARTERS }.,or necessary expenses in ronnection with the consolidatioh departmental activities into the Southwest Area of 'Vash- tington, District of Columbia, $4,845,000. CIVIL SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT }'or an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise pro. vided for, necessary for the development of a civil supersonic aircraft, including the eoustrnction of two prototype aircraft of the same design, and advances of funds without regard to the provisions of se~tion 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 520), $210,000,000, to remain available until expended. [Total-, Office of tile Secretary, $247,380,000] Rate of operations for 9 months to March 30, 1{.)71. (debt reductwn) .COAST GUARD OPERATING ExPENSES For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, indudlng services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase of not to excN'd sixteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement and recreation and welfare ; $423,500,000, of which $137,063 shall be applied to Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-three exclu- 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 require- ments, Coast Guard regulations which establish proficiency standards and maximum and minimum flying hourd for this purpose may provide for the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section 301 of title 37, United States Code, certain members of the Coast Guard otherwise entitled to recehe flight pay during the current fiscal year ( 1) who have held aeronautical ratings or designations for not less than fifteen years, or (2) whose particular assignment out- United States or in Alaska, makes it impractical to participate in regular aerial fiights: P