49 U.S.C. § 308
Section 308 · Reports
Current version, with additions and removals from the February 14, 1984 version.
(a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall report to the President, for submission to Congress, on the activities of the Department of Transportation during the prior fiscal year.
(b) The Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress each year a report on the aviation activities of the Department. The report shall include—
(1) collected information the Secretary considers valuable in deciding questions about—
(A) the development and regulation of civil aeronautics;
(B) the use of airspace of the United States; and
(C) the improvement of the air navigation and traffic control system; and
(2) recommendations for additional legislation and other action the Secretary considers necessary.
(c) The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report on the conditions of the public ports of the United States, including the—
(1) economic and technological development of the ports;
(2) extent to which the ports contribute to the national welfare and security; and
(3) factors that may impede the continued development of the ports.
(d) By the 90th day after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report listing the specific assistance provided by the United States Government to the railroad industry during that fiscal year. The report shall include—
(1) the reasons for each Government loan or grant and explain the way in which the loan or grant contributed to the overall goal of providing a safe and efficient transportation system;
(2) information on the financial condition of each railroad having a loan guaranteed under the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) throughout the duration of the loan; and
(3) information on the past and anticipated financial condition and operations during the fiscal year of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Fund established under section 502(a) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(a)) and of the Obligation Guarantee Fund established under section 511(b) of that Act (45 U.S.C. 831(b)).
(e)(1) The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress in January of each even-numbered year of estimates by the Secretary on the current performance and condition of public mass transportation systems with recommendations for necessary administrative or legislative changes.
(2) In reporting to Congress under this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a complete assessment of public transportation facilities in the United States. The Secretary also shall assess future needs for those facilities and estimate future capital requirements and operation and maintenance requirements for one-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods at specified levels of service.
As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall report to the President, for submission to Congress, on the activities of the Department of Transportation during the prior fiscal year.
The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report on the conditions of the public ports of the United States, including the—
economic and technological development of the ports;
extent to which the ports contribute to the national welfare and security; and
factors that may impede the continued development of the ports.
The Secretary shall submit to Congress in March 1998, and in March of each even-numbered year thereafter, a report of estimates by the Secretary on the current performance and condition of public mass transportation systems with recommendations for necessary administrative or legislative changes.
In reporting to Congress under this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a complete assessment of public transportation facilities in the United States. The Secretary also shall assess future needs for those facilities and estimate future capital requirements and operation and maintenance requirements for one-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods at specified levels of service.