PUBLIC LAW 98-78 —AUG. 15, 1983 97 STAT. 473 aspect of the Federal Aviation Administration system designed to aid and control air traffic, or to maintain or improve aviation safety: Provided further, That this limitation shall not apply to costs in- curred by any flight in Department of Transportation aircraft which is necessary in times of emergency or disaster, or for security reasons, or to fulfill official diplomatic representation responsibil- ities in foreign countries: Provided further, That written certifica- tions shall be issued quarterly on all flights initiated in the previous quarter subject to this limitation and shall be made readily avail- able to Congress and the general public. SEC. 318. Section 120(j) of title 23, United States code, is amended by inserting after the word "Representatives" the following: ", and for funds allocated under the provisions of section 155 of this title and obligated subsequent to January 6, 1983,". SEC. 319. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used by the Federal Aviation Administration for any facility closures or consolidations prior to December 1, 1983: Provided, That the Federal Aviation Administration shall, no later than October 1, 1983, submit to the appropriate committees of the congress a detailed, site- specific, and time-phased plan, including cost-effectiveness and other relevant data, for all facility closure or consolidations over the next three years: Provided further, That, in the instance of any proposed closure or consolidation questioned in writing by the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations or by any legislative committee of jurisdiction, no such proposed closure or consolidation shall be advanced prior to April 15, 1984, in order to allow for the timely conduct of any necessary congressional hearings. SEC. 320. Section 145 of Public Law 97-377, approved December 21, 1982, is amended (1) by designating the existing text thereof as subsection (a), and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective as of 5 o'clock ante meridian eastern daylight time, August 3, 1981. ". SEC. 321. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) in this Nation there exist millions of handicapped people with severe physical impairments including partial paralysis, limb amputation, chronic heart condition, emphysema, arthri- tis, rheumatism, and other debilitating conditions which greatly limit their personal mobility; (2) these people reside in each of the several States and have need and reason to travel from one State to another for business and recreational purposes; (3) each State maintains the right to establish and enforce its own code of regulations regarding the appropriate use of motor vehicles operating within ite jurisdiction; (4) within a given State handicapped individuals are often- times granted special parking privileges to help offset the limi- tations imposed by their physical impairment; (5) these special parking privileges vary from State to State as do the methods and means of identifying vehicles used by disabled individuals, all of which serve to impede both the enforcement of special parking privileges and the handicapped individual's freedom to properly utilize such privileges; (6) there are many efforts currently underway to help allevi- ate these problems through public awareness and administra- tive change as encouraged by concerned individuals and na- FAA facility closure or consolidation plans. Submittal to congressional committees. Heari ngs. 5 USC 5546a. 5 USC 5546a note. Handicapped parking. 23 USC 402 note
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