Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/1064

 96 STAT. 2426

PUBLIC LAW 97-449—JAN. 12, 1983

Secretary of Transportation approves, for the Department, other agencies, State and local governments, other public authorities, private organizations, and foreign countries. (b) Amounts in the fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation. Amounts may be appropriated to the fund. (c) The capital of the fund consists of— (1) amounts appropriated to the fund; (2) net assets of the Center as of October 1, 1980, including unexpended advances made to the Center for which valid obligations were incurred before October 1, 1980; (3) the reasonable value of property and other assets transferred to the fund after September 30, 1980, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations; and (4) the reasonable value of property and other assets donated to the fund. (d) The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with— (1) advance payments from applicable funds or appropriations of the Department and other agencies, and with advance payments from other sources, the Secretary authorizes, for— (A) services at rates that will recover the expenses of operation, including the accrual of annual leave and overhead; and (B) acquiring property and equipment under regulations the Secretary prescribes; and (2) receipts from the sale or exchange of property or in payment for loss or damage of property held by the fund. (e) The Secretary shall deposit at the end of each fiscal year, in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, amounts accruing in the fund that the Secretary decides are in excess of the needs of the fund. 49 USC 329.

§ 329. Transportation information (a) The Secretary of Transportation may collect and collate transportation information the Secretary decides will contribute to the improvement of the transportation system of the United States. To the greatest practical extent, the Secretary shall use information available from departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government and other sources. To the extent practical, the Secretary shall make available to other Government departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and to the public the information collected under this subsection. (b) The Secretary shall— (1) collect and disseminate information on civil aeronautics (other than that collected and disseminated by the National Transportation Safety Board under title VII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) or the Civil Aeronautics Board under title IV of that Act (49 U.S.C. 1371 et seq.)); (2) study the possibilities of developing air commerce and the aeronautical industry; and (3) exchange information on civil aeronautics with governments of foreign countries through appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government. (c)(1) On the written request of a person, a State, territory, or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or possession, the Secretary may— (A) make special statistical studies on foreign and domestic transportation;

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