Secretary of Transportation
Executive orders directing the Secretary of Transportation · 10 in Reagan · 255 all terms.
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10 shown · Reagan
National Microgravity Research Board
This executive order establishes the National Microgravity Research Board, chaired by the NASA Administrator with members from multiple cabinet departments and agencies, to coordinate and stimulate microgravity research across government, academia, and industry. The Board is tasked with developing policy recommendations, advising on research priorities, and promoting commercial applications of microgravity science, with automatic termination after 5 years unless extended.
Assignment of emergency preparedness responsibilities
This executive order assigns comprehensive emergency preparedness responsibilities across all federal departments and agencies for national security emergencies, including nuclear attack, natural disasters, and technological emergencies. It establishes the National Security Council as the principal policy forum, designates FEMA's Director as NSC advisor, and details specific lead and support roles for each Cabinet department in areas such as continuity of government, resource management, agriculture, energy, health services, and defense production.
The President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities
This executive order establishes the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, replacing a 1969 predecessor committee. It creates a three-tier advisory structure (Committee, Executive Committee, and Advisory Council) to advise the President on maximizing employment opportunities for people with physical disabilities, mental retardation, and mental illness.
National Drug Policy Board
This executive order establishes the National Drug Policy Board, chaired by the Attorney General with the Secretary of Health and Human Services as Vice Chairman, to coordinate all federal drug abuse policy functions across executive departments. It creates two coordinating groups for enforcement and prevention/health, and consolidates duties previously held by the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board.
Superfund Implementation
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Superfund law (CERCLA and SARA) to specific federal agencies, establishing the National Response Team structure with EPA and Coast Guard leadership, and assigning responsibilities for hazardous waste cleanup, enforcement, liability, litigation, and Superfund budget management across the executive branch.
Implementation of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act
This executive order delegates implementation of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 across multiple federal agencies, assigning specific sections of the law to the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Defense, Transportation, the U.S. Trade Representative, and USAID. It also establishes an Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on South Africa chaired by the Secretary of State to ensure coordinated policy implementation.
Safety belt use requirements for Federal employees
This executive order mandates that all Federal employees in front seats of government vehicles on official business must wear safety belts when the vehicle is in motion. It requires Executive branch agencies to adopt rules, conduct education programs, and report annually on compliance, while encouraging Legislative and Judicial branches to adopt similar programs.
Commercial expendable launch vehicle activities
This executive order designates the Department of Transportation as the lead federal agency for promoting commercial expendable launch vehicle (ELV) operations by private U.S. companies. It establishes an interagency group to coordinate efforts and directs all federal agencies to streamline regulations and expedite licensing for private space launches.
Interdiction of illegal aliens
This 1981 executive order authorizes the Coast Guard to stop, board, and return vessels carrying undocumented migrants attempting to reach the U.S. by sea, provided these actions occur outside U.S. territorial waters. It directs the Secretary of State to negotiate cooperative arrangements with foreign governments and requires the Attorney General to ensure fair enforcement of immigration laws and protection of genuine refugees.
President's Economic Policy Advisory Board
President Reagan established the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board as a Federal Advisory Committee Act-compliant body to advise on domestic and international economic policy. The Board works with the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, operates without member compensation, and was originally set to terminate on December 31, 1982.