HR 1836 · 93th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, to establish a National Marine Mineral Resources Trust, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.(1973-01-11)
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Establishes in the Department of the Interior an Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Council on Environmental Quality, comprised of eleven member who shall be qualified by training and experience to advise the Secretary of the Interior in the management and protection of the marine environment of the United States. Provides that the Secretary of the Interior, in regular consultation with such Committee, shall conduct comprehensive programs, investigations and studies concerning the marine environment. Directs the Secretary to establish, by regulation in the Department of the Interior, an Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Resources Management to assist the Secretary in the development of management plans for the management and protection of the marine environment. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a management plan for any area identified as being susceptible of potential environmental damage. Provides that the oil, gas, sulphur, and all other mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf which are unleased on the date of enactment of this Act are designated as the National Marine Mineral…
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