HR 5447 · 93th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend the Act of May 20, 1964, entitled "An act to prohibit fishing in the territorial waters of the United States and in certain other areas by vessels other than vessels of the United States, and by persons in charge of such vessels," to define those species of Continental Shelf fishery resources which appertain to the United States, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.(1973-03-08)
Plain Language Summary
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Defines Continental Shelf fishery resources which appertain to the United States. States that such resources refer to living organisms belonging to sedentary species; that is to say, organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil of the Continental Shelf.…
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