S 836 · 93th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in order to require specific approval by the Congress and by adjacent coastal States prior to the construction of certain offshore facilities.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.(1973-02-08)
Plain Language Summary
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Provides that plans for construction of any facilities off the coast of the United States must be reviewed and given specific approval by the Congress and by adjacent coastal States before such facilities are constructed. States that no Federal department or agency shall construct, license, issue a construction permit or approve any coastal construction until: (1) the department or agency has filed a complete report with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Administrator has forwarded such report with his views to the Congress and the Governor of the adjacent coastal States; (3) Congress approves such construction; and (4) each such Governor has filed a notice of State approval of such construction with the Administrator.…
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