HR 1839 · 94th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to establish a contiguous fishery zone (200-mile limit) beyond the territorial sea of the United States.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.(1975-01-23)
Plain Language Summary
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Provides that the jurisdiction of the United States shall extend to all waters in a 200-mile zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, and that the United States shall exercise the same exclusive rights in respect to fisheries in the zone as it has in its territorial sea, subject to the continuation of traditional fishing by foreign states within this zone as may be recognized by the United States.…
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