S 3829 · 94th Congress · Animals
Save the California Gray Whale and the Bowhead Whale Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1976-09-17)
Plain Language Summary
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Save the Gray Whale and Bowhead Whale Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study the California gray whale and bowhead whale and to make recommendations to the President for the preservation of such mammals. Directs all Federal agencies to protect such whales until such recommendations are implemented. Declares a moratorium on the killing or capturing of such mammals within the 200 mile limit of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, with the Secretary of State, to initiate negotiations with Mexico and Canada for such preservation. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 to carry out this Act.…
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