HR 8119 · 96th Congress · Environmental Protection
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake a study to determine the effects of certain past ocean dumping of radioactive wastes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.(1980-09-16)
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Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct and submit to Congress a study on the effects of radioactive waste disposal in ocean waters from 1946 to 1970 on: (1) benthic and other marine life; and (2) human health as a result of radioactive contamination of marine life in the food chain. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out such study, to locate and survey specified radioactive waste disposal sites in ocean waters.…
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats1 Republican