HR 2792 · 97th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend title II, title IV establishing a Fishermen's Contingency Fund, and title V of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).(1982-04-22)
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Title I: Amendments to Title II of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to exempt specified vessels operating on the Outer Continental Shelf from certain manning requirements of such Act. Title II: Amendments to Title IV of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 - Eliminates the prohibition against the payment of damages from the Fishermen's Contingency Fund by the Secretary of Commerce to a commercial fisherman when damage was caused by materials, equipment, or other items attributable to a financially responsible party. Extends the time period during which a report on the location of such materials and the nature of such damage must be filed. Revises procedures for claims of less than $25,000. Title III: Amendments to Title V of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to revise the date by which a state coastal zone management program shall be certified.…
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