7 1 prehensive review of his actions under the authority of this 2 section, together with such recommendations for further 3 legislation as he deems appropriate to further the designa4 tion and preservation of marine sanctuaries. 5 "(c) In conducting the studies, the Secretary shall 6 schedule hearings in areas contiguous to the proposed sanc7 tuary sites, for the purposes of receiving views on the 8 establishment of such marine sanctuaries. 9 "(d) The Secretary of the Interior shall not issue or 10 renew any license, permit, or other authorization for the 11 exploration, development, mining, or removal of any minerals 12 (including gas and oil) from any area designated or under 13 study for possible designation as a marine sanctuary. 14 15 17 "(e) While any area is under study for designation as a marine sanctuary, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate 16 with all affected Federal, State, local, and international organizations in order that, until the completion of such 18 study, a moratorium on the industrial development of any portion of the tidelands, Outer Continental Shelf, seaward areas, and land and waters of the Great Lakes under consider 19 20 ation as a possible marine sanctuary may be agreed upon by 22 such interested parties. 23 24 25 "(f) The Administrator of the Environmental Protec tion Agency shall not issue or renew any permit for the dumping or disposal of any waste material in any area desig 8 1 nated or under study for possible designation as a marine 2 sanctuary. 3 "(g) There is authorized to be appropriated not to 4 exceed $5,000,000 for the conduct of such studies as may be 5 necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 6 "SEC. 10. The provisions of this Act shall be considered 7 8 as supplementary to the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and the National Environmental 9 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.). All other pro10 visions of law which are in conflict with this Act are hereby 11 repealed. 12 13 "SEC. 11. For the purposes of this Act "(a) The term 'waste material' means all solid and 14 liquid products or byproducts of the industrial processes (in15 cluding tailings, sediment, and like materials resulting from 16 marine mining or dredging activities), industrial waste acids, 17 chemicals, sewage, sludge, garbage, dredge spoils, radioactive 18 materials, construction and demolition debris, military ordi 19 222 20 21 222 nance, explosives, and any other form of discarded material or equipment. "(b) The term 'coastal waters' means the waters lying seaward of the line of ordinary low water along that portion 23 of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and 24 25 the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters to a dis tance of three miles from such lines. As used with reference 9 1 to the Great Lakes, 'coastal waters' means those boundary waters between the United States and Canada lying on the 3 United States side of the International Boundary between 4 the United States and Canada. 5 "(c) The term 'oceans' means those portions of the 6 high seas as defined in the Convention on the High Seas 7 lying seaward of the outer limits of the coastal waters of 8 the United States. 10 9 "(d) The terms 'estuary' and 'estuarine areas' mean an environmental system consisting of an estuary and those 11 transitional areas which are consistently influenced or affected 12 by waters from an estuary such as, but not limited to, salt 13 marshes, coastal and intertidal areas, bays, harbors, lagoons, 14 inshore waters, and channels, and the term 'estuary' shall in15 clude all or part of the mouth of a navigable or interstate 16 river or stream or other body of water having an unimpaired 17 natural connection with the open sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived. 19 from land drainage. 18 20 "(e) The term 'citizen of the United States' means 21 officers and employees of the United States, or of any 22 political subdivision thereof, all natural persons who are 23 citizens of the United States, all partnerships or other 24 associations which include in their membership one or more 25 citizens of the United States, and the officers and directors 10 1 of all corporations organized under the laws of the United 2 States or of any State of the United States. 3 “(f) The term ‘other person' means the resident officers, 4 directors or managers of foreign partnerships, associations, or 5 corporations doing business in the United States. 6 "(g) The terms ‘dumping' and 'disposal' mean to place, 7 release, or discharge by any means whatsoever. 8 “(h) The term ‘tidelands' means bays, estuaries, land, 9 and waters within the three-mile territorial limit of the 10 United States. 11 "(i) The term 'Outer Continental Shelf' means land and 12 waters extending from the three-mile territorial limit out to 13 the two-hundred-meter depth contour. 14 "(j) The term 'seaward areas' means land and waters 15 contiguous to and extending from the two-hundred-meter 16 depth contour." 17 SEC. 4. The provisions of section 2 of this Act shall 18 become effective one hundred and twenty days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act. 92D CONGRESS 18T SESSION H. R. 4584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 18, 1971 Mr. LENNON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries A BILL To prohibit the discharge into any of the navigable waters of the United States or into international waters of any military or waste material without a certification by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration approving such discharge. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That after the date of enactment of this Act, no person shall 4 discharge, directly or indirectly, into any of the navigable 5 waters of the United States or into international waters any 6 munition, or any chemical, biological, or radiological warfare 7 agent, or any other military material except in accordance 8 with a certificate issued by the Environmental Protection I |