FOREWORD In the last few years, a broadening public interest has developed in the preservation and enhancement of the physical environment. This concern and awareness has been reflected in the recent outpouring of books, magazine and newspaper articles, television specials and other pronouncements through the mass media which have raised serious questions about the way our modern technological society has impacted on our land, air, and water resources. The record volume of legislation which has been enacted in the last decade to deal with numerous environmental problems is an indication of the strong congressional response in this important legislative area. The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries has a long history of direct involvement in environmental improvement legislation. Increasing committee activities during the last few years has made clear the need for a comprehensive compilation of both early and recently enacted legislation. The Congressional Research Service has compiled the significant laws related to fish and wildlife, oceanography, and environmental quality. These three areas were chosen for the project because of their impact on the total quality of our environment and because they represent areas of interest and concern to the committee. This compilation was not prepared simply as a chronological collection of enactments. Rather, it attempts to provide the reader with all laws in force at one particular point in time and it has been organized by major subject areas. This compilation is presented in two sections: one contains the laws dealing with wildlife conservation, fisheries, and oceanography; the other contains the laws dealing with selected aspects of environmental quality. The methodology used in the compilation is as follows: Relevant sections of the United States Code were extracted and placed under various subject headings within citations corresponding to the 1970 edition of the code. The compilation is complete through the end of the 91st Congress. For the convenience of the reader, the table of contents has been broken into three groupings: (1) popular name, (2) general index by subject, and (3) a statutory reference guide. The reader is also advised to consult both the 1970 edition of the code and available supplements for detailed research purposes since minor editorial deletions have been made in preparing this compilation to facilitate subject continuity, brevity and clarity. Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 83–480)-- 222-223 471-514 Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. 346-348 170-172 466-469 Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. Assateague Island National Seashore Act.. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact- Auburn-Folsom south unit, Central Valley project, California. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.-- Baker Federal reclamation project, Oregon.- Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge-- Central Valley project, California (fish and wildlife development) Cheyenne Bottoms Migratory Bird Refuge. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.. Clean Air Act (see popular name acts in United States Code) Coast and Geodetic Survey Authority (now NOAA)-- Coast Guard Oceanographic Research. Colorado River Basin project-- Colorado River Storage Project Act. Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964. Conservation facilities-water projects of Corps of Engineers -- Conservation at military reservations (Sikes Act, part; Engle Act, part) Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961.. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Crooked River project, Oregon. Department of Transportation Act-- Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act--- Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970- Environmental Science Services Administration (Reorganization Plan 2 of 1965) (now 101-103 77-78 Federat Aid in Fish Restoration Act. Federal-aid Highway Act of 1958. Federal-aid Highway Act of 1968 Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. 37-42 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Federal Water Project Recreation Act. 260–264 56-57 181-182 180-181 Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act.. 176-180 1-8 11-16 Fisheries zone contiguous to the territorial sea.. Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967.- Fishing in territorial waters - 240-242 266-267 222-223 Fryingpan-Arkansas project, Colorado- Garrison diversion unit, Missouri River Basin project, North Dakota-South Da- Grand Teton National Park (elk conservation). Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact-- Importation of Wild Mammals and Birds Act. Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968.. Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge- LaJolla Marine Laboratory Act. Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Lea Act (California waterfowl areas). Little Wood River project, Idaho.- Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966.- Merlin diversion, Rogue River Basin project, Oregon. Midstate Division, Missouri River Basin project, Nebraska. Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act.. Migratory Game Fish Study Act. Military public lands withdrawals.. Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota- Mountain Park project, Oklahoma.-- Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act of 1966.. National Emission Standards Act.. 492-506 349-361 199-201 National Key Deer Refuge Act--- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Reorganization Plan 4 of 1970). 103-104 National Sea Grant College and Program Act. National Trails System Act-- 315-321 36-37 243-244 49-51 North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954. Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950- Ocala National Forest-game refuges - 55-56 94-95 Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended (pollution of the sea by oil) 430–434 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Oroville-Tonasket unit, Chief Joseph Dam project, Washington 281-282 108-115 Ozark National Forest-game refuge. Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact - Pacific Possessions Fishery Resources Act. 172-173 Palmetto Bend project, Texas.. Parker River_National Wildlife Refuge. 86-87 56 Pink Salmon Fishing Act of 1947.--. Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.. Recreational Use of Conservation Areas Act. River and Harbor Act of 1958.. Sequoia National Game Preserve Skagit National Wildlife Refuge. Sullys Hill National Game Preserve-- Surplus Grain for Wildlife Act. Tahquitz National Game Preserve.. Touchet Division, Walla Walla project, Oregon-Washington. Trinity River Division of Central Valley project, California - Tule Lake-Klamath Refuges Act. U.S. Fishing Fleet Improvement Act.. Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge Act. Washoe project, Nevada-California. Waterfowl Depredations Prevention Act.- Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.. Whaling Convention Act of 1949. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife control program...: 16 281 199 26–27, 78–79 61 321 --37 244 -51 131 137 137 -56 --95 141 434 |
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