Appendix 1 



Public Law 89-454 



89th Congress, S. 944 



June 17, 1966 



3in act 



To provide for a comprehensive, long-range, and coordinated national program in 

 marine science, to establish a National Council on Marine Resources and Engi- 

 neering Development, and a Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and 

 Resources, and for other purposes. 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of A^nerica in Congress assembled, That this Act may 

 be cited as the "Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 



DECLARATION OF POLICY AND OBJECTIVES 



Marine Re- 

 sources and 

 Engineering 

 Development 

 Act of 1966. 



Sec. 2. (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States 

 to develop, encourage, and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive, and 

 long-range national program in marine science for the benefit of man- 

 kind to assist in protection of health and property, enhancement of 

 commerce, transportation, and national security, rehabilitation of our 

 commercial fisheries, and increased utilization of these and other 

 resources. 8o stat. 203. 



(b) The marine science activities of the United States should be so stat. 204. 

 conducted so as to contribute to the following objectives : 



(1) The accelerated development of the resources of the marine 

 environment. 



(2) The expansion of human knowledge of the marine environ- 

 ment. 



(3) The encouragement of private investment enterprise in ex- 

 ploration, technological development, marine commerce, and eco- 

 nomic utilization of the resources of the marine environment. 



(4) The preservation of the role of the United States as a leader 

 in marine science and resource development. 



(5) The advancement of educational and training in marine 

 science. 



(6) The development and improvement of the capabilities, per- 

 formance, use, and efficiency of vehicles, equipment, and instru- 

 ments for use in exploration, research, surveys, the recovery of 

 resources, and the transmission of energy in the marine environ- 

 ment. 



(7) The effective utilization of the scientific and engineering 

 resources of the Nation, with close cooperation among all inter- 

 ested agencies, public and private, in order to avoid unnecessary 

 duplication of effort, facilities, and equipment, or waste. 



