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»2d congress 

 1st Session 



H. R. 3662 



IN THE HOUSE OF EEPRESENTATIVES 



February 4,1971 



Mr. Rogers (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Pelly, Mr. McCloskey, Mr. Keith, 

 Mr. Moss, and Mr. Conte) introduced the following bill; which was 

 referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



To amend the Fish and Wildhfe Coordination Act in order to 

 protect marine environment by regulating- the dumping of 

 wastes in the coastal and ocean waters of the United States. 



1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 



2 fives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 



3 That the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

 ^ 661 et seq.) is amended by inserting immediately following 

 •^ section 5A thereof the following new section: 



^ "Sec. 5B. (a) No person may dump waste material 



"^ into the ocean waters of the United States, or transport such 



" material through such waters, unless he has first obtained a 

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