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[H.R. 4359, H.R. 4360, H.R. 4361, 92d Cong., 1st sess.] 



A BILL 



To amend the Act of August 3, 1968 (82 Stat. 625) , to protect 

 the ecology of estuarine areas by regulating dumping of 

 waste materials, to authorize the establishment of a system 

 of marine sanctuaries, and for other purposes . 



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



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



3 That section 1 of the Act of Aug-ust 3, 1968 (82 Stat. '6'25) , 



4 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 



5 "Congress further finds and declares that many estu- 



6 aries of the Nation are being subjected to severe ecological 



7 degradation through the unregulated dumping into the 



8 oceans and into the coastal waters of the United States of 



9 polluted dredge spoils, industrial wastes, sewage, and refuse 



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