August 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



89 



OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA : H. Rept . 1620 , Im- 

 plementing Provisions of_the International Convention 

 for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil. ~ 

 'l9^54TJune 8, 1966, report from the Committee on Mer- 

 chant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, 

 89th Congress, 2nd session, to accompany H. R . 8760 ), 

 19 pp., printed. Committee reported bill favorably 

 without amendment. Discusses purpose and major pro- 

 visions of the bill, and changes in existing law. 



H. R . 15670 (Murphy of N. Y. ) introduced in House 

 June 14, 1966, to amend the provisions of the Oil Pol- 

 lution Act, 1961 (33 U. S.C. 1001-1015), to implement 

 the provisions of the International Convention for the 

 Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as 

 amended, and for other purposes; to Committee on 

 Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



House June 20, 1966, sent to Senate without amend- 

 ment H. R . 8760. 



PESTICIDES : Sen. Ribicoff spoke in the Senate ( Con - 

 gressional Record , June 29, 1966, p. 14074) expressing 

 his concern with reports that the Public Health Service 

 is abolishing its Office of Pesticides. He expressed 

 his hope that the proper officials will give this situation 

 very serious consideration because the success of pro- 

 grams depends often on their status and prestige in an 

 organizational framework. 



SEA GRANT COLLEGES : 

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H. R. 15636 (Keith). H.R. 



iReinecke) introduced in House June 13, 1966, 

 and H. R . 15671 (Ryan), June 14, 1966, to amend title II 

 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to authorize the es- 

 tablishment and operation of sea grant colleges and cer- 

 tain education, training and research programs; to Com- 

 mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



Subcommittee on Oceanography of House Committee 

 on Merchant Marine and Fisheries June 13, 1966, held 

 hearing on H. R . 15192 and related bills. Among oth- 

 ers, testimony was heard from Dr. Thomas F. Bates, 

 Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Ad- 

 journed subject to call. 



TRADE AGREEMENT: Sen. Hruska inserted in Con- 



gressional Record , June 23, 1966 (pp. 13488-13500), nu- 

 merous editorials and news stories, commending Rep. 

 Curtis' unique contribution t<3 the Kennedy Round tariff 

 negotiations. He also inserted the full text of Rep. Cur- 

 tis' May 31, 1966, report on these negotiations. "ASP 

 and Canned Clams" appears on page 13497. 



VESSEL MEASUREMENT : H. Rept. 1618 , Admeas - 

 urement of Small Vessels (June 7, 1966, report from 

 the Committee on Merchknt Marine and Fisheries, 

 House of Representatives, 89th Congress, 2nd session 

 to accompany S. 2142), 8 pp., printed. Committee re- 

 ported bill favorably without amendment. Discusses 

 purpose and changes in existing law. 



House June 20, 1966, passed S. 2142 , to simplify the 

 admeasurement of small vessels; thus clearing the bill 

 for the President's signature. 



S. 2142 was signed by the President June 29, 1966 

 ( P. L. 89-476 ). 



WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT : H. R . 15635 

 (Hanley) introduced in House June 13, 1966, to amend 

 the Federal Water Pollution Control "Act in order to im- 

 prove the programs under such act; to Committee on 

 Public Works. 



Senate Committee on Public Works July 11, 1966, re- 

 ported ( S. Rept . 1367 ) with amendment on S, 2947 . 



House Committee on Public Works July 12, 1966, 

 held a hearing on H. R. 13104 , the Clean Rivers Restor- 

 ation Act of 1966; and H. R. 16076, and related bills, to 

 amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in order 

 to improve and make more effective certain programs 

 pursuant to such act. Testimony was heard from Stew- 

 art L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior; and James M. 

 Quigley, Commissioner, Federal Water Pollution Con- 

 trol Administration, Department of the Interior. 



Senate July 13, 1966, passed with committee amend- 

 ment (in the nature of a substitute) S. 2947, to amend 

 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in order to im- 

 prove and make more effective certain programs pursu- 

 ant to such act. 



Sen. Muskie ( Congressional Record , July 13, 1966, 

 pp. 14869-14887) stated this bill can be considered the 

 first omnibus water pollution control act. It extends 

 and broadens the existing program; provides a new em- 

 phasis in the clean rivers concept; strengthens other ex- 

 isting law, including the Oil Pollution Act of 1924; and 

 manifests the total commitment of the Federal Govern- 

 ment to abatement of the pollution of one of the Nation's 

 most vital resources. 



There are several amendments to the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act, one of which provides that Section 

 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended 

 to authorize a comprehensive study of the effects of pol- 

 lution. . . . Another amendment to the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act adds, among other things, a new 

 section 18, "Study of pollution from boats and vessels." 



H. R. 16230 (Schmidhauser) introduced in House July 

 13, 1966, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 

 Act in order to improve and make more effective cer- 

 tain programs pursuant to such act; to Committee on 

 Public Works. 



WATER RESOURCE PROPOSALS - -FEASIBILITY IN- 

 VESTIGATIONS : House Committee on Interior and Insu- 

 lar Affairs June 15, 1966, met in open session and or- 

 dered reported favorably H. R . 13419 (amended), to au- 

 thorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasi- 

 bility investigations of certain water resource develop- 

 ment proposals. 



House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs June 

 30, 1966, reported ( H. Rept. 1686 ), with amendments 

 H. R . 13419. 



H. Rept . 1686 , Authorizing the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior to Engage in Feasibility~Investigations oT Certain 

 Water~Resource~Development Proposals fjune 30, 1966, 

 report from the Committee on Interior and Insular Af- 

 fairs, House of Representatives, 89th Congress, 2nd ses- 

 sion, to accompany H. R. 13419 ), 19 pp., printed. Com- 

 mittee reported favorably with amendments. Discusses 

 purpose, need, cost, analysis of the legislation, execu- 

 tive communications, committee recommendations. 



Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 

 July 11, 1966, reported ( S. Rept . 1368 ), with amendment, 

 on S. 3034, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 

 engage in feasibility investigations of certain water re- 

 source development proposals. 



