LETTER OF SUBMITTAL 



U.S. House of Representatives, 



CoMMriTEE ON MERCHANT MaRINE AND FISHERIES, 



Washington, D.C., February 8, 1977. 

 Hon. John M. Mtjrpht, 



Chainnan, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 

 U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. Chairman : During past Congresses, the Librai-y of Congress 

 prepared for the use of the Committee, a compilation of public laws relating 

 to conservation, oceanography and environmental quality. That compilation 

 proved to be a most useful document and was in great demand as a reference 

 source for many people in public and private life, as well as for the Committee. 

 At our request, Mr. Walter S. Albano of the American Law Division, 

 Libraiy of Congress, has prepared an updated vei-sion of this compilation, 

 incorporating all laws enacted through the 94th Congress. The material is 

 assembled and edited for printing by the Committee editor, Donald A. Watt. 

 I attach a copy of the last printing of this docmnent as a sample and 

 strongly recommend this updated version be printed as a Committee Print. 

 The Hon. John B. Breaux, Chainnan of the Subcommittee on Oceanography, 

 joins me in this recommendation. I am confident this docmnent will again 

 prove to be of great value and will save countless hours of research effort 

 better spent elsewhere. 

 Sincerely, 



Robert L. Leggett, 

 Chairman, Subcorrmiittee on Fisheries and Wildlife 



Conservation and the Environment. 



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