Wetlands Acquisition and Oil Pollution of the Sea: Hearing Before the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session, on S. 2187, a Bill to Implement the Provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954; and S. 2175 and H. R. 7391, Bills to Promote the Conservation of Migratory Waterfowl by the Acquisition of Wetlands and Other Essential Waterfowl Habitat, and for Other Purposes. July 31, 1961Considers. S. 2187, to implement the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil by establishing penalties for marine oil discharges. S. 2175 and companion H.R. 7391, to authorize appropriations for migratory bird wetlands acquisition and habitat conservation. |
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$50 million 10-year period 127 million acres 1954 convention acquire acquisition of wet Admiral RICHMOND agricultural amended appropriated Audubon magazine ballast bird conservation fund Bird Hunting Stamp BRIGGS BUCHHEISTER CHAIRMAN Committee on Commerce Congress conservation of migratory conservationists cost Department discharge drainage duck hunters duck stamp revenues enactment enforcement essential waterfowl habitat Federal Government fiscal Hawkes Identity numbers implementing legislation interest Interior International Convention IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE JANZEN July ment Merchant Marine migratory bird conservation Migratory Bird Hunting migratory waterfowl Narragansett Bay National Audubon Society National Wildlife Federation needed Office oil pollution oily mixture present preservation Prevention of Pollution prohibited zones promote the conservation proposed purchase ratification recommended record refuge Sea by Oil Secretary Stamp Act statement tankers tion Treasury treaty U.S. Coast Guard U.S. National Committee U.S. Senate United violation WARREN G WARREN MAGNUSON Washington waterfowl hunting waterfowl resources wet lands wetlands acquisition program
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Page 37 - Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended (33 USC 1001-1015), implements the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended.
Page 12 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 3 - International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.
Page 40 - I am authorized to advise you that the enactment of HR 10519 would be in accord with the program of the President. Sincerely yours, PHILLIP S. HUGHES, Assistant Director for Legislative Reference.
Page 5 - Provided, That no person shall be arrested without process for any offense not committed in the presence of some one of the aforesaid officials...
Page 5 - If any person fails to comply with the requirements imposed by or under this section, he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 nor less than $500 and if any person makes an entry in any records kept in accordance with this...
Page 4 - ... ships for the time being navigating the Great Lakes of North America and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as the lower exit of St. Lambert Lock at Montreal in the Province of Quebec, Canada ; (d) naval ships and ships for the time being used as naval auxiliaries.
Page 8 - For the purposes of this paragraph the oil in an oily mixture of less than 100 parts of oil in 1,000,000 parts of the mixture shall not be deemed to foul the surface of the sea.
Page 5 - And provided further, That whenever any arrest is made under the provisions of this Act, the person so arrested shall be brought forthwith before a commissioner, judge, or court of the United States for examination of the offenses alleged against him; and such commissioner, judge, or court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law in case of crimes against the United States.
Page 3 - Discharge" in relation to oil or to an oily mixture means any discharge or escape howsoever caused; "Heavy diesel oil" means marine diesel oil, other than those distillates of which more than 50 per cent, by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 340°C.