Conservation and Development of Our
Nation's Fish and Wildlife Resources,
Environmental Quality, and

Oceanography

COMMITTEE ON JERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland, Chairman
LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington
Missouri

WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California FRANK M. CLARK, Pennsylvania

CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

JAMES R. GROVER, JR., New York JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan

HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts ALTON LENNON, North Carolina

PHILIP E. RUPPE, Michigan THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia

GEORGE A. GOODLING, Pennsylvania JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania

WILLIAM G. BRAY, Indiana PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida

PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky JACK H. MCDONALD, Michigan JOHN M. MURPHY, New York

GENE SNYDER, Kentucky WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina

ROBERT H. STEELE, Connecticut ROBERT L. LEGGETT, California

EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey SPEEDY O. LONG, Louisiana

PIERRE S. (PETE) DU PONT, Delaware MARIO BIAGGI, New York

WILLIAM O. MILLS, Maryland
CHARLES H. GRIFFIN, Mississippi
GLENN M. ANDERSON, California
ELIGIO DE LA GARZA, Texas
PETER N. KYROS, Maine
ROBERT O. TIERNAN, Rhode Island
JAMES V. STANTON, Ohio
RALPH H. METCALFE, Illinois

RALPH E. CASEY, Chief Counsel
ROBERT J. MCELROY, Chief Clerk

NED P. EVERETT, Counsel
FRANK M. POTTER, Jr., Counsel
FRANCIS D. HEYWARD, Counsel

DOXALD A. WATT, Editor
RICHARD N. SHAROOD, Minority Counsel

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS,
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE,

Washington, D.C., October 18, 1971.
Hon. EDWARD A. GARMATZ,
Chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representa-

tives, Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. GARMATZ: In response to a request from Representative John D. Dingell, chairman of the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, I am pleased to transmit this compilation of laws relating to fish and widlife, oceanography, and environmental quality. This document was cooperatively prepared by researchers from several divisions : Mr. George Costello (American Law Division), Mr. Daniel Beard (Environmental Policy Division), Mrs. Nancy Petersen (Science Policy Research Division), and Miss Patrice Fletcher (Foreign Affairs Division). The project was carried out under the direction of Mr. Harry N. Stein, Chief of the American Law Division and Mr. Richard Carpenter, Chief of the Environmental Policy Division.

I trust that this compilation will prove useful as background documentation for your committee. Sincerely,

LESTER S. JAYSON, Director.