A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to recover damages for the injury to or destruction of national marine sanctuary resources.

Summary

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to recover in a civil action damages for the destruction of or injuries caused to national marine sanctuary resources. Requires that recovered monies be used to restore or manage such resources.

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Timeline

1. 10 November 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 November 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 November 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 November 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 November 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 November 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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