A bill to amend the federal water pollution control act in order to require the approval of adjacent coastal states prior to the construction of certain offshore facilities.

Summary

Provides, except in the case of facilities constructed under leases issued pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, that no Federal department or agency shall construct, license, or approve in any way the construction of any facility of any kind beyond the territorial sea off the coast of the United States until: (1) such department or agency has filed with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration a complete report with respect to the proposed facility; (2) the Administrator has forwarded such report to the Governor of each adjacent coastal State which might be adversely affected by pollution or related consequences from such facility; and (3) each such Governor has filed an approval of such proposal with the Administrator.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 January 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

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