An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Summary

Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to: (1) authorize appropriations for marine mammal research grants for fiscal year 1978; (2) increase the appropriations authorized for fiscal year 1977, and authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978 to enable the Department of Commerce to carry out its functions under the Act; (3) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978 to enable the Department of the Interior to carry out its functions under the Act; (4) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978 for the operation of the Marine Mammal Commission; and (5) make unlawful the taking of whales in the fishery conservation zone of the United States.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 19 October 1977

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 4 October 1977

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 May 1977

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