HR 1469
101th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Forfeiture
Marine pollution
Waste disposal in the ocean
To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to establish uniform penalties for violations of title I of such Act.
Introduced: March 16, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, and EPA.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Mar 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 16, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to require persons engaging in illegal ocean dumping to be fined or imprisoned for up to five years or both. (Current law requires fines up to $50,000 or imprisonment for up to one year or both.) Requires persons convicted of such violations to forfeit to the United States any property: (1) derived from any proceeds obtained as a result of such violation; and (2) used or intended to be used to commit such violation.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, and EPA.