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HR 3345 101th Congress House

To amend section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit any person from burning wood on ocean waters after December 31, 1991.

Introduced: September 26, 1989 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection FuelwoodLicensesOceanWater pollution control
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1990
See S.2740.
Feb 7, 1990
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Feb 7, 1990
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Oct 5, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, and EPA.
Oct 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Oct 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Sep 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sep 26, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 28, 1990

See S.2740.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the issuance of any permit, after December 31, 1991, which authorizes a person to burn, or to transport for the purpose of burning, wood on ocean waters.

Makes permits issued on or before December 31, 1991, invalid after such date.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2740 Procedurally related Water Resources Development Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3345: To amend section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit any person from burning wood on ocean waters after December 31, 1991.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3345/
MLA
"H.R. 3345: To amend section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit any person from burning wood on ocean waters after December 31, 1991.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3345/.
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H.R. 3345, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3345/.
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[H.R. 3345: To amend section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit any person from burning wood on ocean waters after December 31, 1991.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3345/)
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