Deepwater Port Act of 1973: Joint Hearings Before the Special Joint Subcommittee on Deepwater Ports Legislation of the Committees on Commerce, Interior and Insular Affairs, and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, First Session, on S. 1751 ... [and] S. 2232, July 23, 24, 25; August 1; October 2 and 3, 1973, Part 2 |
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Page 1126 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on i. the environmental impact of the proposed action, ii. any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, iii. alternatives to the proposed action, iv. the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and v. any irreversible and irretrievable commitments...
Page 924 - The Constitution and laws and civil and political jurisdiction of the United States are extended to the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf and to all artificial islands and all installations and other devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed...
Page 931 - Shelf, and proceedings with respect to any such case or controversy may be instituted in the judicial district in which any defendant resides or may be found, or in the judicial district of the adjacent State nearest the place where the cause of action arose.
Page 1282 - person' means an individual? corporation, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. "(6) The term 'pollutant' means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. This term does not...
Page 1579 - Commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Government any information it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act; and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized to...
Page 930 - The United States district courts shall have original jurisdiction of cases and controversies arising out of or in connection with any operations conducted on the outer Continental Shelf...
Page 1162 - ... means all or part of the mouth of a river or stream or other body of water having unimpaired natural connection with open sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage.
Page 1285 - Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained...
Page 1163 - The Board shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. "(c) The Board shall at the close of each fiscal year make a report in writing to Congress and to the President stating in detail the cases it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, the names, salaries, and duties of all employees...