H.R.5389: To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska.

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Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from designating as a national marine sanctuary an area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an Act of Congress requires the Secretary to make the designation and prescribes the boundaries of the designated area.

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
Aug. 19, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
July 31, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
July 31, 2014

Introduced in the House by Don Young (R-Alaska)

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