Prevention of Importation of Endangered Species Act. ments... Crown of Thorns, Studies, Research and Investigation Act__ Fishing Fleet Improvement Act... Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, amendments. 238 238 238 Federal Aid to the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts, amend 239 239 240 240 240 Illegal fishing in U.S. fishery zone. Legislative proposals. Federal-State jurisdictional disputes. Thermal pollution_ Hunting from aircraft.. Polar bear and walrus. Wetland drainage.. Migratory bird fund. 240 240 241 241 241 242 242 242 San Francisco Bay Area Refuge. Commercial fisheries_ 242 242 242 243 Appendix A-List of enactments of the 91st Congress pertinent to envi 245 MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN February 10, 1971 To Members of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: During the recently completed 91st Congress a new social concerna concern for environmental quality-emerged as a major public issue in the United States. The Congress responded to this issue with many new legislative measures which taken together define a new governmental function. Comprehensive environmental management can now be considered a major responsibility and function of the Federal Government. In short, the work of the 91st Congress has established new national goals, defined a national policy and begun the development of a program improving the quality of life. The Environmental Policy Division of the Congressional Research Service, at my request, has compiled an analysis of environmental legislation passed in both sessions of the 91st Congress along with summaries of major reports and highlights of significant events associated with the congressional action. The Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has a special interest in this material because it provides the background for the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and for the committee's continuing interest in the implementation of environmental policy. I am certain, however, that this report will be of equal value and interest to many committees and Members of both Houses of the Congress who have been active in enunciating the national concern for environmental policy. It will also be of value to officials of the executive branch and to private citizens who wish to explore the overall activities of the Congress in this important area. In order to make the report readily available in a useful form, I have directed that it be reproduced as a committee print. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Hon. HENRY M, JACKSON, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, Washington, D.C., January 14, 1971. U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR JACKSON: In response to your recent request, I am pleased to submit a manuscript of the report "Environmental Affairs of the Ninety-First Congress." This comprehensive account of legislative activity was prepared by our Environmental Policy Division under the direction of Richard A. Carpenter. I am pleased that you would consider publishing the material as a committee print for it should be useful in the continued attention which environmental problems will command from the Congress. LESTER S. JAYSON, Director. Sincerely, (XII) |