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Marine Mammal Protection Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to protect marine mammals; to establish a Marine Mammal Commission; and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 92nd United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 21, 1972
Citations
Public law92-522
Statutes at Large86 Stat. 1027
Codification
Titles amended16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created16 U.S.C. ch. 31 §§ 1361–1362, 1371-1389, 1401-1407, 1411-1418, 1421-1421h, 1423-1423h
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 10420 by Edward Garmatz (D–MD) on December 4, 1971
  • Committee consideration by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries
  • Passed the House on March 9, 1972 (362-10)
  • Passed the Senate on July 26, 1972 (88-2, in lieu of S. 2871)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on August 1, 1972; agreed to by the House on October 10, 1972 (Agreed) and by the Senate on October 11, 1972 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 21, 1972
United States Supreme Court cases
  • Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 555 U.S. 7 (2008)
One species of marine mammal: the Steller sea lion - this haul rests on rocks located on Amak Island.

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