[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2630 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2630

To redesignate the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine Research 
Reserve as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at 
                        Mullica River-Great Bay.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1997

Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To redesignate the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine Research 
Reserve as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at 
                        Mullica River-Great Bay.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MULLICA RIVER-GREAT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE 
              REDESIGNATED AS THE JACQUES COUSTEAU NATIONAL ESTUARINE 
              RESEARCH RESERVE AT MULLICA RIVER-GREAT BAY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Jacques Cousteau's invention of the aqualung opened up 
        the world of undersea exploration for recreational, commercial, 
        and research divers to an extent and at an affordable price 
        that was previously unattainable. This new access led to better 
        understanding of and appreciation for the marine environment.
            (2) Jacques Cousteau's public communication and education 
        efforts, including his television series ``The Undersea World 
        of Jacques Cousteau'', which made the explorer and his research 
        ship CALYPSO household names, helped launch the worldwide 
        environmental movement, and were instrumental in developing and 
        promoting the idea of the Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere 
        as a single interconnected system.
    (b) Designation.--The Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine 
Research Reserve, located in Ocean, Burlington, and Atlantic Counties, 
New Jersey, is redesignated as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine 
Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay.
    (c) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation, 
Executive order, publication, map, or paper or other document of the 
United States to the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine 
Research Reserve is deemed to refer to the Jacques Cousteau National 
Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay.
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