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Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesAntarctic Environmental Protection Act
Long titleAn act to implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Enacted bythe 104th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–227 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large110 Stat. 3035
Codification
Acts amendedAntarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as Antarctic Environmental Protection Act by Robert S. Walker (R-PA) on March 12, 1996
  • Committee consideration by House Science Committee
  • Passed the House on June 10, 1996 (352-4)
  • Passed the Senate as the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act on September 4, 1996 (unanimously) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on September 10, 1996 (voice vote)
  • Signed into law by President William J. Clinton on October 2, 1996