An Act to provide for the control or elimination of jellyfish and other such pests in the coastal waters of the United States
PL 89-720 (H.R.11475), enacted 11/02/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-720-NOV. 2, 1966 
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(b) 
VENUE IN PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THIRD PARTIES.—Section 
1402 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) Any civil action against the United States under subsection 
(e) of section 1346 of this title may be prosecuted only in the judicial 
district where the property is situated at the time of levy, or if no levy 
is made, in the judicial district in which the event occurred which 
gave rise to the cause of action." 
SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall apply after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Approved November 2, 1966. 
62 Stat. 937. 
Ante, p. 1148. 
Public Law 89-720 
AN ACT 
November 2, 1966 
To provide for the control or elimination of jellyfish and other such pests in the 
[H. R. 11475] 
coastal waters of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Sennte and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amerlea in Congress assembled^ That, for the pur-
poses of conserving and protecting the fish and shellfish resources in 
the coastal waters of the LTnited States and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, and promoting and safeguarding water-based recreation 
for present and future generations in these waters, the Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, 
the States in controlling and eliminating jellyfish, commonly referred 
to as "sea nettles"', and other such pests and in conducting research 
for the purposes of controlling floating seaweed in such waters. 
SEC. 2. In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, in 
cooperation with the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is 
authorized (1) to conduct, directly or by contract, such studies, re-
search, and investigations, as he deems desirable, to determine the 
abundance and distribution of jellyfish and other such pests and their 
effects on fish and shellfish and water-based recreation, (2) to conduct 
studies of control measures of such pests and of floating seaweed, (3) 
to carry out, based on studies made pursuant to this Act, a program 
of controlling or eliminating such pests and such seaweed, and (4) to 
take such other actions as the Secretary deems desirable: Provided^ 
That tlie costs of such actions shall be borne equally by the Federal 
Government and by the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
acthig jointly or severally. 
SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, lO^eS, $750,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1969, and $1,(X)0,000 for the fiscal year ending tfune 
30, 1970. 
SEC. 4. The Congress consents to any compact or agreement between 
any two or more States for the purpose of carrying out a program of 
research, study, investigation, and control of jellyfish and other such 
pests in the coastal waters of the Lf^nited States. The right to alter, 
amend, or repeal this section or the consent granted herein is expressly 
reserved. 
SEC. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, 
modify, or diminish the present general authority of the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct studies, research, and investigations related to 
the mission of the Department of the Interior. 
Approved November 2, 1966. 
Jellyfish. 
Control or elim-
ination in coastal 
waters. 
Studies. 
Appropriation. 
Compacts. 
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