REGULATORY LEGISLATION

Cooperation with other maritime powers is necessary for complete protection

of our coast waters from pollution. Plans for this are under way, but

await certain experiments for refuse disposal. Meantime laws prohibiting

spreading oil and oil refuse from vessels in our own territorial waters

would be most helpful against this menace and should be speedily enacted.

Laws should be passed regulating aviation.

Revision is needed of the laws regulating radio interference.

Legislation and regulations establishing load liner, to provide safe

loading of vessels leaving our ports are necessary and recodification of

our navigation laws is vital.

Revision of procedure of the Federal Trade Commission will give more

constructive purpose to this department.

If our Alaskan fisheries are to be saved from destruction, there must be

further legislation declaring a general policy and delegating the authority

to make rules and regulations to an administrative body.

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