Claiborne Pell on Environment

Voted YES on continuing desert protection in California.

Invoking cloture on the California desert protection bill. ["Invoking cloture" means "ending the discussion and calling a vote." A NO vote in this case would continue discussing whether to terminate the existing program, and hence is considered pro-business and/or anti-environment].
Status: Cloture Agreed to Y)68; N)23; NV)9 Reference: California Desert Protection Act of 1993; Bill S. 21 ; vote number 1994-326 on Oct 8, 1994

Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments.

Require risk assessments of new EPA regulations.
Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)90; N)8; NV)2 Reference: Safe Drinking Water Act Amdt.s of '94; Bill S. 2019 ; vote number 1994-117 on May 18, 1994

Fund studies of sustainable fisheries.

Pell sponsored the Sustainable Fisheries Act

Prohibit individual fishing quota programs unless approved before January 4,
Mandates guidelines regarding fish habitat conservation and enhancement.
Modifies requirements regarding emergency actions (including concerning oil spills) and adds to the emergency action provisions references to interim measures needed to reduce overfishing.
Provides for an information collection program specific to the needs of a fishery.
Requires a comprehensive program of fishery research to carry out this Act;
Requires developing technological changes to minimize bycatch and evaluate related ecological impacts, benefits, and costs, and assess the use of unavoidable bycatch; and
Establishes of a fishery conservation and management ecosystem advisory panel.

Corresponding House bill is H.R.39. Became Public Law No: 104-297. Source: Bill sponsored by 9 Senators and 1 Rep 95-S39 on Jan 4, 1995

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