Myth and management-The Shipwreck Management Act

Congress recently passed the Abandoned Shipwreck Act and this has caused a great deal of concern in the sport diving community. As legislative Committee Chairman of the N.J. Council of Diving Clubs, I was asked to formulate a position for our Council and took an active part in trying to change the wording of the bill. Eventually this effort led to testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forest. The changed wording of the Senate Bill eventually became law.