MINING OF THE DEEP SEABED

JOINT HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

AND THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 2053

A BILL TO PROMOTE THE ORDERLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND EXPLORATION FOR AND COMMERCIAL RECOVERY OF
HARD MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DEEP SEABED, PENDING
ADOPTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME RELATING
THERETO