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Union Calendar No. 252

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2160

[Report No. 104–517]

To authorize appropriations to carry out the Interjurisdictional Fisheries

Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 2, 1995

Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

APRIL 15, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 12, 1995]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to carry out the

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cooperative Fisheries

3 Management Act of 1996’’.

4 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTERJURISDICTIONAL

5 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.

6 Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of

7 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—

8 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol9 lows:

10 ‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author11 ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for

12 apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title—

13 ‘‘(1) $3,400,000 for fiscal year 1996;

14 ‘‘(2) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 1997; and

15 ‘‘(3) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’;

16 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$350,000 for

17 each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and

18 1993, and $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994

19 and 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal year

20 1996, $700,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for

21 fiscal year 1998,’’; and

22 (3) in subsection (d)—

23 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘GRANTS’’

24 and inserting ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’;

25 (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘award

26 grants to persons engaged in commercial fish-
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1 eries, for uninsured losses determined by the Sec2 retary to have been suffered’’ and inserting ‘‘help

3 persons engaged in commercial fisheries, either

4 by providing assistance directly to those persons

5 or by providing assistance indirectly through

6 State and local government agencies and non7 profit organizations, for projects or other meas8 ures to alleviate harm determined by the Sec9 retary to have been incurred’’;

10 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a grant’’

11 and inserting ‘‘direct assistance to a person’’;

12 (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘gross

13 revenues annually,’’ and inserting ‘‘net revenues

14 annually from commercial fishing,’’;

15 (E) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting

16 the following:

17 ‘‘(4)(A) Assistance may not be provided under this

18 subsection as part of a fishing capacity reduction program

19 in a fishery unless the Secretary determines that adequate

20 conservation and management measures are in place to re21 build the fishery over a reasonable time period.

22 ‘‘(B) As a condition of awarding assistance with re23 spect to a vessel under a fishing capacity reduction pro24 gram, the Secretary shall—
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1 ‘‘(i) prohibit the vessel from being used for fish2 ing; and

3 ‘‘(ii) require that the vessel be—

4 ‘‘(I) scrapped or otherwise disposed of in a

5 manner approved by the Secretary; or

6 ‘‘(II) donated to a nonprofit organization

7 and thereafter used only for purposes of research,

8 education, or training.

9 ‘‘(C) A vessel that is prohibited from fishing under sub10 paragraph (B) shall not be eligible for a fishery endorse11 ment under section 12108(a) of title 46, United States Code,

12 and any such endorsement for the vessel shall not be effec13 tive.’’; and

14 (F) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘for

15 awarding grants’’ and all that follows through

16 the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘for re17 ceiving assistance under this subsection.’’.

18 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ANADROMOUS FISH

19 CONSERVATION ACT.

20 Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act

21 (16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows:

22 ‘‘SEC. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro23 priated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed

24 the following sums:
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1 ‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and

2 1997.

3 ‘‘(B) $4,250,000 for fiscal year 1998.

4 ‘‘(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are au5 thorized to remain available until expended.

6 ‘‘(b) Not more than $625,000 of the funds appropriated

7 under this section in any one fiscal year shall be obligated

8 in any one State.’’.
Union Calendar No. 252

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2160

[Report No. 104–517]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to carry out the

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the

APRIL 15, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and