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Union Calendar No. 397 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3070 

[Report No. 114–517] 

To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing marine fisheries 

management, the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone 

between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 

Island, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2015 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 25, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. GOSAR

APRIL 25, 2016 

Reported with amendments, 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 July 15, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing 

marine fisheries management, the landward boundary of 

the exclusive economic zone between areas south of 

Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, 

and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EEZ Transit Zone Clar5 ification and Access Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL FISHING IN BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 

7 TRANSIT ZONE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, in con9 sultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com10 mission, may issue regulations to permit and regulate rec11 reational Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island 

12 Sound Transit Zone. 

13 (b) BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE DE14 FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘Block Island Sound tran15 sit zone’’ means the area of the exclusive economic zone 

16 north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, 

17 New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, 

18 Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting Point Judith 

19 Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Block Island South20 east Light, Block Island, Rhode Island. 

21 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section or the 

22 regulations issued under this section shall affect— 

23 (1) any permit that— 

24 (A) is issued under any other provision of 

25 law by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 


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1 Administration, including a permit issued before 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

3 (B) authorizes fishing in the Block Island 

4 Sound Transit Zone; or 

5 (2) any activity authorized by such a permit. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of Commerce to permit striped bass fishing 

in the Exclusive Economic Zone transit zone between 

Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, 

and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 397 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3070 

[Report No. 114–517] 

A BILL 

To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws govposes. Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other pur- tween areas south of Montauk, New York, and ward boundary of the exclusive economic zone be- erning marine fisheries management, the landAPRIL 25, 2016 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:24 Apr 25, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3070.RH H3070

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