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Union Calendar No. 248 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4686 

[Report No. 109–444] 

To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2006 

Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. POMBO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

APRIL 27, 2006 

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 February 1, 2006] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, and for 

other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Multi-State and Inter3 national Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 

4 2006’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL 

6 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986. 

7 Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 

8 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended— 

9 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author12 ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for 

13 apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title 

14 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$850,000 for 

16 each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for 

17 each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$900,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 

19 2012’’. 

20 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE 

21 ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT. 

22 Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 the purposes of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each 

4 of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MAN6 AGEMENT ACT OF 1996. 

7 Section 203 of Public Law 105–384 (16 U.S.C. 1856 

8 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in10 serting ‘‘2016’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (j)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘REPORT.—’’ after ‘‘(j)’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘health’’ and inserting ‘‘sta14 tus’’; and 

15 (C) by striking ‘‘California.’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘California, including— 

17 ‘‘(1) stock status and trends throughout its 

18 range; 

19 ‘‘(2) a description of applicable research and sci20 entific review processes used to determine stock status 

21 and trends; and 

22 ‘‘(3) measures implemented or planned that are 

23 designed to prevent or end overfishing in the fishery.’’; 

24 and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(k) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

2 ‘Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996’.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CON4 VENTION ACT OF 1975. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 

7 971h) is amended by striking so much as precedes sub8 section (b) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro11 priated to carry out this Act, including use for payment 

12 of the United States share of the joint expenses of the Com13 mission as provided in Article X of the Convention, 

14 $5,495,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.’’. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FISH HABI16 TAT.—Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(e) It is the sense of the Congress that the United 

19 States Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem con20 siderations in fisheries management, including the con21 servation of fish habitat.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 

2 FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995. 

3 Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con4 vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by strik5 ing ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 248 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4686 

[Report No. 109

–444] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, 

and for other purposes. 

APRIL 27, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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