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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4686 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multi-State and Inter5 national Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 

6 2006’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL 

8 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986. 

9 Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 

10 of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended— 
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1 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author4 ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce 

5 for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title— 

6 ‘‘(1) $6,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

7 and 2008; 

8 ‘‘(2) $6,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

9 and 2010; and 

10 ‘‘(3) $7,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

11 and 2012.’’; and 

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

13 each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 

14 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘$1,050,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 

16 2008, $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

17 2010, and $1,350,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

18 and 2012’’. 

19 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE 

20 ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT. 

21 Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act 

22 (16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

25 the purposes of this Act not to exceed the following sums: 
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1 ‘‘(1) $5,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

2 and 2008; 

3 ‘‘(2) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

4 and 2010; and 

5 ‘‘(3) $5,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

6 and 2012.’’. 

7 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MAN8 AGEMENT ACT OF 1996. 

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

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2012’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (j) by inserting ‘‘REPORT.—’’ 

14 after ‘‘(j)’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(b) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

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

18 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CON19 VENTION ACT OF 1975. 

20 Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 

21 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended by striking so much 

22 as precedes subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap25 propriated to carry out this Act, including use for payment 
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1 of the United States share of the joint expenses of the 

2 Commission as provided in Article X of the Convention, 

3 the following sums: 

4 ‘‘(1) For each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 

5 $5,510,000. 

6 ‘‘(2) For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 

7 $5,525,000. 

8 ‘‘(3) For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 

9 $5,540,000.’’. 

10 SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 

11 FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995. 

12 Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con13 vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

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