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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1989

To reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 24, 2001

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

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To reauthorize various fishery conservation management

programs.

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 ‘‘Fisheries Conservation

5 Act of 2001’’.

6 TITLE I—INTERJURISDICTIONAL

7 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986

8 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTERJURISDICTIONAL

9 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.

10 Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act

11 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) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2002;

7 ‘‘(2) $5,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2003

8 and 2004; and

9 ‘‘(3) $5,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

10 and 2006.’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$700,000 for

12 fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal

13 years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘$800,000 for fiscal year 2002, $850,000 for each

15 of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for

16 each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006’’.

17 TITLE II—ANADROMOUS FISH

18 CONSERVATION ACT

19 SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF ANADROMOUS FISH CON20 SERVATION ACT.

21 Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act

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

23 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

24 ‘‘SEC. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro25 priated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed

26 the following sums:
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1 ‘‘(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

2 ‘‘(B) $4,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2003

3 and 2004; and

4 ‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

5 and 2006.

6 ‘‘(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are au7 thorized to remain available until expended.

8 ‘‘(b) Not more than $625,000 of the funds appro9 priated under this section in any one fiscal year shall be

10 obligated in any one State.’’.

11 TITLE III—ATLANTIC COASTAL

12 FISHERIES

13 SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS

14 CONSERVATION ACT.

15 Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conserva16 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended by striking

17 ‘‘and 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006’’.

18 SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC COASTAL FISH19 ERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT.

20 Section 811(a) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Co21 operative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5108) is amended

22 by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
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1 TITLE IV—NOAA MARINE FISH

2 INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS

3 ACTIVITIES

4 SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF NOAA MARINE FISH PRO5 GRAM.

6 (a) FISHERIES INFORMATION COLLECTION AND

7 ANALYSIS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to

8 the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oce9 anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out fish10 eries information and analysis activities under the Fish

11 and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and

12 any other law involving those activities, $72,248,000 for

13 fiscal year 2002, $76,640,000 for each of fiscal years 2003

14 and 2004, and $82,893,000 for each of fiscal years 2005

15 and 2006. Such activities may include, but are not limited

16 to, the collection, analysis, and dissemination of scientific

17 information necessary for the management of living ma18 rine resources and associated marine habitat.

19 (b) FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

20 OPERATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated

21 to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oce22 anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out activi23 ties relating to fisheries conservation and management op24 erations under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16

25 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any other law involving those
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1 activities, $122,105,000 for fiscal year 2002,

2 $125,529,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and

3 $135,856,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.

4 Such activities may include, but are not limited to, devel5 opment, implementation, and enforcement of conservation

6 and management measures to achieve continued optimum

7 use of living marine resources, hatchery operations, habi8 tat conservation, and protected species management.

9 (c) FISHERIES STATE AND INDUSTRY COOPERATIVE

10 PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to

11 the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oce12 anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out State

13 and industry cooperative programs under the Fish and

14 Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any

15 other law involving those activities, $28,520,000 for fiscal

16 year 2002, $28,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and

17 2004, and $29,967,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and

18 2006. These activities include, but are not limited to, en19 suring the quality and safety of seafood products and pro20 viding grants to States for improving the management of

21 interstate fisheries.

22 (d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Authorizations

23 under this section shall be in addition to monies author24 ized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation

25 and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
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1 the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.

2 1361 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

3 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Anadromous Fish Conservation

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 757 et seq.), and the Interjurisdictional

5 Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 4107 et seq.).

6 TITLE V—ATLANTIC TUNAS

7 CONVENTION ACT OF 1975

8 SEC. 501. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS

9 CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.

10 Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of

11 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

13 ‘‘SEC. 10. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized

14 to be appropriated to carry out this Act, including use for

15 payment of the United States share of the joint expenses

16 of the Commission as provided in Article X of the Conven17 tion, the following sums:

18 ‘‘(1) For each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and

19 2004, $5,480,000.

20 ‘‘(2) For each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006,

21 $5,495,000.

22 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts available under this

23 section for each fiscal year—

24 ‘‘(1) $75,000 are authorized for the advisory

25 committee established under section 4 and the spe-
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1 cies working groups established under section 4A;

2 and

3 ‘‘(2) $4,240,000 are authorized for research ac4 tivities under this Act and the Act of September 4,

5 1980 (16 U.S.C. 971i).’’.

6 TITLE VI—NORTHWEST ATLAN7 TIC FISHERIES CONVENTION

8 ACT OF 1995

9 SEC. 601. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLAN10 TIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.

11 Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con12 vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.

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