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Union Calendar No. 138

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1989

[Report No. 107–227]

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

OCTOBER 3, 2001

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 May 24, 2001]

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’’.
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1 TITLE I—INTERJURISDICTIONAL

2 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986

3 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTERJURISDICTIONAL

4 FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.

5 Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of

6 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—

7 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol8 lows:

9 ‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author10 ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for

11 apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title—

12 ‘‘(1) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2002;

13 ‘‘(2) $5,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and

14 2004; and

15 ‘‘(3) $5,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and

16 2006.’’; and

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

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

19 years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000

20 for fiscal year 2002, $850,000 for each of fiscal years

21 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for each of fiscal years

22 2005 and 2006’’.
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1 SEC. 102. PURPOSES OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISH2 ERIES ACT OF 1986

3 Section 302 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of

4 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4101) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after

5 the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1), striking the pe6 riod at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’,

7 and adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(3) to promote and encourage research in prep9 aration for the implementation of the use of eco10 systems and interspecies approaches to the conserva11 tion and management of interjurisdictional fishery

12 resources throughout their range.’’.

13 TITLE II—ANADROMOUS FISH

14 CONSERVATION ACT

15 SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF ANADROMOUS FISH CON16 SERVATION ACT.

17 Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act

18 (16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 ‘‘SEC. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed

22 the following sums:

23 ‘‘(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

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

25 2004; and
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1 ‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and

2 2006.

3 ‘‘(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are au4 thorized to remain available until expended.

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

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

7 in any one State.’’.

8 SEC. 202. RESEARCH ON AND USE OF ECOSYSTEMS AND

9 INTERSPECIES APPROACHES TO THE CON10 SERVATION AND MANAGEMENT.

11 The first section of the Anadromous Fish Conservation

12 Act (16 U.S.C. 757a) is amended in subsection (b) by in13 serting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’, and by adding at the end the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘(2) In carrying out responsibilities under this section,

16 the Secretary shall conduct, promote, and encourage re17 search in preparation for the implementation of the use of

18 ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation

19 and management of anadromous and Great Lakes fishery

20 resources.’’.
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1 TITLE III—ATLANTIC COASTAL

2 FISHERIES

3 SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS

4 CONSERVATION ACT.

5 Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation

6 Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and

7 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006’’.

8 SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC COASTAL FISH9 ERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT.

10 Section 811(a) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Coop11 erative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5108) is amended by

12 striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.

13 SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES

14 COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT.

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 802(a) of the Atlantic Coastal

16 Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5101(a))

17 is amended by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(7) The understanding of the interactions of

19 species in the maritime environment and the develop20 ment of ecosystems-based approaches to fishery con21 servation and management lead to better stewardship

22 and sustainability of coastal fishery resources.

23 ‘‘(8) Federal and State scientists should gather

24 information on the interaction of species in the ma-
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1 rine environment and provide this scientific informa2 tion to Federal and State managers.’’.

3 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 802(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C.

4 5101(b)) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to support

6 and encourage the development, implementation, and en7 forcement of effective interstate conservation and manage8 ment of Atlantic coastal fishery resources through the use

9 of sound science and multispecies, adaptive, and ecosystem10 based management measures.’’.

11 (c) STATE-FEDERAL COOPERATION IN MULTISPECIES

12 AND ECOSYSTEMS INTERACTION RESEARCH.—Section

13 804(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 5103(a)) is amended by in14 serting ‘‘multispecies and ecosystems interaction research;’’

15 after ‘‘biological and socioeconomic research;’’.

16 (d) ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCH REGARDING INTER17 RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERY RE18 SOURCES AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS.—Section 808 of such

19 Act (16 U.S.C. 5107) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after

20 the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1), redesignating

21 paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and inserting after para22 graph (1) the following:

23 ‘‘(2) research to understand the interrelation24 ships among Atlantic coastal fishery resources and

25 their ecosystems; and’’.
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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 ANAL7 YSIS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and

9 Atmospheric Administration to carry out fisheries informa10 tion and analysis activities under the Fish and Wildlife Act

11 of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any other law involv12 ing those activities, $72,248,000 for fiscal year 2002,

13 $76,640,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and

14 $82,893,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Such

15 activities may include, but are not limited to, the collection,

16 analysis, and dissemination of scientific information nec17 essary for the management of living marine resources and

18 associated marine habitat.

19 (b) FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OP20 ERATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the

21 Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and

22 Atmospheric Administration to carry out activities relating

23 to fisheries conservation and management operations under

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

25 and any other law involving those activities, $122,105,000
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1 for fiscal year 2002, $125,529,000 for each of fiscal years

2 2003 and 2004, and $135,856,000 for each of fiscal years

3 2005 and 2006. Such activities may include, but are not

4 limited to, development, implementation, and enforcement

5 of conservation and management measures to achieve con6 tinued optimum use of living marine resources, hatchery

7 operations, habitat conservation, and protected species

8 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 Oceanic

12 and Atmospheric Administration to carry out State and in13 dustry cooperative programs under the Fish and Wildlife

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

15 involving those activities, $28,520,000 for fiscal year 2002,

16 $28,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and

17 $29,967,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006. These

18 activities include, but are not limited to, ensuring the qual19 ity and safety of seafood products and providing grants to

20 States for improving the management of interstate fisheries.

21 (d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Authorizations

22 under this section shall be in addition to monies authorized

23 under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and

24 Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Ma25 rine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
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1 seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 3301

2 et seq.), the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.

3 757 et seq.), and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (16

4 U.S.C. 4107 et seq.).

5 TITLE V—ATLANTIC TUNAS

6 CONVENTION ACT OF 1975

7 SEC. 501. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS

8 CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.

9 Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of

10 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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

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

14 payment of the United States share of the joint expenses

15 of the Commission as provided in Article X of the Conven16 tion, the following sums:

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

18 2004, $5,480,000.

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

20 $5,495,000.

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

22 section for each fiscal year—

23 ‘‘(1) $150,000 are authorized for the advisory

24 committee established under section 4 and the species

25 working groups established under section 4A; and
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1 ‘‘(2) $4,240,000 are authorized for research ac2 tivities under this Act and the Act of September 4,

3 1980 (16 U.S.C. 971i).’’.

4 TITLE VI—NORTHWEST ATLAN5 TIC FISHERIES CONVENTION

6 ACT OF 1995

7 SEC. 601. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLAN8 TIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.

9 Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con10 vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.

Union Calendar No. 138

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1989

[Report No. 107–227]

A BILL

To reauthorize various fishery conservation

management programs.

OCTOBER 3, 2001

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,

and ordered to be printed