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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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EEZ Transit Zone Clar-
ification and Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL FISHING IN BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 
TRANSIT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, in con-
sultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com-
mission, may issue regulations to permit and regulate rec-
reational Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island 
Sound Transit Zone. 
(b) BLOCK
ISLAND
SOUND
TRANSIT
ZONE
DE-
FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘Block Island Sound tran-
sit zone’’ means the area of the exclusive economic zone 
north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, 
New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, 
Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting Point Judith 
Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Block Island South-
east Light, Block Island, Rhode Island. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section or the 
regulations issued under this section shall affect— 
(1) any permit that— 
(A) is issued under any other provision of 
law by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
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Administration, including a permit issued before 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) authorizes fishing in the Block Island 
Sound Transit Zone; or 
(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 gov-
erning marine fisheries management, the land-
ward boundary of the exclusive economic zone be-
tween areas south of Montauk, New York, and 
Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 25, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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