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Union Calendar No. 664 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3094 
[Report No. 114–851] 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries 
in the Gulf of Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2015 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. RICH-
MOND, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. OLSON, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. DUNCAN of South 
Carolina, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
BABIN, Mr. COOK, Mr. WALZ, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LATTA, and Mr. CAR-
TER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. COL-
LINS of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, 
Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
CARTER of Texas, Mr. ZINKE, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MOONEY of West Vir-
ginia, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. CLAY, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. HARDY 
Deleted sponsor: Mr. MICA (added October 21, 2015; deleted December 10, 
2015) 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
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 July 16, 2015] 
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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
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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 ‘‘Gulf States Red Snapper 
Management Authority Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER TO STATES OF MANAGEMENT OF RED 
SNAPPER FISHERIES IN THE GULF OF MEX-
ICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE V—TRANSFER TO STATES 
OF 
MANAGEMENT 
OF 
RED 
SNAPPER FISHERIES IN THE 
GULF OF MEXICO 
‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL
WATERS.—The term ‘coastal 
waters’ means all waters of the Gulf of Mexico— 
‘‘(A) shoreward of the baseline from which 
the territorial sea of the United States is meas-
ured; and 
‘‘(B) seaward from the baseline described in 
subparagraph (A) to the outer boundary of the 
exclusive economic zone. 
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‘‘(2) GULF
COASTAL
STATE.—The term ‘Gulf 
coastal State’ means each of the following States: 
‘‘(A) Alabama. 
‘‘(B) Florida. 
‘‘(C) Louisiana. 
‘‘(D) Mississippi. 
‘‘(E) Texas. 
‘‘(3) GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT 
COUNCIL.—The term ‘Gulf of Mexico Fishery Manage-
ment Council’ means the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Man-
agement Council established under section 302(a). 
‘‘(4) GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER.—The term 
‘Gulf of Mexico red snapper’ means members of stocks 
or populations of the species Lutjanus campechanus, 
which ordinarily are found within the waters of the 
exclusive economic zone and adjacent territorial 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico. 
‘‘(5) GULF STATES RED SNAPPER MANAGEMENT 
AUTHORITY.—The term ‘Gulf States Red Snapper 
Management Authority’ and ‘GSRSMA’, means the 
Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority es-
tablished under section 502(a). 
‘‘(6) RED
SNAPPER
FISHERY
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—The term ‘red snapper fishery management 
plan’ means a plan created by one or more Gulf 
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