recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting over other uses 
of Federal public land or over land or water management 
priorities established by Federal law. 
(j) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 
the duties set forth in this title, the heads of Federal agen-
cies shall consult with respective advisory councils as es-
tablished in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 
(k) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as interfering with, diminishing, or con-
flicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi-
bility of any State to exercise primary management, 
control, or regulation of fish and wildlife under State 
law (including regulations) on land or water within 
the State, including on Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to authorize the head of a Federal 
agency head to require a license, fee, or permit to 
fish, hunt, or trap on land or water in a State, in-
cluding on Federal public land in the States, except 
that this paragraph shall not affect the Migratory 
Bird Stamp requirement set forth in the Migratory 
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 
U.S.C. 718 et seq.). 
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TITLE IX—GULF OF MEXICO RED 
SNAPPER CONSERVATION ACT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Red 
Snapper Conservation Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 902. 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. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion. 
(3) EXCLUSIVE
ECONOMIC
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1802). 
(4) FEDERAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘Federal fishery management plan’’ 
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means the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef 
Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico prepared by 
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
pursuant to section 622.1 of title 50, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(5) FISHERY
MANAGEMENT
MEASURE.—The 
term ‘‘fishery management measure’’ means any pol-
icy, process, or tool used by a Gulf coastal State to 
implement the fishery management plan. 
(6) FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 
‘‘fishery management plan’’ means a plan created by 
the Commission for the sustainability of Gulf of 
Mexico red snapper and the economic and commu-
nity benefits of each of the Gulf coastal States. 
(7) GULF COASTAL STATE.—The term ‘‘Gulf 
coastal State’’ means any of— 
(A) Alabama; 
(B) Florida; 
(C) Louisiana; 
(D) Mississippi; or 
(E) Texas. 
(8) GULF
OF
MEXICO
RED
SNAPPER.—The 
term ‘‘Gulf of Mexico red snapper’’ means members 
of stocks or populations of the species Lutjanis 
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campechanus, which ordinarily are found shoreward 
of coastal waters. 
(9) OVERFISHING.—The term ‘‘overfishing’’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 3 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man-
agement Act (16 U.S.C. 1802). 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 903. DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY FOR GULF OF MEX-
ICO RED SNAPPER. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this title, the Commission, with the support of 
the Secretary, shall prepare and adopt by vote a strategy 
for the collection of data on the Gulf of Mexico red snap-
per fishery that shall include— 
(1) measures to enhance interstate collaboration 
on the collection of data regarding the Gulf of Mex-
ico red snapper fishery; and 
(2) a plan to undertake annual stock assess-
ments of Gulf of Mexico red snapper. 
SEC. 904. ADOPTING A FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Commission shall 
prepare and adopt by vote a fishery management plan and 
submit the plan to the Secretary. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In adopting a fishery manage-
ment plan under subsection (a), the Commission shall en-
sure— 
(1) adequate opportunity for public participa-
tion prior to a vote under subsection (a), including— 
(A) at least 1 public hearing held in each 
Gulf coastal State; and 
(B) procedures for submitting written com-
ments on the fishery management plan to the 
Commission and for making such comments 
and responses of the Commission available to 
the public; and 
(2) that such plan contains standards and pro-
cedures for the long-term sustainability of Gulf of 
Mexico red snapper based on the available science. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON QUOTAS.—The fishery manage-
ment plan shall address the quotas of Gulf of Mexico red 
snapper on the date of the enactment of this title as fol-
lows: 
(1) Based on stock assessments, the fishery 
management plan may increase the quota appor-
tioned to commercial fishing in a fair and equitable 
manner. 
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
fishery management plan shall not reduce such 
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