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Union Calendar No. 252
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2160
[Report No. 104–517]
To authorize appropriations to carry out the Interjurisdictional Fisheries
Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1995
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
APRIL 15, 1996
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 August 12, 1995]
A BILL
To 
authorize 
appropriations 
to 
carry 
out 
the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anad-
romous Fish Conservation Act.
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 ‘‘Cooperative Fisheries
Management Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 
2. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
INTERJURISDICTIONAL
FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.
Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of
1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for
apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title—
‘‘(1) $3,400,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(2) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
‘‘(3) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’;
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$350,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and
1993, and $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994
and 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal year
1996, $700,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for
fiscal year 1998,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘GRANTS’’
and inserting ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’;
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘award
grants to persons engaged in commercial fish-
eries, for uninsured losses determined by the Sec-
retary to have been suffered’’ and inserting ‘‘help
persons engaged in commercial fisheries, either
by providing assistance directly to those persons
or by providing assistance indirectly through
State and local government agencies and non-
profit organizations, for projects or other meas-
ures to alleviate harm determined by the Sec-
retary to have been incurred’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a grant’’
and inserting ‘‘direct assistance to a person’’;
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘gross
revenues annually,’’ and inserting ‘‘net revenues
annually from commercial fishing,’’;
(E) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(4)(A) Assistance may not be provided under this
subsection as part of a fishing capacity reduction program
in a fishery unless the Secretary determines that adequate
conservation and management measures are in place to re-
build the fishery over a reasonable time period.
‘‘(B) As a condition of awarding assistance with re-
spect to a vessel under a fishing capacity reduction pro-
gram, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) prohibit the vessel from being used for fish-
ing; and
‘‘(ii) require that the vessel be—
‘‘(I) scrapped or otherwise disposed of in a
manner approved by the Secretary; or
‘‘(II) donated to a nonprofit organization
and thereafter used only for purposes of research,
education, or training.
‘‘(C) A vessel that is prohibited from fishing under sub-
paragraph (B) shall not be eligible for a fishery endorse-
ment under section 12108(a) of title 46, United States Code,
and any such endorsement for the vessel shall not be effec-
tive.’’; and
(F) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘for
awarding grants’’ and all that follows through
the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘for re-
ceiving assistance under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ANADROMOUS FISH
CONSERVATION ACT.
Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed
the following sums:
Union Calendar No. 252
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2160
[Report No. 104–517]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to carry out the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.
APRIL 15, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed