Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-1520
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Congressional oversight
Florida
Georgia
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Hunting and fishing
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
North Carolina
South Carolina
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: 

Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico mixed-use fisheries.
 
The bill authorizes a regional fishery management council to use alternative fishery management measures in developing a fishery management plan for a recreational fishery or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery.
 
The bill establishes a temporary moratorium on any new limited access privilege programs (programs whereby limited access privileges to harvest a portion of the total allowable catch in a fishery are issued by federal permit) in mixed-use fisheries under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils.Additionally, the bill establishes exemptions from annual catch limit requirements for certain fisheries.
 
NOAA must follow certain guidelines before issuing a new exempted fishing permit.
 
NOAA must develop a report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from state agencies and nongovernmental sources into fisheries management decisions.NOAA must also establish partnerships with states and make grants to improve recreational fisheries data collection.

action_date: 2018-12-31
text: 

Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 3) This bill defines &quot;mixed-use fishery&quot; to mean a federal fishery in which two or more of the following occur: (1) recreational fishing, (2) charter fishing, or (3) commercial fishing.
 
TITLE I--CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
 
(Sec. 101) The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on mixed-use fisheries in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 
 
(Sec. 102) The bill authorizes a regional fishery management council to use management measures in developing a plan or proposed regulations for a recreational fishery or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery.
 
(Sec. 103) The Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must complete a study on the use of limited access privilege programs to harvest fish in mixed-use fisheries, including an assessment of the social, economic, and ecological effects of the program on businesses, coastal communities, and the environment.
 
TITLE II--RECREATION FISHERY INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
 
(Sec. 201) The Department of Commerce must develop a report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from state agencies and nongovernmental sources into fisheries management decisions. 
 
(Sec.202)Commerce must also establish partnerships with states and make grants to improve recreational fisheries data collection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-31
text: Became Public Law No: 115-405.
action_date: 2018-12-31
text: Became Public Law No: 115-405.
action_date: 2018-12-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 350 - 11 (Roll no. 444). (text: CR H10306-10308)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 350 - 11 (Roll no. 444).(text: CR H10306-10308)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10319)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Graves (LA) objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1520.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10306-10309)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7636-7639; text as reported in Senate: CR S7636-7638)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-264.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-264.
action_date: 2018-02-28
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 115-405