EEZ Clarification Act

Bill: 113-hr-4722
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2014-05-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean

Congressional oversight

Intergovernmental relations

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

New York State

Rhode Island

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>EEZ Clarification Act - Declares that the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between the area south of Montauk, New York, and the area south of Point Judith, Rhode Island, for purposes of all federal laws governing marine fisheries management, shall be considered to be a continuous line running: (1) from a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Montauk to a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, and (2) from such point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, to a point three miles south of the southern most point of Point Judith.</p> <p>Vests the authority to manage fisheries landward of such line in states and interstate marine fisheries management commissions that otherwise have jurisdiction over such waters.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress within three years on the impact of such boundary points and management authority.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4722 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2014 Mr. Bishop of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EEZ Clarification Act . 2. Landward boundary of EEZ near Block Island for purposes of Federal marine fisheries management For purposes of all Federal laws governing marine fisheries management— (1) the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone between the area south of Montauk, New York, and the area south of Point Judith, Rhode Island, shall be considered to be a continuous line running— (A) from a point 3 miles south of the southernmost point of Montauk to a point 3 miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, and (B) from such point 3 miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, to a point 3 miles south of the southern most point of Point Judith; and (2) the authority to manage such fisheries in waters landward of such line is vested in States and interstate marine fisheries management commissions, as applicable, that otherwise have jurisdiction over such waters. 3. Report on impact of modifying landward boundary of EEZ for all Federal fisheries management Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Congress on the impact of section 2.