To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

Bill: 113-hr-753
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-02-15
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquaculture

Licensing and registrations

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from issuing any permit or in any other way authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), except in accordance with law enacted after enactment of this Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 753 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2013 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

1. Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may issue any permit or in any other way authorize any person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a law authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.