Red Snapper Management Improvement Act

Bill: 114-s-105
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-01-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alabama

Fishes

Florida

Gulf of Mexico

Intergovernmental relations

Louisiana

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Mississippi

State and local government operations

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Red Snapper Management Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill gives Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (Gulf coastal states) exclusive authority to manage and conserve the red snapper in both the waters of each Gulf coastal state and the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico if each of those states agree to a fishery management plan for the stainability of the red snapper and the economic and community benefits of the Gulf coastal states.</p> <p>If each of those states agrees to a fishery management plan, Department of Commerce must provide appropriate funding to them for stock assessments and data collection related to the red snapper fishery.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2015 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To permit management of the red snapper by Gulf Coast States and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red Snapper Management Improvement Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Exclusive economic zone The term exclusive economic zone has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1802 ). (2) Fishery management plan The term fishery management plan means a plan for the sustainability of the red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and the economic and community benefits of each of the Gulf coastal States. (3) Gulf coastal State The term Gulf coastal State means— (A) Alabama; (B) Florida; (C) Louisiana; (D) Mississippi; or (E) Texas. 3. Management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico Notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), if each of the Gulf coastal States agrees to a fishery management plan, the Gulf coastal States shall have exclusive authority to manage and conserve the red snapper in the waters of each Gulf coastal State and the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico. 4. Funding If each of the Gulf coastal States agrees to a fishery management plan, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide appropriate funding to the Gulf coastal States to carry out necessary stock assessments and data collection related to the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.