A bill to remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-61
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-01-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Oregon

State and local government operations

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-05
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec.1)This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 61 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2017 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Merkley , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105–384 and for other purposes.

1. Dungeness crab fishery management Section 203 of the Act entitled An Act to approve a governing international agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland, and for other purposes , approved November 13, 1998 ( Public Law 105–384 ; 16 U.S.C. 1856 note), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i); and (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 111 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 61 [Report No. 115–88] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2017 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Merkley , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation June 5, 2017 Reported by Mr. Thune , without amendment A BILL To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105–384 and for other purposes.

1. Dungeness crab fishery management Section 203 of the Act entitled An Act to approve a governing international agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland, and for other purposes , approved November 13, 1998 ( Public Law 105–384 ; 16 U.S.C. 1856 note), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i); and (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).

June 5, 2017 Reported without amendment