Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1508
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-05-10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Regional and metropolitan planning

Rhode Island
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1605-1606)

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 202</strong><strong>3</strong></p><p>This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island. The bill also increases the number of members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 13 to 14.</p><p>The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that are responsible for managing fishery resources in federal waters in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1508 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2023 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023 . 2. Addition of Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) by inserting Rhode Island, after States of ; (2) by inserting Rhode Island, after except North Carolina, ; (3) by striking 21 and inserting 23 ; and (4) by striking 13 and inserting 14 .