3.0.0 1690 2023-01-15T23:18:06Z 2023-01-15T23:18:06Z House H HR 2003-04-09 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-21T13:19:13Z Referred to 2003-04-09T13:52:20Z 2003-04-21 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. Committee 2003-04-21 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Committee 2003-04-09 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000444 Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] JOEL HEFLEY R CO 5 N P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2003-04-09 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2003-04-09 True G000439 Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] JAMES GREENWOOD R PA C. 8 2003-04-09 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2003-04-09 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2003-04-09 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2003-04-09 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2003-04-09 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2003-04-09 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2003-04-09 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2003-04-09 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2003-04-09 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2003-04-10 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2003-05-06 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2003-05-06 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2003-06-26 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2003-09-10 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2003-09-10 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2003-09-16 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2004-03-11 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2004-09-22 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Animals Commerce Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Department of Commerce Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Equipment and supplies Evidence (Law) Fines (Penalties) Fisheries Fishery management Fishing boats Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Habitat conservation International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Licenses Maps Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine resources conservation Occupational retraining Ocean floor Oceanographic research Planning Reefs Science, Technology, Communications Subsidies Territorial waters Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-04-09 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Permits the Secretary of Commerce or his designee to exempt from this prohibition fishing in the exclusive economic zone if the Council having jurisdiction over the area submits to the Secretary: (1) substantial evidence that the area is composed predominately of sand and mud bottom and that the prohibited devices are necessary to prevent a significant increase from rates of bycatch of non-target managed species, or to provide other significant benefits; (2) the geographic boundaries of the area; and (3) a credible and effective vessel monitoring plan of bottom trawl fishing in the area that is adopted by the Secretary.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide to the owner of a qualified fishing vessel: (1) the depreciated cost of prohibited fishing devices that are part of the fishing gear of a vessel on the date of the enactment of this Act, and are disposed of in an approved manner; (2) the cost of converting trawl nets to compliance; and (3) payment for cessation of trawling.

Requires the Secretary to provide economic assistance to the owners and crew members of any qualified fishing vessel that ceases fishing in bottom trawl fisheries and does not continue fishing in other fisheries.

Requires the Secretary to undertake a program to collect, and make available to Regional Fishery Management Councils, information and maps on diverse bottom habitats of the exclusive U.S. economic zone.]]>

Ocean Habitat Protection Act Display Title Ocean Habitat Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the seafloor in the United States exclusive economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ocean Habitat Protection Act Introduced in House 2003-04-09T04:00:00Z 2003-04-21 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.