3.0.0 3645 2023-01-15T08:48:08Z 2023-01-15T08:48:08Z House H HR 2003-11-21 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2003-12-02T14:04:44Z Referred to 2003-11-21T14:07:30Z 2003-12-02 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Committee 2003-12-02 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. Committee 2003-11-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2407) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Alaska Americans in foreign countries Animals Annuities Bering Sea Canada Community development Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Commerce Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Fishery management Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation Housing and Community Development Infrastructure International Affairs International agencies International employees Labor and Employment Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Overfishing Planning Shellfish Valuation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-11-21 Introduced in House 2004-04-14T18:13:46Z Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to redefine the term "essential fish habitat" as existing within the exclusive economic zone (established by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030) only in discrete areas.

Changes from a mandatory to a discretionary element of a fishery management plan any measure to minimize fishing-related adverse effects on essential fish habitat.

Specifies additional circumstances in which the specified time period for ending overfishing and rebuilding fisheries may exceed ten years.

Deems any fishery management plan, amendment, or implementing regulation prepared in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act to be in compliance with environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Amends the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Rationalization Program to require that: (1) Blue Dutch, LLC receive specified "Class A" crab processing quota shares; and (2) applicable regulations include proportionate reductions of such shares for other holders.

Deems communities currently approved for participation in the western Alaska community development quota program under specified laws to have met eligibility criteria for program participation under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Amends the American Fisheries Act, in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, to increase from ten percent to 12 percent the portion of the total allowable catch of pollock in the BSAI Management Area that is required to be allocated to the western Alaska program.

Requires the President to calculate and submit a report to specified congressional committees on the difference between the value in U.S. versus Canadian currency of annuity payments to U.S. citizens who worked in Canada for specified international fisheries commissions.

]]> To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of "essential fish habitat", and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of "essential fish habitat", and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of "essential fish habitat", and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2003-11-21T05:00:00Z 2003-12-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. 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.