3.0.0 1304 2023-01-11T13:22:51Z 2023-01-11T13:22:51Z Senate S S 2011-06-29 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-29T22:39:20Z Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act of 2011 112 2610 HR 2011-12-01 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2011-06-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4234-4235) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-07-05 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Legal fees and court costs Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-01T20:02:14Z Fisheries Fee Fairness Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, using sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act or other fishery resource laws enforced by the Secretary, to reimburse certain legal fees and costs to a person applying for reimbursement that: (1) the Secretary directed to be remitted a fisheries enforcement penalty in the Secretarial Decision Memorandum issued by the Secretary on May 17, 2011, entitled Decisions regarding Certain NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Cases Based on Special Master Swartwood's Report and Recommendations; or (2) received a Notice of Violation and Assessment for a fisheries enforcement penalty issued on or after March 17, 1994, that was settled or otherwise resolved prior to February 3, 2010, paid a civil penalty, submitted a complaint seeking remittance prior to May 7, 2011, and was directed by the Secretary to receive at least a portion of such remittance.

Directs the Secretary to make a final determination on whether to provide a reimbursement within 90 days after receiving such an application.

Prohibits providing more than $200,000 to such a person for appropriate legal fees and costs.

]]> Fisheries Fee Fairness Act of 2011 Display Title Fisheries Fee Fairness Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to make funds available to reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fisheries Fee Fairness Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1304is/xml/BILLS-112s1304is.xml 2011-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.