3.0.0 238 2023-01-11T13:20:45Z 2023-01-11T13:20:45Z Senate S S 2011-01-31 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-31T22:46:11Z 2011-01-31 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2011-02-10 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-02-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Government information and archives Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-09T21:11:12Z Fishing Impact Statement Honesty Act of 2011 or the FISH Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require a yearly update of each fishery impact statement (FIS) included with specified fishery management plans or amendments.

Requires such FISs to: (1) be prepared by an objective person (prohibits U.S. government officers, employees, or entities) selected by the Comptroller General; and (2) determine if the fishery management plan or amendment is consistent with specified national standards for fishery conservation and management, including whether the relevant measures provide for the sustained participation of fishing communities and minimize adverse economic impacts on such communities.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, after an updated FIS is published, to prepare and begin implementing a comprehensive mitigation plan to: (1) address any identified negative economic or social impacts, and (2) correct specified inconsistencies.

]]> Fishing Impact Statement Honesty Act of 2011 Display Title Fishing Impact Statement Honesty Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require that fishery impact statements be updated each year and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fishing Impact Statement Honesty Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced FISH Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s238is/xml/BILLS-112s238is.xml 2011-01-31 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.