3.0.0 3869 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z House H HR 2014-01-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of New York:H.R. 3869.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H224]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-16T22:17:46Z Referred to 2014-01-14T15:00:25Z Fluke Fairness Act of 2013 113 1757 S 2013-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2014-01-16 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2014-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 N G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] Michael Grimm R NY G. 11 2014-01-14 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2014-01-14 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Congressional oversight Fishes Government studies and investigations Hunting and fishing Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-01-14 Introduced in House 2014-01-17T15:47:36Z Fluke Fairness Act - Directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit for approval by the Secretary of Commerce a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder, or an amendment to such plan, that: (1) is based on the best scientific information available; (2) reflects changes in the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder in establishing distribution of the commercial and recreational catch quotas; (3) considers regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and (4) prohibits the allocation of catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information.

Requires the Council, in preparing such modifications or amendments, to consult with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Directs the Secretary to prepare and approve a plan if the Council fails to submit such modifications or amendments.

Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) report that assesses whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan complies with national standards.

]]> Fluke Fairness Act Display Title Fluke Fairness Act Short Titles as Introduced Fluke Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3869ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3869ih.xml 2014-01-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. 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.