3.0.0 4742 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z House H HR 2014-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:H.R. 4742Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4834]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported by 2014-12-22T23:35:00Z Markup by 2014-05-29T18:11:49Z Referred to 2014-05-23T19:00:38Z H. Rept. 113-711 REFI Pacific Act 113 2646 HR 2014-04-03 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS REFI Pacific Act 113 1275 S 2014-09-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556. Related bill CRS 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00542 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-05-29 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17. Committee 2014-05-29 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-05-23 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Atlantic Ocean Business records Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Gulf of Mexico Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations International law and treaties Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pacific Ocean Public participation and lobbying State and local government operations Trade secrets and economic espionage User charges and fees Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-05-23 Introduced in House 2014-10-17T21:07:45Z Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - Revises and reauthorizes through FY2018 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

Revises requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries.

Modifies annual catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits.

Replaces the term “overfished” with “depleted” throughout the MSA to distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons.

Requires fishery management plans to include a fishery impact statement to assess, specify, and analyze the likely effects and impacts of the proposed action on the quality of the human environment.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations governing the use of electronic monitoring of fisheries. Authorizes the Secretary to obligate amounts received as fisheries enforcement penalties for collecting information on data-poor fisheries.

Requires the Secretary to publish within a year a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program.

Extends the offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper.

Specifies the role of the MSA in relationship to certain environmental laws.

Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation funding the fishing capacity reduction program for the West Coast groundfish fishery implemented under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003.

]]> Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Display Title Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill REFI Pacific Act Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Reported in House 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4742rh/xml/BILLS-113hr4742rh.xml Introduced in House 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4742ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4742ih.xml 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711. 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.