3.0.0 1275 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z Senate S S 2013-07-10 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-09-10T15:46:07Z Markup by 2014-04-09T19:57:12Z Referred to 2013-07-10T20:24:50Z S. Rept. 113-251 REFI Pacific Act 113 2646 HR 2014-04-03 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act 113 4742 HR 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711. Related bill CRS 2014-09-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556. Calendars 2014-09-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-251. Committee 2014-09-10 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-251. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2014-04-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-07-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2013-07-10 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2013-07-10 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2013-07-10 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2013-07-10 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2013-07-10 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-07-10 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Government lending and loan guarantees Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Pacific Ocean User charges and fees Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-19T14:45:35Z Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (upon receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States) 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.

Requires such loan to have a maturity that expires 45 years after the date of issuance. Permits the Secretary to extend the loan under specified conditions if there is an outstanding balance after such period.

Prohibits the fee with respect to such loan from exceeding 3% of the ex-vessel value of the harvest from each fishery for which the loan is issued.

Sets forth requirements for direct loan interest rates, subloans, and the calculation of the ex-vessel landing fee to be collected for payment of such loan.

]]> 01 2014-09-10 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-09-22T19:53:34Z Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (upon receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States) 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.

Requires such loan to have a maturity that expires 45 years after the date of issuance. Permits the Secretary to extend the loan under specified conditions if there is an outstanding balance after such period.

Prohibits the fee with respect to such loan from exceeding 3% of the ex-vessel value of the harvest from each fishery for which the loan is issued.

Sets forth requirements for direct loan interest rates, subloans, and the calculation of the ex-vessel landing fee to be collected for payment of such loan.

(Sec. 4) Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within 75 days after enactment of this Act, to complete the referenda of fishery participants with respect to the terms for the refinanced loan.

]]> REFI Pacific Act Display Title REFI Pacific Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced REFI Pacific Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate REFI Pacific Act S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act Reported to Senate 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1275rs/xml/BILLS-113s1275rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1275is/xml/BILLS-113s1275is.xml 2014-09-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556. 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.