3.0.0 2824 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z Senate S S 2014-09-16 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-16T21:31:17Z Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014 113 2991 S 2014-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2014-09-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-09-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Atlantic Ocean Capital gains tax Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Fishes Florida Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Legislative rules and procedure Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Research administration and funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-09-16 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-27T18:23:48Z Florida Fisheries Improvement Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to revise requirements for fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic.

Gives regional fishery management councils authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery.

Revises requirements for fishery management plans, especially by exempting certain species from fishery rebuilding requirements, changing how to determine the timelines for rebuilding fisheries, and repealing the requirement for plans to contain catch limits for the red snapper.

Authorizes: (1) the collection of funds from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of marine resource law to be used for the cost of stock assessments, surveys, and data collection on fisheries; and (2) a citizen owning or leasing an eligible fishery facilities to make an agreement with the Department of Commerce to establish a capital construction fund to provide for the acquisition or reconstruction of a facility.

Requires the Department to make a decision on whether there is a commercial fishery failure because of a fishery resource disaster within 90 days of a receiving a complete estimate of the economic impact of the disaster.

Requires the Gulf Council and the South Atlantic Council to review every five years the allocation of fishing privileges. Authorizes the Councils to delay the review for three one-year periods.

Directs the Department to: (1) arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the process of allocating fishing privileges; (2) develop and publish a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a MSA fishery management plan is in effect, unless the assessment is not necessary; and (3) report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from nongovernmental sources.

]]> Florida Fisheries Improvement Act Display Title Florida Fisheries Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Florida Fisheries Improvement Act Introduced in Senate 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2824is/xml/BILLS-113s2824is.xml 2014-09-16 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.