3.0.0 2106 2023-01-11T13:27:33Z 2023-01-11T13:27:33Z House HR 2015-04-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GUINTA:H.R. 2106.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article: I Section: 8 Clause: 18, the Necessary and ProperClauseThe Congress shall have Power. . . . To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2655]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-26T19:24:43Z Referred to 2015-04-29T13:03:40Z 2015-05-26 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-05-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2776) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000570 Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] Frank Guinta R NH C. 1 N K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2015-04-29 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Commerce Government information and archives Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-04-29 Introduced in House 2016-07-05T17:09:25Z Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015

This bill amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to revise the program under which the Department of Commerce provides financial assistance for fisheries research and development projects. Each Regional Fishery Management Council must establish a fishery investment committee to: (1) develop a regional fishery investment plan identifying research, conservation, management needs, and actions to rebuild and maintain healthy fish populations and sustainable fisheries over a five-year period; and (2) make recommendations to the council on grant applications and projects to implement those plans.

The plans must be revised and approved by the relevant council at least once every five years.

The grant program for fisheries research and development projects is replaced with a grant program to advance regional priorities included in those plans.

Commerce must carry out a national program of fisheries research and investment that supports rebuilding and maintaining healthy U.S. fish populations and promotes sustainable fisheries rather than a fisheries research and development program.

National fisheries investment program funds must be used for investing in U.S. fisheries rather than promoting the fisheries. Specified percentages of funding are allocated to the regional councils and marine fisheries commissions. The Department of Agriculture must transfer a certain amount of funds generated from duties collected on imported fish products for use only to strengthen regional fisheries management through the committees, plans, and grants.

Commerce must review the regulations and procedures used to implement title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and make recommendations for streamlining them.

]]> Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 Display Title Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To provide exclusive funding to support fisheries and the communities that rely upon them, to clear unnecessary regulatory burdens and streamline Federal fisheries management, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2106ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2106ih.xml 2015-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.