Public Law 115–228: To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.Public Law228Public Law 115–228132 Stat. 16282018-08-022018-08-02United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02115publicPUBLIC LAW 115–228—AUG. 2, 2018132 STAT. 1628Public Law115–228115th CongressAn ActTo make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Aug. 2, 2018
[H.R. 4528]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 2012. Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1827a(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “and retained” after “landed”.SEC. 2. SHARK CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010. The Act entitled “An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks”, approved January 4, 2011 (Public Law 111–348; 124 Stat. 3668), is amended—(1) by striking section 104 and inserting the following:“SEC. 104.
16 USC 1826i note.
RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. “Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3), 1854(g)).”; and(2) in section 1, by striking the item relating to section 104 and inserting the following:“Sec. 104. ApprovedAugust 2, 2018.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4528:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–775 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
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