[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4504 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4504


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 14 (legislative day, July 11), 1994

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Striped Bass Act of 1994''.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT

SECTION 101. ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act is 
amended by striking ``1986'' and all that follows through ``1994'', and 
inserting in its place ``1995 and 1996''.

SEC. 102. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION OF PLANS AND AMENDMENTS 
              TO PLANS FOR ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS.

    Section 10 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
1851 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 10. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION OF PLANS AND AMENDMENTS 
              TO PLANS FOR ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS.

    ``Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Striped 
Bass Act of 1994, the Commission shall establish standards and 
procedures to ensure that the Commission provides an adequate 
opportunity for public participation in the preparation of any plan for 
the management of Atlantic striped bass and any amendment to a plan 
(including any amendment to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan 
for Striped Bass, dated October 1, 1981), including public hearings and 
procedures for the submission of written comments to the Commission.''.

      TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 7(d) of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
757g(d)) is amended by striking ``1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994.'' and 
inserting ``1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.