[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4930 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4930

   To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
authorize the Secretary of Commerce to prepare fishery management plans 
and amendments to fishery management plans under negotiated rulemaking 
                              procedures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 10, 1994

  Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
authorize the Secretary of Commerce to prepare fishery management plans 
and amendments to fishery management plans under negotiated rulemaking 
                              procedures.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO PREPARE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS AND AMENDMENTS 
              UNDER NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCEDURES.

    (a) Authority.--Section 304(c) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(4)(A) In addition to the authority of the Secretary under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary, under the procedures for negotiated 
rulemaking established by subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, may prepare--
            ``(i) a fishery management plan with respect to any 
        fishery, or any amendment to any such a plan, and
            ``(ii) such proposed regulations as are necessary or 
        appropriate to carry out a fishery management plan or amendment 
        prepared under clause (i).
    ``(B) A fishery management plan or amendment prepared under 
procedures for negotiated rulemaking pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be prepared--
            ``(i) in accordance with the national standards, the other 
        provisions of this Act (other than paragraph (1)), and any 
        other applicable law; and
            ``(ii) in consultation with the Secretary of State with 
        respect to foreign fishing, and with the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating with respect 
        to enforcement at sea.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 304(c) of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(c)) is amended in each 
of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
inserting ``this subsection''.
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