[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 291 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 291

To amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to improve 
  the management of Glacier Bay National Park, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 3 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to improve 
  the management of Glacier Bay National Park, 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. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``park'' means Glacier Bay 
National Park as redesignated, established or expanded under section 
202(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 410hh-1).

SEC. 2. SUBSISTENCE USE.

    Subsistence fishing and gathering by local residents, including but 
not limited to the residents of Hoonah, shall be allowed in the park in 
accordance with the provisions of title VIII of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 through 3126): 
Provided, That no permanent structures associated with such activities, 
including but not limited to set net sites, fish camps, cabins, or 
other related facilities, may be constructed within the park.

SEC. 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING.

    (a) In accordance with the provisions of this section, and only 
within the nonwilderness marine waters of the park, commercial fishing 
utilizing the methods and means in use in the park between 1980 and 
1991 shall be allowed under valid licenses or permits issued under 
applicable law. Such means and methods include and shall be limited to: 
seining for salmon, but only in Excursion Inlet, trolling, longlining 
and the use of pots and ring nets.
    (b)(1) Not later than twelve months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State of Alaska, the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, the International Pacific Halibut 
Commission and other affected agencies shall develop a plan for a 
comprehensive multiagency research and monitoring program to evaluate 
the health of fishery resources in the nonwilderness marine waters of 
the park, to determine whether and to what extent commercial fishing in 
such waters may have a detrimental impact on park resources, and to 
determine appropriate levels and methods of commercial fishing to be 
allowed within such waters. The Secretary shall promptly notify the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce 
of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives when the 
plan is complete.
    (2) The Secretary shall complete the program set forth in the plan 
not later than seven years after the date of notification to the 
congressional Committees as provided in paragraph (1) and transmit the 
results of the program to such Committees.
    (c) Not later than two years after the transmittal of the results 
of the program as required in paragraph (b)(2), the Secretary, in 
consultation with the State of Alaska, affected local communities, 
appropriate Alaska Native groups and appropriate environmental and 
commercial fishing groups, shall promulgate regulations, based on the 
results of the program, which the Secretary deems necessary to protect 
the marine and terrestrial ecosystems preserved in the park, the 
scientific values of such ecosystems and resources preserved in the 
park and other park resources (including visitor enjoyment thereof) 
from any significant adverse impact which may result from commercial 
fishing activities.
    (d) Prior to the implementation of such regulations, the annual 
average commercial fishing effort for each species within the 
nonwilderness marine waters of Glacier Bay north of a line drawn point 
to point from Point Carolus to Point Gustavus shall not exceed the 
average annual effort which existed for that species during the period 
between 1980 through 1991, as determined by the State of Alaska in 
consultation with the Secretary.
    (e) To the extent possible, commercial fishing seasons in the park, 
including those within Glacier Bay north of a line drawn point to point 
from Point Garolus to Point Gustavus shall be consistent with those 
established for waters adjacent to the park.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS.

    If the Secretary determines it is necessary to do so in order to 
protect fish stocks, wildlife populations, public safety, or to 
effectively conduct research studies, he shall, after consultation with 
the State, restrict, on a temporary basis, areas where and times when 
commercial fishing (including particular means and methods thereof) may 
be allowed.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are hereby to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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