[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2655 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2655

 To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to authorize the 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to prepare a fishery management 
plan for Atlantic striped bass under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
                          and Management Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1995

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to authorize the 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to prepare a fishery management 
plan for Atlantic striped bass under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
                          and Management Act.

    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 ``Atlantic Striped Bass Preservation 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 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. ISSUANCE OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council may 
prepare and submit to the Secretary, under title III of the Magnuson 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), a 
fishery management plan governing fishing for Atlantic striped bass in 
that portion of the exclusive economic zone located within the 
geographical area of authority of the Council.
    ``(b) Contents.--In addition to the requirements applicable to 
fishery management plans under title III of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, the fishery management plan prepared 
under subsection (a) shall include provisions to--
            ``(1) ensure the effectiveness of all State regulations 
        governing, and any Federal moratorium in effect under Federal 
        law on, fishing for Atlantic striped bass within coastal waters 
        of a coastal State; and
            ``(2) achieve conservation and management goals established 
        for the Atlantic striped bass resource by the Atlantic States 
        Marine Fisheries Commission.
    ``(c) Consultations.--In preparing a fishery management plan under 
this section, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council shall consult 
with--
            ``(1) the New England Fishery Management Council;
            ``(2) the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
            ``(3) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
            ``(4) each Federal, State, and local government entity 
        affected by the plan.
    ``(d) Effectiveness of Moratorium in EEZ.--The prohibitions 
relating to Atlantic striped bass under part 656.3 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on November 15, 1995, shall be in 
effect until the later of--
            ``(1) January 1, 2001; or
            ``(2) the date on which a fishery management plan submitted 
        under this section takes effect under title III of the Magnuson 
        Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    ``(e) Exclusive Economic Zone Defined.--In this section, the term 
`exclusive economic zone' has the meaning that term has under section 3 
of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1802).''.
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