[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 776

                          [Report No. 104-182]

   To reauthorize the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and the 
       Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                  May 9 (legislative day, May 1), 1995

 Mr. Chafee (for himself and Mr. Kerry) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

                  May 9 (legislative day, May 1), 1995

    Ordered that if and when reported by the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation, the bill be sequentially referred to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works for a period not to exceed 20 
   session days to report or be discharged and placed on the Senate 
                                Calendar

                            December 7, 1995

  Reported by Mr. Pressler, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works pursuant to 
the order of May 9, 1995 for a period not to exceed 20 session days to 
                        report or be discharged

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and the 
       Anadromous Fish 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Striped Bass Act of 
1995''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act 
(Public Law 98--613; 16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended by striking 
``1986'' and all that follows through ``1994'' and inserting ``1995 
through 1998''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 ``1995 through 1998''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Striped Bass Conservation Act 
Amendments of 1995''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended by striking ``For each of fiscal years 
1986,'' and all that follows through ``1994,'' and inserting ``For each 
of fiscal years 1995 through 1998,''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Commission Monitoring of Implementation of Interstate Plan.--
Section 4(a)(1) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended in the material preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ``of fiscal year 1987, and of each fiscal year 
thereafter,'' and inserting ``of each fiscal year,''.
    (b) Repeal of Inoperative Provisions.--Sections 8 and 10 of the 
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) are 
repealed.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION OF PLANS AND AMENDMENTS TO 
              PLANS FOR ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS.

    The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note), 
as amended by section 3(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding 
after section 7 the following new section:

``SEC. 8. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION OF PLANS AND AMENDMENTS 
              TO PLANS FOR ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS.

    ``The Commission shall use the procedures developed pursuant to 
section 805(a) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 5104(a) et seq.) to ensure an adequate opportunity for 
public participation in the preparation of any plan for the management 
of Atlantic Striped Bass and any amendment to such a plan (including 
any amendment to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Striped 
Bass, dated October 1, 1981).''.

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF EXISTING PROVISION TO ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS 
              CONSERVATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--So much of section 6 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
to authorize appropriations to carry out the Atlantic Striped Bass 
Conservation Act for fiscal years 1989 through 1991, and for other 
purposes'' (approved November 3, 1988; Public Law 100-589; 102 Stat. 
2986) as precedes subsection (g) of that section--
            (1) is transferred from that Act to the Atlantic Striped 
        Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note);
            (2) shall appear immediately after section 8 of the 
        Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, as amended by section 4 
        of this Act; and
            (3) is redesignated as section 9 of the Atlantic Striped 
        Bass Conservation Act.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR STRIPED BASS POPULATION STUDIES; 
              TRANSFER OF PROVISION TO ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS 
              CONSERVATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 1581 note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following:

``SEC. 10. STRIPED BASS STUDIES.

    ``(a) Scope of Studies.--The Secretaries shall cooperate with 
States and other non-Federal interests in conducting scientific studies 
of the anadromous stocks of Atlantic striped bass. These studies shall 
include, but not be limited to--
            ``(1) estimates of recruitment, spawning potential, 
        mortality rates, stock composition of coastal fisheries, and 
        other population parameters;
            ``(2) investigations of factors affecting abundance of 
        striped bass, including analyses of the extent and causes of 
        mortality at successive life stages;
            ``(3) monitoring population abundance and age and sex 
        composition of striped bass stocks based on fishery-dependent 
        and fishery-independent data; and
            ``(4) the effects of water quality and other habitat 
        changes on the recruitment, spawning potential, mortality 
        rates, and population abundance of the Delaware River striped 
        bass population.
    ``(b) Annual Reports to Congress.--The Secretaries shall make 
annual reports to the Congress concerning the progress and findings of 
the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such 
reports shall, where appropriate, contain recommendations of actions 
which could be taken to improve the population of striped bass.
    ``(c) Implementation of Conduct of Studies.--For purposes of 
conducting the studies required by this section, the Secretaries may 
enter into agreements with States and other non-Federal interests in 
accordance with the provisions of the first section of the Anadromous 
Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757a) or they may carry out such 
studies directly, as they deem appropriate: Provided, That any 
agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection shall be effective 
only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts.
    ``(d) Funding of Studies.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
for the purposes of carrying out the studies described in subsection 
(a) of this section not to exceed $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this subsection are in addition to any funds authorized by section 4 
of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757d) which may be 
used for projects involving or affecting striped bass.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 757a et seq.) is amended by striking section 7.
    Amend the title so as to read: An Act to amend the Atlantic Striped 
Bass Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
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