[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2181 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2181

  To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip fishery 
                            survey vessels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

    Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip fishery 
                            survey vessels.

    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 ``Fisheries Survey Vessel 
Authorization Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF FISHERY SURVEY VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, may in accordance with this section acquire, by 
purchase, lease, lease-purchase, or charter, and equip up to 6 fishery 
survey vessels in accordance with this section.
    (b) Vessel Requirements.--Any vessel acquired and equipped under 
this section must--
            (1) be capable of--
                    (A) staying at sea continuously for at least 30 
                days;
                    (B) conducting fishery population surveys using 
                hydroacoustic, longlining, deep water, and pelagic 
                trawls, and other necessary survey techniques; and
                    (C) conducting other work necessary to provide 
                fishery managers with the accurate and timely data 
                needed to prepare and implement fishery management 
                plans; and
            (2) have a hull that meets the International Council for 
        Exploration of the Sea standard regarding acoustic quietness.
    (c) Authorization.--To carry out this section there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $60,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
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