[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2432 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2432

   To permit the catcher vessel HAZEL LORRAINE to conduct commercial 
                          fishing activities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To permit the catcher vessel HAZEL LORRAINE to conduct commercial 
                          fishing activities.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF VESSEL AS AN ELIGIBLE VESSEL.

    Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 208(a) of the 
American Fisheries Act (title II of division C of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 
(Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-624)), the catcher vessel HAZEL 
LORRAINE (United States Official Number 592211) shall be considered to 
be a vessel that is eligible to harvest the directed fishing allowance 
under section 206(b)(1) of that Act pursuant to a Federal fishing 
permit in the same manner as, and subject to the same requirements and 
limitations on that harvesting as apply to, catcher vessels that are 
eligible to harvest that directed fishing allowance under section 
208(a) of that Act.
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