[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1463

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 25 (legislative day, July 21), 2003

 Mrs. Clinton 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 amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council.

    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 ``New York Fair Fishing Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NEW YORK TO NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

    Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``New York,'' after ``New Hampshire,'';
            (2) by striking ``except'' and inserting ``except New York, 
        and'';
            (3) by striking ``18'' and inserting ``20''; and
            (4) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``14''.
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