[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4686 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4686

    To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2006

  Mr. Gilchrest (for himself and Mr. Pombo) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Multi-State and International 
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 
              1986.

    Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4107) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry 
out the purposes of this title--
            ``(1) $6,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008;
            ``(2) $6,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; 
        and
            ``(3) $7,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012.''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``$850,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2005 and 2006'' and inserting ``$1,050,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2007 and 2008, $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2009 and 2010, and $1,350,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 
        2012''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE ANADROMOUS FISH 
              CONSERVATION ACT.

    Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757d) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes 
of this Act not to exceed the following sums:
            ``(1) $5,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008;
            ``(2) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; 
        and
            ``(3) $5,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012.''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996.

    Section 203 of Public Law 105-384 (16 U.S.C. 1856 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (i) by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
        ``2012'';
            (2) in subsection (j) by inserting ``Report.--'' after 
        ``(j)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Dungeness 
Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996'.''.

SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.

    Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 
971h) is amended by striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and 
inserting the following:

``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act, including use for payment of the United States share of 
the joint expenses of the Commission as provided in Article X of the 
Convention, the following sums:
            ``(1) For each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, $5,510,000.
            ``(2) For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, $5,525,000.
            ``(3) For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 
        $5,540,000.''.

SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION 
              ACT OF 1995.

    Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
``2012''.
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