[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 533 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 533

To amend the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 to prohibit the issuance 
of permits for marine aquaculture facilities until requirements for the 
                     permits are enacted into law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2007

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 to prohibit the issuance 
of permits for marine aquaculture facilities until requirements for the 
                     permits are enacted into law.

    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 ``Natural Stock Conservation Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PERMITS FOR AQUACULTURE.

    The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 10 and 11 (16 U.S.C. 2809, 
        2810) as sections 11 and 12 respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 9 (16 U.S.C. 2808) the 
        following:

``SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON PERMITS FOR AQUACULTURE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency with jurisdiction to regulate aquaculture.--
        The term `agency with jurisdiction to regulate aquaculture' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Department of Agriculture;
                    ``(B) the Coast Guard;
                    ``(C) the Department of Commerce;
                    ``(D) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    ``(E) the Department of the Interior; and
                    ``(F) the Army Corps of Engineers.
            ``(2) Exclusive economic zone.--The term `exclusive 
        economic zone' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
        the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 1802).
            ``(3) Regional fishery management council.--The term 
        `regional fishery management council' means a regional fishery 
        management council established under section 302(a) of the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1852(a)).
    ``(b) Prohibition on Permits for Aquaculture.--The head of an 
agency with jurisdiction to regulate aquaculture may not issue a permit 
or license to permit an aquaculture facility located in the exclusive 
economic zone to operate until after the effective date of a bill 
enacted into law that--
            ``(1) sets out the type and specificity of the analyses 
        that the head of an agency with jurisdiction to regulate 
        aquaculture shall carry out prior to issuing any such permit or 
        license, including analyses related to--
                    ``(A) disease control;
                    ``(B) structural engineering;
                    ``(C) pollution;
                    ``(D) biological and genetic impacts;
                    ``(E) access and transportation;
                    ``(F) food safety; and
                    ``(G) social and economic impacts of the facility 
                on other marine activities, including commercial and 
                recreational fishing; and
            ``(2) requires that a decision to issue such a permit or 
        license be--
                    ``(A) made only after the head of the agency that 
                issues the license or permit consults with the Governor 
                of each State located within a 200-mile radius of the 
                aquaculture facility; and
                    ``(B) approved by the regional fishery management 
                council that is granted authority under title III of 
                the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) over a fishery 
                in the region where the aquaculture facility will be 
                located.''.
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