[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 918 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 918

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 28, 2009

  Mr. Schumer 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, 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 ``New York Fair Fishing Act of 2009''.

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 except'';
            (3) by striking ``18'' and inserting ``20''; and
            (4) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``14''.
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