[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1013 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1013

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
   to provide the New England Fishery Management Council additional 
resources to address research and monitoring priorities established by 
                              the Council.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
   to provide the New England Fishery Management Council additional 
resources to address research and monitoring priorities established by 
                              the 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 ``Strengthen Fisheries Management in 
New England Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to strengthen and improve fisheries 
research (including cooperative research) and monitoring in the waters 
off New England by providing the New England Fishery Management Council 
additional resources to address research and monitoring priorities 
established by the Council.

SEC. 3. ASSET FORFEITURE FUND.

    Section 311(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and except as provided 
        in paragraph (2)'' before the first comma;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) The Secretary or the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        make available to the New England Fishery Management Council, 
        on an annual basis, all sums received by the United States as 
        fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of 
        any provision of this Act or any other marine resource law 
        enforced by the Secretary from violations occurring in the area 
        over which the Council exercises fishery management 
        jurisdiction, to fund research (including cooperative research) 
        and monitoring priorities established by the Council 
        including--
                    ``(A) fishery research and independent stock 
                assessments, including cooperative research;
                    ``(B) conservation gear engineering;
                    ``(C) at-sea and shoreside monitoring;
                    ``(D) fishery impact statements; and
                    ``(E) other priorities established by the Council 
                as necessary to rebuild or maintain sustainable 
                fisheries, ensure healthy ecosystems, and maintain 
                fishing communities.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by the Act shall apply with respect to sums 
received on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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