[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5885 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5885

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2012

  Mr. Bishop of New York (for himself and Mr. Israel) 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 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 2012''.

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 ``21''; and
            (4) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``14''.
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