[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 747 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 747

 To grant exclusive fishery management authority over the red snapper 
             fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 17, 2013

  Mr. Vitter 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 grant exclusive fishery management authority over the red snapper 
             fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Gulf state.--The term ``Gulf States'' means the States 
        of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.

SEC. 2. FISHERY MANAGEMENT RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall grant to 
the Gulf States exclusive fishery management authority over the red 
snapper fish (lutjanus campechanus) in the Gulf of Mexico in the area 
located between the coast line of each Gulf State and the point that is 
200 miles seaward of the coast line of each Gulf State, consistent with 
the jurisdictional limit of the exclusive economic zone.
    (b) Agreement Between Governors.--
            (1) In general.--The grant of authority under subsection 
        (a) is contingent on the condition that not later than 180 days 
        after the date on which the Secretary grants the authority, the 
        Governors of each of the Gulf States--
                    (A) agree on a fishery management plan governing 
                management of the red snapper fish (lutjanus 
                campechanus); and
                    (B) certify in writing to the Secretary that the 
                Governors have entered into that agreement.
            (2) Reversion.--If the Governors fail to enter into an 
        agreement under paragraph (1), the authority granted to the 
        Governors under subsection (a) shall revert to the Secretary.
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