[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 105 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 105

 To permit management of the red snapper by Gulf Coast States and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 7, 2015

  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 permit management of the red snapper by Gulf Coast States 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 ``Red Snapper Management Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Exclusive economic zone.--The term ``exclusive economic 
        zone'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1802).
            (2) Fishery management plan.--The term ``fishery management 
        plan'' means a plan for the sustainability of the red snapper 
        in the Gulf of Mexico and the economic and community benefits 
        of each of the Gulf coastal States.
            (3) Gulf coastal state.--The term ``Gulf coastal State'' 
        means--
                    (A) Alabama;
                    (B) Florida;
                    (C) Louisiana;
                    (D) Mississippi; or
                    (E) Texas.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF RED SNAPPER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

    Notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), if each of 
the Gulf coastal States agrees to a fishery management plan, the Gulf 
coastal States shall have exclusive authority to manage and conserve 
the red snapper in the waters of each Gulf coastal State and the 
exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

SEC. 4. FUNDING.

    If each of the Gulf coastal States agrees to a fishery management 
plan, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide appropriate funding to 
the Gulf coastal States to carry out necessary stock assessments and 
data collection related to the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of 
Mexico.
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