[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2807 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2807

To amend title 54, United States Code, to require State approval before 
  the Secretary of the Interior restricts access to waters under the 
     jurisdiction of the National Park Service for recreational or 
                          commercial fishing.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2016

Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to require State approval before 
  the Secretary of the Interior restricts access to waters under the 
     jurisdiction of the National Park Service for recreational or 
                          commercial fishing.

    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 ``Preserving Public Access to Public 
Waters Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF STATE APPROVAL OF RESTRICTION OF RECREATIONAL OR 
              COMMERCIAL FISHING ACCESS TO CERTAIN STATE OR TERRITORIAL 
              WATERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK 
              SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 104908. Requirement of State approval of restriction of 
              recreational or commercial fishing access to certain 
              State or territorial waters under the jurisdiction of the 
              Service
    ``(a) Definition of Marine Waters.--In this section, the term 
`marine waters' includes coastal waters and estuaries.
    ``(b) Approval Required.--The Secretary shall not restrict 
recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial 
marine waters or Great Lakes waters under the jurisdiction of the 
Service unless the restrictions are developed in coordination with, and 
approved by, the fish and wildlife management agency of the State or 
territory that has fisheries management authority over the marine 
waters.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1049 of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 104907 the following:

``104908. Requirement of State approval of restriction of recreational 
                            or commercial fishing access to certain 
                            State or territorial waters under the 
                            jurisdiction of the Service.''.
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