118 HR 4323 IH: Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-06-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4323IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 23, 2023Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Rutherford, and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023.

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Conditions for rules related to the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule

The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule under section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 3, 2023, until the date— (1)the mitigation protocols under section 11303(e) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (16 U.S.C. 1391(e)) are fully developed and deployed; and (2)the Secretary provides a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on how the mitigation protocols will inform any proposed changes to section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.