[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3245. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. SEAWARD BOUNDARIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1312) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except for the States described in 
     subsection (b), the'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Any State'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Extensions.--Any State'';
       (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``Any claim'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Claims.--Any claim'';
       (4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Nothing'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Prior approval.--Nothing''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Seaward Boundaries of Certain Coastal States.--
     Subject to subsection (a), for management activities pursuant 
     to the fishery management plan for the reef fish resources of 
     the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such plan, the seaward 
     boundary of each of the following States shall be a line 3 
     marine leagues distant from the coast line of the State as of 
     the date that is 1 day before the date of enactment of this 
     subsection:
       ``(1) Alabama.
       ``(2) Florida.
       ``(3) Louisiana.
       ``(4) Mississippi.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2 of the Submerged 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, or 3 marine 
     leagues distant from the coast line of a State described in 
     section 4(b),'' after ``the coast line of each such State''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``from the coast line'';
       (B) by inserting ``from the coast line of a State, or more 
     than 3 marine leagues from the coast line of a State 
     described in section 4(b),'' after ``three geographical 
     miles''; and
       (C) by inserting ``from the coast line of a State, or more 
     than 3 marine leagues from the coast line of a State 
     described in section 4(b),'' after ``three marine leagues''.
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