[House Report 109-444]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-444

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MULTI-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT 
                                OF 2006

                                _______
                                

 April 27, 2006.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Pombo, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4686]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 4686) to reauthorize various fisheries management laws, 
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Multi-State and International 
Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 
                    1986.

  Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4107) is amended--
          (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
  ``(a) General Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry 
out the purposes of this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012.''; and
          (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``$850,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2005 and 2006'' and inserting ``$900,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2007 through 2012''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE ANADROMOUS FISH 
                    CONSERVATION ACT.

  Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757d) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes 
of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996.

  Section 203 of Public Law 105-384 (16 U.S.C. 1856 note) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (i) by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
        ``2016'';
          (2) in subsection (j)--
                  (A) by inserting ``Report.--'' after ``(j)'';
                  (B) by striking ``health'' and inserting ``status''; 
                and
                  (C) by striking ``California.'' and inserting 
                ``California, including--
          ``(1) stock status and trends throughout its range;
          ``(2) a description of applicable research and scientific 
        review processes used to determine stock status and trends; and
          ``(3) measures implemented or planned that are designed to 
        prevent or end overfishing in the fishery.''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(k) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Dungeness Crab 
Fishery Management Act of 1996'.''.

SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10 of the Atlantic 
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended by striking so 
much as precedes subsection (b) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act, including use for payment of the United States share of 
the joint expenses of the Commission as provided in Article X of the 
Convention, $5,495,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.''.
  (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Fish Habitat.--Section 3 of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem considerations in 
fisheries management, including the conservation of fish habitat.''.

SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION 
                    ACT OF 1995.

  Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
``2012''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4686 is to reauthorize various 
fisheries management laws, and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 4686 would reauthorize appropriations for the 
following statutes: the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 
1986; the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965; the 
authority of States of Washington, Oregon, and California to 
manage the Dungeness crab fishery; the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act of 1975; and the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
Convention Act of 1995.

               INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986

    The Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (IFA, 16 U.S.C. 4101 
et seq.) was enacted to encourage the management of fishery 
resources across jurisdictional boundaries. These include: 
nearshore fisheries in waters under the jurisdiction of one or 
more States and the federal government, fisheries resources 
that migrate between the waters of several States bordering the 
Great Lakes, or fisheries for which an interstate management 
plan exists.
    Under IFA, grants are made to States for research projects 
supporting interstate or federally-managed fisheries. The 
Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide funds for 
research programs to enhance the management of 
interjurisdictional fisheries. State eligibility criteria and 
funding apportionment are designed to create incentives for 
States to engage in cooperative interstate fishery management. 
In Fiscal Year 2004, $2,410,200 was apportioned to 25 coastal 
States (including Idaho), five territories, six Great Lakes 
States (including Vermont), and the Great Lakes Fisheries 
Commission.
    IFA also authorizes the National Marine Fisheries Service 
to assist in funding the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific States 
Marine Fisheries Commissions in developing interstate fishery 
management plans. In Fiscal Year 2004, each of the Commissions 
received $247,400 in funding. In addition, IFA authorizes 
emergency grants to States to help mitigate the impacts of 
commercial fisheries resource disasters. The federal 
government's share of any disaster assistance program may not 
exceed 75 percent of the total projected cost.
    IFA was last authorized as a part of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act in 2002.

                ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 1965

    The Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (AFCA, 16 U.S.C. 757a 
et seq.) was enacted for the purpose of managing, conserving, 
and enhancing anadromous fishery resources, which are species 
of fish that spend part of their life cycle in the ocean and 
ascend rivers to spawn. AFCA establishes the only comprehensive 
federal grant program specifically designed to assist 
anadromous fish resources. Among the species covered by AFCA 
are salmon, shad, steelhead trout, striped bass, sturgeon, and 
walleye, all of which contribute significantly to fishery 
programs in 32 coastal States and the Great Lake States.
    AFCA authorizes the federal government to enter into 
cooperative agreements with States and other non-federal 
organizations for projects to carry out the objectives of the 
AFCA. Federal assistance is authorized in the form of matching 
grants for fisheries research projects, construction and 
maintenance of fish hatcheries, fish ladders, and other 
facilities, and the collection of statistical data. 
Participants are required to provide 50 percent of the project 
costs. Projects implemented by more than one State are eligible 
to receive up to 66 percent federal support, and projects 
involving fishery resources managed under an interstate 
management plan are entitled to federal support of up to 90 
percent.
    AFCA was last authorized in 2002, as a part of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act.

  AUTHORITY OF STATES OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA TO MANAGE 
                         DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY

    The Pacific Ocean fishery for Dungeness crab (Cancer 
magister) is conducted in the State waters of California, 
Oregon, and Washington and in the federal waters of the 
exclusive economic zone adjacent to those States. A related 
tribal fishery is conducted under the provisions of a court 
order (United States v. Washington) in ocean areas designated 
by regulation as tribal ``usual and accustomed'' areas.
    Conservation and management regulations are implemented and 
enforced by the three States and the tribal governments. These 
regulations include: limits on the size and sex of crabs that 
can be legally harvested; season opening and closing dates; and 
in the case of tribal fisheries areas and periods of time when 
harvesting is limited to tribal fishermen. All three States 
have enacted laws which limit entry into the crab fishery and 
which prohibit non-permitted vessels from landing crab in the 
State. A Memorandum of Agreement is in effect among the three 
States which requires cooperation in setting size, sex, and 
season limits.
    Due to a portion of the fishery occurring in the federal 
waters of the exclusive economic zone, the States were limited 
in their ability to enforce regulations against vessels 
registered under the laws of other States. Congress enacted 
Section 112(d) of Public Law 104-297 (16 U.S.C. 1856 note) in 
1996, which provided limited interim authority for the three 
States to enforce certain State regulations against all vessels 
operating in the exclusive economic zone and fishing for 
Dungeness crab. This interim authority expired in 1999.
    In 1998, Congress passed the Dungeness Crab Conservation 
and Management Act (Public Law 105-384) which extended the 
management authority through 2001. Based on recommendations 
from the Tri-State Committee and the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, Congress changed the management authority to clarify 
the ban on vessels not permitted to harvest Dungeness crab and 
extended State authority over the Dungeness crab fishery to all 
laws and regulations, except those limiting entry. Public Law 
107-77, the Departments of Commerce,Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2002, extended 
the management authority through 2006.

                 ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975

    The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et 
seq.) is the implementing legislation for the International 
Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), an 
international treaty for the conservation and management of 
highly migratory tuna and tuna-like species of the Atlantic 
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Mediterranean Ocean. These species 
include bluefin, yellowfin, albacore, skipjack, and bigeye 
tunas as well as swordfish, marlin, and spearfish. These fish 
travel between high seas areas and the exclusive economic zones 
of countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean and, thus, may be 
subject to a wide range of regulations. Due to the immense 
distances covered by these types of fish, ICCAT sought to 
establish uniform, international regulations for these 
commercially valuable, but quickly declining living marine 
resources.
    ICCAT was originally negotiated in 1966. To date, 41 
countries, including the United States, the European Community, 
Japan, and Canada are signatories to ICCAT. Although the Senate 
ratified ICCAT in 1967, nine years passed before enactment of 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. ATCA has been amended 
several times, most recently in 2002.
    ATCA delineates the involvement of the United States in 
ICCAT. It establishes such necessary procedures as the 
selection of the U.S. delegates to the ICCAT Commission, the 
U.S. Advisory Committee, and Species Working Groups. The 
Secretary of Commerce is authorized to administer and enforce 
all provisions of ICCAT and ATCA, and may adopt necessary and 
appropriate regulations for this mandate. The regulations may 
establish open and closed seasons, fish size requirements and 
catch limitations, incidental catch restrictions, and observer 
coverage. ATCA also details civil penalties, enforcement 
provisions, and an authorization of appropriations.
    The 2002 amendments to ATCA reauthorized appropriations 
through Fiscal Year 2006.

          NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995

    The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 
(NAFCA, 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is the implementing legislation 
for the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
Organization (NAFO) was established in 1979 under the terms of 
the Convention. While the U.S. participated in the NAFO 
negotiations, signed the original Convention, and the Senate 
gave its advice and consent to it in 1983, the U.S. had not 
acceded to the Convention, pending the adoption of implementing 
legislation. It was not until 1995 that implementing 
legislation was passed, and at the 1996 meeting the U.S. 
participated as a contracting party. Currently, there are 13 
contracting parties participating in NAFO, including the U.S., 
Japan, Russia, Canada, the European Union, and Norway.
    The Convention Area extends in the northwest Atlantic Ocean 
from North Carolina to Baffin Bay, Canada. Within the 
Convention Area, but outside the exclusive economic zones of 
northwest Atlantic coastal States, is an area designated as the 
NAFO Regulatory Area. NAFO has established and maintained 
conservation and management measures in the Regulatory Area 
since 1979. Measures taken include total allowable catches and 
member nation quotas by species; data recording and reporting 
requirements; minimum size limitations; net mesh size 
restrictions; chafing gear requirements; and notification, 
registration and hailing requirements for fishing vessels 
operating in the Regulatory Area.
    The species of fish managed in NAFO Regulatory Area include 
cod, yellowtail flounder, American plaice, witch flounder, 
capelin, redfish, Greenland halibut, squid, and shrimp. The 
species that currently have directed fishing include redfish, 
yellowtail flounder, Greenland halibut, squid and shrimp.
    NAFCA was last reauthorized in 2002 and the authorized 
appropriations of $500,000 expire in Fiscal Year 2006.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4686 was introduced on February 1, 2006, by 
Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest, (R-MD). The bill was referred 
to the Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. On February 16, 2006, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On March 29, 2006, the 
Full Resources Committee met to consider H.R. 4686. The 
Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from 
further consideration of the bill by unanimous consent. 
Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) offered an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute which would reduce the overall 
authorization of appropriations to $98.37 million. It would 
also extend the States' management authority for Dungeness crab 
to 2016. The States' reporting requirements on Dungeness crab 
would be amended to include information on stock status, 
research activities, and measures to end overfishing. A Sense 
of the Congress would be added to the Atlantic Tunas Convention 
Act, which will urge the U.S. Commissioners to include 
conservation of habitat measures in management recommendations 
developed by the ICCAT. The amendment was adopted by unanimous 
consent. The bill, as amended, was then ordered favorably 
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    The short title for the bill is ``Multi-State and 
International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 
2006''.

Section 2. Reauthorization of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 
        1986

    This section would reauthorize the Interjurisdictional 
Fisheries Act of 1986, including authorization of 
appropriations to the Department of Commerce for management 
ofinterjurisdictional fishery resources and the development of 
interstate fishery management plans for interjurisdictional fishery 
resources.

Section 3. Reauthorization and amendment of the Anadromous Fish 
        Conservation Act

    This section would reauthorize the Anadromous Fish 
Conservation Act, including authorization of appropriations for 
preservation of fishery resources.

Section 4. Extension of Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996

    This section would reauthorize the Dungeness Crab Fishery 
Management Act of 1996, allowing certain States to enforce 
State laws governing fishing and processing of Dungeness crab 
fisheries where there is no fishery management plan in effect.

Section 5. Reauthorization of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975

    This section would reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act of 1975, including authorization of 
appropriations for the International Convention for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, including use for the payment 
of the U.S. share of the joint expenses of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

Section 6. Reauthorization of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
        Convention Act of 1995

    This section would reauthorize the Northwest Atlantic 
Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, including authorization of 
appropriations for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention, 
including use for the payment of the U.S. contribution to the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Resources' oversight findings and recommendations 
are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
of that Rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to reauthorize various fisheries 
management laws, and for other purposes.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate 
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

H.R. 4686--Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and 
        Management Act of 2006

    Summary: H.R. 4686 would authorize appropriations for 
certain fisheries programs carried out by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Under existing law, 
authorizations for these programs will expire at the end of 
fiscal year 2006. Assuming appropriation of the authorized 
amounts, CBO estimates that implementing this bill would cost 
$10 million in fiscal year 2007 and $73 million over the 2007-
2011 period. (An additional $25 million would be spent after 
2011, including $16 million that would be authorized for 2012.) 
Enacting H.R. 4686 would not increase direct spending or 
revenues.
    This bill contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined 
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA); any costs to state, 
local, or tribal governments would be incurred voluntarily.
    H.R. 4686 would reauthorize an existing mandate on the 
private sector. CBO estimates that the direct costs of 
extending the mandate (which prohibits fishing for Dungeness 
crab in certain United States waters without a permit or court 
order) would fall well below the annual threshold established 
by UMRA ($128 million in 2006, adjusted annually for 
inflation).
    Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of H.R. 4686 is shown in the following table. 
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300 
(natural resources and environment).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 By fiscal year, in millions of dollars
                               -----------------------------------------
                                 2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Spending Under Current Law for
 Fisheries Programs To Be
 Reauthorized by H.R. 4686:
    Budget Authority/              11      0      0      0      0      0
     Authorization Level \1\..
    Estimated Outlays.........     10      2      1      0      0      0
Proposed Changes
    Authorization Level.......      0     16     16     16     16     16
    Estimated Outlays.........      0     10     15     16     16     16
Spending for Specified
 Fisheries Programs Under H.R.
 4686:
    Budget Authority/              11     16     16     16     16     16
     Authorization Level \1\..
    Estimated Outlays.........     10     12     16     16     16     16
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The 2006 level includes the amounts appropriated for that year for
  interjurisdictional fisheries and anadromous fish programs and the
  amounts authorized for that year for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
  Convention and the Atlantic Tunas Convention. (2006 funding for the
  two conventions is shown at the authorized rather than appropriated
  level because appropriations for those activities is not separately
  identified from other fisheries funding.)

    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 
4686 will be enacted by the end of fiscal year 2006 and that 
the entire amounts authorized will be appropriated for each 
fiscal year beginning in 2007. Estimated outlays are based on 
historical spending patterns for NOAA fisheries programs.
    H.R. 4686 would authorize appropriations totaling about $16 
million for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for 
financial assistance and other programs carried out under four 
fisheries acts, including:
     $5.9 million annually for grants to states and 
fisheries commissions under the Interjurisdictional Fisheries 
Act of 1986,
     $4.5 million for cooperative agreements with 
states under the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act,
     $5.5 million for research and other expenses under 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and
     $0.5 million for implementing the Northwest 
Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, including paying the 
United States' share of joint expenses of the fisheries 
commission.
    Estimated impact on State, local and tribal governments: 
H.R. 4686 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in 
UMRA. The bill would authorize funding for states that 
participate in fish conservation and management activities. Any 
costs to those states, including matching funds, would result 
from complying with conditions for receiving federal 
assistance.
    The bill also would extend an existing provision of law 
that allows Washington, Oregon, and California to continue to 
manage commercial fishing for Dungeness crabs in federal waters 
adjacent to their states. Under existing law, the states' 
authority to manage their fisheries for Dungeness crabs will 
expire on September 30, 2006. Any costs to those states to 
continue regulating their fisheries would be incurred 
voluntarily.
    Estimated impact on the private sector: Current law, which 
is set to expire on September 30, 2006, prohibits vessels from 
fishing for Dungeness crab in the exclusive economic zone 
adjacent to California, Oregon, and Washington without an 
appropriate state permit or federal court order. H.R. 4686 
would extend this mandate through September 30, 2016. Based on 
information provided by the California Department of Fish and 
Game, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the 
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, CBO estimates that 
the direct cost of extending the existing mandate would fall 
well below the annual threshold established by UMRA ($128 
million for 2006, adjusted annually for inflation).
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Deborah Reis. Impact 
on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Lisa Ramirez-Branum. 
Impact on the Private Sector: Amy Petz.
    Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

      SECTION 308 OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986


SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  [(a) General Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to 
carry out the purposes of this title--
          [(1) $5,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 
        2004; and
          [(2) $5,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 
        2006.]
  (a) General Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to 
carry out the purposes of this title $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

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  (c) Development of Management Plans.--In addition to the 
amounts authorized under subsections (a) and (b), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce 
[$850,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 
for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006] $900,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012, to support the efforts of the 
following interstate commissions to develop interstate fishery 
management plans for interjurisdictional fishery resources:
          (1)  * * *

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           SECTION 4 OF THE ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT

                    [AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

  [Sec. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed the following 
sums:
          [(A) $4,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 
        2004; and
          [(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 
        2006.
  [(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are authorized 
to remain available until expended.
  [(b) Not more than $625,000 of the funds appropriated under 
this section in any one fiscal year shall be obligated in any 
one State.]

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
purposes of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
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                   SECTION 203 OF PUBLIC LAW 105-384

SEC. 203. AUTHORITY OF STATES OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA TO 
                    MANAGE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY.

  (a)  * * *

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  (i) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect on 
and after September 30, [2006] 2016.
  (j) Report._Not later than December 31, 2001, and every 2 
years thereafter, the Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
the House of Representatives a report on the [health] status 
and management of the Dungeness Crab fishery located off the 
coasts of the States of Washington, Oregon, and [California.] 
California, including--
          (1) stock status and trends throughout its range;
          (2) a description of applicable research and 
        scientific review processes used to determine stock 
        status and trends; and
          (3) measures implemented or planned that are designed 
        to prevent or end overfishing in the fishery.
  (k) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
``Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996''.
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ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975

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                             COMMISSIONERS

  Sec. 3. (a)  * * *

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  (e) It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem considerations 
in fisheries management, including the conservation of fish 
habitat.

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                    [AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

  [Sec. 10. (a) In General.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act, including use for payment 
of the United States share of the joint expenses of the 
Commission as provided in Article X of the Convention, the 
following sums:
          [(1) For each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, 
        $5,480,000.
          [(2) For each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, 
        $5,495,000.]

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act, including use for payment of the United 
States share of the joint expenses of the Commission as 
provided in Article X of the Convention, $5,495,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

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 SECTION 211 OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995

SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
title, including use for payment as the United States 
contribution to the Organization as provided in Article XVI of 
the Convention, $500,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal 
year [2006] 2012.

                                  
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