US Congress House Bill 4742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-22 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - Revises and reauthorizes through FY2018 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revises requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries. Modifies annual catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. Replaces the term “overfished” with “depleted” throughout the MSA to distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons. Requires fishery management plans to include a fishery impact statement to assess, specify, and analyze the likely effects and impacts of the proposed action on the quality of the human environment. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations governing the use of electronic monitoring of fisheries. Authorizes the Secretary to obligate amounts received as fisheries enforcement penalties for collecting information on data-poor fisheries. Requires the Secretary to publish within a year a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program. Extends the offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper. Specifies the role of the MSA in relationship to certain environmental laws. Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation funding the fishing capacity reduction program for the West Coast groundfish fishery implemented under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003.

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-711.
2014-12-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
2014-05-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
2014-05-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-05-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB2646 (Related) 2014-04-03 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB1275 (Related) 2014-09-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4742/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4742/BILLS-113hr4742ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4742/BILLS-113hr4742rh.pdf