[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
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April 27, 2006.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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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).
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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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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
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\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.
* * * * * * *
(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) * * *
* * * * * * *
(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.
* * * * * * *
[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.