Bill113th Congress

S. 221

Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2013

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Introduced
Feb 4, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest Action
Feb 4, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]

Republican·NH
Bioguide ID: A000368
First Name: Kelly
Last Name: Ayotte
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
221
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 4, 2013
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Is Law
No
Feb 4, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Source: Senate

Feb 4, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Feb 4, 20130

Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% of the allocation in the fishery) of a petition to the Secretary of Commerce requesting that the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Council or Councils be authorized to initiate the development of a limited access privilege program to only those participants who have substantially fished the species proposed to be included in the program.

Sets forth procedures for the Secretary to: (1) certify a fishery management plan (or amendment) requested by a percentage of eligible fisherman to establish a limited access privilege program to harvest in fisheries under the authority of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; (2) terminate such a program in effect on or established after enactment of this Act for a fishery under the authority of such Councils when, within specified periods, the number of eligible fishermen is at least 15% less than the number of such fishermen previously in the fishery; and (3) collect fees, including observer costs, pursuant to modified fee-setting requirements for such programs.

Directs the appropriate Council, within a one-year period, to develop an alternative fishery management plan for any such terminated program.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Senate· Standing
Administrative remediesAtlantic OceanDepartment of CommerceGulf of MexicoMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesSmall businessUser charges and fees

Introduced in Senate

Feb 4, 2013

Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2013 — Informed