H.R. 2772 (112th): Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011

Introduced:
Aug 01, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 1678 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Oct 11, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on August 1, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Aug 01, 2011
Referred to Committee Aug 01, 2011
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors (9R, 3D) (show)
Committees

House Natural Resources

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Full Title

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Aug 01, 2011.
6 pages

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8/1/2011--Introduced.
Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - 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 (a group of 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 relevant 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:
(1) certifying 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) terminating such a program established after enactment of this Act for a fishery under the authority of such Councils on the first date the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery in a year is at least 15% less than in the year preceding the program's establishment; and
(3) collecting fees, including observer costs, pursuant to modified fee-setting requirements for such programs.

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