H.R. 3906 (112th): To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in ...

...the Block Island Sound transit zone.

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Feb 06, 2012 (Introduced).

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HR 3906 IH

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3906

To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 6, 2012

Mr. BISHOP of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RECREATIONAL FISHING FOR ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS IN THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE.

    Section 9 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 5158) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ‘(d) Recreational Fishing in Block Island Sound Transit Zone-

      ‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not prohibit fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone.

      ‘(2) EXCEPTION- This subsection does not limit the authority of the Secretary to establish seasonal or other temporary limitations on fishing that are specifically necessary for the conservation and management of Atlantic striped bass.

      ‘(3) BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE DEFINED- In this subsection the term ‘Block Island Sound transit zone’ means the area of the exclusive economic zone within Block Island Sound, north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting Point Judith Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island.’.