S 2047 · 114th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Protecting Local Fishing Jobs and Communities Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-09-17· Sponsored by Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2015-09-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] New England Fishermen Preservation Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from requiring sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery to comply with the independent, third-party monitoring program, unless the program is fully funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The program monitors annual catch limits for fishing vessels in that sector. Currently, those sectors are required to develop and implement those programs, and are responsible for the program costs.…

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