S 1726
105th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Animals
California
Fishery management
Fishing boats
Government Operations and Politics
Indian hunting and fishing rights
Judicial opinions
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Minorities
Oregon
Shellfish fisheries
State laws
Territorial waters
Washington State
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 6, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1523-1525)
Mar 6, 1998
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act - Authorizes each of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce laws and regulations governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to that State in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prohibits harvesting or processing Dungeness crab in the EEZ adjacent to those States except as authorized by a permit issued by any of those States or under certain tribal rights. Removes related interim authority provisions of the Sustainable Fisheries Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1