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HR 3910 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Bering Sea Endangered and threatened species Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Pacific Ocean

Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act

Introduced: October 22, 2009 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 22, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, upon the request of eligible members of the longline catcher processor subsector holding at least 80 percent of the licenses issued for that subsector, to approve a single fishery cooperative for the longline catcher processor subsector in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).

Requires an approved cooperative to include a limitation prohibiting any eligible member from harvesting a total of more than 20% of the Pacific cod available to be harvested in the longline catcher processor subsector, the violation of which is subject to the penalties under section the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Excepts from such limitation harvest amounts from quota assigned explicitly to a western Alaska community development quota group.

Provides procedures for the submission of a contract by the longline catcher processor subsector to implement the single fishery cooperative and Department of Justice review.

Sets forth BSAI Pacific cod harvest and prohibited species allocations for a single fishery cooperative approved under this Act and eligible members that operate in a non-cooperative limited access fishery.

Authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to recommend for approval by the Secretary harvest limitations of Pacific cod by the longline catcher processor subsector in the Western Gulf of Alaska and the Central Gulf of Alaska necessary to protect coastal communities and other Gulf of Alaska participants from potential competitive advantages provided by this Act to the longline catcher processor subsector.

What's happening now July 27, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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