S 1107
114th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Atlantic Ocean
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Fluke Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced: April 28, 2015
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Apr 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fluke Fairness Act of 2015
This bill directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit for approval by the Department of Commerce a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder, or an amendment to the plan, that:
- is based on the best scientific information available;
- reflects changes in the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder in establishing distribution of the commercial and recreational catch quotas;
- considers regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
- prohibits the allocation of catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information.
Commerce must prepare and approve a plan if the Council fails to submit the modifications or amendments.
The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan or amendment complies with national standards.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1