,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjac ,mr4  
,bonn] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act to provide t ea* ( !    
,/ates ( ,texas1 ,l\isiana1             
,mississippi1 ,alabama1 & ,florida h    
exclusive fi%]y managem5t au?ority ov]  
reef fi% 9 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico 9 wat]s t1 
on av]age1 are #bj fa?oms or less 9     
dep?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gulf        
,fi%]ies ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,/ate     
exclusive fi%]y managem5t au?ority ov]  
reef fi% 9 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y        
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #aja 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #ahaa7--  7,a7 9 subsection   
7a71 by ins]t+ & subsection 7c7 ( ?is   
section aft] section #ajb2 &  7,b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,/ate      

exclusive fi%]y managem5t au?ority ov]  
reef fi% 9 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,ea* ( ! ,/ates ( ,texas1         
,l\isiana1 ,mississippi1 ,alabama1 &    
,florida %all h exclusive fi%]y         
managem5t au?ority ov] all ,gulf reef   
fi% 9 all wat]s t are--  7,a7 )9 !      
exclusive economic zone 9 ! ,gulf (     
,mexico2  7,b7 n fur!r f %ore ?an ! l9e 
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,c7      
betwe5 ! project$ l9es det]m9$ = t ,/ate
 "u section #d7;a77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,out]   
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #accc7;a77#b77;,a774  7#b7    
,description ( l9e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all publi% a description (1 &
 map %[+1 a cont9u\s l9e 9 wat]s ( !    
exclusive economic zone 9 ! ,gulf (     
,mexico along ! coa/s ( ! ,/ates ref]r$ 
to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 t is compris$ (     
po9ts t are1 on av]age1 #bj fa?oms 9    
dep?4  7,b7 ,m9imum di/ance ,no po9t on 
su* l9e %all be less ?an #i nautical    
miles f ! basel9e f :i* ! t]ritorial sea
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is measur$4  7#c7    

,prohibition on limit+ au?ority to fi%  
"u ,f$]al law ,! ,secret>y may n susp5d1
 revoke1 t]m9ate1 or o!rwise limit !    
au?ority ( any p]son "u ,f$]al law to   
engage 9 fi%+1 bas$ on fi%+ by ! p]son =
 ,gulf reef fi% 9 wat]s t are subject to
 ! exclusive fi%]y managem5t au?ority ( 
a ,/ate "u ?is subsection4  7#d7 ,gulf  
reef fi% def9$ ,9 ?is subsection ! t]m  
,gulf reef fi% means all fi% li/$ 9     
table #c ( app5dix ,a to "p #fbb ( title
 #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9  
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection74  2 &  7#b7 9 section       
#cjb7;a77#a77;,e7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#aheb7;a77#a77;,e771 by ins]t+ ( ?is    
subsection & section #aja7;c7 aft]      
p>agraph 7#c74  7b7 ,deadl9e ,!         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all publi% !      
#bj-;fa?om l9e description & map requir$
 "u ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a77#a7
 by n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,t]m9ation (  
application ( m re/rictive ,f$]al       
regulations ,sections                   

#fbb4d7;a77#a77;iv7 & #fbb4d7;a77#b77v7 
( title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & any sub/antially 
simil> regulation1 %all n apply )       
respect to wat]s describ$ 9 section     
#aja7;c77#a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y
 ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act1 z am5d$
 by ?is section4