,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aejd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cicilline7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act to add ,rhode ,island to the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rhode ,island ,fishermen's ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,rhode ,island fishermen participate in fisheries managed by the ,new ,england ,fishery ,management ,council 7hereinafter referred to as the ,,nefmc7 and the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council 7hereinafter referred to as the ,,mafmc74 7#b7 ,rhode ,island currently has voting membership on the ,,nefmc under the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act but does not have voting membership on the ,,mafmc4 7#c7 ,rhode ,island lands more ,,mafmc-managed stocks than any other ,,mafmc member except the ,state of ,new ,jersey4 7#d7 ,a higher percentage of ,rhode ,island's commercial landings 7by weight or value7 traditionally have come from species that are managed by the ,,mafmc as compared to species managed by ,,nefmc4 7#e7 ,,mafmc has found that ,rhode ,island's circumstance parallels that of ,florida and ,north ,carolina1 which each have voting membership on two different fishery management councils4 #c4 ,addition of ,rhode ,island to the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council ,section #cjb7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting ,rhode ,island1 after ,states of2 7#b7 by inserting ,rhode ,island1 after except ,north ,carolina12 7#c7 by striking #ba and inserting #bc2 and 7#d7 by striking #ac and inserting #ad4