,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,langev9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cicill9e7  
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
 add ,rhode ,isl& to ! ,mid-,atlantic   
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rhode  
,isl& ,fi%]m5's ,fairness ,act4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,rhode ,isl& fi%]m5 p>ticipate 9   
fi%]ies manag$ by ! ,new ,engl& ,fi%]y  
,managem5t ,c\ncil 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z
 ! ,,nefmc7 & ! ,mid-,atlantic ,fi%]y   
,managem5t ,c\ncil 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z
 ! ,,mafmc74  7#b7 ,rhode ,isl& curr5tly
 has vot+ memb]%ip on ! ,,nefmc "u !    
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act b does n h vot+ memb]%ip
 on ! ,,mafmc4  7#c7 ,rhode ,isl& l&s m 
,,mafmc-manag$ /ocks ?an any o!r ,,mafmc
 memb] except ! ,/ate ( ,new ,j]sey4    

7#d7 ,a high] p]c5tage ( ,rhode ,isl&'s 
comm]cial l&+s 7by weight or value7     
traditionally h come f species t are    
manag$ by ! ,,mafmc z comp>$ to species 
manag$ by ,,nefmc4  7#e7 ,,mafmc has    
f\nd t ,rhode ,isl&'s circum/ance       
p>allels t ( ,florida & ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
:i* ea* h vot+ memb]%ip on two diff]5t  
fi%]y managem5t c\ncils4  #c4 ,addition 
( ,rhode ,isl& to ! ,mid-,atlantic      
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil ,section      
#cjb7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;a77#a77;,b77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ ,rhode ,isl&1   
aft] ,/ates (2  7#b7 by ins]t+ ,rhode   
,isl&1 aft] except ,nor? ,c>ol9a12  7#c7
 by /rik+ #ba & ins]t+ #bc2 &  7#d7 by  
/rik+ #ac & ins]t+ #ad4