,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,bishop of ,new ,york introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to clarify that for purposes
 of all ,federal laws governing marine  
fisheries management1 the landward      
boundary of the exclusive economic zone 
between areas south of ,montauk1 ,new   
,york1 and ,point ,judith1 ,rhode       
,island1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,eez ,clarification ,act4  #b4     
,landward boundary of ,,eez near ,block 
,island for purposes of ,federal marine 
fisheries management ,for purposes of   
all ,federal laws governing marine      
fisheries management--  7#a7 the        
landward boundary of the exclusive      
economic zone between the area south of 
,montauk1 ,new ,york1 and the area south
 of ,point ,judith1 ,rhode ,island1     
shall be considered to be a continuous  

line running--  7,a7 from a point #c    
miles south of the southernmost point of
 ,montauk to a point #c miles south of  
the southernmost point of ,block        
,island1 ,rhode ,island1 and  7,b7 from 
such point #c miles south of the        
southernmost point of ,block ,island1   
,rhode ,island1 to a point #c miles     
south of the southern most point of     
,point ,judith2 and  7#b7 the authority 
to manage such fisheries in waters      
landward of such line is vested in      
,states and interstate marine fisheries 
management commissions1 as applicable1  
that otherwise have jurisdiction over   
such waters4  #c4 ,report on impact of  
modifying landward boundary of ,,eez for
 all ,federal fisheries management ,not 
later than #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,commerce shall report to 
the ,congress on the impact of section  
#b4