,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aafa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjac ,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for the development of a  
fishery management plan for the ,gulf of
 ,mexico red snapper1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gulf of ,mexico    
,red ,snapper ,conservation ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,coastal waters ,the term coastal  
waters means--  7,a7 all waters1 whether
 salt or fresh1 of the ,gulf coastal    
,state shoreward of the baseline from   
which the territorial sea of the ,united
 ,states is measured2 and  7,b7 the     
waters of the ,gulf coastal ,state      
seaward from the baseline referred to in
 subparagraph 7,a7 to the inner boundary
 of the exclusive economic zone #bjj    

mile limit4  7#b7 ,commission ,the term 
,commission means the ,gulf ,states     
,marine ,fisheries ,commission4  7#c7   
,fishery management plan ,the term      
fishery management plan means a plan for
 the conservation and management of     
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper prepared   
and adopted by the ,commission pursuant 
to section #d4  7#d7 ,gulf coastal      
,state ,the term ,gulf coastal ,state   
means the following ,states bordering   
the ,gulf of ,mexico3  7,a7 ,alabama4   
7,b7 ,florida4  7,c7 ,louisiana4  7,d7  
,mississippi4  7,e7 ,texas4  7#e7 ,gulf 
of ,mexico red snapper ,the term ,gulf  
of ,mexico red snapper means members of 
stocks or populations of the species    
,lutjanis campechanus1 which ordinarily 
are found seaward of the coastal waters4
  7#f7 ,magnuson-,stevens ,act ,the term
 ,magnuson-,stevens ,act means the      
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq474  #c4 ,transfer
 of management of ,gulf of ,mexico red  

snapper  7a7 ,new fishery management    
plan from ,commission ,the ,commission  
shall submit to the ,secretary of       
,commerce a fishery management plan for 
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper adopted by 
the ,commission pursuant to section #d4 
7b7 ,actions by ,secretary of ,commerce 
7#a7 ,review and certification of plan  
,the ,secretary of ,commerce shall--    
7,a7 review the plan submitted pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 to determine whether  
or not the plan--  7i7 includes fishery 
management measures that are compatible 
to the extent practicable with the      
national standards set forth in section 
#cja of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,act 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ahea7 and other applicable  
provisions of the ,magnuson-,stevens    
,act2 and  7ii7 will ensure the         
long-term conservation of ,gulf of      
,mexico red snapper populations2 and    
7,b7 certify whether or not the         
,commission has submitted a fishery     
management plan to properly conserve and
 manage ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper    

consistent with this ,act4  7#b7        
,revocation of superseded plan ,upon    
receipt of a certification by the       
,commission under section #d7;b77#b7    
that all of the ,gulf coastal ,states   
will have sufficient management measures
 under section #d7;b77#a71 the          
,secretary shall publish a notice in the
 ,federal ,register revoking those      
regulations and portions of the ,federal
 fishery management plan for the ,reef  
,fish ,resources of the ,gulf of ,mexico
 that are in conflict with the fishery  
management plan for ,gulf of ,mexico red
 snapper1 including the deletion of the 
species from the management unit4  7c7  
,state actions ,upon certification by   
the ,secretary under subsection 7b77#a7 
that the fishery management plan will   
properly conserve and manage ,gulf of   
,mexico red snapper consistent with this
 ,act1 the ,gulf coastal ,states shall  
implement all appropriate measures to   
manage the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper 
resource in the adjacent coastal waters 

in accordance with the fishery          
management plan4  #d4 ,gulf of ,mexico  
red snapper fishery management plan  7a7
 ,commission process  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,commission shall prepare and adopt
 a fishery management plan to provide   
for the conservation and management of  
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper and specify
 the requirements necessary for ,gulf   
coastal ,states to be in compliance with
 the plan4  7#b7 ,standards and         
procedures ,not later than one year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission shall establish   
standards and procedures for the        
preparation of the fishery management   
plan1 including standards and procedures
 to ensure--  7,a7 the long-term        
sustainability of ,gulf of ,mexico red  
snapper based on the available science2 
and  7,b7 adequate opportunity for      
public participation in the preparation 
of the fishery management plan1         
including at least four public hearings 
and procedures for the submittal to the 

,commission of written comments on the  
fishery management plan4  7#c7          
,limitation on reduction in quotas  7,a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
subparagraph 7,b71 the fishery          
management plan may not reduce the      
overall quota of ,gulf of ,mexico red   
snapper apportioned to commercial       
fishing on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act until the date that is #c     
years after such date of enactment4     
,such plan may increase such a quota    
based on stock assessments4  7,b7       
,exception in case of a reduction in    
stock ,in the event of a reduction in   
the stock of ,gulf of ,mexico red       
snapper1 the fishery management plan    
shall reduce the quota described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 in a manner that      
ensures a sustainable harvest of ,gulf  
of ,mexico red snapper4  7b7 ,state     
implementation and enforcement  7#a7    
,submittal of management measures ,each 
,gulf coastal ,state shall submit to the
 ,commission management measures to     

ensure compliance with the conservation 
objectives of the fishery management    
plan4  7#b7 ,implementation ,upon       
certification by the ,commission that   
all ,gulf coastal ,states have submitted
 sufficient management measures         
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,commission shall certify to the        
,secretary of ,commerce under section   
#c7;b77#b7 to revoke ,federal management
 of ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper1 and   
the ,gulf coastal ,states shall manage  
the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper in the 
adjacent coastal waters consistent with 
the fishery management plan4  #e4       
,monitoring of implementation and       
enforcement of ,gulf of ,mexico red     
snapper fishery management plan by ,gulf
 coastal ,states  7a7 ,determination ,in
 ,december each year1 and at any other  
time it considers appropriate1 the      
,commission shall determine--  7#a7     
whether each ,gulf coastal ,state has   
adopted all regulatory measures to fully
 implement the fishery management plan2 

and  7#b7 whether the enforcement of the
 fishery management plan by each ,gulf  
coastal ,state is satisfactory to       
maintain the long-term sustainability   
and abundance of ,gulf of ,mexico red   
snapper4  7b7 ,satisfactory ,state      
enforcement ,for purposes of subsection 
7a77#b71 enforcement by a ,gulf coastal 
,state shall not be considered          
satisfactory by the ,commission if1 in  
its view1 such enforcement is being     
carried out in such a manner that the   
implementation of the fishery management
 plan within the coastal waters of the  
,gulf coastal ,state is being1 or will  
likely be1 substantially and adversely  
affected4  7c7 ,notice to ,secretary of 
,commerce of adverse determination ,the 
,commission shall immediately notify the
 ,secretary of ,commerce of each        
negative determination made with respect
 to a ,gulf coastal ,state under        
subsection 7a74  #f4 ,gulf of ,mexico   
red snapper fishery management review   
7a7 ,commission review and report on    

certification on certain ,state actions 
7#a7 ,commission review of ,state       
certification ,each ,gulf coastal ,state
 that manages ,gulf of ,mexico red      
snapper shall submit to the ,commission 
a certification as follows3  7,a7 ,if   
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper is         
undergoing overfishing or subject to a  
rebuilding plan1 that such ,gulf coastal
 ,state shall implement immediately the 
necessary measures to end overfishing   
and rebuild the fishery4  7,b7 ,that    
such ,gulf coastal ,state shall         
implement a program to provide for data 
collection adequate to monitor the      
harvest of ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper 
by such ,gulf coastal ,state4  7#b7     
,report to ,secretary ,upon the review  
of each certification submitted to the  
,commission under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,commission shall certify to the        
,secretary of ,commerce whether or not  
the ,gulf coastal ,state concerned is   
fully carrying out the matters covered  
by the certification4  7b7 ,action by   

,secretary of ,commerce ,upon receipt by
 the ,secretary of ,commerce of a notice
 under section #e7;c7 or a report under 
subsection 7a77#b7 that a ,gulf ,coastal
 ,state is not fully complying with the 
matters specified in subsection 7a77#a7 
as certified by that ,state pursuant to 
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary may  
declare a closure of the ,gulf of       
,mexico red snapper fishery within the  
,federal waters adjacent to the ,gulf   
coastal ,state4 ,in making such a       
declaration the ,secretary shall fully  
consider and review the comments of the 
,gulf coastal ,state and the            
,commission4  7c7 ,actions prohibited   
during closure ,during a closure of the 
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper fishery    
under subsection 7b71 it is unlawful for
 any person--  7#a7 to engage in fishing
 for ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper within
 the ,federal waters adjacent to the    
,gulf coastal ,state covered by the     
closure2  7#b7 to land1 or attempt to   
land1 the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper  

that is subject to the closure2 or  7#c7
 to fail to return to the water the     
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper to which   
the closure applies that are caught     
incidental to commercial harvest or in  
other recreational fisheries4  #g4      
,improved studies and data collection   
for ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper  7a7   
,in general ,for the purposes of        
carrying out this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,commerce shall support the ,gulf    
coastal ,states and the ,commission in  
developing and implementing a           
comprehensive study on ,gulf of ,mexico 
,red ,snapper4 ,this study shall        
include1 but shall not be limited to1   
the following3  7#a7 ,annual stock      
assessments of ,gulf of ,mexico red     
snapper4  7#b7 ,the number of           
participants1 both commercial and       
recreational1 in the coastal waters of  
the ,gulf coastal ,states that harvest  
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper4  7#c7     
,recommendations for improved           
conservation and management of ,gulf of 

,mexico red snapper4  7b7 ,comprehensive
 economic analysis ,the ,secretary of   
,commerce shall1 in consultation with   
the ,gulf coastal ,states and the       
,commission1 conduct a comprehensive    
study and analysis of the economic      
impacts and benefits for the local1     
regional1 and national economy of the   
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper fishery4   
,the study shall include the following3 
7#a7 ,a thorough analysis of the        
beneficial economic impacts of          
industries directly related to the ,gulf
 of ,mexico red snapper fishery1        
including1 but not limited to1 boat     
sales1 marina activity1 boat            
construction and repair1 fishing gear   
and tackle sales1 and other closely     
associated industries4  7#b7 ,a proper  
economic analysis of the downstream     
economic impacts of the ,gulf of ,mexico
 red snapper fishery on the economies of
 the ,gulf coastal ,states1 including1  
but not limited to1 hotels1 restaurants1
 grocery stores1 related tourism1 and   

other peripheral businesses and         
industries4  7c7 ,biennial reports ,the 
,secretary of ,commerce shall submit to 
,congress1 the ,gulf coastal ,states1   
and the ,commission on a biennial basis 
a report on the progress and findings of
 studies conducted under subsections 7a7
 and 7b71 and shall make each report    
available to the public4 ,each report   
shall1 to the extent practicable1       
include recommendations on additional   
actions to be taken to encourage the    
sustainable conservation and management 
of the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper     
fishery4