,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #d1 #bjac ,ms4 ,ayotte introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,saving ,fishing ,jobs ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,approval of certain limited access privilege programs 7a7 ,eligibility ,to sign petition ,section #cjc;,a7c77#f77;,b7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7c77#f77;,b77 is amended by striking ,for multispecies permits and all that follows through this subparagraph44 7b7 ,initiation by eligible fishermen under certain ,councils ,section #cjc;,a7c77#f77;,d7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7c77#f77;,d77 is amended to read as follows3 7,d7 ,new ,england1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,south ,atlantic1 and ,gulf initiation 7i7 ,in general ,in the case of a fishery under the authority of the ,new ,england1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,south ,atlantic1 or ,gulf of ,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council1 a fishery management plan or an amendment to a fishery management plan that would establish a limited access privilege program to harvest fish may not take effect unless-- 7,i7 a petition requesting development of such program is submitted in accordance with clause 7ii7 and certified under clause 7iii72 7,,ii7 the appropriate ,council makes available to eligible fishermen an estimate of the amount of the fee that would be collected under section #cjd7;d77#b7 if such program were established2 and 7,,iii7 not earlier than #ij days after the estimate required under subclause 7,,ii7 has been made available1 the proposed plan or amendment is approved by a vote of two-thirds of eligible fishermen in the fishery for which the program would be established4 7ii7 ,petition ,a group of fishermen constituting more than #ej percent of eligible fishermen in a fishery may submit a petition to the ,secretary requesting the development of a limited access privilege program for the fishery4 ,any such petition shall clearly state the fishery to which the limited access privilege program would apply4 7iii7 ,certification by ,secretary ,upon the receipt of any such petition1 the ,secretary shall review all of the signatures on the petition and1 if the ,secretary determines that the signatures on the petition are those of more than #ej percent of eligible fishermen in the fishery for which the program would be established1 the ,secretary shall certify the petition4 7iv7 ,definition of eligible fishermen ,for purposes of this subparagraph1 the term eligible fishermen means holders of permits issued under a fishery management plan4 4 #c4 ,termination of certain limited access privilege programs ,section #cjc;,a of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,termination 7#a7 ,programs in effect prior to #bjab ,for any limited access privilege program for a fishery under the authority of the ,new ,england1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,south ,atlantic1 or ,gulf of ,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council that was in effect on the date of enactment of the ,saving ,fishing ,jobs ,act of #bjac1 not later than #cj days after such date1 the ,secretary shall determine if the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery on such date is at least #ae percent less than the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery in the year preceding the year in which the program was established4 7#b7 ,other programs ,for any limited access privilege program for a fishery under the authority of the ,new ,england1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,south ,atlantic1 or ,gulf of ,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council established after the date of the enactment of the ,saving ,fishing ,jobs ,act of #bjac1 #a year after the date such program is established1 the ,secretary shall determine if the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery on the date that is #a year after the date the program is established is at least #ae percent less than the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery in the year preceding the year in which the program was established4 7#c7 ,termination ,if the ,secretary determines under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 that the number of eligible fishermen in a fishery is least #ae percent less than the number of eligible fishermen previously in the fishery-- 7,a7 the appropriate limited access privilege program shall terminate on the date that is #a year after the date the ,secretary made the determination2 and 7,b7 during the #a-year period referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 the appropriate ,council shall develop an alternative ,fishery ,management ,plan for the fishery that shall be effective on the date of the termination of the program under subparagraph 7,a74 7#d7 ,definition of eligible fishermen ,in this subsection1 the term eligible fishermen has the meaning given the term in subsection 7c77#f77;,d77iv74 4 #d4 ,fees recovered for certain limited access privilege programs ,section #cjd7;d77#b7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahed7;d77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,in the case of a fee collected under this paragraph for a limited access privilege program established under section #cjc;,a7c77#f77;,d7 after the date of the enactment of the ,saving ,fishing ,jobs ,act of #bjac-- 7i7 the fee shall be in an amount sufficient to recover all costs of such program1 including observer costs2 and 7ii7 the #c percent limitation in subparagraph 7,b7 shall not apply with respect to such fee4 4