,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,ayotte introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s    
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act to
 p]mit eligible fi%]m5 to approve c]ta9 
limit$ access privilege programs1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,sav+ ,fi%+ ,jobs ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,approval ( c]ta9 limit$  
access privilege programs  7a7          
,eligibility ,to sign petition ,section 
#cjc;,a7c77#f77;,b7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s
 ,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7c77#f77;,b77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ ,= multispecies p]mits & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh ?is subp>agraph44    
7b7 ,initiation by eligible fi%]m5 "u   
c]ta9 ,c\ncils ,section                 
#cjc;,a7c77#f77;,d7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s
 ,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7c77#f77;,d77 is  

am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7,d7 ,new      
,engl&1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,s\? ,atlantic1 
& ,gulf initiation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !   
case ( a fi%]y "u ! au?ority ( ! ,new   
,engl&1 ,mid-,atlantic1 ,s\? ,atlantic1 
or ,gulf ( ,mexico ,fi%]y ,managem5t    
,c\ncil1 a fi%]y managem5t plan or an   
am5dm5t to a fi%]y managem5t plan t w\ld
 e/abli% a limit$ access privilege      
program to h>ve/ fi% may n take effect  
unless--  7,i7 a petition reque/+       
developm5t ( su* program is submitt$ 9  
accordance ) clause 7ii7 & c]tifi$ "u   
clause 7iii72  7,,ii7 ! appropriate     
,c\ncil makes available to eligible     
fi%]m5 an e/imate ( ! am\nt ( ! fee t   
w\ld be collect$ "u section #cjd7;d77#b7
 if su* program 7 e/abli%$2 &  7,,iii7 n
 e>li] ?an #ij days aft] ! e/imate      
requir$ "u subclause 7,,ii7 has be5 made
 available1 ! propos$ plan or am5dm5t is
 approv$ by a vote ( two-?irds (        
eligible fi%]m5 9 ! fi%]y = :i* !       
program w\ld be e/abli%$4  7ii7         
,petition ,a gr\p ( fi%]m5 con/itut+ m  

?an #ej p]c5t ( eligible fi%]m5 9 a     
fi%]y may submit a petition to !        
,secret>y reque/+ ! developm5t ( a      
limit$ access privilege program = !     
fi%]y4 ,any su* petition %all cle>ly    
/ate ! fi%]y to :i* ! limit$ access     
privilege program w\ld apply4  7iii7    
,c]tification by ,secret>y ,^u ! receipt
 ( any su* petition1 ! ,secret>y %all   
review all ( ! signatures on ! petition 
&1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !          
signatures on ! petition are ^? ( m ?an 
#ej p]c5t ( eligible fi%]m5 9 ! fi%]y = 
:i* ! program w\ld be e/abli%$1 !       
,secret>y %all c]tify ! petition4  7iv7 
,def9ition ( eligible fi%]m5 ,= purposes
 ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m eligible      
fi%]m5 means hold]s ( p]mits issu$ "u a 
fi%]y managem5t plan4  4  #c4 ,t]m9ation
 ( c]ta9 limit$ access privilege        
programs ,section #cjc;,a ( !           
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec;a7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7j7
 ,t]m9ation  7#a7 ,programs 9 effect    

prior to #bjab ,= any limit$ access     
privilege program = a fi%]y "u !        
au?ority ( ! ,new ,engl&1               
,mid-,atlantic1 ,s\? ,atlantic1 or ,gulf
 ( ,mexico ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil t 0
 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,sav+
 ,fi%+ ,jobs ,act ( #bjac1 n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] su* date1 ! ,secret>y %all
 det]m9e if ! numb] ( eligible fi%]m5 9 
! fi%]y on su* date is at lea/ #ae p]c5t
 less ?an ! numb] ( eligible fi%]m5 9 ! 
fi%]y 9 ! ye> prec$+ ! ye> 9 :i* !      
program 0 e/abli%$4  7#b7 ,o!r programs 
,= any limit$ access privilege program =
 a fi%]y "u ! au?ority ( ! ,new ,engl&1 
,mid-,atlantic1 ,s\? ,atlantic1 or ,gulf
 ( ,mexico ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil    
e/abli%$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !   
,sav+ ,fi%+ ,jobs ,act ( #bjac1 #a ye>  
aft] ! date su* program is e/abli%$1 !  
,secret>y %all det]m9e if ! numb] (     
eligible fi%]m5 9 ! fi%]y on ! date t is
 #a ye> aft] ! date ! program is        
e/abli%$ is at lea/ #ae p]c5t less ?an !
 numb] ( eligible fi%]m5 9 ! fi%]y 9 !  

ye> prec$+ ! ye> 9 :i* ! program 0      
e/abli%$4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation ,if !        
,secret>y det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#a7 or  
7#b7 t ! numb] ( eligible fi%]m5 9 a    
fi%]y is lea/ #ae p]c5t less ?an ! numb]
 ( eligible fi%]m5 previ\sly 9 ! fi%]y--
  7,a7 ! appropriate limit$ access      
privilege program %all t]m9ate on ! date
 t is #a ye> aft] ! date ! ,secret>y    
made ! det]m9ation2 &  7,b7 dur+ !      
#a-ye> p]iod ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 ! appropriate ,c\ncil %all develop
 an alt]native ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan =
 ! fi%]y t %all be effective on ! date (
 ! t]m9ation ( ! program "u subp>agraph 
7,a74  7#d7 ,def9ition ( eligible fi%]m5
 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m eligible      
fi%]m5 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9         
subsection 7c77#f77;,d77iv74  4  #d4    
,fees recov]$ = c]ta9 limit$ access     
privilege programs ,section #cjd7;d77#b7
 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y            
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahed7;d77#b77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,9 ! case 

( a fee collect$ "u ?is p>agraph = a    
limit$ access privilege program e/abli%$
 "u section #cjc;,a7c77#f77;,d7 aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,sav+ ,fi%+ ,jobs 
,act ( #bjac--  7i7 ! fee %all be 9 an  
am\nt suffici5t to recov] all co/s ( su*
 program1 includ+ obs]v] co/s2 &  7ii7 !
 #c p]c5t limitation 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 
%all n apply ) respect to su* fee4  4