,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,vitter introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to grant exclusive fishery management
 authority over the red snapper fish in 
the ,gulf of ,mexico to certain ,states4
  #a4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 
,gulf ,state ,the term ,gulf ,states    
means the ,states of ,alabama1 ,florida1
 ,louisiana1 ,mississippi1 and ,texas4  
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,commerce4  #b4 
,fishery management rights  7a7 ,in     
general ,subject to subsection 7b71 not 
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall grant to the ,gulf ,states        
exclusive fishery management authority  
over the red snapper fish 7lutjanus     
campechanus7 in the ,gulf of ,mexico in 
the area located between the coast line 

of each ,gulf ,state and the point that 
is #bjj miles seaward of the coast line 
of each ,gulf ,state1 consistent with   
the jurisdictional limit of the         
exclusive economic zone4  7b7 ,agreement
 between ,governors  7#a7 ,in general   
,the grant of authority under subsection
 7a7 is contingent on the condition that
 not later than #ahj days after the date
 on which the ,secretary grants the     
authority1 the ,governors of each of the
 ,gulf ,states--  7,a7 agree on a       
fishery management plan governing       
management of the red snapper fish      
7lutjanus campechanus72 and  7,b7       
certify in writing to the ,secretary    
that the ,governors have entered into   
that agreement4  7#b7 ,reversion ,if the
 ,governors fail to enter into an       
agreement under paragraph 7#a71 the     
authority granted to the ,governors     
under subsection 7a7 shall revert to the
 ,secretary4