,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 
,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to grant exclusive fi%]y      
managem5t au?ority ov] ! r$ snapp] fi% 9
 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico to c]ta9 ,/ates4  #a4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,gulf   
,/ate ,! t]m ,gulf ,/ates means ! ,/ates
 ( ,alabama1 ,florida1 ,l\isiana1       
,mississippi1 & ,texas4  7#b7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce4  #b4 ,fi%]y managem5t rights  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subsection 7b71
 n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
grant to ! ,gulf ,/ates exclusive fi%]y 
managem5t au?ority ov] ! r$ snapp] fi%  
7lutjanus campe*anus7 9 ! ,gulf (       
,mexico 9 ! area locat$ betwe5 ! coa/   
l9e ( ea* ,gulf ,/ate & ! po9t t is #bjj
 miles seaw>d ( ! coa/ l9e ( ea* ,gulf  
,/ate1 consi/5t ) ! jurisdictional limit

 ( ! exclusive economic zone4  7b7      
,agreem5t betwe5 ,gov]nors  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! grant ( au?ority "u subsection 
7a7 is cont+5t on ! condition t n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !      
,secret>y grants ! au?ority1 ! ,gov]nors
 ( ea* ( ! ,gulf ,/ates--  7,a7 agree on
 a fi%]y managem5t plan gov]n+ managem5t
 ( ! r$ snapp] fi% 7lutjanus            
campe*anus72 &  7,b7 c]tify 9 writ+ to !
 ,secret>y t ! ,gov]nors h ent]$ into t 
agreem5t4  7#b7 ,rev]sion ,if !         
,gov]nors fail to ent] into an agreem5t 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! au?ority grant$ to !
 ,gov]nors "u subsection 7a7 %all rev]t 
to ! ,secret>y4