,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,mac,arthur introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to designate ! ,atlantic /rip$ bass z !
 ,national ,fi% ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/rip$ ,bass ,am]ican ,h]itage ,act4    
#b4 ,designation ( ,atlantic /rip$ bass 
z ,national ,fi% ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! /rip$ bass1 ,morone saxatilis1 is an
 anadrom\s species1 frequ5t+ & requir+  
bo? fre% wat] & salt wat] ?r\gh\t its   
life4  7#b7 ,! ,atlantic /rip$ bass has 
play$ an important role 9 ! developm5t &
 gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,!       
,atlantic /rip$ bass is id5tifi$ z play+
 a pivotal role 9 provid+ ! ,pilgrims ( 
! ,plym\? ,colony su/5ance 9 #afbj4     
7#d7 ,! ,nation's fir/ fi%+ cons]vation 
law 0 enact$ 9 #afci1 p]ta9+ to ! use ( 
,atlantic /rip$ bass4  7#e7 ,! ,nation's

 fir/ free public s*ool 0 fund$ ) income
 d]iv$ f ! income accru$ f ,atlantic    
/rip$ bass 9 #afgj4  7#f7 ,atlantic     
/rip$ bass f ! ,naves9k ,riv] 9 ,new    
,j]sey 7 transport$ we/ to ,san         
,francisco ,bay via railway c> 9 #ahgi  
dur+ ! c\ntry's great expansion we/4    
7#g7 ,atlantic /rip$ bass spawn 9       
fre%wat]1 ! success ( :i* is influ5c$ by
 environm5tal conditions1 habitat1 &    
wat] conditions4  7#h7 ,widespread      
pollution ( coa/al e/u>ies & riv]s &    
ov]fi%+ 9 ! #aifjs & #aigjs lead to     
dramatic decl9e ( ! ,atlantic /rip$ bass
 population & ! passage ( ! ,atlantic   
,/rip$ ,bass ,cons]vation ,act 9 #aihd  
7#af ,u4,s4,c #eaea et seq474  7#i7     
,?r\gh ,executive ,ord] #acddi1 issu$ on
 ,octob] #bd1 #bjjg1 ,atlantic /rip$    
bass 9 ,f$]al wat]s 7 af=d$ protection f
 sale4  7#aj7 ,! ,atlantic ,/rip$ ,bass 
,cons]vation ,act is a regional         
managem5t success due 9 "p to !         
moratorium au?ority ve/$ 9 bo? !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce & ! ,secret>y ( !  

,int]ior :o c decl>e jo9tly a moratorium
 on fi%+ = ,atlantic /rip$ bass )9 !    
coa/al wat]s ( any coa/al ,/ate if !    
,secret>ies det]m9e t coa/al ,/ate to be
 out ( compliance ) any regulatory      
measures necess>y to fully implem5t &   
en=ce ! ,atlantic /rip$ bass managem5t  
plan )9 its coa/al wat]s4  7#aa7 ,!     
,atlantic /rip$ bass population respond$
 positively to managem5t measures &     
improvem5ts to wat] quality1 & 0 !re=e  
decl>$ rebuilt 9 #aiie4  7#ab7 ,!       
,atlantic /rip$ bass supports           
significant & su/a9able comm]cial &     
recreational fi%]ies t provide income1  
employm5t1 & food4  7#ac7 ,! ,atlantic  
/rip$ bass1 ?r\gh its resili5ce &       
p]si/5ce1 repres5ts ! ,am]ican ideals & 
_s t help$ %ap$ ! ,nation4  7b7         
,decl>ation ,! ,atlantic /rip$ bass1    
,morone saxatilis1 is designat$ z !     
,national ,fi% ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4