,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ffd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cjid  ,report ,no4 #aad-hea  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#af1 #bjae ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,thompson of             
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,boustany1 ,mr4      
,abraham1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,duncan
 of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,benishek1   
,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,long1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4    
,walz1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,latta1 and 
,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,december #h1 #bjaf ,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,tom ,price of ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,collins of        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,mr4 ,allen1
 ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia1 ,mr4         
,westerman1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4         

,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,mr4       
,carter of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mrs4   
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west          
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,clay1    
,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4   
,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,gosar1  
and ,mr4 ,hardy  ,deleted sponsor3 ,mr4 
,mica 7added ,october #ba1 #bjae2       
deleted ,december #aj1 #bjae7  ,december
 #h1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,july    
#af1 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act to   
transfer to ,states the authority to    
manage red snapper fisheries in the     
,gulf of ,mexico4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,gulf    
,states ,red ,snapper ,management       

,authority ,act4  #b4 ,transfer to      
,states of management of red snapper    
fisheries in the ,gulf of ,mexico  7a7  
,in general ,the ,magnuson-,stevens     
,fishery ,conservation and ,management  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,v ,transfer to ,states of  
,management of ,red ,snapper ,fisheries 
in the ,gulf of ,mexico  #eja4          
,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7       
,coastal waters ,the term coastal waters
 means all waters of the ,gulf of       
,mexico--  7,a7 shoreward of the        
baseline from which the territorial sea 
of the ,united ,states is measured2 and 
7,b7 seaward from the baseline described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 to the outer      
boundary of the exclusive economic zone4
  7#b7 ,gulf coastal ,state ,the term   
,gulf coastal ,state means each of the  
following ,states3 7,a7 ,alabama4  7,b7 
,florida4  7,c7 ,louisiana4  7,d7       
,mississippi4  7,e7 ,texas4  7#c7 ,gulf 
of ,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council

 ,the term ,gulf of ,mexico ,fishery    
,management ,council means the ,gulf of 
,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council   
established under section #cjb7;a74     
7#d7 ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper ,the  
term ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper means 
members of stocks or populations of the 
species ,lutjanus campechanus1 which    
ordinarily are found within the waters  
of the exclusive economic zone and      
adjacent territorial waters of the ,gulf
 of ,mexico4  7#e7 ,gulf ,states ,red   
,snapper ,management ,authority ,the    
term ,gulf ,states ,red ,snapper        
,management ,authority and ,,gsrsma1    
means the ,gulf ,states ,red ,snapper   
,management ,authority established under
 section #ejb7;a74  7#f7 ,red snapper   
fishery management plan ,the term red   
snapper fishery management plan means a 
plan created by one or more ,gulf       
coastal ,states to manage ,gulf of      
,mexico red snapper in the coastal      
waters adjacent to such ,state or       
,states1 respectively4  7#g7 ,reef ,fish

 ,federal fishery management plan ,the  
term ,reef ,fish ,federal fishery       
management plan means the ,fishery      
,management ,plan for the ,reef ,fish   
,resources of the ,gulf of ,mexico1 as  
amended1 prepared by the ,gulf of       
,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council   
pursuant to title ,,iii and implemented 
under part #fbb of title #ej1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or similar       
successor regulation74  7#h7 ,state     
territorial waters ,the term ,state     
territorial waters1 with respect to a   
,gulf coastal ,state1 means the waters  
adjacent to such ,state seaward to the  
line three marine leagues seaward from  
the baseline from which of the          
territorial sea of the ,united ,states  
is measured4  #ejb4 ,management of ,gulf
 of ,mexico red snapper  7a7 ,gulf      
,states ,red ,snapper ,management       
,authority  7#a7 ,requirement to        
establish ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this      
title1 the ,secretary shall establish a 

,gulf ,states ,red ,snapper ,management 
,authority that consists of the         
principal fisheries manager of each of  
the ,gulf coastal ,states4  7#b7 ,duties
 ,the duties of the ,,gsrsma are as     
follows3  7,a7 ,to review and approve   
red snapper fishery management plans1 as
 set out in the ,act4  7,b7 ,to provide 
standards for each ,gulf coastal ,state 
to use in developing fishery management 
measures to sustainably manage ,gulf of 
,mexico red snapper in the coastal      
waters adjacent to such ,state4  7,c7   
,to the maximum extent practicable1 make
 scientific data1 stock assessments and 
other scientific information upon which 
fishery management plans are based      
available to the public for inspection  
prior to meetings described in paragraph
 7c77#b74  7b7 ,requirement for plans   
7#a7 ,deadline for submission of plans  
,the ,,gsrsma shall establish a deadline
 for each ,gulf coastal ,state to submit
 to the ,,gsrsma a red snapper fishery  
management plan for such ,state4  7#b7  

,consistency with ,federal fishery      
management plans ,to the extent         
practicable1 the ,gulf ,coastal ,states 
fishery management plans shall be       
consistent with the requirements in     
section #cjc7;a7 of the ,fishery        
,conservation and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec7;a774  7c7   
,review and approval of plans  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this title 
and not more than #fj days after one or 
more ,gulf coastal ,states submits a red
 snapper fishery management plan and    
annually thereafter1 the ,,gsrsma shall 
review and approve by majority vote the 
red snapper fishery management plan if  
such plan meets the requirements of this
 title4  7#b7 ,public participation     
,prior to approving a red snapper       
fishery management plan submitted by one
 or more ,gulf coastal ,states1 the     
,,gsrsma shall provide an adequate      
opportunity for public participation1   
including-- 7,a7 at least #a public     

hearing held in each respective ,gulf   
coastal ,state2 and  7,b7 procedures for
 submitting written comments to ,,gsrsma
 on the fishery management plan4  7#c7  
,plan requirements ,a red snapper       
fishery management plan submitted by one
 or more ,gulf coastal ,states shall--  
7,a7 contain standards and procedures   
for the long-term sustainability of     
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper based on   
the best available science2  7,b7 comply
 with the standards described in        
subsection 7a77#b77;,b72 and  7,c7      
determine quotas for the red snapper    
fishery in the coastal waters adjacent  
to such ,gulf coastal ,state or ,states1
 respectively1 based on stock           
assessments1 and-- 7i7 any              
recommendation by the ,,gsrsma to reduce
 quota apportioned to the commercial    
sector by more than #aj percent shall be
 reviewed and approved by the ,gulf of  
,mexico ,fishery ,management ,council2  
7ii7 during the #c-year period beginning
 on the date of enactment of this title 

and consistent with subsection 7d71 the 
,,gsrsma shall not determine a quota    
apportioned to the commercial sector2   
and  7iii7 nothing in this ,act shall be
 construed to change the individual     
quota shares currently in place in the  
commercial sector of the ,gulf of       
,mexico red snapper fishery4  7#d7      
,review and approval ,not later than #fj
 days after the date the ,,gsrsma       
receives a red snapper fishery          
management plan from one or more ,gulf  
coastal ,state or ,states1 the ,,gsrsma 
shall review and approve such plan if   
such plan satisfies the requirements of 
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,continued         
management by the ,secretary ,during the
 #c-year period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this title1 the       
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,gulf of ,mexico ,fishery ,management   
,council1 shall continue to manage the  
commercial sector of the ,gulf of       
,mexico red snapper fishery4  7e7       
,reporting requirements  7#a7 ,reports  

by ,gulf coastal ,states ,each ,gulf    
coastal ,state shall submit to the      
,,gsrsma an annual report on the status 
of the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper     
fishery in coastal waters adjacent to   
such ,state4  7#b7 ,report by the       
,,gsrsma ,not less often than once every
 #e years1 the ,,gsrsma shall use the   
information submitted in the annual     
reports required by paragraph 7#a7 to   
prepare and submit to the ,secretary a  
report on the status of the ,gulf of    
,mexico red snapper fishery4  #ejc4     
,state implementation of the red snapper
 fishery management plans  7a7          
,allocation of management to the ,gulf  
,states  7#a7 ,certification of approved
 plans ,the ,,gsrsma shall certify to   
the ,secretary that a red snapper       
fishery management plan is approved     
under section #ejb for each of the ,gulf
 coastal ,states4  7#b7 ,transfer of    
management ,upon receipt of the         
certification described in paragraph    
7#a7 and subject to section #ejb7;d71   

the ,secretary shall--  7,a7 publish a  
notice in the ,federal ,register        
revoking the regulations and portions of
 the ,reef ,fish ,federal fishery       
management plan that are in conflict    
with any red snapper fishery management 
plan approved by the ,,gsrsma2 and  7,b7
 transfer management of ,gulf of ,mexico
 red snapper to the ,,gsrsma4  7b7      
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,upon 
the transfer of management described in 
subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 and subject to  
section #ejb7;d71 each ,gulf coastal    
,state shall implement and enforce the  
red snapper fishery management plans    
approved under section #ejb for the     
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper fishery in 
the coastal waters adjacent to each     
,gulf coastal ,state4  7#b7 ,failure to 
transfer management ,if the             
certification described in subsection   
7a77#a7 is not made the transfer of     
management described in subsection      
7a77#b77;,b7 may not be accomplished and
 the ,secretary shall remain responsible

 for management of the ,gulf of ,mexico 
red snapper4  #ejd4 ,oversight of ,gulf 
of ,mexico red snapper management  7a7  
,implementation and enforcement of      
fishery management plans ,not later than
 ,december #a of the year following the 
transfer of management described in     
section #ejc7;a77#b71 and at any other  
time the ,,gsrsma considers appropriate 
after that date1 the ,,gsrsma shall     
determine if-- 7#a7 each ,gulf coastal  
,state has fully adopted and implemented
 the red snapper fishery management plan
 approved under section #ejb for such   
,state2  7#b7 each such plan continues  
to be in compliance with the standards  
for sustainability provided by the      
,,gsrsma pursuant to section            
#ejb7;a77#b72 and  7#c7 the enforcement 
of the plan by each ,gulf coastal ,state
 is satisfactory to maintain the        
long-term sustainability and abundance  
of ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper4  7b7   
,overfishing and rebuilding plans  7#a7 
,certification ,if the ,gulf of ,mexico 

red snapper in the coastal waters       
adjacent to a ,gulf coastal ,state is   
experiencing overfishing or is subject  
to a rebuilding plan1 such ,gulf coastal
 ,state shall submit a certification to 
the ,,gsrsma showing that such ,state   
has implemented the necessary measures  
to end overfishing or rebuild the       
fishery4  7#b7 ,notification to         
,secretary ,if1 after such time as      
determined by the ,,gsrsma1 a ,gulf     
coastal ,state that submitted a         
certification under paragraph 7#a7 has  
not implemented the measures and        
requirements described in such          
paragraph1 the ,,gsrsma shall vote on   
whether to notify the ,secretary of a   
recommendation of closure of the red    
snapper fishery in the waters adjacent  
to the ,state territorial waters of the 
,gulf coastal ,state4  7c7 ,closure of  
the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper fishery
  7#a7 ,conditions for closure ,not     
later than #fj days after the receipt of
 a notice under subsection 7b77#b7 for a

 ,gulf coastal ,state1 the ,secretary   
may declare a closure of the ,gulf of   
,mexico red snapper fishery within the  
waters adjacent to the ,state           
territorial waters of the ,gulf coastal 
,state4  7#b7 ,considerations ,prior to 
making a declaration under paragraph    
7#b71 the ,secretary shall consider the 
comments of such ,gulf coastal ,state   
and the ,,gsrsma4  7#c7 ,actions        
prohibited during closure ,during a     
closure of the ,gulf of ,mexico red     
snapper fishery under paragraph 7#a71 it
 is unlawful for any person-- 7,a7 to   
engage in fishing for ,gulf of ,mexico  
red snapper within the waters adjacent  
to the ,state territorial waters of the 
,gulf coastal ,state covered by the     
closure2  7,b7 to land1 or attempt to   
land1 the ,gulf of ,mexico red snapper  
in the area of the closure2 or  7,c7 to 
fail to return to the water any ,gulf of
 ,mexico red snapper caught in the area 
of the closure that are incidental to   
commercial harvest or in the            

recreational fisheries4  7#d7           
,construction ,nothing in this          
subsection shall be construed to allow  
the ,secretary to close the red snapper 
fishery in the ,state territorial waters
 of a ,gulf coastal ,state4  #eje4      
,prohibition on ,federal funding ,no    
,federal funds are authorized to be     
appropriated to or used for the ,,gsrsma
 or its members to carry out management 
actions of red snapper in the ,gulf of  
,mexico4  #ejf4 ,no effect on management
 of shrimp fisheries in ,federal waters 
7a7 ,bycatch reduction devices ,nothing 
in this title may be construed to effect
 any requirement related to the use of  
,gulf of ,mexico red snapper bycatch    
reduction devices in the course of      
shrimp trawl fishing activity4  7b7     
,bycatch of red snapper ,nothing in this
 title shall be construed to apply to or
 affect in any manner the ,federal      
management of commercial shrimp         
fisheries in the ,gulf of ,mexico1      
including any incidental catch of red   

snapper4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments 
7#a7 ,data collection ,section          
#dja7;g77#c77;,c7 of the                
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahha7;g77#c77;,c77 is amended
 by striking and after the semicolon at 
the end of clause 7iv71 by striking the 
period at the end of clause 7v7 and     
inserting 2 and1 and by adding at the   
end the following3  7vi7 in the case of 
each fishery in the ,gulf of ,mexico1   
taking into consideration all data      
collection activities related to fishery
 effort that are undertaken by the      
marine resources division of each       
relevant ,state of the ,gulf of ,mexico 
,fishery ,management ,council4  4  7#b7 
,gulf ,state territorial waters ,section
 #cjf7;b7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens     
,fishery ,conservation and ,management  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahef7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,notwithstanding       
section #c7aa7 and subsection 7a7 of    

this section1 for purposes of carrying  
out activities pursuant to the ,fishery 
,management ,plan for the ,reef ,fish   
,resources of the ,gulf of ,mexico1 the 
seaward boundary of a coastal ,state in 
the ,gulf of ,mexico is a line three    
marine leagues seaward from the baseline
 from which the territorial sea of the  
,united ,states is measured4  4  7c7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in the first section of such   
,act is amended by adding at the end the
 following3  ,title ,v--,transfer to    
,states of ,management of ,red ,snapper 
,fisheries in the ,gulf of ,mexico ,sec4
 #eja4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #ejb4        
,management of ,gulf of ,mexico red     
snapper4 ,sec4 #ejc4 ,state             
implementation of the red snapper       
fishery management plans4 ,sec4 #ejd4   
,oversight of ,gulf of ,mexico red      
snapper management4 ,sec4 #eje4         
,prohibition on ,federal funding4 ,sec4 
#ejf4 ,no effect on management of shrimp
 fisheries in ,federal waters4  4       

,december #h1 #bjaf ,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed