,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #g1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,vitter introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to permit management of the red      
snapper by ,gulf ,coast ,states and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,red ,snapper 
,management ,improvement ,act4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,exclusive economic zone ,the term      
exclusive economic zone has the meaning 
given that term in section #c of the    
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb74  7#b7 ,fishery        
management plan ,the term fishery       
management plan means a plan for the    
sustainability of the red snapper in the
 ,gulf of ,mexico and the economic and  
community benefits of each of the ,gulf 
coastal ,states4  7#c7 ,gulf coastal    

,state ,the term ,gulf coastal ,state   
means-- 7,a7 ,alabama2  7,b7 ,florida2  
7,c7 ,louisiana2  7,d7 ,mississippi2 or 
7,e7 ,texas4  #c4 ,management of red    
snapper in the ,gulf of ,mexico         
,notwithstanding any provision of the   
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq471 if each of the
 ,gulf coastal ,states agrees to a      
fishery management plan1 the ,gulf      
coastal ,states shall have exclusive    
authority to manage and conserve the red
 snapper in the waters of each ,gulf    
coastal ,state and the exclusive        
economic zone in the ,gulf of ,mexico4  
#d4 ,funding ,if each of the ,gulf      
coastal ,states agrees to a fishery     
management plan1 the ,secretary of      
,commerce shall provide appropriate     
funding to the ,gulf coastal ,states to 
carry out necessary stock assessments   
and data collection related to the red  
snapper fishery in the ,gulf of ,mexico4