H.R. 5269 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5269 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2018Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require State or territorial approval of restriction by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters, respectively. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act or the STAR Fishing Act. 2. State or territorial approval of restriction of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters (a) Approval required The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those restrictions are developed in coordination with, and approved by, the fish and wildlife management agency of the State or territory that has fisheries management authority over those waters. (b) Definition In this section, the term marine waters includes coastal waters and estuaries.