,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #fjf #aah?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dehg
 ,report ,no4 #aah-gag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,ru!r=d introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,octob] #be1        
#bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,dunn (
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1    
,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,mr4 ,duncan1
 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4     
,salaz>1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,florida1 ,mr4     
,timmons1 ,mr4 ,scott ,frankl9 (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4 ,donalds1   
,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,f]guson1 &
 ,mr4 ,bean ( ,florida  ,octob] #be1    
#bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,july #ab1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 t ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic

 & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all n     
issue an int]im or f9al rule t includes 
an area closure 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic =    
species manag$ "u ! ,snapp]-,gr\p]      
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan until ! ,s\?    
,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt /udy 
is complete & ! data relat$ to t /udy is
 integrat$ into ! /ock assessm5t4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,r$ ,snapp] ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4          
,conditions = rules relat$ to c]ta9 area
 closures  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,fi%+ is a major economic  
driv] 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic4 ,9 ,florida   
alone1 recreational angl]s provide      
#ad1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic output &     
support #aai1jjj jobs4  7#b7 ,r$ snapp] 
is a highly priz$ & s\ght aft] reef fi% 
by bo? recreational & comm]cial fi%]m54 
7#c7 ,! #f-;day recreational r$ snapp]  
season 9 #bjah add$ #ac1jjj1jjj to !    
gross dome/ic product ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic
 region4  7#d7 ,= ! la/ #aj ye>s1 fi%]y 
manag]s h successfully be5 work+ to     
rebuild ! r$ snapp] /ock 9 ! ,s\?       

,atlantic4 ,!re is curr5tly record high 
abundance & /rong recruitm5t )9 ! /ock4 
7#e7 ,?is record abundance has l$ to    
increas$ out-(-season enc\nt]s & disc>ds
 :i* is driv+ r$ snapp] mortality4  7#f7
 ,despite ^! increas$ disc>ds1 x is !   
ov]rid+ op9ion ( ! ,s\? ,atlantic ,fi%]y
 ,managem5t ,c\ncil's ,snapp] ,gr\p]    
,advisory ,panel t bas$ on memb]s'      
collective on-!-wat] exp]i5ce1 ! r$     
snapp] fi%]y is recov]$4  7#g7 ,h[ev]1  
options = future consid]ation to r$uce  
out-(-season enc\nt]s & r$ snapp]       
mortalities include %ort] seasons &     
broad area closures = ! snapp]-gr\p]    
fi%]y 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic4  7#h7 ,! ,/ate
 ( ,florida is conc]n$ ) ! economic     
implications ( area closures = ! ,s\?   
,atlantic snapp]-gr\p] recreational     
fi%]y4  7#i7 #e1ajj1jjj has be5 inve/$ 9
 indep5d5t survey data ov] ! la/ ?ree   
fiscal ye>s1 includ+ #c1cjj1jjj = ! ,s\?
 ,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt to  
e/imate ! numb] ( r$ snapp] 7,lutjanus  
campe*anus7 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic wat]s f  

,nor? ,c>ol9a to ,florida4  7#aj7 ,!    
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice %\ld   
incorporate data f ?is survey into !    
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice /ock   
assessm5ts z exp$iti\sly z possible to  
bett] in=m fi%]y managem5t decisions4   
7b7 ,condition on issuance ( rule ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all n issue  
an int]im or f9al rule t includes an    
area closure 9 ! ,s\? ,atlantic =       
species manag$ "u ! ,snapp]-,gr\p]      
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan until-- 7#a7 !  
,s\? ,atlantic ,great ,r$ ,snapp] ,c\nt 
/udy is complete2 &  7#b7 ! data relat$ 
to t /udy is integrat$ into ! upcom+    
,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] rese>* track & 
op]ational /ock assessm5t4  ,octob] #be1
 #bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$