,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iicc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,mr4  
,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit c]ta9 comm]cial    
activities ) respect to c]ta9 ,s\?      
,atlantic r$ snapp] dur+ c]ta9 p]iods1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,s\? ,atlantic ,r$ 
,snapp] ,fair ,access ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] is a heal?y    
public fi%]y res\rce t supports         
recreational angl]s1 =-hire op]ators1   
coa/al communities1 fi%+ tackle         
retail]s1 m>9as1 re/aurants1 lodg+      
provid]s1 & o!r bus9esses ?r\gh\t ! ,s\?
 ,atlantic region4  7#b7 ,9 rec5t ye>s1 
recreational h>ve/ ( ,s\? ,atlantic r$  
snapp] 9 ,f$]al wat]s has be5 limit$ to 
extremely %ort seasons1 includ+ "o- &   
two-day seasons1 despite hi/oric        
abundance & /rong public dem& = access  

to ! fi%]y4  7#c7 ,conv]sely1 comm]cial 
h>ve/ ( ,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] 9      
,f$]al wat]s has rema9$ op5 =           
sub/antially long] p]iods1 includ+      
comm]cial seasons t h la/$ = weeks or   
mon?s 9 rec5t ye>s4  7#d7 ,lead+ up to !
 #bjbf recreational fi%+ season1 !      
,/ates ( ,florida1 ,georgia1 ,s\?       
,c>ol9a1 & ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 work+ ) !     
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1       
develop$ & receiv$ approval = ,/ate-l$  
exempt$ fi%+ p]mit pilot programs       
design$ to improve recreational fi%]ies 
data collection1 te/ ,/ate managem5t    
/rategies1 r$uce unc]ta9ty1 & provide m 
reasonable recreational access to ,s\?  
,atlantic r$ snapp]4  7#e7 ,^? ,/ate-l$ 
pilot programs 7 halt$ by a prelim9>y   
injunction issu$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 block+ ! approv$ #bjbf pilot seasons = 
! ,/ates ( ,florida1 ,georgia1 ,s\?     
,c>ol9a1 & ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 includ+       
,florida's season j h\rs be=e x 0 s*$ul$
 to beg94  7#f7 ,:ile angl]s cont9ue to 

sit at ! dock await+ a managem5t sy/em t
 all[s reasonable access to a heal?y    
public fi%]y res\rce1 cons]vation burd5s
 & access re/rictions %\ld be %>$ fairly
 across sectors4  #c4 ,prohibition on   
c]ta9 comm]cial activities ) respect to 
c]ta9 ,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] dur+     
c]ta9 p]iods  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x is        
unlawful = any p]son1 = comm]cial       
purposes-- 7#a7 to h>ve/ any ,s\?       
,atlantic r$ snapp] f ,f$]al wat]s dur+ 
a cov]$ p]iod2 or  7#b7 to sell1        
pur*ase1 trade1 b>t]1 or (f] = sale any 
,s\? ,atlantic r$ snapp] h>ve/$ f ,f$]al
 wat]s dur+ a cov]$ p]iod4  7b7         
,p5alties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an act        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be treat$
 z an act describ$ 9 section #cjg ( !   
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheg7 = 
purposes ( sections #cjh ?r\gh #caa ( t 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheh-ahfj74  7#b7  
,en=cem5t ,! ,secret>y %all en=ce ?is   
section z if a violation ( subsection   
7a7 7 a violation ( section #cjg ( !    

,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheg74  
7c7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all issue su* regulations z
 are necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$
 p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means a p]iod 
dur+ :i* ! recreational h>ve/ ( ,s\?    
,atlantic r$ snapp] 9 ,f$]al wat]s is   
prohibit$4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,s\?      
,atlantic r$ snapp] ,! t]m ,s\?         
,atlantic r$ snapp] means r$ snapp]     
7,lutjanus campe*anus7 subject to       
managem5t "u ! ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,plan =
 ! ,snapp] ,gr\p] ,fi%]y ( ! ,s\?       
,atlantic ,region publi%$ by ! ,s\?     
,atlantic ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil4