To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
Sponsored By: Representative Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
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Summary
Keeps fishing rules in marine national monuments under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This bill would bar regulation of fishing in a marine national monument through a Presidential proclamation under the Antiquities Act of 1906, including any existing proclamations, and would preserve fishery management under the Magnuson-Stevens Act consistent with other law.
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- Commercial and recreational fishers would stay subject to fishery management under the Magnuson-Stevens Act rather than facing new limits imposed by an Antiquities Act proclamation.
- Regional fishery management councils and NOAA Fisheries would retain primary authority to set and enforce fishing rules inside marine national monuments consistent with other applicable law.
- Presidential authority under the Antiquities Act to prohibit or otherwise regulate fishing in a marine national monument would be blocked, including any current presidential proclamations that attempt such regulation.
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Protect fishing in marine monuments
If enacted, the bill would stop Presidents from using the Antiquities Act to ban or regulate fishing in a marine national monument, including any existing proclamations. It would keep regulation of fishing in those monuments under the Magnuson‑Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, consistent with other law. This would mainly protect commercial and recreational fishers and fishing-dependent small businesses by keeping fisheries managers and the current rulemaking process in charge. The change would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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