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95-S39
on Jan 4, 1995
Decided Oct 11, 1996
Bill Sponsorship: the Sustainable Fisheries Act
Source: Bill sponsored by 9 Senators and 1 Rep
Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to:- Prohibit individual fishing quota programs unless approved before January 4,
- Mandates guidelines regarding fish habitat conservation and enhancement.
- Modifies requirements regarding emergency actions (including concerning oil spills) and adds to the emergency action provisions references to interim measures needed to reduce overfishing.
- Provides for an information collection program specific to the needs of a fishery.
- Requires a comprehensive program of fishery research to carry out this Act;
- Requires developing technological changes to minimize bycatch and evaluate related ecological impacts, benefits, and costs, and assess the use of unavoidable bycatch; and
- Establishes of a fishery conservation and management ecosystem advisory panel.
Corresponding House bill is H.R.39. Became Public Law No: 104-297.
- Topic: Environment
- Headline: Fund studies of sustainable fisheries
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Independents
participating in 95-S39 |
| Larry Pressler |
s1o | SD Independent Challenger | |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
4
Republicans:
5
Independents:
1 |
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