H.Amdt. 549House109th Congress (2005-2007)

An amendment numbered 14 printed in the Congressional Record to include provisions regarding quota share allocations.

What it does: Inserts new text at the end of title IV
Sponsored by Don YoungRep. Don Young (R-AK)
Submitted September 15, 2005

Description

Amendment assures that if a new quota becomes available in certain Alaskan fisheries, a portion of it will be distributed to a vessel which currently has no qualifying catch history.

What it changes

1 change to H.R. 889

Inserts text

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  1. Inserts new text at the end of title IV

    Inserts

    Inserted: SEC. . QUOTA SHARE ALLOCATION.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--The Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands implemented under section 801 of title VIII of division B of Public Law 108-199 is amended to require that--

    Inserted: (1) Blue Dutch, LLC, shall receive crab processing quota shares equal to 1.5 percent of the total allowable catch for each of the following fisheries: the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery and the Bering Sea C. opilio crab fishery; and

    Inserted: (2) the Program implementing regulations shall be adjusted so that the total of all crab processing quota shares for each fishery referred to in paragraph (1), including the amount specified in paragraph (1), equals 90 percent of the total allowable catch.

    Inserted: (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply, with respect to each fishery referred to in subsection (a)(1), whenever the total allowable catch for that fishery is more than 2 percent higher than the total allowable catch for that fishery during calendar year 2005.

    Original wording

    Add at the end of title IV the following:

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As printed

Add at the end of title IV the following:

SEC. . QUOTA SHARE ALLOCATION.

(a) In General.--The Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands implemented under section 801 of title VIII of division B of Public Law 108-199 is amended to require that--

(1) Blue Dutch, LLC, shall receive crab processing quota shares equal to 1.5 percent of the total allowable catch for each of the following fisheries: the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery and the Bering Sea C. opilio crab fishery; and

(2) the Program implementing regulations shall be adjusted so that the total of all crab processing quota shares for each fishery referred to in paragraph (1), including the amount specified in paragraph (1), equals 90 percent of the total allowable catch.

(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply, with respect to each fishery referred to in subsection (a)(1), whenever the total allowable catch for that fishery is more than 2 percent higher than the total allowable catch for that fishery during calendar year 2005.

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House amendment offered

September 15, 2005

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House amendment offered

September 15, 2005

Floor

House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

September 15, 2005 • 3:09 PM

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Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole

September 15, 2005 • 3:09 PM

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House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Young (AK).(consideration: CR H8046; text: CR H8046)

September 15, 2005 • 3:09 PM

Floor

Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H8046; text: CR H8046)

September 15, 2005 • 3:09 PM

Floor

On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

September 15, 2005 • 3:09 PM