S.Amdt. 4189

SA 4189. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2012, to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for fiscal years 2006 through 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 64, line 10, insert “(a) In General.--” before “Title”.

On page 68, between line 2 and 3, insert the following:

(b) Oregon and California Salmon Fishery.--Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall initiate assistance under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) and section 308(d) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(d)) for the 2006 Oregon and California fall Chinook salmon fishery to the same extent and in the same manner as if the Secretary had determined on the date of enactment of this Act that, with respect to that fishery, there is--

(A) a commercial fishery failure under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)); and

(B) a fishery resource disaster under section 308(d) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(d)).