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H.R. 5850House110th Congress (2007-2009)In Committee

Charter and Recreational Fishing Collective Marketing Act of 2008

Sponsored by Jeff MillerRep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Introduced April 17, 2008

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

April 22, 2008

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Introduced in House

April 17, 2008

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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April 17, 2008

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

April 22, 2008

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 17, 2008

I

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5850

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2008

Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Boyd of Florida, and Mr. Bonner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Act entitled An Act authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products to include persons engaged in the fishery industry as charter boats or recreational fishermen, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Charter and Recreational Fishing Collective Marketing Act of 2008.

2.

Charter boats and recreational fishermen

(a)

In general

The Act entitled An Act authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products, approved June 25, 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521), is amended—

(1)

in the second undesignated paragraph, by inserting and recreational after includes all commercial; and

(2)

by inserting after the first undesignated paragraph the following:

Persons engaged in the fishery industry, as charter boat or recreational fishermen catching aquatic products, may act together in associations, corporate or otherwise, with or without capital stock, in collectively catching, producing, and marketing such aquatic products, including implementing a vessel capacity reduction program, improving the operational and economic efficiency of a fishery, undertaking research, and improving the conservation and management of a fishery resource.

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(b)

Construction

Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to diminish or supersede any authority or provision of the Magnuson-Sevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).