Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act is a narrow reauthorization bill. It amends section 201(d) of title II of division P of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, which authorizes funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin. The bill strikes the prior 2025 end year and inserts 2030. That keeps the statutory authorization alive for Great Lakes fishery science, monitoring, assessment, and research activities for five more years.
Who Benefits and How
Great Lakes fishery researchers benefit because the authorization for monitoring, assessment, and research is extended through 2030. State fish and wildlife agencies around the Great Lakes benefit from continued federal support for data used in fishery management. Tribal fishery managers benefit from ongoing basin research that can inform treaty and resource-management decisions. Commercial and recreational fishing communities benefit from continued assessment of fish stocks and ecosystem conditions. Great Lakes restoration partners benefit from research continuity tied to aquatic resources.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal fishery program administrators must continue managing the authorized research and assessment program through the new end date. Congressional appropriators must decide actual funding levels for the extended authorization. Research grantees and partner agencies must continue reporting, data collection, and scientific deliverables. Fishery managers must use updated monitoring and assessment data in resource decisions. Taxpayers bear the fiscal cost of any appropriations made under the extended authorization.
Key Provisions
- Amends the 2020 Great Lakes Basin monitoring, assessment, and research authorization.
- Extends the authorization end year from 2025 to 2030.
- Preserves federal support for Great Lakes fishery monitoring.
- Preserves federal support for Great Lakes fishery assessment.
- Preserves federal support for Great Lakes fishery research.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Great Lakes Basin fishery monitoring, assessment, and research authorization under the 2020 appropriations law from 2025 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Fisheries, Great Lakes, Research
Primary Purpose
Extends the Great Lakes Basin fishery monitoring, assessment, and research authorization under the 2020 appropriations law from 2025 through 2030.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Great Lakes fishery researchers
- State fish and wildlife agencies
- Tribal fishery managers
- Commercial fishing communities
- Recreational fishing communities
- Great Lakes restoration partners
Identified Costs
- Federal fishery program administrators
- Congressional appropriators
- Research grantees
- Partner agencies
- Fishery managers
- Taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Langworthy, and Mr. …
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-283.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commercial fishing communities, Federal fishery program administrators, Great Lakes fishery researchers
Positive-direction: Commercial fishing communities, Great Lakes fishery researchers
Negative-direction: Federal fishery program administrators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "great_lakes"
- → Great Lakes Basin fishery research program
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