HR8508-118

Introduced

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund.

118th Congress Introduced May 22, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Finance, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD103E5EC7F4C496D999C090607321586: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024.
  • Section H6C01D5AC987F490D83434EAB88A4BDF9: 2. Bycatch reduction and mitigation Section 316 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1865) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section HACB17F2A80B04AA1907E2C0B8FC2BD4B: 322. Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund There is established in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the Bycatch...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Finance, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Finance Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2024

Mrs. Peltola (for herself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Finance Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"small commercial fishing vessel" §H6C01D5AC987F490D83434EAB88A4BDF9

a commercial fishing vessel that is 65 feet or less in length.. There is established in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund, which shall— be administered by the Foundation

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