To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund.
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Peltola (for herself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "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
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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