Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act” or the “STAR Fishing Act”.
State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act
A BILL
To require State or territorial approval of restriction by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters, respectively.
Sec. 2 State or territorial approval of restriction of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters
Approval required— The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those restrictions are developed in coordination with, and approved by, the fish and wildlife management agency of the State or territory that has fisheries management authority over those waters.
Definition— In this section, the term marine waters includes coastal waters and estuaries.