Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act

H.R. 8672 · 116th Congress · Oct 23, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

This Act may be cited as the “Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act”.

Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended—

(1)

by inserting “Rhode Island,” after “States of”;

(2)

by inserting “Rhode Island,” after “except North Carolina,”;

(3)

by striking “21” and inserting “23”; and

(4)

by striking “13” and inserting “14”.