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Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2021

S. 907 · 117th Congress · Mar 23, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

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

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Addition of Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

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”.