Dingell (D-MI) - Amendment No. 1 - Strikes the bill’s environmental streamlining requirements that allow the regional fishery councils to concurrently do NEPA reviews while assessing Fishery Management Plans (10 minutes)
Farr (D-CA) - Amendment No. 2 - Allows the use of vessel information under the National Ocean Policy to aid in restoring fisheries habitat at the Secretary's discretion (10 minutes
Keating (D-MA) - Amendment No. 3 - Allows for the Use of Asset Forfeiture Fund for Fishery Independent Data Collection for fishery research and independent stock assessments, conservation gear engineering, at-sea and shoreside monitoring, fishery impact statements, and other priorities established by the Council as necessary to rebuild or maintain sustainable fisheries, ensure healthy ecosystems, and maintain fishing communities (10 minutes)
Lowenthal (D-CA) - Amendment No. 4 - Requires that the National Ocean Council convene a meeting of representatives from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Gulf States, and “stakeholders” to develop a process for decommissioning oil and gas platforms and drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that would not harm red snapper in the process (10 minutes)
Young (R-AK) - Amendment No. 5 - Makes technical changes to the bill, including to the text of the Duncan and MacArthur amendments that were adopted in markup – both of which were agreed to by the sponsoring Member. It also includes additional provisions to improve fisheries science and management (10 minutes)
Graves (R-LA) - Amendment No. 6 - Implements the five Gulf States management plan for the red snapper fishery (10 minutes)
Wittman (R-VA) - Amendment No. 7 - Gives NOAA the authority to use alternative fishery management measures when setting management plans for recreational fisheries, or recreational sectors of a mixed-use fishery (10 minutes)
Huffman (D-CA) - Substitute Amendment No. 8 - Replaces all of H.R. 1335, effectively eliminating the bill’s flexibility, data transparency and other benefits (20 minutes)
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