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House Bill 5269
115th Congress(2017-2018)
STAR Fishing Act
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H. R. 5269 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5269


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 14, 2018

Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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”.

SEC. 2. State or territorial approval of restriction of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters.

(a) 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.

(b) Definition.—In this section, the term “marine waters” includes coastal waters and estuaries.