Senate Bill 1686
115th Congress(2017-2018)
RED SNAPPER Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1686
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Regionally Empowered Decision-making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource Act or the RED SNAPPER Act
This bill requires any fishery management plan or regulation for red snapper fisheries that is submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to contain conservation and management measures that establish separate catch limits.
The bill gives Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (Gulf states) exclusive authority through FY2024 to establish the timing and duration of the fishing season for private recreational fishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico in the extended red snapper management zone of each Gulf state.
August 1, 2017
08/01/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
08/01/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:49 PM