H.R.1219: Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced March 15, 2013
  • Latest Major Action March 15, 2013

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Bill Summary

Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide each of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida with exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish: (1) within the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico in waters of a specified average depth on a continuous line within a minimum distance of nine nautical miles from the baseline from which the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
March 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
March 15, 2013

Introduced in the House by Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)

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