US Congress House Bill 4722 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

EEZ Clarification Act - Declares that the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between the area south of Montauk, New York, and the area south of Point Judith, Rhode Island, for purposes of all federal laws governing marine fisheries management, shall be considered to be a continuous line running: (1) from a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Montauk to a point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, and (2) from such point three miles south of the southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Island, to a point three miles south of the southern most point of Point Judith. Vests the authority to manage fisheries landward of such line in states and interstate marine fisheries management commissions that otherwise have jurisdiction over such waters. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress within three years on the impact of such boundary points and management authority.

EEZ Clarification Act

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2014-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4722/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4722/BILLS-113hr4722ih.pdf