PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007
120 STAT. 3619
(c) INTERIM REPORTS.—During the course of the study and until a final report is submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, the National Academy of Sciences shall transmit interim reports to the Committees biannually containing a summary of preliminary findings and conclusions from the study. SEC. 213. HURRICANE EFFECTS ON COMMERCIAL AND RECREATION FISHERY HABITATS.
(a) FISHERIES REPORT.—Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Resources on the impact of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma on— (1) commercial and recreational fisheries in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas; (2) shrimp fishing vessels in those States; and (3) the oyster industry in those States. (b) HABITAT REPORT.—Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Resources on the impact of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma on habitat, including the habitat of shrimp and oysters in those States. (c) HABITAT RESTORATION.—The Secretary shall carry out activities to restore fishery habitats, including the shrimp and oyster habitats in Louisiana and Mississippi.
State listing.
SEC. 214. NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION.
Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘all fisheries under the Council’s jurisdiction except salmon fisheries’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘any fishery under the Council’s jurisdiction except a salmon fishery’’; (2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) establishes a system, or system, of fees, which may vary by fishery, management area, or observer coverage level, to pay for the cost of implementing the plan.’’; (3) by striking ‘‘observers’’ in subsection (b)(2)(A) and inserting ‘‘observers, or electronic monitoring systems,’’; (4) by inserting ‘‘a fixed amount reflecting actual observer costs as described in subparagraph (A) or’’ in subsection (b)(2)(E) after ‘‘expressed as’’; (5) by inserting ‘‘some or’’ in subsection (b)(2)(F) after ‘‘against’’; (6) by inserting ‘‘or an electronic monitoring system’’ after ‘‘observer’’ in subsection (b)(2)(F); (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in subsection (b)(2)(H); and (8) by redesignating subparagraph (I) of subsection (b)(2) as subparagraph (J) and inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: ‘‘(I) provide that fees collected will be credited against any fee for stationing observers or electronic monitoring systems on board fishing vessels and United States fish processors
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