PUBLIC LAW 100-589—NOV. 3, 1988
102 STAT. 2987
Ob) CONSULTATION; PERIODIC REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.—In prepar- State and ing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult ^ocal with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the appro- eovemments. priate Regional Fishery Management Councils, and each affected Federal, State, and local government entity. The Secretary shall periodically review regulations promulgated under subsection (a), and if necessary to ensure their continued consistency with the requirements of subsection (a), shall amend those regulations. (c) FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN ON STRIPED BASS.—
(1) The appropriate Regional Fishery Management Councils may prepare a fishery management plan on Atlantic striped bass, which if approved and implemented by the Secretary shall supersede any regulations promulgated under subsection (a). Such plan shall— (A) meet the requirements of sections 301 and 303 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 and 1853); (B) apply to all fishing for Atlantic striped bass within the exclusive economic zone; and (C) ensure the effectiveness of the Plan of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission defined under section 3(7) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note). (2) The Secretary shall review such fishery management plan pursuant to section 304 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854) and shall approve the plan if it meets the requirements of paragraph (1) and other provisions of this section. The Secretary shall implement the plan by promulgating regulations in accordance with section 305 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855). No regulation promulgated under subsection (a) shall have force and effect during any period in which regulations implementing such plan are in effect. (d) APPLICABILITY OF MAGNUSON ACT PROVISIONS.—The provisions of sections 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) regarding prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal offenses, civil forfeitures, and enforcement shall apply with respect to regulations and any plan issued under subsection (a) or (c) of this section as if such regulations or plan were issued under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. (e) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term "exclusive economic zone" has the meaning given such term in section 3(6) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(6)). (f) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subsections (a) through (e) of this section shall cease to have force and effect at the close of September 30, 1991. (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 3 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended to read as follows: "(1) The term 'Magnuson Act' means the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).".
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