120 STAT. 1496
Applicability.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
13:05 Jul 12, 2007
PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the laws of the United States regulating the fisheries, a vessel for which a fishery endorsement is issued may engage in the fisheries. ‘‘(2) USE BY PROHIBITED PERSONS.—A fishery endorsement is invalid immediately if the vessel for which it is issued is used as a fishing vessel while it is chartered or leased to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or to an entity that is not eligible to own a vessel with a fishery endorsement. ‘‘(c) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A vessel owned by an entity is eligible for a fishery endorsement only if at least 75 percent of the interest in the entity, at each tier of ownership and in the aggregate, is owned and controlled by citizens of the United States. ‘‘(2) DETERMINING 75 PERCENT INTEREST.—In determining whether at least 75 percent of the interest in the entity is owned and controlled by citizens of the United States under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apply section 50501(d) of this title, except that for this purpose the terms ‘control’ or ‘controlled’— ‘‘(A) include the right to— ‘‘(i) direct the business of the entity; ‘‘(ii) limit the actions of or replace the chief executive officer, a majority of the board of directors, any general partner, or any person serving in a management capacity of the entity; or ‘‘(iii) direct the transfer, operation, or manning of a vessel with a fishery endorsement; but ‘‘(B) do not include the right to simply participate in the activities under subparagraph (A), or the exercise of rights under loan or mortgage covenants by a mortgagee eligible to be a preferred mortgagee under section 31322(a) of this title, except that a mortgagee not eligible to own a vessel with a fishery endorsement may only operate such a vessel to the extent necessary for the immediate safety of the vessel or for repairs, drydocking, or berthing changes. ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection does not apply to a vessel when it is engaged in the fisheries in the exclusive economic zone under the authority of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council established under section 302(a)(1)(H) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(H)) or to a purse seine vessel when it is engaged in tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean outside the exclusive economic zone or pursuant to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Treaty, provided that the owner of the vessel continues to comply with the eligibility requirements for a fishery endorsement under the Federal law that was in effect on October 1, 1998. A fishery endorsement issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid for engaging only in the activities described in this paragraph. ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS BASED ON LENGTH, TONNAGE, OR HORSEPOWER.— ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—This subsection applies to a vessel that— ‘‘(A) is greater than 165 feet in registered length;
Jkt 059194
PO 00002
Frm 00240
Fmt 6580
Sfmt 6581
E:\PUBLAW\PUBL002.109
APPS06
PsN: PUBL002
�
