PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007
120 STAT. 3577
Sec. 808. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE IX—POLAR BEARS Sec. 901. Short title. Sec. 902. Amendment of Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). SEC. 3. CHANGES IN FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) ECOSYSTEMS.—Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(11) A number of the Fishery Management Councils have demonstrated significant progress in integrating ecosystem considerations in fisheries management using the existing authorities provided under this Act.’’. (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended— (1) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following: ‘‘(13A) The term ‘regional fishery association’ means an association formed for the mutual benefit of members— ‘‘(A) to meet social and economic needs in a region or subregion; and ‘‘(B) comprised of persons engaging in the harvest or processing of fishery resources in that specific region or subregion or who otherwise own or operate businesses substantially dependent upon a fishery.’’; (2) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following: ‘‘(20A) The term ‘import’— ‘‘(A) means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States; but ‘‘(B) does not include any activity described in subparagraph (A) with respect to fish caught in the exclusive economic zone or by a vessel of the United States.’’; (3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following: ‘‘(23A) The term ‘limited access privilege’— ‘‘(A) means a Federal permit, issued as part of a limited access system under section 303A to harvest a quantity of fish expressed by a unit or units representing a portion of the total allowable catch of the fishery that may be received or held for exclusive use by a person; and ‘‘(B) includes an individual fishing quota; but ‘‘(C) does not include community development quotas as described in section 305(i). ‘‘(23B) The term ‘limited access system’ means a system that limits participation in a fishery to those satisfying certain eligibility criteria or requirements contained in a fishery management plan or associated regulation.’’; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
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