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16 U.S.C. 1853: Contents of fishery management plans
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-265. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 773c, 16 U.S.C. 1821, 16 U.S.C. 1853a, 16 U.S.C. 1854, 16 U.S.C. 1855.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2007
- Pub. L. 109–479, §104(a)(1), (2), substituted "charter fishing, and fish processing" for "and charter fishing" and inserted "economic information necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter," after "number of hauls,". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §101(b), in introductory provisions, substituted "analyze the likely effects, if any, including the cumulative conservation, economic, and social impacts, of the conservation and management measures on, and possible mitigation measures for—" for "describe the likely… (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §104(a)(3)–(5), added subpar. (C). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §104(a)(6), (7), substituted "in the fishery, including its economic impact," for "in the fishery" and struck out "and" after semicolon at end. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §104(a)(8), (9), substituted "allocate, taking into consideration the economic impact of the harvest restrictions or recovery benefits on the fishery participants in each sector," for "allocate" and "fishery and;" for "fishery." (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §104(a)(10), added par. (15). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §105(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpars. (B) and (C). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §105(3), substituted "fishery and take into account the different circumstances affecting fisheries from different States and ports, including distances to fishing grounds and proximity to time and area closures;" for "fishery;". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §105(4), added par. (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: "establish a limited access system for the fishery in order to achieve optimum yield if, in developing such system, the Council and the Secretary take into account— (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §105(5), struck out "(other than economic data)" after "submit data". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §105(6), (7), added par. (12) and redesignated former par. (12) as (14). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (b), (14)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §106(a)(1), struck out subsec. (d) which related to individual fishing quotas. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (d)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–554 substituted "October 1, 2002," for "October 1, 2000,". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (d), (5)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(a)(1), inserted "and rebuild overfished stocks" after "overfishing". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(a)(2), inserted "commercial, recreational, and charter fishing in" after "with respect to". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(a)(3), added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "include readily available information regarding the significance of habitat to the fishery and assessment as to the effects which changes to that habitat may have upon the fishery;". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(a)(5), inserted "and fishing communities" after "fisheries". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(a)(4), (6), (7), added pars. (10) to (14). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(c)(1), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "establish specified limitations on the catch of fish (based on area, species, size, number, weight, sex, incidental catch, total biomass, or other factors), which are necessary and app… (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(c)(2), substituted "limited access system for" for "system for limiting access to" in introductory provisions. (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(c)(3), inserted "and any affected fishing communities" after "fishery". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(c)(4), substituted "require that one or more" for "require that". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(c)(5)–(7), added pars. (10) and (11) and redesignated former par. (10) as (12). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(d), added subsec. (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "The proposed regulations which the Council deems necessary or appropriate for purposes of carrying out a plan or amendment to a plan shall be submitted to the Secre… (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §108(e), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsecs. (d) relating to confidentiality of statistics, (e) relating to data collection programs, and (f) relating to restriction on use of certain data. (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (d), (e), (f)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(a)(1), inserted before semicolon at end ", to prevent overfishing, and to protect, restore, and promote the long-term health and stability of the fishery". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(a)(2), inserted "regulations implementing recommendations by international organizations in which the United States participates (including but not limited to closed areas, quotas, and size limits)," after "this chapter,". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(a)(3), amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: "consider, and may provide for, temporary adjustments, after consultation with the Coast Guard and persons utilizing the fishery, regarding access to the fishery for vessels otherw… · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(a)(4), (5), added pars. (8) and (9). · (a), (9)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(b)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "require a permit to be obtained from, and fees to be paid to, the Secretary with respect to any fishing vessel of the United States fishing, or wishing to fish, in the exclusive e… · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(b)(2), added pars. (7) and (8) and redesignated former pars. (7) and (8) as (9) and (10), respectively. · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(c), in introductory provisions substituted "subsections (a) and (b)" for "subsection (a)(5)", added par. (2), redesignated former par. (2) as (3), and inserted at end "Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted or construed to prevent the use for conservation… · (d)
- Pub. L. 101–627, §109(d), added subsec. (f). · (f)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–659, §105(a)(1), added pars. (6) and (7). · (a), (7)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §101(c)(2), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone". · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §105(b), amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: "Any statistics submitted to the Secretary by any person in compliance with any requirement under subsection (a)(5) of this section shall be confidential and shall not be disc… · (d)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–453, §6(1), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8). · (b), (8)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §6(2), substituted provision that the proposed regulation which the Council deems necessary or appropriate for purposes of carrying out a plan or amendment to a plan shall be submitted to the Secretary simultaneously with the plan or amendment for action by the Secretar… · (c)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §6(3), added subsec. (e). · (e)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–354, §5(2), added subpar. (C). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–354, §5(3), inserted provisions relating to estimated processing capacity of, and the actual processing utilized by, United States fish processors. · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.