To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to prepare conservation and management measures for the northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery under negotiated rulemaking procedures.

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Directs the Secretary of Commerce to begin preparing under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act a fishery management plan, or an amendment to an existing plan under the Act, and proposed regulations to implement such plan or amendment (plan), which establish conservation and management measures for the northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery. Requires the Secretary, in preparing such plan, to comply with specified procedures for negotiated rulemaking, with exceptions, including by establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee and publishing notice within 60 days. Specifies that if a negotiated rulemaking committee reaches a consensus on a plan, the Secretary may submit the plan to the New England Fishery Management Council (and if the Secretary submits the plan, it shall be treated as having been prepared by the Secretary) under the Act.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 August 1994

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  Introduced in House · EN · 10 August 1994

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  summary · EN · 10 August 1994

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