Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004

Summary

Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) to authorize appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009 for: (1) the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program; and (2) the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund. Limits the import and export of marine mammal products to noncommercial or cultural exchange activities of specified groups. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to: (1) publish for public comment necessary changes to the list of commercial and recreational fisheries that have frequent, occasional, or remote likelihood of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals; and (2) develop and implement a take reduction plan designed to assist in the recovery, or prevent the depletion of, each strategic stock that interacts with a fishery. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on the nonlethal removal and control of nuisance pinnipeds (seals and sea lions). Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to eligible applicants to carry out such nonlethal control projects. Makes it unlawful for any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to release any captive marine mammal unless specifically authorized by law. Prohibits the export of marine mammals for public display unless the Secretary of Agriculture evaluates and verifies, and thereafter notifies the Secretary, that the receiving facility meets certain standards. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a research mini-grant program to foster the use of gear that reduces the incidental taking of marine mammals. Expands the marine mammal research grant program to include research into ecosystems. Increases penalties for MMPA violations. Authorizes the use of Alaska Native organizations to enforce MMPA. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative management agreements with such organizations to conserve and manage stocks of marine mammals and provide comanagement of subsistence use by Alaska Natives. Makes it unlawful for any Alaska Native within the geographic area to which a harvest management plan covers to take, transport, sell, or possess a marine mammal in violation of any regulation adopted by an Alaska Native organization to implement and enforce a harvest management plan.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 19 November 2004

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  Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 2004

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• Introduced in House

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