Sec. 6. Membership of Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
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Section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph
(E)and inserting the following: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council shall consist of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and shall have authority over the fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico seaward of such States (except as provided in paragraph (3)). The Gulf Council shall have 16 voting members, including— 2 members appointed by the Governor of each such State in accordance with the requirements that apply under subsection (b)(2) with respect to appointments by the Secretary; the principal State official of each such State with marine fishery management responsibility and expertise in such State; the regional director of the National Marine Fisheries Service for the Gulf of Mexico geographic area, or the regional director’s designee; and 1 at-large member who shall be appointed, on a rotating basis, by the Governor of a State on the Council, except that no governor may make consecutive appointments under this subclause. Except as provided in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi), a governor shall make appointments under this subparagraph in accordance with the requirements that apply under subparagraph
(C)of this paragraph, paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of this subsection, and subsection
(b)with respect to appointments by the Secretary. The following provisions of subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to appointments under this subparagraph: The last sentence of subparagraph (A). Subparagraphs
(C)and (E), but a governor may not appoint an individual who would not be eligible to be included in a list submitted to the Secretary under those subparagraphs. In making appointments under this subparagraph, each Governor must consider— at least 1 nominee each from the commercial, recreational, and charter fishing sectors; and at least 1 other individual who is knowledgeable regarding the conservation and management of fisheries resources in the jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. For purposes of clause
(i)an individual who owns or operates a fish farm outside of the United States shall not be considered to be a representative of the commercial or recreational fishing sector. A governor shall notify the Secretary before making each appointment under this subparagraph. The Secretary shall publish notice of such appointment by not later than 45 days before the first day on which the appointee takes office as a member of the Council. Subsection (b)(3) shall be applied with respect to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council by substituting a Governor in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(E) for the Secretary in accordance with paragraphs
(2)and
(5). ; and in subsection (b)(2)— in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting (other than the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council) after each Council ; and in subparagraph (C), in the first sentence, by inserting (other than the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council) after each Council .
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