Sec. 205. Community participation in limited access privilege programs
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Section 303A(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 1853a(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting , including the participation of fishing communities in the fishery after benefits ; and by adding at the end the following: consider the needs of fishing communities and provide a process for fishing communities to participate in the limited access privilege program in accordance with subsection (c)(3). ; and by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: To be eligible to participate in a limited access privilege program to harvest fish, a fishing community shall— be located within the management area of the relevant Council; consist of residents who conduct commercial or recreational fishing, processing, or fishery-dependent support businesses within the Council's management area; and develop and submit a community sustainability plan to the Council and the Secretary that demonstrates how the plan will address the social and economic development needs of coastal communities, including those that have not historically had the resources to participate in the fishery, for approval. A community sustainability plan submitted by a fishing community to a Council for approval shall include the following components: A description of the Board and governance for the entity that will receive the allocation. A description of the quota allocation process that will be used by the fishing community entity, including an appeals process within the entity. Provisions for monitoring and enforcement of the community sustainability plan. Goals and objectives for the fishing community and how the entity will use the allocation to meet those goals and objectives. A description of how the entity will sustain the participation of the fishing community in the fisheries, including providing for new entry and intergenerational transfer, encouraging active participation and addressing economic barriers to access to the fisheries. A description of how the community sustainability plan will address the projected economic and social impacts associated with the implementation of the limited access program, including the potential for strengthening economic conditions in remote fishing communities lacking the resources to participate in harvesting activities in the fishery. A description of how the community sustainability plan will ensure the benefits of participating in the limited access privilege program accrue to the fishing community and participants. A community sustainability plan submitted before the date of enactment of the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021 shall not be invalidated by failure to comply with clause
(i)unless such plan is amended after such date. .
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