{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2243", "2006-12-27", 109, 2, null, null, "MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2006", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2243", "E2243", "[{\"name\": \"Jay Inslee\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"109\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5946\"}]", "152 Cong. Rec. E2243", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2243]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT REAUTHORIZATION\n                              ACT OF 2006\n\n                                 ______\n\n                               speech of\n\n                            HON. JAY INSLEE\n\n                             of washington\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Friday, December 8, 2006\n\n  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5946, a bill\nto reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management\nAct. This bill is critically important as it will improve the\nmanagement of our Nation's fisheries, providing a better future for\ntomorrow. Among other things, the bill ensures that the role of science\nin the fishery management decision-making process requires annual\nharvest limits at sustainable levels for virtually all U.S. fisheries\nand sets out a clear process for ending overfishing where it is\noccurring. These strict conservation measures are already in effect in\nthe fisheries of the northwest--I am pleased that our management\nsuccesses will now be replicated in all other regions.\n  Another key advancement for our Nation's fisheries in this bill is\nCongress' clarification that certain processes going through the\nCouncil process currently will not be negatively affected by the\npositive changes in current law. Specifically, the cap and trade\nsystems will improve the economics of fishing and enhance the safety of\nour fishing fleets. Our existing cap and trade programs for sulfur\ndioxide--which have cut down on acid rain--are being replicated within\nour fisheries management systems. These programs have helped in curbing\nsome of the effects of global warming, they will now improve fisheries\nconservation.\n  I am also pleased that the new legislation will not disrupt the\nongoing efforts by the Pacific Fishery Management Council to enhance\nthe management of its ground fish fisheries. The Pacific Council is\nworking diligently to develop a cap and trade or ``rationalization''\nprogram for its ground fish fisheries. This process has been underway\nfor more than 3 years, and is nearing completion. While the bill\nrequires the Pacific Council to implement an appropriate ground fish\nmanagement program within 24 months from the date of enactment, and to\nmeet other requirements in law, it does not require the Pacific Council\nto begin anew in developing that program.\n  Yet another important provision included in this legislation will\ncreate a study on the effects of ocean acidification within the\nNational Research Council. Research into the impacts of high\nconcentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the oceans is in\nits infancy and needs to be developed rapidly. This study is a first\nstep in understanding the problems our oceans will face.\n  The provisions included in this bill requiring the scientific and\nstatistical committees to provide Councils with recommendations for\nallowable biological catch, preventing overfishing and achieving\nrebuilding targets are perhaps the most important. I will be closely\nfollowing the performances of the regional fisheries councils, their\ndecisions regarding harvest, and their operation and utilization of\ntheir respective scientific and statistical committees, as well as the\ncouncil's use of their scientific and statistical committees'\nrecommendations.\n  The oceans are absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and this\nis causing chemical changes by making the oceans more acidic (that is,\ndecreasing the pH of the oceans). In the past 200 years the oceans have\nabsorbed approximately half of the CO2 produced by fossil\nfuel burning and cement production. Future generations will benefit\ngreatly from the governments research into this subject.\n  Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and\nManagement Act is a positive step on the road to the healthy management\nof our ocean systems. I look forward to working with the Resources\nCommittee in the 110th Congress on other positive steps to ensure that\nour oceans are safe and healthy for future generations.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2243"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6497381255030632, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}