Public Law 115-228 | Public Law 115–228: To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–228—AUG. 2, 2018

132 STAT. 1628

Public Law

115–228

115th Congress

An Act

To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

Aug. 2, 2018

[H.R. 4528]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 2012.

Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1827a(c)(1))

is amended

inserting

“and retained” after “landed”.

SEC. 2.

SHARK CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010.

The Act entitled “An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks”, approved January 4, 2011 (Public Law 111–348; 124 Stat. 3668),

is amended

—

(1)

striking

section 104 and

inserting

the following:

“SEC. 104.

16 USC 1826i note.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

“Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3), 1854(g)).”

; and

(2)

in section 1, by

striking

the item relating to section 104 and

inserting

the following:

“Sec. 104.

Rule of construction.”.

Approved August 2, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4528:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–775 (Comm. on Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

June 25, considered and passed House.

July 26, considered and passed Senate.

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Public Law 115–228: To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 2012.

SHARK CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4528:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

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