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COMMONWEALTH OF 



THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 



Statement of Jesus C. Borja 



June 1, 1995 



SEC. 108. IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS IN THE 

 PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS 



(a) Paragraph (1) of section 302(h) of the Magnuson Act (16 

 U.S.C. 1852(h)(1)) is amended by inserting "and, in the case of a 

 fishery management plan applicable to a Pacific insular area, to 

 the Governor of that area," after "Secretary". 



(b) Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Magnuson Act (16 

 U.S.C. 1855(a)) is amended by striking out "or" at the end of 

 paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 

 (3) and inserting in lieu thereof " ; or", and by inserting at the 

 end thereof the following new paragraph: 



"(4) unless, within 35 days after the Council transmits 

 to the Governor of a Pacific insular area a fishery 

 management plan with respect to fisheries in the exclusive 

 economic zone adjacent to that Pacific insular area, the 

 Governor informs the Secretary of the Governor's disapproval 

 of the fishery management plan as it applies to that Pacific 

 insular area, in which case the plan shall not be 

 implemented with respect to that Pacific insular area." 



SEC. 109. DOMESTIC FEES 



Subsection (d) of section 304 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 

 1854(d)) is amended — 



(a) by striking out "The Secretary" in the first sentence 

 and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) GENERALLY. — The Secretary"; 

 and 



(b) by adding at the end thereof the following new 

 paragraph: 



"(2) PACIFIC INSULAR AREA FEES. — 



(A) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 

 agreement with the Governor of a Pacific insular area, 

 under which the insular area may administer a permit 

 system for fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

 adjacent to the insular area. A cooperative agreement 

 under this paragraph may provide that the fees and 

 royalties collected under the permit system shall be 

 deposited into the Treasury of the affected insular 

 area. 



(B) Pursuant to a cooperative agreement between 

 the Governor of a Pacific insular area and the 

 Secretary, fees and royalties may be established for 

 any fishery permit issued pursuant to a cooperative 

 agreement for fishing in waters adjacent to such area. 



(C) The amount of any fees and royalties collected 

 under this subsection shall be fair and equitable to 

 all participants in the fisheries. The amount of fees 

 shall be based on the ex vessel value of all fish upon 

 the first sale within the jurisdiction of the United 



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