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A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen, and for other purposes.

3/1/2007--Introduced.

Working Waterfront Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to award a grant to a state or local government of a coastal state, a nonprofit organization, or a fishing cooperative for projects to: (1) acquire real property in a coastal state to provide access to commercial fishermen or persons in the aquaculture industry to coastal waters in working waterfront areas; or (2) make improvements to real property owned by an eligible entity in a coastal state to provide access to such persons to coastal waters in working waterfront areas.

Latest Actions
  • 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2512)
  • 03/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.741 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007