Division S, Title I, Section 106 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Division S, Title I, Section 106 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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SEC. 106. <>

FEES.

(a) <> In General.--The North Pacific
Fishery Management Council may recommend, and the Secretary of Commerce
may approve, regulations necessary for the collection of fees from
charter vessel operators who guide recreational anglers who harvest
Pacific halibut in International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory
areas 2C and 3A as those terms are defined in part 300 of title 50, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).
(b) Use of Fees.--Any fees collected under this section shall be
available for the purposes of-(1) financing administrative costs of the Recreational Quota
Entity program;
(2) the purchase of halibut quota shares in International
Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A by the
recreational quota entity authorized in part 679 of title 50,
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
(3) halibut conservation and research; and
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(4) promotion of the halibut resource by the recreational
quota entity authorized in part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulations).
(c) Limitation on Collection and Availability.--Fees shall be
collected and available pursuant to this section only to the extent and
in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, subject
to subsection (d).
(d) Fee Collected During Start-up Period.--Notwithstanding
subsection (c), fees may be collected through the date of enactment of
an Act making appropriations for the activities authorized under this
Act through September 30, 2023, and shall be available for obligation
and remain available until expended.