Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE V--REEF ASSASSIN ACT SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Reef Assassin Act''. SEC. 502. ENCOURAGING ELIMINATION OF LIONFISH. (a) In General.--Title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 321. ENCOURAGING ELIMINATION OF LIONFISH. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall issue regulations under which a participating State may issue to an individual submitting lionfish taken in Federal or State waters a tag authorizing the taking of a fish of a covered species in Federal waters in addition to any other fish of that species the individual is authorized to take in Federal waters. ``(b) Requirements for Issuance of Tag.--The regulations shall require-- ``(1) the submission of 100 lionfish for each tag issued; ``(2) that lionfish taken in State waters must be taken by an individual holding a valid license to engage in such fishing issued under the laws of such State; and ``(3) that each lionfish shall be submitted by removing the tail, placing it in a resealable plastic bag, and submitting such bag to a participating State before the tail has significantly deteriorated.…”