Rob Bishop: “I hope that the avoidance of the full NEPA review doesn't come back to haunt us at some time in the future.”

The Magnuson-Stevens Act is not just for the conservation and management of fishery resources, but also to assure that our citizens benefit from employment, food supply, and revenue which could be generated from these resources.

We have talked about several of the problems with this particular bill. With this particular bill, we have talked about how the poor reckoning of its sources there do not say what is going to happen if this money does not develop. I think…

I would actually ask to claim the time in opposition, though, once again, I am not really opposed to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

If the gentleman has no other speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.