Rob Bishop: “The Part 83 procedures--quote--'are not based on standards or guidelines established by Congress, whose power to…”

I appreciate this opportunity. This bill has got one thing that I think is going for it very heavily in that it authorizes the opportunity of having the Federal Government being forced to actually deal with the local community on…

I think many of those local fisheries on the coast would have some quibbling with your jurisdictional approach.

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

The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.