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Item K8 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY * ADD-ON* Meeting Date: Tues.. May 16. 2006 Division: BOCC Bulk Item: Yes No XX Department: Commissioner David Rice. District 4 Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of Resolution of Opposition against passage of Federal Legislation HRS018 currently before the 109tb Congress which proposes to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Sections of the proposed legislation would make commercial and recreational fishing the primary use of sanctuaries, reversing the goals of the Sanctuary Act of marine life and resource protection. ITEM BACKGROUND: Federal legislation HRS018 proposes management changes to the Magnuson-Ferguson Act that created the National Marine Sanctuaries that could adversely affect the numerous successes of the last 15 years of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: TOTAL COST: BUDGETED: Yes No COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS: REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMBlPurchasing _ Risk Management _ !Dewitt 9'. !llia ~~ DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: (David P. Rice, Commissioner) DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required_ DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Revised 2105 Commissioner Rice RESOLUTION NO. 2006 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OPPOSING FEDERAL LEGISLATION U.R. S018 wmCH PROPOSES CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SA..."iCTUARIES, AFFECTING THE FLORIDA KEYS. WHEREAS, the U. S. House of Representatives cWTently is considering H.R. 5018 to be cited as the "'American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act:" amending the Magnuson-Sreven!O Fishery Conservation and Management Act: and WHEREAS. H.R. 5018 makes commercial and recreational fishing the primary use of sanctuaries, in effect amending the Sanctuaries Act's goal of managing for all uses compatible with the primary goal of resource protection: now. therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA mAT: Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners opposes H.R. 5018. Section 2. Reasons for opposing the Bill are: (a) Sec 10(d) of H.R. 5018 makes commercial and recreational fishing the primary use of sanctuaries. in effect amending the Sanctuaries Act's goal of managing for aU uses compatible with the primary goal of resource protection, by making the Magnuson Act, with its economic goals, controlling over all other sanctuary purposes. (b) This fundamental change is exactly opposite of what thousand" of marine scientists tell us is needed today which is to restore degraded marine ecosystems Ibrough creation of marine protected areas, including some marine r~serves in which fishing is limited or prohibited. (c) The Keys .Sanctuary has set aside 6 % of it" waters in reserves. leaving the rest of the sanctuary open to fishing. (d) The bill calls for bifurcating the management of the sanctuaries between fishery bodies and the NOAA sanctuaries program, which is inefficient and costly. (e) The legislation is not need because fishery interests have multiple points in the sanctuary designation and management plan process to have their views heard. (t) Section lO(d) is a major amendment that has not had the scrutiny or public inpul it deserves. including that of the State of Florida or local governments affected by the legislation. HR5018 S&nclllaJ) changes Mil)' 2006.doc :5/1112006 4:49:00 PM Commissioner Rice (g) The bill. if passed. will have the following negative impacts on the Florida Keys: . Fishery management bodies will have the authority to amend the Keys management plan. and open the marine reserves to fishing: . Opening the reserves to conunercial and recreational fishing will undo aU the hard work achieved over the last 15 years to make the Keys an ecological showcase and provide benefits to a wider variety of users. and not just the fishing industry; . Passage of the bill would reverse the goals of the Sanctuary Act of marine life and resource protection. Section 3. If Section 10(d) is not dropped out of the bjll before markup it is imperative that the bill. or at lea'i-t that section. be opposed from the floor of the House. Section 4. Representative Deana Ros-Lehtinen is hereby requested to lead the ROOda. delegation in opposition to the arlti.sanctuary provision. Section S. The Clerk is directed to send copies of this resolution to Representatives Ileana Ros-lehtinen. Clay Shaw. Connie Mack. Lincoln Diaz-Balan. and Mario Diaz-Balart. PASSED A.~D ADOYfED by the Board of County Commissioners. Monroe County. Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16tb day of Mav . A.D.. 2006. Mayor Charles "Soony" McCoy Mayor ProTem Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner David Rice Commissioner Dixie Spehar BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA BY: MAYOR CHARLES "SONNY" McCOY (SEAL) A TIEST: DANNY I. KOLHAGE.CLERK BY: DEPUTY CLERK A. ON ~f hit HR5018 ~ ~~ Ma}' 2((I(>-doc 5111120.)6 4,49:00 PM Page I of2 Lundstrom-Tamara From: Sent: To: William Chandler [bill@mcbi.org] Thursday, May 11, 2006 1 :41 PM Rice-David Subject: Your major points Importance: High Dear Mr. Rice, I am told markup of the Pombo bill is May 17 . You may wish to call Ileana or her staff person on this: Sarah Perez at 202-225-3931. Ros- Lehtinen sarah. perez@maiLhouse.gov The Ask is for Ileana to lead the Fla. delegation opposition to the anti-sanctuary provision or at minimum tell Pombo she wants Section lOd dropped out of the bill before markup. If not she intends to oppose it on the floor. She needs to understand the gravity of this proposed amendment. You can ask the rest of the folks below to contact Pombo and tell him they object to the provision going forward. I would send your letter c/o the aides who can understand it and pass it on. The folks are as follows: Clay Shaw Christine.pollock@mail.house.gov Connie Mack Brent .Leatherwood @mail.house.gov Lincoln Diaz-Balart hector.arguello@mail.house.gov Mario Diaz-Balart Lauren.robitaille@mail.house.gov As for the Senate, you need do nothing now as it is premature. These are the staff aides for future use. Brydon ross@martinez.senate.,gQY Bridget walsh @billnelson.senate.gov Please call me if you have questions, Bill About the bill: . Sec IOd of HR 5018 makes commercial and recreational fishing the primary use of sanctuaries, in effect amending the Sanctuaries Act's goal of managing for all uses compatible with the primary goal of resource protection. . It does this by making the Magnuson Act, with its economic goals, controlling over all other sanctuary purposes . This fundamental change is exactly opposite of what thousands of marine scientists tell us is needed today which is to restore degraded marine ecosystems through creation of marine protected areas, including some marine reserves in which fishing is limited or prohibited . The Keys Sanctuary is a leader on that score having set aside 6 % of its waters in reserves; the rest of the sanctuary is open to fishing 5/1 ] /2006 Page 2 of2 . Bifurcating the management of the sanctuaries between fishery bodies and the NOAA sanctuaries program is inefficient and costly, and makes no sense from a good government perspective. If the Park Service has full authority to manage parks, why shouldn't sanctuaries continue to have the same authority? . The legislation is not need because fishery interests have multiple points in the sanctuary designation and management plan process to have their views heard. . Section 10 d is a major amendment that has not had the scrutiny or public input it deserves, including that of 'sanctuary congresspersons' like yourself, or the State of Florida or local governments About its impact on FL Keys . If the bill passes, fishery management bodies will have the authority to amend the Keys management plan, and open the marine reserves to fishing . This would undo all the hard work achieved over the last 15 years to make the Keys an ecological showcase and provide benefits to a wider variety of users, and not just the fishing industry, which is important but should not control the sanctuary. . Giving over the major part of the Keys ecosystem to the fishery councils to run would be major step backwards and makes questionable the entire marine sanctuary endeavor. William J. Chandler, Vice President Marine Conservation Biology Institute 600 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Ste 210 Washington DC 20003 USA 1 202 546 5346 (0) 1 202 546 5348 (fax) !;!![l@mcbi.org www.mcbLorg Marine Conservation Biology Institute Protecting Ocean Life through Science and ConseNation Advocacy 5/11/2006 Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) Page 1 of2 The Librarv of Congress> THOMAS Home> Bills, Resolutions> Search Results NI;W_S~ARCH I HOME; I HELP H.R.5018 Title: To reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep_P.ombo, Richard W. [CA-ll] (introduced 3/28/2006) rQSQonsors (4) Latest Major Action: 5/3/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held. Jump to: Summary, Malor Actions, All Actions, Titles, Cosponsors, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments SUMMARY: ***NONE*** MAJOR ACTIONS: ***NONE*** ALL ACTIONS: 3/28/2006: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E432) 3/28/2006: Referred to the House Committee on Resources. 4/6/2006: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. 4/25/2006: Committee Hearings Held. 5/3/2006: Committee Hearings Held. TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill) ***NONE*** , COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: j date) (Sort: Qy Rep Brown"J:lenr-Y--L-.1r-,- [5C-1] - 3/29/2006 Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 3/28/2006 R@ Ortiz._5Qlomon P. [TX-27] - 3/29/2006 Rep Youn-9.<-Qon [AK] - 3/28/2006 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?dl09:HR05018: @ @ @ L&summ2:::m& 5/1112006 Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) Page 2 of 2 .ReD McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 4/26f2006(withdrawn - 5/4/2006) COMMITTEE{S) : Com mittee/ Subcomm ittee: Activity: House Resources Referral, Hearings, In Committee RELATED BILL DETAILS: ***NONE*** AM EN DME NT{S): ***NONE*** THOMAS Home I Contact I A~(:_<!~SlQ1ILty: I beqal I FirstGov httpJlthomasJoc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?dl09:HR05018:@ @ @L&summ2=m& 5/11/2006