INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 402. INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT AMENDMENTS. (a) Reauthorization.—Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) General Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title— “(1) $3,400,000 for fiscal year 1996; “(2) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 1997; “(3) $4,400,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000”; (2) by striking “$350,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993, and $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995,” in subsection (c) and inserting “$700,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000,”. (b) New England Report.—Section 308(d) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(7) With respect to funds available for the New England region, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress by January 1, 1997, with annual updates thereafter as appropriate, a report on the New England fishing capacity reduction initiative which provides— “(A) the total number of Northeast multispecies permits in each permit category and calculates the maximum potential fishing capacity of vessels holding such permits based on the principal gear, gross registered tonnage, engine horsepower, length, age, and other relevant characteristics; “(B) the total number of days at sea available to the permitted Northeast multispecies fishing fleet and the total 110 STAT. 3619days at sea weighted by the maximum potential fishing capacity of the fleet; “(C) an analysis of the extent to which the weighted days at sea are used by the active participants in the fishery and of the reduction in such days as a result of the fishing capacity reduction program; and “(D) an estimate of conservation benefits (such as reduction in fishing mortality) directly attributable to the fishing capacity reduction program.”.