Order Text:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution andthe laws of the United States of America, and in order to conserve,restore, and enhance aquatic systems to provide for increasedrecreational fishing opportunities nationwide, it is hereby ordered asfollows:
Section 1. Executive Order 12962 of June 7, 1995, is herebyamended: (a) in the preamble, by striking "and the Magnuson FisheryConservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C 1801-1882)" and insertingbefore ", and other pertinent statutes," the following:
"the National Marine Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.),the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16U.S.C. 668dd-ee), the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 etseq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.),Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Magnuson-Stevens FisheryConservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the CoastalZone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), the Outer ContinentalShelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)"; and
(b) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) in section 1 assubsections (e) through (j), respectively, and inserting aftersubsection (c) the following new subsection:
"(d) ensuring that recreational fishing shall be managed as asustainable activity in national wildlife refuges, national parks,national monuments, national marine sanctuaries, marine protected areas,or any other relevant conservation or management areas or activities under any Federal authority, consistentwith applicable law;".
Sec. 2. This order is not intended to, and does not, create anyright or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or inequity, by any party against the United States, its agencies,instrumentalities, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, orany other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
