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 124 STAT. 3585 PUBLIC LAW 111–335 —DEC. 22, 2010 of fishery management in the BSAI or the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod fishery. (b) LIMITATIONS.— (1) Notwithstanding the authority provided to the Council under this section, the Council is prohibited from altering or otherwise modifying— (A) the methodology established under section 3 for allocating the BSAI Pacific cod total allowable catch and BSAI Pacific cod prohibited species catch allocation to a single fishery cooperative approved under this Act; or (B) the methodology established under section 4 of this Act for allocating the BSAI Pacific cod total allowable catch and BSAI Pacific cod prohibited species catch alloca- tion to the non-cooperative limited access fishery. (2) No sooner than 7 years after approval of a single fish- eries cooperative under section 2 of this Act, the Council may modify the harvest limitation established under section 2(b) if such modification does not negatively impact any eligible member of the longline catcher processor subsector. (c) PROTECTIONS FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA PACIFIC COD FISHERY.—The Council may recommend for approval by the Sec- retary such harvest limitations of Pacific cod by the longline catcher processor subsector in the Western Gulf of Alaska and the Central Gulf of Alaska as may be necessary to protect coastal communities and other Gulf of Alaska participants from potential competitive advantages provided to the longline catcher processor subsector by this Act. SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO THE MAGNUSON -STEVENS ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 301(a) of the Magnu- son-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)), a single fishery cooperative approved under section 2 of this Act is intended to enhance con- servation and sustainable fishery management, reduce and mini- mize bycatch, promote social and economic benefits, and improve the vessel safety of the longline catcher processor subsector in the BSAI. (b) TRANSITION RULE.—A single fishery cooperative approved under section 2 of this Act is deemed to meet the requirements of section 303A(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1853a(i)) as if it had been approved by the Secretary within 6 months after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con- servation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, unless the Secretary makes a determination, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that application of section 303A(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act to the cooperative approved under section 2 of this Act would be inconsistent with the purposes for which section 303A was added to the Magnuson-Stevens Act. (c) COST RECOVERY.—Consistent with section 304(d)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)), the Secretary is authorized to recover reasonable costs to administer a single fishery cooperative approved under section 2 of this Act. SEC. 7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM. Nothing in this Act shall affect the western Alaska community development program established by section 305(i) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)), including the allocation of fishery resources in the directed Pacific cod fishery. Deadlines.