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H.R. 4988 · 113th Congress

MAST Act

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Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 26, 2014

Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

  • such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
  • the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area;
  • each such governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and
  • the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal.

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: MAST Act

Also known as: Marine Access and State Transparency

Latest action (Jul 7, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 26, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.