S. 3123 · 118th Congress
Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act
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- Senate Introduced Oct 25, 2023
- Senate Passed Dec 18, 2024
This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data on public access to federal waterways for recreational use.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Dec 18, 2024
Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act
This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data on public access to federal waterways for recreational use.
Specifically, the Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for the collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to federal fishing restrictions and public recreational use of federal waterways. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of such data.
Within five years of the bill's enactment, the Forest Service and Interior must also digitize and make publicly available online, as applicable, certain geographic information system data about (1) federal waterway restrictions, (2) federal waterway access and navigation information, and (3) federal fishing restrictions. Data on waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation must be updated at least annually, and data on fishing restrictions must be updated in real time as changes take effect.
Finally, the Forest Service and Interior must develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments about waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act
Latest action (Dec 19, 2024): Received in the House.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 25, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Oct 25, 2023
- Senate Passed Dec 18, 2024
No recorded floor vote found.