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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2025
- House Passed Jan 21, 2025 413–0
- Senate Passed Dec 16, 2025
- President To the President Dec 18, 2025
- President Signed Dec 26, 2025
- Law Dec 26, 2025
Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 or the MAPWaters Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 26, 2025
Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 or the MAPWaters Act of 2025
This act directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to the public's access to federal waterways for recreational use.
(Sec. 3) The Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for data collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational access of federal waterways and federal fishing restrictions. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to collection and dissemination of such data.
(Sec. 4) Within five years, the Forest Service and Interior must also digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about (1) federal waterway restrictions, (2) federal waterway access and navigation information, and (3) federal fishing restrictions. They must also update the data about waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information at least twice per year. Data about fishing restrictions must be updated in real time as changes go into effect.
The Forest Service and Interior must also develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the data regarding waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information.
The requirements under this section do not apply to irrigation canals and flowage easements.
(Sec. 5) To carry out the act, the Forest Service and Interior may (1) coordinate and partner with nonfederal agencies, private entities, and nonprofit partners; and (2) enter into agreements with third parties.
The Forest Service and Interior may work with the U.S. Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on their behalf.
(Sec. 6) The Forest Service and Interior must annually report to specified congressional committees on their progress in meeting the requirements of this act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: MAPWaters Act of 2025
Also known as: Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025
Latest action (Dec 26, 2025): Became Public Law No: 119-62.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2025
- House Passed Jan 21, 2025 413–0
- Senate Passed Dec 16, 2025
- President To the President Dec 18, 2025
- President Signed Dec 26, 2025
- Law Dec 26, 2025
Final vote · House · Jan 21, 2025
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson