United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 904 — Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.

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The amendment to the bill S 904 removed the section that included the short title and findings related to outdoor recreation. This means the bill no longer contains this introductory information and specific declarations about the importance of recreational activities and the need for improved access information. The practical effect is that the text now focuses solely on the enacted provisions without outlining the context or justification for the bill's objectives.

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904 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
904 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
904 To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
284 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
904 [Report No.
117-83] To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
Kelly, and Mr.
Kelly, Mr.
Barrasso) introduced the following bill;
Barrasso, Ms.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
Lummis, Ms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Baldwin, Mr.
Tester, Mr.
Hickenlooper, Mr.
Wyden, Ms.
Hassan, Mr.
Cruz, and Ms.
Rosen) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources February 28, 2022 Reported by Mr.
Manchin, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act'' or the ``MAPLand Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
FINDINGS.</DELETED> <DELETED> Congress finds that--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) recreational fishing and hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation are important and traditional activities in which millions of people in the United States participate;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) a lack of information about publicly available outdoor recreation opportunities depresses participation in those traditional activities;</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) it is in the public interest to provide enhanced and expanded information about access to Federal land for recreational opportunities;</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) modern Global Positioning System technologies can provide detailed and real-time information to the public about access to, and recreation opportunities on, Federal land;</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) many of the access easement records held by Federal land management agencies are held on paper files and cannot be easily integrated into digital mapping systems;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (6) Federal land management agencies should-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) accelerate efforts to digitize recreational access information into geospatial files;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) make that recreational access information available to the public.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
3.
DEFINITIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any land or water managed by a Federal land management agency.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Federal land management agency.--The term ``Federal land management agency'' means--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Bureau of Reclamation;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the National Park Service;</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) the Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED> <DELETED> (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</DELETED> <DELETED> (E) the Forest Service;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (F) the Corps of Engineers.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Secretary of Agriculture;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the Secretary of the Interior;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
4.
INTERAGENCY DATA STANDARDIZATION.</DELETED> <DELETED> Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data relating to Federal land.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
5.
DATA CONSOLIDATION, DIGITIZATION, AND PUBLICATION.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that includes, with respect to the Federal land administered by the relevant Secretary--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) all Federal interests, including easements and rights-of-way, in private land--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) that is used to provide recreational access to the Federal land;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) status information with respect to whether roads and trails on the Federal land are open or closed;</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) the dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are seasonally opened and closed;</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of the roads and trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) off-highway vehicles;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) motorcycles;</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) bicycles;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (D) passenger vehicles;</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed on the Federal land;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (6) the boundaries of any portion of a body of water on the Federal land that--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) is closed to entry;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) is closed to watercraft;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) has horsepower limitations for watercraft.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Updates.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall biennially update the data described in subsection (a).</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Public evaluation of accuracy.--The Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to confirm or dispute the accuracy of the information described in that subsection.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
6.
REPORTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> Not later than October 1 of each year--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) each of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, toward meeting the requirements of section 5;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, toward meeting the requirements of section 5.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> There are authorized to be appropriated--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years and 2024;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this Act--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
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and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years and 2024;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) to the Secretary of the Army to carry out this Act--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years and 2024.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act'' or the ``MAPLand Act''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act''.
FINDINGS.
Congress finds that-- (1) recreational fishing and hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation are important and traditional activities in which millions of people in the United States participate;
(2) a lack of information about publicly available outdoor recreation opportunities depresses participation in those traditional activities;
(3) it is in the public interest to provide enhanced and expanded information about access to Federal land for recreational opportunities;
(4) modern Global Positioning System technologies can provide detailed and real-time information to the public about access to, and recreation opportunities on, Federal land;
(5) many of the access easement records held by Federal land management agencies are held on paper files and cannot be easily integrated into digital mapping systems;
and (6) Federal land management agencies should-- (A) accelerate efforts to digitize recreational access information into geospatial files;
and (B) make that recreational access information available to the public.
SEC.
3.
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any land or water managed by a Federal land management agency.
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any land managed by a Federal land management agency.
(3) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) Road or trail.--The term ``road or trail'' means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use.
(4) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;
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3.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data relating to Federal land.
Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of data-- (1) relating to outdoor recreation sites on Federal land;
and (2) used to depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the public.
4.
DIGITIZATION AND PUBLICATION OF EASEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with respect to the relevant Secretary, all Federal interests in private land, including easements, reservations, and rights-of-way-- (1) to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest;
and (2) that may be used to provide recreational access to the Federal land.
(b) Public Evaluation of Accuracy.--The Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to ask questions or provide feedback regarding the information described in that subsection.
SEC.
DATA CONSOLIDATION, DIGITIZATION, AND PUBLICATION.
DATA CONSOLIDATION AND PUBLICATION OF ROUTE AND AREA DATA FOR RECREATION USERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that includes, with respect to the Federal land administered by the relevant Secretary-- (1) all Federal interests, including easements and rights- of-way, in private land-- (A) to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest;
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, beginning not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system data with respect to the following:
and (B) that is used to provide recreational access to the Federal land;
(1) Status information with respect to whether roads and trails on the Federal land are open or closed.
(2) status information with respect to whether roads and trails on the Federal land are open or closed;
(2) The dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are seasonally closed.
(3) the dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are seasonally opened and closed;
(3) The classes of vehicles and types of recreational uses that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of-- (A) off-highway vehicles;
(4) the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of the roads and trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of-- (A) off-highway vehicles;
(C) bicycles;
(C) nonmotorized bicycles;
and (D) passenger vehicles;
(D) electric bicycles;
(5) the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed on the Federal land;
(E) passenger vehicles;
and (6) the boundaries of any portion of a body of water on the Federal land that-- (A) is closed to entry;
(F) nonmechanized transportation;
(B) is closed to watercraft;
and (G) over-snow vehicles.
or (C) has horsepower limitations for watercraft.
(4) The boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting (including archery, firearm discharge, and target shooting) is regulated or closed on the Federal land.
(b) Updates.-- (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall biennially update the data described in subsection (a).
(b) Updates.-- (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall update the data described in subsection (a) not less frequently than 2 times per year.
(2) Public evaluation of accuracy.--The Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to confirm or dispute the accuracy of the information described in that subsection.
(2) Public evaluation of accuracy.--The Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to ask questions or provide feedback regarding the information described in that subsection.
(c) Effect.--Geographic information system data made publicly available under subsection (a) shall not disclose information regarding the nature, location, character, or ownership of historic, paleontological, or archaeological resources, consistent with applicable law.
REPORTS.
COOPERATION AND COORDINATION.
Not later than October 1 of each year-- (1) each of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, toward meeting the requirements of section 5;
(a) Third-party Providers.--The Secretaries may enter into an agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this Act.
and (2) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, toward meeting the requirements of section 5.
(b) Us Geological Survey.--The Director of the United States Geological Survey may collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, or publish data on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior to meet the requirements of this Act.
REPORTS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through September 30, 2031, the Secretaries shall submit a report on the progress made by the Secretaries with respect to meeting the requirements of this Act to-- (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives;
and (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
SEC.
8.
and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024;
and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025;
and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024;
and (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025;
and (B) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
and (B) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.
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Calendar No.
284 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
904 [Report No.
117-83] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ February 28, 2022 Reported with an amendment
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  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-83.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-83.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-141.

  6. Introduced in Senate

  7. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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