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Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 23, 2021Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 904

Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

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What it doesSummary reported to senate (Feb 28, 2022)

Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases for the collection and dissemination of certain data.

Specifically, these requirements shall apply to outdoor recreation data related to federal lands and used to depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the public.

Each such department shall digitize and make publicly available on their websites, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with respect to the relevant department, all federal interests in private land, including easements, reservations, and rights-of-way

  • to which the federal government does not have a fee title interest, and
  • that may be used to provide recreational access to the federal land.

Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers must digitize and publish geographic information system mapping data that includes

  • status information as to whether roads and trails are open or closed,
  • the dates on which roads and trails are seasonally opened and closed,
  • the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails, and
  • the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed.

What just happenedFeb 28, 2022

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

Who’s behind it

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID](R-ID)Sponsor
17 cosponsors10 D6 R1 I
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  1. Feb 28, 2022Calendars

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

  2. Feb 28, 2022Committee

    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.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  3. Feb 28, 2022Committee14000

    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.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  4. Nov 18, 2021Committee

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

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  5. Jun 16, 2021Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

    Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
  6. Mar 23, 2021IntroReferral

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

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  7. Mar 23, 2021IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to SenateFeb 28, 202225

Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases for the collection and dissemination of certain data.

Specifically, these requirements shall apply to outdoor recreation data related to federal lands and used to depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the public.

Each such department shall digitize and make publicly available on their websites, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with respect to the relevant department, all federal interests in private land, including easements, reservations, and rights-of-way

  • to which the federal government does not have a fee title interest, and
  • that may be used to provide recreational access to the federal land.

Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers must digitize and publish geographic information system mapping data that includes

  • status information as to whether roads and trails are open or closed,
  • the dates on which roads and trails are seasonally opened and closed,
  • the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails, and
  • the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed.
Introduced in SenateMar 23, 2021

Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act or the MAPLand Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases for the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data related to federal lands.

Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers must digitize and publish geographic information system mapping data that includes

  • federal interests, including easements and rights-of-way, in private land;
  • status information as to whether roads and trails are open or closed;
  • the dates on which roads and trails are seasonally opened and closed;
  • the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails;
  • the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed; and
  • the boundaries of any portion of a body of water that is closed to entry, is closed to watercraft, or has horsepower limitations for watercraft.
Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act — Informed