To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id34333bbd-c59f-4ccf-b08a-869a6b513c68: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act.
- Section id44995d4a-db41-486c-9c43-39842a8177c5: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Federal fishing restriction means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently...
- Section id680cc2cf-aa6e-42ad-8329-4fd2d8ffdd85: 3. Interagency data standardization Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in consultation with the Federal...
- Section id5103919b-550c-426e-ac32-8cabcd9046d4: 4. Data consolidation and publication Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, to the maximum extent...
- Section id324e4f79-c2a2-4f95-ac88-d535c5fd98e5: 5. Cooperation and coordination For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Secretary concerned may— coordinate and partner with non-Federal agencies and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior face effects in multiple directions
Federal contractors in data and technology, Geospatial data companies, Technology companies
Recreational anglers, Recreational boaters, Recreational boaters and anglers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries. The term Secretaries means— the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service
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