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Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

USA116th CongressS-3427| Senate 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (5)
James E. Risch (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 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.
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Timeline
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 19, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6169
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
  • March 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 19, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6169
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • September 16, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6169: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
Congressional oversightDigital mediaGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMarine and inland water transportationMotor vehiclesOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingRoads and highways

Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

USA116th CongressS-3427| Senate 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
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 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.
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Timeline
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 19, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6169
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
  • March 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 19, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6169
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • September 16, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (5)
James E. Risch (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6169: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDigital mediaGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMarine and inland water transportationMotor vehiclesOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingRoads and highways