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MAST Act

USA117th CongressHR-629| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act This bill requires the President, before a national monument may be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval and certify compliance with environmental review requirements. The bill bars the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless such a declaration is specifically authorized by statute, the President has submitted a proposal to make the declaration to the governor of each state or territory located within 200 nautical miles of that area, each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal, and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
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Timeline
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operationsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

MAST Act

USA117th CongressHR-629| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act This bill requires the President, before a national monument may be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval and certify compliance with environmental review requirements. The bill bars the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless such a declaration is specifically authorized by statute, the President has submitted a proposal to make the declaration to the governor of each state or territory located within 200 nautical miles of that area, each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal, and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
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Timeline
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operationsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats