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Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

USA117th CongressS-904| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2022
James E. Risch

James E. Risch

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (17)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Ted Cruz (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Mike Crapo (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 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.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3427
Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 16, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Nov 18, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 28, 2022
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.
Feb 28, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.
Apr 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3113
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3427
    Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 16, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • November 18, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • February 28, 2022
    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.


  • February 28, 2022
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.


  • April 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3113
    Signed by President.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3113: 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

USA117th CongressS-904| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2022
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3427
Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 16, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Nov 18, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 28, 2022
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.
Feb 28, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.
Apr 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3113
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3427
    Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 16, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • November 18, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • February 28, 2022
    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.


  • February 28, 2022
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.


  • April 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3113
    Signed by President.
James E. Risch

James E. Risch

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (17)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Ted Cruz (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)

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

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3113: 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