Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act

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00 2024-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2025-08-27T18:55:59Z Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access ActThis bill permits the Department of the Interior to acquire specified land to expand the boundaries of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine. Interior may not use eminent domain to acquire such land. Interior must allow hunting, fishing, and any other outdoor recreation activity on the newly acquired land provided the activity was in existence before the acquisition.Interior must also generally allow the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) on the land for noncommercial use and consumption, but may impose limits if such gathering could adversely affect the monument’s resources. Interior must collaborate with local communities and tribal governments to educate the public about the natural environment and history of land management in the monument, including the shaping of the land by Native communities and practices, timber management, and other activities. The bill permits Interior to conduct noncommercial timber harvests as necessary. Interior must collaborate with stakeholders to ensure safe interactions between logging operations and visitors.Separately, the bill permits Interior to acquire up to 10 acres of land outside the boundaries but within the vicinity of the monument for visitor services and administration. Interior may enter into agreements with the State of Maine, tribal or local governments, or private entities to accomplish such an acquisition and to develop a cooperative information center for the monument.

55 2024-12-18 Passed Senate 2025-08-25T18:31:20Z Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access ActThis bill permits the Department of the Interior to acquire specified land to expand the boundaries of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine. Interior may not use eminent domain to acquire such land. Interior must allow hunting, fishing, and any other outdoor recreation activity on the newly acquired land provided the activity was in existence before the acquisition.Interior must also generally allow the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) on the land for noncommercial use and consumption, but may impose limits if such gathering could adversely affect the monument’s resources. Interior must collaborate with local communities and tribal governments to educate the public about the natural environment and history of land management in the monument, including the shaping of the land by Native communities and practices, timber management, and other activities. The bill permits Interior to conduct noncommercial timber harvests as necessary. Interior must collaborate with stakeholders to ensure safe interactions between logging operations and visitors.Separately, the bill permits Interior to acquire up to 10 acres of land outside the boundaries but within the vicinity of the monument for visitor services and administration. Interior may enter into agreements with the State of Maine, tribal or local governments, or private entities to accomplish such an acquisition and to develop a cooperative information center for the monument.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act Display Title 45 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act 2024-12-20T12:03:18Z Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act 2024-12-19T10:38:16Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act 2024-11-26T00:53:18Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act 2024-05-30T00:23:17Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to provide greater regional access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in the State of Maine, and for other purposes. 2024-05-30T00:03:15Z Introduced in Senate IS Engrossed in Senate 2024-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s4209es/xml/BILLS-118s4209es.xml Reported to Senate 2024-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s4209rs/xml/BILLS-118s4209rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2024-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s4209is/xml/BILLS-118s4209is.xml 2024-12-19 Held at the desk. 18:05:40 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.