[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3113 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3113

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two


                                 An Act


 
To require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and 
   make publicly available geographic information system mapping data 
    relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor 
                   recreation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Access to Our Public 
Land Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any land 
    managed by a Federal land management agency.
        (2) Federal land management agency.--The term ``Federal land 
    management agency'' means--
            (A) the Bureau of Reclamation;
            (B) the National Park Service;
            (C) the Bureau of Land Management;
            (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
            (E) the Forest Service; and
            (F) the Corps of Engineers.
        (3) Road or trail.--The term ``road or trail'' means a road or 
    trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use.
        (4) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means--
            (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
        of the Forest Service;
            (B) the Secretary of the Interior; and
            (C) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant 
        Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY DATA STANDARDIZATION.
    Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards 
to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal 
databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of data--
        (1) relating to public outdoor recreational use on Federal 
    land; and
        (2) used to depict locations at which recreation uses are 
    available to the public.
SEC. 4. DIGITIZATION AND PUBLICATION OF EASEMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall digitize and publish on the applicable agency 
website geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with 
respect to the relevant Secretary, all Federal interests in private 
land, including easements (other than flowage easements), reservations, 
and rights-of-way--
        (1) to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title 
    interest; and
        (2) that may be used to provide public recreational access to 
    the Federal land.
    (b) Public Comment.--The Secretaries shall develop a process to 
allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding 
the information described in subsection (a).
SEC. 5. DATA CONSOLIDATION AND PUBLICATION OF ROUTE AND AREA DATA FOR 
PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE.
    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall make publicly available on the website of the 
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of 
Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system data with 
respect to the following:
        (1) Status information with respect to whether roads and trails 
    on the Federal land are open or closed.
        (2) The dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are 
    seasonally closed.
        (3) The classes of vehicles and types of recreational uses that 
    are allowed on each segment of roads and trails on the Federal 
    land, including the permissibility of--
            (A) off-highway vehicles;
            (B) motorcycles;
            (C) nonmotorized bicycles;
            (D) electric bicycles;
            (E) passenger vehicles;
            (F) nonmechanized transportation; and
            (G) over-snow vehicles.
        (4) The boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational 
    shooting (including archery, firearm discharge, and target 
    shooting) is permanently restricted or prohibited on the Federal 
    land.
    (b) Updates.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretaries, to the maximum extent 
    practicable, shall update the data described in subsection (a) not 
    less frequently than twice per year.
        (2) Public comment.--The Secretaries shall develop a process to 
    allow members of the public to submit questions or comments 
    regarding the information described in subsection (a).
    (c) Effect.--Geographic information system data made publicly 
available under subsection (a) shall not disclose information regarding 
the nature, location, character, or ownership of historic, 
paleontological, or archaeological resources, consistent with 
applicable law.
SEC. 6. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION.
    (a) Third-party Providers.--The Secretaries may enter into an 
agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this Act.
    (b) US Geological Survey.--The Secretaries may work with the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, 
digitize, standardize, or publish data on behalf of the Secretary of 
the Interior to meet the requirements of this Act.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter through March 30, 2031, the Secretaries shall 
submit a report on the progress made by the Secretaries with respect to 
meeting the requirements of this Act to--
        (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
    Senate;
        (2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
    Senate;
        (3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
    Representatives; and
        (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
    House of Representatives.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    There are authorized to be appropriated--
        (1) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act--
            (A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
            (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025;
        (2) to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this Act--
            (A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
            (B) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025; 
        and
        (3) to the Secretary of the Army to carry out this Act--
            (A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
            (B) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.