[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.