To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Federal fishing restriction is defined
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Federal fishing restriction'' means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency.”
Defines Federal fishing restriction for the whole Act as a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are barred or restricted, either for a period or without end, by a Federal land or water management agency. Section 4(c) is the provision that turns on the term.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Federal fishing restriction'' means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency.”
That sentence, in plain words
A federal fishing rule marks off an area. In it, some or all fishing is barred. The bar can be for a time or for good. An agency sets it.
What this is about
The next rule lists the five agencies that count. Section 4 says these areas must go on maps online. This part does not create any fishing rule.
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Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, Public Law 119-62, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 1979 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ62/html/PLAW-119publ62.htm
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“Federal fishing restriction is defined,” Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/modernizing-access-our-public-waters-act-2025/proposal/sec02-federal-fishing-restriction/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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