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Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025Section 4 › Proposal

Boat ramps, access sites and depth charts must be online within five years

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 4, Sec. 4. Written by .

Boat ramps, access sites and depth charts must be online within five years

The document says “shallWho acts: the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says

“shall digitize and make publicly available online, as applicable, geographic information system data that includes, with respect to Federal waterway access and navigation information-- (1)(A) the location of boat ramps, portages, and fishing access sites under the authority of the Federal land or water management agency;”

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, Sec. 4

Within 5 years of enactment, each Secretary must, to the maximum extent practicable, digitize and publish online geographic information system data on access and navigation: the location of boat ramps, portages and fishing access sites under the authority of the Federal land or water management agency, the dates those facilities and sites are open or closed, and bathymetric information and depth charts, as feasible.

What the document actually says

“shall digitize and make publicly available online, as applicable, geographic information system data that includes, with respect to Federal waterway access and navigation information-- (1)(A) the location of boat ramps, portages, and fishing access sites under the authority of the Federal land or water management agency;”

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, Sec. 4
That sentence, in plain words

The map data must show where boats can be put in. It must show carry paths and fishing spots. These must be run by one of the five agencies.

What this is about

The maps must give the dates each spot is open or shut. They must show water depth where that can be done. The same five year date applies.

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