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.
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Two update rates are set, one of them real time
The document says “shall”Who acts: the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall update-- (1) the data described in subsections (a) and (b) not less frequently than 2 times per year; and (2) the data described in subsection (c) in real time as changes go into effect.”
The Secretaries must update the waterway restriction data and the access and navigation data at least twice a year, and must update the fishing restriction data in real time as changes take effect. Both duties are qualified by the words to the maximum extent practicable.
What the document actually says
“The Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall update-- (1) the data described in subsections (a) and (b) not less frequently than 2 times per year; and (2) the data described in subsection (c) in real time as changes go into effect.”
That sentence, in plain words
The leaders must keep the data fresh. Two of the sets get new data twice a year or more. The fishing data must change as soon as a rule does.
What this is about
Fishing rules can change fast. That is the set that must keep up in real time. The words as much as they can apply here too.
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