The Secretaries may work with the United States Geological Survey
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 5, Sec. 5.
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The Secretaries may work with the United States Geological Survey
The document says “can”Who acts: the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretaries may work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on behalf of the Secretaries to meet the requirements of this Act.”
The Secretaries may work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize and publish data on the Secretaries' behalf, in order to meet the Act's requirements.
What the document actually says
“The Secretaries may work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on behalf of the Secretaries to meet the requirements of this Act.”
That sentence, in plain words
The leaders can work with the head of the USGS. That group can gather and sort the data. It can put the data out for them.
What this is about
USGS is short for the United States Geological Survey. This is a choice, not a must. The duties in the last part stay with the leaders.
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Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, Public Law 119-62, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 1981 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ62/html/PLAW-119publ62.htm
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“The Secretaries may work with the United States Geological Survey,” Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/modernizing-access-our-public-waters-act-2025/proposal/sec05-usgs/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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