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Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025Section 7 › Proposal

Fisheries powers and existing access to waters are untouched

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 7, Sec. 7. Written by .

Fisheries powers and existing access to waters are untouched

The document says “may not be construedWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 7 in the PDF
What the document says

“(3) modifies or alters the authority or jurisdiction of Federal or State agencies to manage fisheries; or (4) authorizes or is intended to result in a change in the accessibility of waters open to hunting, fishing, or other forms of outdoor recreation as of the date of the enactment of this Act.”

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. 7

The second half of the savings clause. Nothing in the Act changes the authority or jurisdiction of Federal or State agencies to manage fisheries, and nothing in it authorizes or is intended to result in a change in how accessible waters open to hunting, fishing or other outdoor recreation were as of the date of enactment.

What the document actually says

“(3) modifies or alters the authority or jurisdiction of Federal or State agencies to manage fisheries; or (4) authorizes or is intended to result in a change in the accessibility of waters open to hunting, fishing, or other forms of outdoor recreation as of the date of the enactment of this Act.”

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. 7
That sentence, in plain words

This law does not change who runs the fishing rules. It does not open or close any waters. Places open for hunting and fishing stay as they were.

What this is about

The day the law starts is the day that counts. This law is about data, not access. State and federal fish agencies keep their powers.

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